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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
908 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 755▲ 908 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 161▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 23 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 mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $118.96/cwt on 368 head.
Average price
$118.96
368 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529120.74638316
Medium and Large 2-3482108.2852251
Small and Medium 1-2355100.003551thin
One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $283 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 sale368 hd
118.96
—
KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd
124.70
−5.75
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—High1,56784.491,3245thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37953.9174332
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23451.4763538
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08842.6846417

Every lot

100 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 1-2Fancy245173.00/cwt173.00–173.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331175.20/cwt170.00–180.005808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335153.12/cwt145.00–161.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369170.60/cwt169.00–171.0063010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415156.90/cwt152.00–165.006519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433148.10/cwt147.00–149.0064110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475159.29/cwt151.00–167.5075724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2491142.36/cwt141.75–150.0069913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521158.23/cwt149.00–162.5082411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528144.64/cwt143.00–148.007648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573139.76/cwt132.00–143.0080112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575144.00/cwt144.00–144.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613132.11/cwt127.50–135.0081021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added639139.86/cwt136.50–141.0089432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664138.64/cwt135.00–144.0092130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675131.50/cwt131.50–131.508883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706126.00/cwt126.00–126.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717133.72/cwt131.00–136.5095918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765126.79/cwt124.00–129.509704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774136.30/cwt130.50–138.251,05516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full810114.00/cwt114.00–114.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3995114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,140105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272130.00/cwt130.00–130.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3274103.26/cwt97.50–110.002834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335123.00/cwt119.00–126.004123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3336110.46/cwt105.00–118.003715
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370136.35/cwt134.00–140.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374114.17/cwt111.00–120.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378123.64/cwt120.00–129.0046723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415124.47/cwt118.00–128.0051725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428114.20/cwt109.00–118.0048913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436131.12/cwt129.00–133.0057216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473113.42/cwt104.00–118.005369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478133.00/cwt133.00–133.0063611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478123.92/cwt119.00–128.0059225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517125.39/cwt124.50–126.0064841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520119.59/cwt110.00–124.0062241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520109.00/cwt109.00–109.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568124.00/cwt124.00–124.007048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580109.32/cwt109.00–110.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581118.59/cwt111.00–120.0068939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625110.49/cwt103.00–116.0069122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open636118.50/cwt117.00–120.0075413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680109.18/cwt104.00–112.0074232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680100.25/cwt100.00–101.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705105.50/cwt105.50–105.507446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371392.58/cwt90.00–94.506607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open775111.50/cwt111.50–111.508643
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2297142.00/cwt142.00–142.004222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315128.44/cwt125.00–132.004052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366165.00/cwt165.00–165.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382150.41/cwt141.00–155.0057522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3393132.68/cwt130.00–134.005213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430144.31/cwt144.00–145.006213
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440129.33/cwt124.00–132.005693
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462137.20/cwt133.00–139.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468123.04/cwt116.00–130.0057610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495156.00/cwt156.00–156.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520124.32/cwt120.00–130.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521136.41/cwt130.00–140.007119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535144.22/cwt140.00–148.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566132.51/cwt129.00–139.0075013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570123.91/cwt120.00–126.0070613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582149.26/cwt143.00–150.008699
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2585106.00/cwt106.00–106.006201
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609124.71/cwt120.00–126.0075921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3634112.26/cwt107.00–114.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy645129.00/cwt129.00–129.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658126.02/cwt124.00–129.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660114.22/cwt105.00–119.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729107.29/cwt100.00–112.0078213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920104.00/cwt104.00–104.009571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22377.94/cwt74.00–81.509532
Bulls——1,79788.85/cwt84.50–91.501,5973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06438.23/cwt33.50–40.504077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10445.79/cwt42.50–49.0050610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11143.88/cwt41.00–46.004885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23350.51/cwt47.00–54.0062322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29256.83/cwt54.00–61.5073411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32044.85/cwt44.00–46.005922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34452.55/cwt48.00–55.0070618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44057.47/cwt55.50–61.5082812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,1571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,025700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,025575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,8941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143813.33/cwt775.00–910.009,2964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,190705.46/cwt700.00–710.008,3952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,405898.80/cwt750.00–1,125.0012,6284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,575725.00/cwt725.00–725.0011,4191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,445855.13/cwt825.00–885.0012,3574

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.