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USDA Lexington, NE Weighted Average

USDA Lexington, NE Weighted Average 08/08 14:35 AMS_1849 MARS Lexington Livestock Market - Lexington, NE Lexington-Lexington,NE Livestock Weighted Average Report for 08/08/2025 - Final Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ FEEDER CATTLE 1414 1386 0 Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 900 lbs and heifers over 800 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd. --------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1073-1073 1073 289-289 289 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 1017-1017 1017 312.5-312.5 312.5 Fancy 18 801-845 828 316-321.5 318.07 65 869-869 869 327-327 327 Spayed 49 859-892 881 300-309 303.6 53 901-947 938 307-312 307.91 57 963-963 963 321-321 321 Fancy 13 976-976 976 303.5-303.5 303.5 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 660-660 660 325-325 325 Spayed STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 392-392 392 510-510 510 Unweaned 55 809-809 809 356.75-356.75 356.75 110 882-882 882 338.5-338.5 338.5 100 906-943 940 316-324 323.38 762 950-984 976 319-330 326.7
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TREND: The trend for September corn is down.

NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 107,968 contracts as of Aug. 5, a decrease of 25,499 contracts as speculators took profits on short positions built up through the summer thus far.

COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 147,872 contracts as of Aug. 5, a decrease of 16,025 contracts, week-over-week. The September 2025 contract is priced 22 3/4 cents lower than the December 2025 contract, a spread that widened again through the most recent week, indicating a comfortable level of old-crop supplies. DTN's National Cash Index indicated that corn basis faded 2 cents over the most recent week to 17...

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Although the cattle complex wasn't gifted an easy day where the contracts just traded higher from the day's start, the market ended up having a fruitful day as the positive development in the cash cattle market helped entice trader's into supporting the contracts.

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