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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 9, 2026

4,362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $353.04/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $3,086/hd at 874 lb · 1,222 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $377.76/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,914/hd at 771 lb · 878 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.44/cwt ≈ $2,716/hd at 784 lb · 392 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,362 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 unweaned 477 38 519.00 $519.00 $2,476 —
511 511 5 488.00 $488.00 $2,494 +0.25
556–589 573 85 458.00–473.50 $465.85 $2,669 —
572–588 unweaned 578 25 458.00–460.00 $459.27 $2,655 —
578 thin fleshed 578 15 495.00 $495.00 $2,861 —
603 unweaned 603 13 446.00 $446.00 $2,689 —
621–637 thin fleshed 630 27 450.00–457.00 $453.07 $2,854 —
617–642 632 56 420.00–442.00 $427.70 $2,703 -3.86
632 632 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,528 -31.56
656–690 674 297 404.50–426.00 $414.79 $2,796 +19.04
701–727 717 133 386.50–401.50 $392.63 $2,815 +16.49
750–787 768 759 371.50–386.50 $380.49 $2,922 +22.99
792–795 793 119 360.00–360.50 $360.34 $2,857 -19.60
854–890 874 1,222 340.00–367.50 $353.04 $3,086 +4.54
905–913 908 97 344.50 $344.50 $3,128 —
969 969 122 330.00 $330.00 $3,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,173 —
436–438 437 20 510.00–515.00 $512.01 $2,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 5 507.50 $507.50 $2,005 —
410 410 12 510.00 $510.00 $2,091 +22.00
423 unweaned 423 20 517.50 $517.50 $2,189 —
469–480 unweaned 476 21 487.50–490.00 $489.06 $2,328 +40.06
483 483 35 487.00 $487.00 $2,352 +23.66
502–549 527 42 447.50–477.50 $461.12 $2,430 +10.45
557 thin fleshed 557 24 443.00 $443.00 $2,468 —
551–592 unweaned 577 28 407.50–423.00 $412.78 $2,382 —
570–599 580 80 412.00–434.00 $429.74 $2,492 +10.20
605 thin fleshed 605 16 426.00 $426.00 $2,577 —
601–646 626 171 397.50–418.50 $406.50 $2,545 +4.14
668 668 59 400.00 $400.00 $2,672 +37.75
668 668 32 385.00 $385.00 $2,572 +22.75
695 695 10 348.00 $348.00 $2,419 -14.25
703 703 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,468 +2.45
714–725 719 96 361.00–363.50 $362.64 $2,607 +14.09
754–793 784 392 340.00–351.50 $346.44 $2,716 —
801 801 21 333.00 $333.00 $2,667 —
801–840 820 158 342.00–350.75 $346.26 $2,839 —
851 851 68 349.00 $349.00 $2,970 —
1053 1053 11 293.50 $293.50 $3,091 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 10 322.00 $322.00 $2,557 —

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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.