Lexington Livestock Market Report

Lexington, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 13, 2026

3,855 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $465.52/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 634 lb · 465 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $423.49/cwt +12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,066/hd at 724 lb · 330 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.69/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 726 lb · 320 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,855	2,406	2,519
Feeder cattle	3,855	—	2,519

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 20.00 higher and steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 thin fleshed	343	5	650.00	$650.00	$2,230	—
395 thin fleshed	395	6	615.00	$615.00	$2,429	—
408–412	409	22	560.00–565.00	$563.86	$2,306	—
415 thin fleshed	415	6	605.00	$605.00	$2,511	—
488 thin fleshed	488	26	585.00	$585.00	$2,855	—
480–495	492	44	545.00–562.00	$558.31	$2,747	—
516 thin fleshed	516	28	545.00–547.50	$546.16	$2,818	—
511–542	538	129	522.50–535.00	$533.44	$2,870	+3.48
567–575	573	31	493.00–507.00	$503.87	$2,887	+21.37
600–606 thin fleshed	605	97	488.00–492.50	$491.63	$2,974	—
635–648	642	368	450.00–465.00	$458.64	$2,944	-7.21
657–693	678	84	426.00–451.00	$435.79	$2,955	+11.40
712 thin fleshed	712	142	436.50	$436.50	$3,108	—
708–746	733	188	405.50–427.00	$413.66	$3,032	+2.30
752–789	778	154	385.50–407.50	$391.78	$3,048	-4.97
804–819	808	162	375.00–386.00	$382.41	$3,090	+5.78
850–858	853	42	348.50–357.00	$353.95	$3,019	—
905	905	68	360.00	$360.00	$3,258	+9.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	7	515.00	$515.00	$2,318	+2.24
529	529	43	504.00	$504.00	$2,666	+25.94
615–637	627	27	418.00–435.00	$426.57	$2,675	—
689	689	67	418.00	$418.00	$2,880	—
805–818	811	17	350.00–361.00	$355.22	$2,881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	7	540.00	$540.00	$2,090	—
403 thin fleshed	403	16	540.00	$540.00	$2,176	—
416	416	5	522.50	$522.50	$2,174	+13.73
479 fancy	479	40	524.00	$524.00	$2,510	—
493 thin fleshed	493	53	511.00	$511.00	$2,519	—
507 fancy	507	58	524.00	$524.00	$2,657	—
505–522 thin fleshed	516	36	495.00–501.00	$499.04	$2,575	—
523–541	532	37	469.00–484.00	$476.83	$2,537	+12.61
555–590 thin fleshed	586	179	463.00–468.00	$467.31	$2,738	-13.69
563–593	586	64	447.50	$447.50	$2,622	+1.33
608–612 thin fleshed	611	140	443.00–444.00	$443.67	$2,711	—
607–638	629	123	413.00–437.00	$420.01	$2,642	+7.25
650–677	664	123	391.00–405.00	$398.64	$2,647	-2.25
700–746	726	320	372.00–390.00	$382.69	$2,778	+0.69
753–790	773	64	346.00–361.00	$352.94	$2,728	-2.06
810	810	31	343.00	$343.00	$2,778	+8.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
629	629	6	3,525.00	$3,525.00	—
719–732	724	174	3,025.00–3,400.00	$3,301.55	—
753–787	771	187	3,200.00–3,525.00	$3,363.05	—
819–844	830	108	2,925.00–3,150.00	$3,119.25	—
851–855	853	59	3,200.00–3,250.00	$3,224.63	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–440	439	21	485.00–497.50	$488.56	$2,145	—
527–533	530	14	440.00–443.00	$441.71	$2,341	-0.44
587	587	9	419.00	$419.00	$2,460	—
605	605	6	393.00	$393.00	$2,378	+8.00
728	728	11	355.00	$355.00	$2,584	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	21	470.00	$470.00	$2,538	—

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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.