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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 25
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▼ 709 vs last sale 1,361▲ 652 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 314▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 34▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold weak with moderate demand; except featherweight 350-400 lbs 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Quality was plain through average. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.57/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −97.55 against this barn's trailing median of $213.12.
Average price
$115.57
187 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$24.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559120.81675103
Medium and Large 2-3440115.4650857
Small and Medium 1-244995.8543027
One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $245 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 sale187 hd
115.57
—
KY average26 barns · 3,415 hd
118.07
−2.49
This barn, trailing median22 sales
213.12
−97.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

22 sales
239211183156median 213.1203/0204/1307/0609/2111/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.57, low $169.82, median $213.12 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,48373.061,08425
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42252.0574040
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24750.0162446
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08040.6443927

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310159.40/cwt157.50–160.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321169.53/cwt161.00–176.0054411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360164.00/cwt164.00–164.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365158.52/cwt157.50–159.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395124.00/cwt124.00–124.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418136.51/cwt132.00–143.005718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006332
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2466111.00/cwt110.00–112.005174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469134.97/cwt133.00–139.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3504120.00/cwt120.00–120.006057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524132.47/cwt121.00–137.006948
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2526102.00/cwt102.00–102.005374
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2555104.00/cwt104.00–104.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy612120.00/cwt120.00–120.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620129.42/cwt121.00–137.0080216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655123.00/cwt123.00–123.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3697111.00/cwt111.00–111.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721127.22/cwt123.00–129.009175
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy751118.00/cwt118.00–118.008864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767120.00/cwt120.00–120.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3863110.00/cwt110.00–110.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-327590.00/cwt90.00–90.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310121.00/cwt121.00–121.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325111.00/cwt111.00–111.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363123.94/cwt121.00–125.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364110.55/cwt105.00–118.0040211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-342097.42/cwt94.00–101.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422133.00/cwt133.00–133.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434113.88/cwt105.00–118.004949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469113.67/cwt109.00–116.0053311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-347198.76/cwt93.00–102.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517109.68/cwt104.00–114.5056724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526116.34/cwt115.00–117.0061212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-353296.75/cwt94.00–100.0051510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566117.63/cwt115.00–119.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575108.25/cwt102.00–114.0062215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358598.97/cwt97.00–101.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362288.99/cwt87.00–91.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636104.73/cwt101.00–108.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667101.35/cwt96.00–105.006767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy691101.00/cwt101.00–101.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370584.00/cwt84.00–84.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-272396.23/cwt90.00–103.0069613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280286.00/cwt86.00–86.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299078.00/cwt78.00–78.007721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-223187.50/cwt87.50–87.502023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282138.76/cwt135.00–140.003914
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310102.50/cwt102.50–102.503181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3316125.88/cwt120.00–130.003989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335140.30/cwt136.00–144.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363140.82/cwt131.00–147.005114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390122.24/cwt120.00–125.0047712
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2393106.50/cwt106.00–107.504193
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2418100.40/cwt90.00–105.004206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424132.20/cwt128.00–135.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431115.03/cwt112.50–121.0049617
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-246193.98/cwt89.00–108.004334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471125.27/cwt120.00–133.0059016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484113.19/cwt110.00–114.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514106.88/cwt102.50–116.005498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517122.20/cwt119.00–132.0063221
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-254093.00/cwt93.00–93.005021
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-256192.45/cwt91.00–100.005199
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580120.38/cwt116.00–125.0069814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361797.50/cwt97.50–97.506022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622118.78/cwt111.00–128.0073914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-365294.00/cwt94.00–94.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671115.10/cwt108.00–117.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710113.31/cwt112.00–114.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760102.91/cwt96.00–117.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283196.23/cwt88.00–108.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292383.05/cwt81.00–85.007672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27265.12/cwt61.00–67.0082810
Bulls——1,50774.94/cwt70.00–80.001,12910
Bulls——1,85985.20/cwt82.00–88.001,5845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07037.74/cwt33.00–44.0040418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07945.49/cwt44.00–47.004916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10545.41/cwt44.00–47.005023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13848.35/cwt48.00–49.005503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20644.05/cwt41.00–46.0053112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23950.34/cwt47.00–54.0062426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33457.87/cwt55.00–60.007728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42951.83/cwt48.00–55.0074131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54156.49/cwt55.00–59.008716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,340900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,0601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,035475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,9161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,190650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,7351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,380625.00/cwt625.00–625.008,6251

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.