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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 7
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 651▲ 831 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 150▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher; some good quality weaned and thin-fleshed calves under 600 lbs 5.00 higher. Yearlings sold steady in a light test. Quality was average through good. 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 $116.37/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$116.37
292 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$18.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500119.91600218
Medium and Large 2-3493106.1052361
Large 1-2473105.7150011thin
Small and Medium 1-2540101.505482thin
One grade step is worth $18.41/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 sale292 hd
116.37
—
KY average27 barns · 4,729 hd
118.64
−2.27
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—Low1,43871.931,03527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41753.7476233
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22050.8562073
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00942.0942446

Every lot

132 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3215117.50/cwt117.50–117.502531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273120.00/cwt120.00–120.003283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305126.00/cwt126.00–126.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335139.00/cwt139.00–139.004667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386139.94/cwt139.00–141.0054014
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414135.57/cwt131.00–139.0056114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432144.92/cwt141.00–147.0062615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471137.58/cwt135.00–140.5064811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477143.73/cwt141.00–145.0068618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479126.90/cwt120.00–130.0060813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508125.83/cwt121.00–128.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510142.65/cwt140.00–144.0072813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535137.40/cwt134.00–139.0073515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570133.20/cwt130.00–136.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570126.00/cwt126.00–126.007181
Steers—Large 1-2575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629131.79/cwt131.00–133.008295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674132.00/cwt128.00–133.2589019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710130.18/cwt125.00–132.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770124.54/cwt123.00–129.009599
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848134.45/cwt122.00–134.751,14042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy945131.75/cwt131.75–131.751,24556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225104.03/cwt101.00–107.502342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240111.00/cwt111.00–111.002662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275105.09/cwt100.00–110.002894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290113.00/cwt113.00–113.003283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322106.46/cwt104.00–110.003437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339123.00/cwt120.00–130.0041714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353106.03/cwt102.00–110.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365124.99/cwt115.00–129.0045625
Heifers—Large 1-237699.75/cwt98.00–105.003754
Heifers—Large 1-2415103.00/cwt103.00–103.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417125.60/cwt125.00–126.0052423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420121.72/cwt116.00–124.0051123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423111.56/cwt104.00–116.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465110.03/cwt102.00–114.0051219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474118.84/cwt115.00–121.5056326
Heifers—Large 1-2475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514119.09/cwt118.00–120.0061217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515115.23/cwt113.00–118.0059311
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Heifers—Large 1-2528105.93/cwt104.00–108.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3534108.77/cwt107.00–110.005814
Heifers—Large 1-2550111.00/cwt111.00–111.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559115.36/cwt108.00–119.0064512
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581120.57/cwt119.00–122.5070118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590105.50/cwt105.00–106.006222
Heifers—Large 1-2600111.00/cwt109.00–113.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open612122.73/cwt120.00–124.0075116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622113.72/cwt111.00–119.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622100.57/cwt90.00–107.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660105.13/cwt103.00–107.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681112.35/cwt109.00–115.007656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open711122.46/cwt119.00–124.0087110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730111.34/cwt110.00–113.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740103.00/cwt103.00–103.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378594.94/cwt86.00–104.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282097.00/cwt97.00–97.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386082.00/cwt82.00–82.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287093.00/cwt93.00–93.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293598.00/cwt98.00–98.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298095.00/cwt95.00–95.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00294.00/cwt94.00–94.009422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278126.70/cwt122.00–131.003522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3293121.00/cwt121.00–121.003553
Bulls—Large 1-2307127.00/cwt127.00–127.003902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313122.33/cwt119.00–126.003834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338130.95/cwt124.00–138.004432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3364124.13/cwt120.00–129.004524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375136.16/cwt131.00–141.005113
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415116.00/cwt116.00–116.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429125.51/cwt121.00–136.0053811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435143.00/cwt143.00–143.006223
Bulls—Large 1-2445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469116.30/cwt112.00–120.005457
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-247097.50/cwt97.50–97.504581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475132.12/cwt126.00–137.006288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522116.13/cwt113.00–120.0060610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523130.40/cwt120.00–135.006827
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2565101.00/cwt100.00–102.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571115.16/cwt111.00–118.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573123.96/cwt119.00–130.0071014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608103.10/cwt95.00–111.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623118.47/cwt113.00–123.0073820
Bulls—Large 1-2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665106.00/cwt104.00–108.007056
Bulls—Large 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721110.99/cwt106.00–115.008007
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372598.00/cwt98.00–98.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2784106.95/cwt99.00–112.008384
Bulls—Large 1-2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380790.00/cwt90.00–90.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828103.28/cwt96.00–111.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392070.00/cwt70.00–70.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975108.51/cwt107.00–110.001,0582
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 385786.00/cwt86.00–86.007372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21163.40/cwt55.00–67.0076812
Bulls——1,55977.15/cwt68.00–82.501,20312
Bulls——1,86585.19/cwt83.00–87.001,5893
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93835.11/cwt24.00–42.0032918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03545.92/cwt42.00–50.5047525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18350.74/cwt47.00–54.0060046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20543.18/cwt38.00–46.5052010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21251.98/cwt50.50–53.006303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33055.64/cwt54.00–58.0074017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37351.82/cwt48.00–54.0071117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46455.79/cwt54.00–59.5081716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2970475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,6081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035545.81/cwt535.00–560.005,6492
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,040435.00/cwt435.00–435.004,5241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,150587.19/cwt485.00–650.006,7533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,160510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,9161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,163585.54/cwt510.00–635.006,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,338706.07/cwt675.00–735.009,4472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,525700.00/cwt700.00–700.0010,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,015410.00/cwt410.00–410.004,1621

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.