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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 14
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
▼ 417 vs last sale 1,014▲ 57 vs year ago 540 · +10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 40▼ 37 vs year ago 83 · −44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last Monday due to Labor Day.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.77/cwt on 248 head.
Average price
$143.77
248 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$16.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570144.86826231
Medium and Large 2-3569129.1673410thin
Large 1-2587128.567547thin
One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $72 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 sale248 hd
143.77
—
KY average26 barns · 4,692 hd
141.76
+2.01
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—Average1,65989.671,4876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,70565.401,1157thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30863.6083216
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07760.1764814

Every lot

104 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300167.50/cwt167.50–167.505031
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365142.50/cwt142.50–142.505201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374157.23/cwt155.00–162.005889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378165.12/cwt162.50–167.506242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431146.07/cwt140.00–150.0063011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440157.26/cwt153.00–160.0069229
Steers—Large 1-2462128.00/cwt128.00–128.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523141.79/cwt136.00–144.007428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527150.71/cwt148.00–152.0079450
Steers—Large 1-2538132.30/cwt130.00–137.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551148.00/cwt148.00–148.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568128.95/cwt125.00–133.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579137.44/cwt134.00–143.0079613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617143.94/cwt138.00–150.0088827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622134.61/cwt133.00–136.0083719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3631124.05/cwt120.00–128.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667141.92/cwt140.50–143.0094727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672131.32/cwt130.00–134.008823
Steers—Large 1-2680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727129.33/cwt129.00–130.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added736135.67/cwt135.00–136.009996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821124.59/cwt121.00–128.001,02310
Steers—Large 1-2890118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,058113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,2013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225141.00/cwt141.00–141.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312144.18/cwt142.00–145.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353140.00/cwt140.00–140.004942
Heifers—Large 1-2355124.00/cwt124.00–124.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373132.51/cwt128.00–135.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422125.14/cwt124.00–126.005286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425135.51/cwt135.00–139.005768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006356
Heifers—Large 1-2475120.52/cwt120.00–121.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483131.59/cwt125.00–134.0063630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527123.68/cwt120.00–128.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530133.18/cwt131.00–141.007069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577135.08/cwt130.00–137.0077933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610134.18/cwt132.00–135.0081829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open624127.32/cwt121.00–130.007945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open666123.78/cwt119.00–125.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715127.50/cwt127.50–127.509126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open720122.23/cwt118.00–127.0088010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open752126.00/cwt126.00–126.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open810111.00/cwt111.00–111.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382082.00/cwt82.00–82.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386572.00/cwt72.00–72.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390085.00/cwt85.00–85.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,005101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2220107.50/cwt107.50–107.502372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288158.02/cwt142.50–163.004554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310142.50/cwt142.50–142.504422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2362143.00/cwt143.00–143.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420140.78/cwt139.00–142.505913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423129.12/cwt126.00–132.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462139.03/cwt136.00–146.006426
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2472118.09/cwt112.50–120.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475127.02/cwt121.00–132.006035
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2500114.00/cwt114.00–114.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526126.04/cwt125.00–127.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528134.98/cwt128.00–141.0071311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555142.00/cwt142.00–142.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3561121.69/cwt121.00–123.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565132.42/cwt125.00–137.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605125.29/cwt120.00–128.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615107.50/cwt105.00–110.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669122.61/cwt116.00–126.0082014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773105.52/cwt100.00–111.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy802117.50/cwt117.50–117.509425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380286.00/cwt86.00–86.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289098.00/cwt98.00–98.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296593.00/cwt93.00–93.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00292.50/cwt92.50–92.509272
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 368575.00/cwt75.00–75.005141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47984.28/cwt81.00–89.001,2474
Bulls——2,018100.45/cwt96.00–106.002,0272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01058.52/cwt58.00–59.005912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03955.81/cwt54.00–58.005806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13765.08/cwt64.50–66.007406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26559.50/cwt59.50–59.507531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28368.08/cwt65.00–70.508732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31563.22/cwt60.00–64.5083113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69065.55/cwt65.00–66.501,1086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79564.50/cwt64.50–64.501,1581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,245775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,6491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,540950.00/cwt950.00–950.0014,6301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6401,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0017,7941

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.