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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 5, 2025

2,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.61/cwt ≈ $2,865/hd at 767 lb · 400 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.37/cwt +35.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 672 lb · 320 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $397.44/cwt +26.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,665/hd at 671 lb · 238 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,912 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 6 554.00 $554.00 $1,717 —
439–442 441 30 544.00–545.00 $544.27 $2,400 +77.46
462–481 473 17 515.00–550.00 $529.07 $2,503 +71.99
506–524 519 92 476.00–503.00 $491.03 $2,548 +54.48
571–596 576 52 430.00–463.00 $452.88 $2,609 +41.83
571–590 584 92 400.00–423.00 $416.47 $2,432 +5.42
614–645 unweaned 630 100 401.00–422.00 $415.69 $2,619 +14.15
639 639 46 414.50 $414.50 $2,649 —
657–698 663 124 387.00–410.00 $407.49 $2,702 +37.49
655–688 unweaned 679 114 369.00–389.50 $386.50 $2,624 +15.42
702–745 713 59 360.00–388.00 $381.06 $2,717 —
700–728 715 33 337.00–342.50 $339.45 $2,427 —
711–732 unweaned 722 45 350.00–375.00 $365.04 $2,636 +12.57
754–777 764 342 373.50–384.50 $379.34 $2,898 —
766–788 unweaned 784 58 320.00–344.00 $339.82 $2,664 —
816–830 826 105 339.00–353.50 $349.84 $2,890 —
857 857 14 329.00 $329.00 $2,820 —
857–891 870 114 341.00–351.75 $347.60 $3,024 —
954 954 179 344.00 $344.00 $3,282 —
983 983 15 315.50 $315.50 $3,101 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 12 493.00 $493.00 $2,085 —
488 unweaned 488 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,342 —
513–527 520 15 430.00–450.00 $440.53 $2,291 —
531 531 8 411.00 $411.00 $2,182 —
683 unweaned 683 6 361.00 $361.00 $2,466 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 7 394.00 $394.00 $2,336 —
656–688 667 28 358.00–367.00 $363.69 $2,426 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1034 1034 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,895 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–385 383 28 460.00–465.00 $463.48 $1,775 +5.48
404–407 405 13 450.00–452.50 $451.16 $1,827 +33.91
451–495 472 62 421.00–448.00 $436.66 $2,061 +57.16
473 thin fleshed 473 9 461.00 $461.00 $2,181 —
501–542 522 95 389.00–419.00 $399.65 $2,086 +42.56
550–597 574 156 392.50–417.00 $406.24 $2,332 +43.06
559–598 577 13 371.00–373.00 $372.04 $2,147 +8.86
600–633 610 89 378.00–385.50 $384.76 $2,347 —
609–627 620 24 353.00–360.00 $355.58 $2,205 —
623–643 unweaned 636 98 371.00–386.50 $377.85 $2,403 —
650–682 671 249 362.00–375.50 $371.73 $2,494 —
656–684 unweaned 675 71 350.00–362.00 $356.59 $2,407 +23.80
706 706 21 340.00 $340.00 $2,400 —
704–711 708 20 350.00–361.50 $355.72 $2,518 —
720 unweaned 720 12 344.00 $344.00 $2,477 —
770 770 7 316.00 $316.00 $2,433 —
766–789 786 98 327.00–345.00 $332.25 $2,611 —
993 993 22 280.00 $280.00 $2,780 —
1002–1014 1011 46 285.00–290.50 $289.67 $2,929 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 17 352.00 $352.00 $1,943 —
1135 1135 17 279.00 $279.00 $3,167 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–526 521 15 364.00–366.00 $365.35 $1,903 —
872 872 7 287.00 $287.00 $2,503 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.