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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 26
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
958 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 949▼ 225 vs year ago 1,183 · −19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 117▼ 22 vs year ago 157 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand for weaned offerings; light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with moderate demand. .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.52/cwt on 379 head.
Average price
$131.52
379 head · 727 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$22.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2732132.33968356
Medium and Large 2-3639119.3976322
Large 1-2910110.001,0011thin
One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale379 hd
131.52
—
KY average28 barns · 4,632 hd
132.06
−0.54
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—High1,77582.181,45917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49854.3381423
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29353.9369835
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07046.7550032

Every lot

116 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 1-2335148.00/cwt148.00–148.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378157.00/cwt157.00–157.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418150.69/cwt146.00–154.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425144.20/cwt140.00–146.0061316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534135.96/cwt129.00–138.0072617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543120.59/cwt120.00–125.006558
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565123.59/cwt123.00–125.006985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578131.02/cwt130.00–133.007576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621126.17/cwt123.00–129.0078415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy628122.00/cwt122.00–122.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642143.50/cwt143.50–143.5092185
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675123.07/cwt122.00–125.0083112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716121.88/cwt119.00–126.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730116.33/cwt115.00–117.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782129.72/cwt129.00–130.001,01487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795119.00/cwt119.00–119.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822122.39/cwt120.00–122.501,00623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845113.33/cwt112.00–116.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0121
Steers—Large 1-2910110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935116.01/cwt115.00–118.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy952126.85/cwt126.85–126.851,20857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2994114.90/cwt114.00–115.001,14210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2226119.01/cwt117.00–120.002693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287109.80/cwt108.00–111.003155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330110.22/cwt106.00–112.003646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335119.00/cwt119.00–119.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372122.20/cwt119.00–123.0045512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377113.55/cwt108.00–117.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423110.96/cwt110.00–114.004694
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-242599.00/cwt99.00–99.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432123.16/cwt116.00–128.0053228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3457112.41/cwt111.00–114.005145
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2473100.46/cwt99.00–102.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482118.87/cwt114.00–123.0057332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521115.30/cwt112.00–118.0060123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568105.48/cwt100.00–109.005997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572121.98/cwt118.00–125.0069837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575113.75/cwt110.00–117.0065416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616122.04/cwt121.00–125.007528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618112.81/cwt107.00–117.0069715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635100.54/cwt95.00–106.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367597.03/cwt95.00–100.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680109.02/cwt107.00–110.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open688122.00/cwt122.00–122.008398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731105.00/cwt102.00–108.007689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open754113.00/cwt113.00–113.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757107.81/cwt107.00–109.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377592.00/cwt92.00–92.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open805108.08/cwt101.00–110.0087014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383080.00/cwt80.00–80.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286395.75/cwt95.00–96.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386372.00/cwt72.00–72.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391275.00/cwt75.00–75.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open918102.96/cwt101.00–104.5094514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open95599.50/cwt99.00–100.009504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,12589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318123.88/cwt120.00–127.503943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325139.68/cwt136.00–142.004543
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2325105.00/cwt105.00–105.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328150.00/cwt150.00–150.004923
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2352117.50/cwt117.50–117.504142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376141.45/cwt135.00–150.0053223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427147.50/cwt147.50–147.506304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427134.32/cwt131.00–137.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433118.36/cwt115.00–120.005123
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474124.33/cwt116.00–128.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482133.98/cwt130.00–138.0064613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513121.15/cwt120.00–122.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528127.82/cwt123.00–133.0067525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568125.47/cwt122.00–135.0071318
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570102.00/cwt102.00–102.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3612112.00/cwt111.00–115.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623121.79/cwt115.00–128.0075913
Bulls—Large 1-2650103.00/cwt103.00–103.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656118.27/cwt115.00–122.0077611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716115.52/cwt102.00–121.0082712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766116.46/cwt110.00–120.008927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830111.00/cwt111.00–111.009211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287095.00/cwt95.00–95.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296092.00/cwt92.00–92.008832
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3669100.75/cwt100.75–100.7567430
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63071.48/cwt68.00–74.001,1652
Bulls——1,69880.26/cwt75.00–85.001,36311
Bulls——2,06092.80/cwt89.00–95.001,9124
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01539.12/cwt35.00–44.5039710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06648.26/cwt44.50–51.5051414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14653.66/cwt52.00–55.506158
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26047.54/cwt47.00–48.005992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29052.43/cwt48.00–55.0067621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30557.62/cwt55.00–60.0075212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47652.98/cwt50.00–54.5078214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53356.42/cwt55.00–58.008659
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,4861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015868.45/cwt775.00–950.008,8154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,019657.20/cwt600.00–750.006,6975
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1751,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,180625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,300975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,040800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3201

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.