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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,244 head
▲ 704 vs last sale 540▲ 1,244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 83▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 27 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 steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand; light demand for fleshy, plain and off-colored calves. Continued hot dry conditions combined with fleshy new crop calves coming to town depressed prices today. Quality was plain through average. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.32/cwt on 470 head.
Average price
$119.32
470 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$20.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581121.60707409
Medium and Large 2-3455104.1547459
Large 1-2645101.506552thin
One grade step is worth $20.10/cwt here — about $52 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 sale470 hd
119.32
—
KY average27 barns · 6,139 hd
121.21
−1.89
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—Low1,50276.271,14621
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44057.3382623
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23254.2966942
CowsLean 85-90%Average98844.4943922

Every lot

124 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2265102.50/cwt102.50–102.502721
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335129.00/cwt129.00–129.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386137.05/cwt135.00–140.005295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419135.71/cwt134.00–136.005697
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438118.33/cwt118.00–119.005183
Steers—Large 1-2465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.98/cwt131.00–139.0063812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475122.06/cwt116.00–128.005802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505118.22/cwt110.00–121.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520134.03/cwt130.00–136.0069725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529140.00/cwt140.00–140.0074125
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2545108.00/cwt108.00–108.005891
Steers—Large 1-2560123.00/cwt123.00–123.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565114.96/cwt111.00–119.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568128.03/cwt121.00–132.0072719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615134.24/cwt130.00–136.508266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618121.05/cwt117.00–129.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642148.75/cwt148.75–148.75955119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665123.02/cwt119.00–124.0081822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3679113.84/cwt113.00–115.007737
Steers—Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3722102.60/cwt98.00–109.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744121.35/cwt115.00–125.5090328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755119.99/cwt117.00–124.009066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766139.74/cwt134.00–140.851,07076
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Steers—Large 1-2795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801119.00/cwt119.00–119.009533
Steers—Large 1-2Thin Fleshed805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Steers—Large 1-2835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2923111.50/cwt110.00–113.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,095100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230102.50/cwt102.50–102.502361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269102.49/cwt90.00–107.002765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275110.00/cwt110.00–110.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3319101.14/cwt97.00–107.003237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327121.08/cwt110.00–128.003967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371103.86/cwt95.00–110.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376123.20/cwt112.00–129.0046311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407127.00/cwt127.00–127.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426118.91/cwt114.00–125.0050715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428110.01/cwt107.00–112.004718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467120.27/cwt114.00–122.0056248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481107.35/cwt94.00–114.0051616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507120.25/cwt120.25–120.256109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507119.14/cwt118.25–121.0060427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525115.21/cwt111.00–121.0060534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-352998.28/cwt90.00–109.005204
Heifers—Large 1-2550101.00/cwt101.00–101.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563104.42/cwt101.00–109.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567120.50/cwt120.50–120.506836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567116.54/cwt110.00–122.0066126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578123.06/cwt120.50–125.0071110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open620128.75/cwt120.00–129.5079887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622112.27/cwt104.00–117.0069814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363399.32/cwt97.50–103.006299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659110.56/cwt107.50–112.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open687126.28/cwt119.00–126.5086867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711107.39/cwt102.00–113.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy735119.00/cwt119.00–119.008758
Heifers—Large 1-2740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745123.64/cwt112.00–126.509215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy752126.00/cwt126.00–126.009488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775107.95/cwt103.00–111.008376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812101.48/cwt100.00–106.008244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296590.00/cwt90.00–90.008691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205120.00/cwt120.00–120.002463
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-227095.00/cwt95.00–95.002571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3283117.37/cwt115.00–120.003325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295126.00/cwt126.00–126.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320125.90/cwt123.00–130.004039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333112.46/cwt105.00–120.003746
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003693
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360105.30/cwt104.00–106.003793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362130.80/cwt125.00–137.0047316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3374113.83/cwt110.00–125.004268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421126.85/cwt119.00–135.0053415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425111.29/cwt105.00–116.004737
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-243099.80/cwt95.00–105.004293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006055
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-246191.00/cwt91.00–91.004203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471113.08/cwt105.00–117.0053318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479122.57/cwt118.00–128.0058721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512110.48/cwt108.00–115.005666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526123.53/cwt117.00–128.0065038
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-253595.00/cwt95.00–95.005081
Bulls—Large 1-2555117.00/cwt117.00–117.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574123.36/cwt119.00–128.0070823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575116.46/cwt115.00–118.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618120.07/cwt110.00–129.5074215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363398.07/cwt91.00–109.006213
Bulls—Large 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671100.94/cwt90.00–106.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673108.95/cwt107.00–115.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725109.03/cwt102.00–112.007906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373298.35/cwt96.00–101.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768104.01/cwt102.00–106.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2803100.98/cwt94.00–108.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297084.00/cwt84.00–84.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01088.00/cwt88.00–88.008891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 351769.00/cwt69.00–69.003572
Dairy Steers—Large 360064.00/cwt64.00–64.003842
Dairy Steers—Large 369683.00/cwt83.00–83.005785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22466.45/cwt62.00–71.008138
Bulls——1,58077.94/cwt74.00–80.001,2316
Bulls——1,75486.06/cwt84.00–92.001,5097
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91736.98/cwt34.00–41.003395
Cows—Lean 85-90%98254.62/cwt52.00–58.005363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01445.00/cwt30.00–48.0045614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13851.82/cwt46.00–56.0059026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18350.87/cwt49.00–53.006022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38458.30/cwt54.00–61.5080716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46557.95/cwt54.00–62.0084921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3700390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7301
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3980450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,4101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,038565.30/cwt475.00–610.005,8683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050568.72/cwt550.00–575.005,9724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,1811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,3571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,9691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,195685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,1861

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.