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Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 30, 2026

4,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.92/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,618/hd at 675 lb · 744 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.66/cwt +14.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,661/hd at 718 lb · 518 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $396.73/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 729 lb · 490 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,591 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–516 513 31 513.00–531.00 $526.33 $2,700 —
517 unweaned 517 10 490.00 $490.00 $2,533 —
517 517 15 481.00 $481.00 $2,487 —
550–576 563 175 472.00–499.00 $483.54 $2,722 —
608–619 613 90 440.00–453.00 $448.11 $2,747 -3.69
629 629 14 414.00 $414.00 $2,604 -37.80
650–694 668 435 400.00–443.00 $425.82 $2,844 —
701–749 728 471 388.00–413.00 $397.45 $2,893 -4.23
741 741 19 379.00 $379.00 $2,808 -22.68
754–786 763 268 372.50–392.50 $385.25 $2,939 +22.25
800–846 820 458 349.00–370.00 $361.81 $2,967 +14.91
857–884 861 223 344.00–365.25 $360.10 $3,100 +19.10
929 929 48 336.00 $336.00 $3,121 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 unweaned 379 10 532.50 $532.50 $2,018 —
408–425 thin fleshed 422 28 541.00–559.00 $544.11 $2,296 —
450–481 473 20 470.00–510.00 $497.36 $2,353 —
627 627 28 370.00 $370.00 $2,320 -49.00
673 673 5 372.50 $372.50 $2,507 -4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 unweaned 350 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,960 —
352 352 9 545.00 $545.00 $1,918 +2.50
436 436 25 505.00 $505.00 $2,202 —
443 443 14 477.00 $477.00 $2,113 —
501–507 thin fleshed 504 46 474.00–482.00 $478.02 $2,409 —
500–542 523 144 435.00–460.00 $450.46 $2,356 +3.46
568–597 581 183 420.00–444.00 $431.39 $2,506 +13.89
600–636 612 268 401.00–430.50 $415.05 $2,540 +29.92
637–638 638 31 376.00–388.00 $382.97 $2,443 -2.16
650–697 673 591 375.00–409.00 $389.15 $2,619 -0.85
668–692 677 98 357.00–366.00 $363.07 $2,458 -26.93
691 691 55 419.00 $419.00 $2,895 +29.00
705–737 713 417 365.00–385.00 $375.39 $2,677 +19.35
729–744 738 101 345.00–354.50 $351.14 $2,591 -4.90
757 757 22 348.50 $348.50 $2,638 +22.25
801–823 815 154 326.00–349.00 $335.68 $2,736 +17.95
869 869 51 327.00 $327.00 $2,842 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 7 435.00 $435.00 $1,827 —
625 625 13 365.00 $365.00 $2,281 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 9 432.50 $432.50 $2,474 —

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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.