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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,061 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 831▲ 1,061 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 187▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeders steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with moderate demand with few featherweights sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with light to moderate demand under heavy supplies and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower 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 $114.19/cwt on 421 head.
Average price
$114.19
421 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566116.26658332
Medium and Large 2-3452106.7648385
Large 1-2575105.506072thin
Small and Medium 1-244095.444202thin
One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $238 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 sale421 hd
114.19
—
KY average26 barns · 6,964 hd
121.92
−7.73
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—Low1,49772.211,08122
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43452.4275237
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25948.9461652
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03341.8643260

Every lot

129 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245148.00/cwt148.00–148.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280146.00/cwt146.00–146.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311162.00/cwt157.00–168.005044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317150.93/cwt148.00–155.004783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370158.00/cwt158.00–158.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373155.68/cwt155.00–156.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430139.15/cwt134.00–143.0059815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445127.00/cwt127.00–127.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475141.02/cwt134.00–144.0067028
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490124.19/cwt121.00–127.006095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513139.45/cwt133.00–143.0071520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538127.01/cwt125.00–131.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558140.36/cwt139.50–143.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561137.07/cwt134.00–139.0076911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568131.11/cwt131.00–132.007459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600137.75/cwt137.75–137.7582715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.95/cwt117.00–124.007383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616131.56/cwt127.00–135.0081011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657137.96/cwt137.50–138.0090624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662116.29/cwt111.00–121.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722125.37/cwt121.00–129.0090512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,0042
Steers—Large 1-2770114.00/cwt114.00–114.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770113.05/cwt111.00–115.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781123.44/cwt120.00–130.0096414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855116.02/cwt112.00–120.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy910110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0011
Steers—Large 1-2915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926116.97/cwt113.00–122.001,0834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,04591.00/cwt91.00–91.009511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225117.50/cwt117.50–117.502643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245101.00/cwt101.00–101.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.67/cwt132.00–133.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281112.40/cwt109.00–114.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310107.05/cwt104.00–113.003323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321133.38/cwt130.00–137.0042812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336119.40/cwt115.00–124.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371122.39/cwt118.00–125.0045412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371109.17/cwt95.00–118.0040519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418121.88/cwt116.00–127.0050929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427109.22/cwt102.00–114.0046629
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-244095.44/cwt90.00–101.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465106.00/cwt100.00–112.004938
Heifers—Large 1-2465102.00/cwt102.00–102.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476120.85/cwt114.00–126.0057547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511122.31/cwt120.00–125.0062514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527114.19/cwt110.00–119.0060236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528106.14/cwt100.00–109.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566115.44/cwt110.00–120.5065336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568103.74/cwt102.00–107.005897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571118.86/cwt118.00–121.0067920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628115.11/cwt112.00–118.0072336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633105.83/cwt103.00–110.006706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662112.48/cwt108.00–116.0074516
Heifers—Large 1-2685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open695122.00/cwt122.00–122.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371076.00/cwt76.00–76.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717106.47/cwt90.00–109.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy753107.00/cwt107.00–107.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767103.04/cwt93.00–110.0079011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open769119.65/cwt118.00–120.0092018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381575.99/cwt75.00–77.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2826100.48/cwt93.00–109.008307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291891.30/cwt89.00–96.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297291.22/cwt87.00–104.008878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,09576.00/cwt76.00–76.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,11074.00/cwt74.00–74.008211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2240110.00/cwt110.00–110.002641
Bulls—Large 1-2265124.00/cwt124.00–124.003291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273130.52/cwt130.00–131.003562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2284134.48/cwt133.00–137.003824
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2290118.00/cwt118.00–118.003421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320140.86/cwt134.00–147.004514
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3336125.03/cwt121.00–133.004205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378128.47/cwt125.00–135.0048613
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2378106.84/cwt94.00–117.004044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380138.41/cwt136.00–144.0052612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383140.97/cwt140.00–143.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427130.14/cwt125.00–136.0055620
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428119.50/cwt115.00–125.0051118
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2435102.64/cwt100.00–107.004463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459142.50/cwt142.00–143.006548
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2460108.00/cwt108.00–108.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476119.38/cwt115.00–124.005688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481132.89/cwt128.00–139.0063919
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514117.24/cwt114.00–120.006038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533130.70/cwt121.00–139.0069725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564129.71/cwt122.00–135.0073216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567130.00/cwt130.00–130.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573116.11/cwt109.00–121.006657
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614130.08/cwt128.00–133.0079911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626108.28/cwt101.00–112.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632122.00/cwt115.00–127.0077123
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661117.97/cwt111.00–125.0078026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668105.35/cwt100.00–108.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy686128.50/cwt128.50–128.508823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718114.33/cwt108.00–117.008219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373593.00/cwt93.00–93.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767107.94/cwt104.00–112.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381575.00/cwt75.00–75.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282099.94/cwt91.00–108.008205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293292.02/cwt90.00–93.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298082.00/cwt82.00–82.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00094.00/cwt94.00–94.009401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 371580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
Dairy Steers—Large 396279.00/cwt79.00–79.007602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25162.97/cwt58.00–68.0078811
Bulls——1,49976.53/cwt71.00–80.001,1474
Bulls——1,88184.26/cwt82.00–86.001,5857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00037.37/cwt28.00–42.0037430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02249.37/cwt49.00–51.005057
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07945.43/cwt43.00–48.0049023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22844.52/cwt44.00–45.005472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23036.60/cwt35.00–38.004502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24948.19/cwt44.00–52.0060239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30053.84/cwt52.00–56.0070011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38949.11/cwt45.00–52.0068213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48055.09/cwt53.00–58.0081522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,180512.45/cwt500.00–525.006,0472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,665825.00/cwt825.00–825.0013,7361

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.