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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 28
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,183 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 1,170▲ 1,183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 233▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 37▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Monday: All classes sold steady except 500-600 lb steers sold 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.21/cwt on 383 head.
Average price
$114.21
383 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534116.50622313
Large 1-2430107.504622thin
Medium and Large 2-3503103.9052368
One grade step is worth $12.60/cwt here — about $99 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 sale383 hd
114.21
—
KY average27 barns · 7,054 hd
119.64
−5.43
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—Average1,51771.721,08813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46347.0368825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20245.9255240
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02938.8840025

Every lot

109 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335151.46/cwt149.00–154.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340134.00/cwt134.00–134.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384143.60/cwt140.00–146.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416139.75/cwt135.00–143.0058123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422148.74/cwt144.00–150.0062817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469135.72/cwt130.00–139.0063723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470141.87/cwt139.00–144.0066718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511145.35/cwt141.00–146.0074358
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3516124.75/cwt124.00–127.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519133.16/cwt129.00–139.0069130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577140.55/cwt139.00–144.0081127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.38/cwt132.50–137.0078137
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3592123.34/cwt122.00–124.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626134.15/cwt128.00–137.5084022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy668124.75/cwt124.00–125.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669132.50/cwt132.50–132.508868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678135.64/cwt135.00–136.0092011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3707115.32/cwt114.00–118.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718124.99/cwt120.00–131.0089719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,01311
Steers—Large 1-2810114.00/cwt114.00–114.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855113.01/cwt112.00–114.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Steers—Large 1-2880116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920104.67/cwt104.00–105.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,275100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325119.07/cwt115.00–124.003879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326102.72/cwt90.00–114.003357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336129.50/cwt129.50–129.504356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350109.00/cwt109.00–109.003821
Heifers—Large 1-2365109.00/cwt109.00–109.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372118.37/cwt115.00–124.0044020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389129.00/cwt129.00–129.0050213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3426105.05/cwt95.00–110.0044812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428115.20/cwt110.00–119.0049313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474117.81/cwt112.00–121.0055843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478106.35/cwt100.00–113.0050812
Heifers—Large 1-2495106.00/cwt106.00–106.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514119.91/cwt119.50–120.0061639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522104.70/cwt100.00–107.0054722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523114.49/cwt108.00–119.0059937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560117.95/cwt113.00–119.5066125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583101.62/cwt100.00–104.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591122.75/cwt122.75–122.757258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360596.00/cwt96.00–96.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open620121.75/cwt121.75–121.7575511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623110.91/cwt104.00–118.0069141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676107.10/cwt101.00–112.0072418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368096.70/cwt95.00–101.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724106.49/cwt104.00–109.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773100.32/cwt97.00–102.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786110.40/cwt100.00–115.008685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2811105.78/cwt104.00–106.008589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850103.00/cwt103.00–103.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2268135.74/cwt133.00–143.003646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270125.46/cwt125.00–126.003392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322143.00/cwt143.00–143.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324139.94/cwt134.00–143.0045310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330128.64/cwt125.00–132.504252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375135.92/cwt130.00–144.0051014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383120.00/cwt120.00–120.004602
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385101.00/cwt101.00–101.003891
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3419113.60/cwt111.00–116.004764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436134.38/cwt125.00–140.005869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465128.74/cwt125.00–133.0059910
Bulls—Large 1-2475123.00/cwt123.00–123.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479117.72/cwt116.00–120.005647
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480100.49/cwt100.00–101.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526125.10/cwt118.00–133.0065831
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2527101.00/cwt101.00–101.005322
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567126.25/cwt120.00–133.0071631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584117.11/cwt110.00–119.006849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607116.52/cwt112.00–123.5070741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658116.99/cwt109.00–121.0077011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3669102.77/cwt94.00–108.0068813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy681107.50/cwt107.50–107.507325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736106.18/cwt105.50–108.007817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374498.50/cwt96.00–100.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377197.82/cwt90.00–104.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782118.00/cwt118.00–118.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805102.63/cwt96.00–105.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2874114.71/cwt105.00–118.001,0034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295087.00/cwt87.00–87.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397880.50/cwt80.00–81.007872
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358075.00/cwt75.00–75.004352
Dairy Steers—Large 31,10175.50/cwt75.50–75.5083111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39358.78/cwt54.00–66.008192
Bulls——1,48571.72/cwt68.00–76.001,0658
Bulls——1,68580.36/cwt79.00–82.001,3543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97434.43/cwt29.00–38.0033512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06342.00/cwt38.00–45.0044610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08338.27/cwt37.00–40.004144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13246.30/cwt45.00–47.005243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14039.00/cwt39.00–39.004451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19444.97/cwt41.00–47.0053725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26350.86/cwt48.00–54.0064211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44545.60/cwt41.00–48.0065912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50849.12/cwt48.00–52.0074112
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,345625.00/cwt625.00–625.008,4061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,670950.00/cwt950.00–950.0015,8651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,100500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,3902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,390650.00/cwt650.00–650.009,0351

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.