Lexington Livestock Market cattle prices

Lexington Livestock Market in Lexington, Nebraska runs a Friday feeder cattle sale. On Fri, Nov 6, 2026 it reported 2,108 head. The sale before, on Fri, Oct 30, 2026, had 2,404 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

USDA's market reporter wrote: “Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and heifer calves 400-650 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower except flat 500 lbs heifers selling steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the crowd of buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed.”

Prices by weight, Fri, Nov 6, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	50 hd @ $559.87	70 hd @ $454.79	$549.00
400–499 lb	83 hd @ $504.23	145 hd @ $421.32	$489.36
500–599 lb	297 hd @ $457.54	197 hd @ $386.62	$440.97
600–699 lb	435 hd @ $402.05	84 hd @ $329.50	$384.54
800–899 lb	–	10 hd @ $296.00	–

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 402 steers averaging about 631 lb sold at $404.64 per cwt. That is about $2,553 a head (631 ÷ 100 × 404.64).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=1849&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=NE&date=2026-11-06&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in Nebraska that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: Nebraska cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.