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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 21
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 597▼ 512 vs year ago 1,244 · −41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 46▼ 21 vs year ago 134 · −15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 27 · +18.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; light demand for fleshy, off-colored, and bawling calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.64/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$123.64
268 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544125.37682239
Large 1-2514109.755644thin
Medium and Large 2-3496109.2954225
One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $140 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 sale268 hd
123.64
—
KY average27 barns · 5,431 hd
127.40
−3.76
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—Average1,44187.741,26416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21763.3377133
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46863.2392817
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08458.8363819
SteersChoiceAverage1,220100.001,2201thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417139.53/cwt134.00–144.005829
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470139.89/cwt136.00–145.5065730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478151.25/cwt151.00–151.507234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516149.55/cwt144.00–153.0077210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522135.29/cwt134.00–138.007063
Steers—Large 1-2545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579132.31/cwt129.00–137.007668
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580126.97/cwt125.00–129.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586146.17/cwt142.00–153.0085728
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609145.46/cwt134.50–150.0088614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623128.48/cwt125.00–132.008006
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670129.88/cwt125.00–132.0087012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687137.00/cwt136.50–138.2594114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,01242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740126.67/cwt120.00–130.009373
Steers—Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776130.73/cwt128.00–131.001,01411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,1262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270120.00/cwt120.00–120.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280131.82/cwt128.00–138.003695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317131.10/cwt121.00–135.004168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3341116.49/cwt115.00–117.003974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372114.77/cwt110.00–117.004273
Heifers—Large 1-2380119.00/cwt119.00–119.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382124.69/cwt121.00–127.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408113.96/cwt110.00–118.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434124.82/cwt121.00–136.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474128.97/cwt123.00–134.0061138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485134.80/cwt134.00–136.006545
Heifers—Large 1-2485106.00/cwt106.00–106.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518122.55/cwt117.00–126.0063513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520128.16/cwt126.00–132.0066634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570123.29/cwt113.00–125.0070330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583129.44/cwt126.00–130.7575523
Heifers—Large 1-2585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605127.41/cwt127.00–128.0077127
Heifers—Large 1-2605102.00/cwt102.00–102.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620106.72/cwt100.00–110.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630114.27/cwt114.00–115.007207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open631122.75/cwt118.00–126.0077523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371593.60/cwt91.00–100.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719106.82/cwt100.00–113.0076811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766109.00/cwt109.00–109.008353
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271141.08/cwt137.00–143.003823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275134.29/cwt130.00–138.003692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328144.31/cwt141.00–148.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367141.17/cwt140.00–144.005186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3374131.22/cwt130.00–134.004914
Bulls—Large 1-2385131.00/cwt129.00–135.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004841
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2407111.00/cwt111.00–111.004522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429133.60/cwt130.00–137.005737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464135.26/cwt130.00–142.0062821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468125.47/cwt118.00–129.005876
Bulls—Large 1-2475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2510111.00/cwt111.00–111.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522123.01/cwt122.00–125.0064211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524131.07/cwt126.00–135.0068719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576123.75/cwt123.00–124.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585127.07/cwt125.00–134.007437
Bulls—Large 1-2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613123.98/cwt118.00–125.0076024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628111.59/cwt109.00–115.007015
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Bulls—Large 1-2670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678119.01/cwt117.00–122.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371791.00/cwt91.00–91.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720113.51/cwt108.00–118.0081715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763112.88/cwt110.00–114.008618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823104.47/cwt101.00–108.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288090.00/cwt90.00–90.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293085.00/cwt85.00–85.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399581.00/cwt81.00–81.008061
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,220100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17376.97/cwt74.50–82.009036
Bulls——1,41086.87/cwt84.50–90.001,2254
Bulls——1,73099.08/cwt93.00–105.001,7146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98057.50/cwt57.50–57.505641
Cows—Lean 85-90%99555.23/cwt48.50–58.005507
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13260.14/cwt59.00–62.006819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15063.32/cwt62.00–65.007283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19562.67/cwt59.00–64.0074923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30165.68/cwt65.00–66.508549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46061.76/cwt59.00–64.0090212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48866.75/cwt65.50–68.509935
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,185753.30/cwt735.00–775.008,9273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,289982.07/cwt800.00–1,150.0012,65917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,063.38/cwt900.00–1,275.0013,8453

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.