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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 600 vs last sale 0▲ 600 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 0▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with light demand on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.18/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$131.18
237 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$13.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2696131.87918220
Small and Medium 1-2680123.008361thin
Medium and Large 2-3593122.4772715thin
Large 1-2810118.009561thin
One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about −$37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale237 hd
131.18
—
KY average27 barns · 6,308 hd
134.57
−3.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,70284.681,4417thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43556.3880912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25054.2267845
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06147.3850330

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320142.27/cwt141.00–145.004553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375139.08/cwt137.00–145.005224
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425134.16/cwt134.00–135.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475136.02/cwt133.00–138.0064613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514128.01/cwt124.00–130.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536137.62/cwt133.00–141.007386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560137.50/cwt137.00–138.007704
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570120.47/cwt119.00–122.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609129.25/cwt124.00–133.007879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610135.50/cwt135.50–135.508274
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620122.50/cwt121.00–124.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656129.00/cwt127.00–130.008466
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737127.18/cwt126.00–129.009375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747129.62/cwt129.60–130.0096875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756134.10/cwt134.10–134.101,01471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764123.50/cwt122.00–125.009444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780122.00/cwt122.00–122.009521
Steers—Large 1-2810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827122.81/cwt119.00–124.001,01610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,10590.00/cwt90.00–90.009951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275115.59/cwt113.00–118.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289122.23/cwt119.00–130.003534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345119.00/cwt119.00–119.004112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375119.49/cwt118.00–121.0044812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385111.50/cwt109.00–115.004294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419119.22/cwt116.00–123.0050018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473118.36/cwt115.00–121.0056023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524116.23/cwt110.00–121.0060922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570106.51/cwt102.00–112.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573116.54/cwt113.00–121.0066821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613108.49/cwt108.00–109.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open615121.31/cwt120.00–122.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362595.80/cwt90.00–101.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667111.36/cwt105.00–116.0074321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open730115.99/cwt115.00–117.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731111.01/cwt110.00–112.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open765114.00/cwt114.00–114.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781107.83/cwt103.00–111.008427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open828111.67/cwt111.00–113.009253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383088.00/cwt88.00–88.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286094.50/cwt91.00–98.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328137.95/cwt137.00–139.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3343128.01/cwt126.00–130.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378124.56/cwt123.00–128.004713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382142.24/cwt135.00–146.005436
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427125.96/cwt117.00–128.005387
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447126.00/cwt126.00–126.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477131.17/cwt128.00–138.0062619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477123.00/cwt117.00–129.0058710
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485113.00/cwt113.00–113.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512137.00/cwt137.00–137.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530129.74/cwt124.00–135.006886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563125.81/cwt123.00–135.007086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3594119.84/cwt117.00–122.007126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613119.87/cwt115.00–127.007359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634102.79/cwt94.00–113.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673106.51/cwt105.00–108.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280589.00/cwt89.00–89.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285092.00/cwt92.00–92.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387570.00/cwt70.00–70.006131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47779.51/cwt75.00–86.001,1743
Bulls——1,87188.55/cwt87.00–90.001,6574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02541.71/cwt33.00–45.004289
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05748.40/cwt45.00–51.0051215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11549.00/cwt49.00–49.005461
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12353.33/cwt52.00–54.005996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13847.00/cwt45.00–49.005358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25153.51/cwt50.00–57.0066926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32861.14/cwt58.00–66.0081211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43855.31/cwt53.00–58.007958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53361.70/cwt61.00–62.009463
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,378745.28/cwt710.00–775.0010,2703
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,112.34/cwt900.00–1,275.0017,6312

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.