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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▼ 416 vs last sale 804▲ 388 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 168▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 93▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality in a light test. Quality was plain through average. Extremely wet conditions over the weekend restricted cattle movement today. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows 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 $126.14/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −86.99 against this barn's trailing median of $213.12.
Average price
$126.14
142 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$23.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562133.1674877
Medium and Large 2-3553120.3666650
Small and Medium 1-2390109.3542715thin
One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $321 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 sale142 hd
126.14
—
KY average27 barns · 1,578 hd
130.85
−4.71
This barn, trailing median22 sales
213.12
−86.99
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—High1,72291.211,57015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37462.6186014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23659.2173229
CowsLean 85-90%Average99147.5647120

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378174.00/cwt174.00–174.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382167.50/cwt167.50–167.506402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3387131.00/cwt131.00–131.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413158.01/cwt157.00–159.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425166.00/cwt166.00–166.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458165.23/cwt162.50–168.007574
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.00/cwt154.00–154.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513132.46/cwt130.00–135.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519142.04/cwt135.00–148.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560141.68/cwt140.00–144.0079312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616131.53/cwt127.00–140.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660133.50/cwt131.00–136.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732124.01/cwt122.00–125.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870105.00/cwt105.00–105.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3213103.98/cwt90.00–117.002212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265122.00/cwt122.00–122.003231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3267111.78/cwt108.00–115.002983
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2285100.00/cwt100.00–100.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319120.17/cwt120.00–121.003836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3332108.55/cwt95.00–117.003606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364123.00/cwt115.00–127.0044811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376134.00/cwt134.00–134.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-337797.97/cwt92.00–110.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420108.61/cwt104.00–116.004569
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2440102.50/cwt102.50–102.504511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441123.81/cwt123.00–124.005465
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-245095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475111.77/cwt109.00–118.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476123.34/cwt121.00–125.0058715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514129.00/cwt129.00–129.006637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.29/cwt110.00–123.0062511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565129.32/cwt128.00–130.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568102.91/cwt97.50–108.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572120.48/cwt110.00–124.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611115.52/cwt113.00–117.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364096.00/cwt96.00–96.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665109.50/cwt109.50–109.507282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370381.73/cwt77.00–96.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open717120.00/cwt120.00–120.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730101.00/cwt101.00–101.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380077.00/cwt77.00–77.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290089.00/cwt89.00–89.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299097.00/cwt97.00–97.009601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2290121.93/cwt118.00–126.003542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2347100.00/cwt100.00–100.003472
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2373108.18/cwt100.00–113.004044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383132.40/cwt127.00–135.005079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384156.98/cwt140.00–170.0060312
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2418109.10/cwt100.00–115.004566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426143.60/cwt140.00–151.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431136.03/cwt134.00–138.005864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460131.42/cwt123.00–136.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474147.75/cwt141.00–153.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530135.35/cwt130.00–141.0071723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530125.73/cwt120.00–129.0066611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.75/cwt132.00–136.007694
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580109.00/cwt109.00–109.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581125.67/cwt124.00–127.007309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629124.48/cwt121.00–126.007838
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670106.07/cwt100.00–109.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719118.98/cwt116.00–120.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373694.93/cwt87.00–103.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375393.02/cwt88.00–98.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763104.07/cwt100.00–108.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830102.24/cwt90.00–104.0084910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390883.36/cwt78.00–86.007573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44684.57/cwt79.00–88.001,2234
Bulls——1,60568.21/cwt63.00–72.001,0952
Bulls——1,87099.27/cwt93.00–104.001,8569
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93138.78/cwt31.00–45.003615
Cows—Lean 85-90%93954.56/cwt53.00–59.005126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05847.78/cwt45.00–52.005069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14347.65/cwt46.00–50.005453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21256.95/cwt52.00–60.0069015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29565.44/cwt61.00–72.0084711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31057.32/cwt55.00–60.007514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40064.73/cwt62.00–67.0090610
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,010700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,017748.69/cwt700.00–775.007,6143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,2491

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.