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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,411 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 1,183▲ 1,411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 157▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 12▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Lightweight steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on good quality weaned and thin-fleshed offerings. Yearling steers sold 3.00 higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher in a light test. Best demand for overnight and thin-fleshed weaned calves as heavy supply of feeders reduced demand late day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.61/cwt on 434 head.
Average price
$116.61
434 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554119.77664344
Large 1-2564109.006155thin
Medium 2-3455109.004961thin
Medium and Large 2-3496104.6651978
Small and Medium 1-238098.833766thin
One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $288 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 sale434 hd
116.61
—
KY average27 barns · 5,671 hd
118.33
−1.71
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—Average1,62073.541,19116
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49354.0180623
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22450.7762154
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02142.7243647

Every lot

137 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328173.76/cwt166.00–179.005707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342143.00/cwt143.00–143.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375165.12/cwt164.00–166.006199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380146.01/cwt137.00–150.005556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416151.86/cwt147.00–155.0063213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420130.12/cwt125.00–135.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432143.60/cwt139.00–148.0062013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472138.90/cwt136.00–145.0065615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483151.52/cwt148.00–157.0073226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522145.35/cwt141.50–149.5075918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528138.70/cwt130.00–141.0073214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3564128.22/cwt125.00–129.007235
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2567113.00/cwt113.00–113.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574133.83/cwt132.00–137.0076824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607120.73/cwt110.00–126.007333
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625147.65/cwt143.00–148.5092361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625132.55/cwt127.00–139.0082819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3653122.00/cwt122.00–122.007973
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672134.04/cwt123.00–139.0090118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692142.37/cwt141.50–145.009858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706137.00/cwt137.00–137.009675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722131.08/cwt127.00–131.5094627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725119.49/cwt119.00–120.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765134.67/cwt121.00–136.001,03013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775118.00/cwt116.00–120.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,0998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed825148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,22557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827132.97/cwt125.25–140.751,10012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840117.00/cwt117.00–117.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275110.69/cwt100.00–117.003045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285127.50/cwt125.00–130.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322122.39/cwt121.00–125.003943
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2325100.00/cwt100.00–100.003252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328102.51/cwt90.00–118.0033611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337132.34/cwt132.00–133.004466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3371110.30/cwt103.00–117.004099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378127.69/cwt127.00–129.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381122.73/cwt115.00–127.0046820
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-240898.25/cwt98.00–99.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420132.00/cwt132.00–132.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423112.98/cwt109.00–117.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426120.22/cwt113.00–126.0051227
Heifers—Medium 2-3Guaranteed Open455109.00/cwt109.00–109.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459109.60/cwt109.00–111.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.93/cwt113.00–129.0058159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494127.38/cwt126.50–130.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519101.85/cwt94.00–108.0052911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522117.16/cwt112.00–125.0061225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523125.51/cwt122.00–128.5065623
Heifers—Large 1-2532115.00/cwt115.00–115.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573115.57/cwt109.00–120.0066255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575103.71/cwt94.00–109.0059610
Heifers—Large 1-2585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588127.00/cwt127.00–127.007477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610110.61/cwt106.00–115.0067511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624100.75/cwt96.00–105.0062912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open638127.00/cwt127.00–127.008107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669110.35/cwt105.00–118.0073818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715100.67/cwt100.00–101.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717107.91/cwt105.00–109.0077410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750119.50/cwt119.50–119.508966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763105.40/cwt104.00–109.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377094.06/cwt88.00–97.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open780124.49/cwt124.00–125.0097118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open805122.50/cwt122.50–122.509867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382096.00/cwt96.00–96.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835106.02/cwt103.00–109.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855104.00/cwt104.00–104.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865106.00/cwt106.00–106.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open930110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293598.00/cwt95.00–101.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01594.00/cwt94.00–94.009541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2268114.95/cwt110.00–120.003082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305142.50/cwt142.50–142.504351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315152.00/cwt152.00–152.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3321122.49/cwt120.00–128.003933
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377144.00/cwt139.00–150.005439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3377128.28/cwt128.00–129.004847
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2381113.30/cwt110.00–120.004325
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428141.85/cwt137.00–147.0060710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435123.53/cwt120.00–133.005375
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478138.93/cwt125.00–146.0066418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483118.62/cwt116.00–121.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007072
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2521104.70/cwt96.00–112.005454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525112.09/cwt108.00–118.0058819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527129.58/cwt119.00–139.0068328
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2563103.00/cwt101.00–105.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3569114.72/cwt113.00–117.006537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007872
Bulls—Large 1-2572120.71/cwt119.00–121.006907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2586130.02/cwt125.50–135.5076213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy587118.00/cwt118.00–118.006932
Bulls—Large 1-2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617116.44/cwt111.00–126.0071815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363199.94/cwt93.00–105.006316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680102.24/cwt98.00–108.006959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683113.13/cwt108.00–113.5077328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720111.17/cwt108.00–116.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3743102.00/cwt102.00–102.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3769102.09/cwt98.00–109.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774112.63/cwt110.00–120.008727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830106.64/cwt96.00–116.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875108.68/cwt104.00–113.009516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291597.94/cwt94.00–100.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00590.00/cwt90.00–90.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,10293.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49164.85/cwt62.00–68.009674
Bulls——1,60273.30/cwt69.00–78.001,1748
Bulls——1,78382.72/cwt80.00–85.001,4754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00836.18/cwt25.00–41.0036516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02350.50/cwt47.00–52.005177
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03044.82/cwt42.00–49.0046224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15048.22/cwt45.00–51.0055524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24840.05/cwt39.00–41.005002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28553.72/cwt50.00–60.0069028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41547.39/cwt45.00–50.006712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50054.64/cwt51.00–61.0082021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,207564.44/cwt500.00–600.006,8138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,370620.00/cwt620.00–620.008,4941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,378672.44/cwt670.00–675.009,2662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,416710.05/cwt650.00–825.0010,0549

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.