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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
873 head
▲ 466 vs last sale 407▼ 35 vs year ago 908 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 112▼ 2 vs year ago 121 · −1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 23 · −21.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with moderate demand; except 600-700 lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.88/cwt on 402 head.
Average price
$135.88
402 head · 696 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2700137.28961371
Large 1-2742119.4588611thin
Medium and Large 2-3623119.4374416thin
Small and Medium 1-2520117.346104thin
One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $351 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 sale402 hd
135.88
—
KY average26 barns · 9,040 hd
135.08
+0.80
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—High1,68491.531,54220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48352.9478524
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28151.9266538
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04943.424568thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360168.00/cwt168.00–168.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412141.00/cwt141.00–141.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428157.63/cwt157.00–159.0067510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476155.14/cwt153.50–158.5073814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481145.57/cwt141.00–151.007007
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518151.55/cwt146.50–159.0078539
Steers—Large 1-2520135.50/cwt135.50–135.507052
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2520117.34/cwt115.00–124.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3522125.00/cwt125.00–125.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.87/cwt140.00–144.007437
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568149.00/cwt149.00–149.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572142.58/cwt139.50–145.0081618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619131.75/cwt130.00–135.0081613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619125.47/cwt123.00–130.007778
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628117.88/cwt115.00–120.0074010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664130.72/cwt129.50–132.0086811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676126.32/cwt122.00–129.0085417
Steers—Large 1-2707115.00/cwt115.00–115.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711126.19/cwt124.00–131.0089722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3723116.51/cwt116.00–117.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724122.86/cwt119.00–124.008907
Steers—Large 1-2765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769121.76/cwt117.00–123.0093612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy815137.10/cwt137.10–137.101,117116
Steers—Large 1-2824117.00/cwt117.00–117.009646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833131.84/cwt122.00–132.001,09859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy920107.00/cwt107.00–107.009841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2242129.41/cwt127.50–130.003134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280106.44/cwt95.00–119.002984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290125.00/cwt123.00–127.003632
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2310104.00/cwt104.00–104.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336131.69/cwt131.00–132.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355112.75/cwt112.50–113.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369127.18/cwt121.00–132.0046914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412132.02/cwt130.00–134.005444
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427124.94/cwt115.00–129.0053313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433105.29/cwt95.00–115.004562
Heifers—Large 1-2435102.00/cwt102.00–102.004441
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-245599.00/cwt99.00–99.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464132.51/cwt131.00–133.0061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471105.78/cwt95.00–115.004989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476121.04/cwt116.50–125.5057618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525115.02/cwt110.00–117.5060452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530105.29/cwt95.00–110.0055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571113.33/cwt108.50–117.0064726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575106.18/cwt105.00–108.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3601100.75/cwt97.00–102.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616106.91/cwt104.00–111.0065927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open633113.40/cwt112.00–114.5071810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365999.48/cwt94.00–102.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open677113.50/cwt113.50–113.5076816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678107.58/cwt102.00–112.007297
Heifers—Large 1-269092.00/cwt92.00–92.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270996.79/cwt91.00–102.0068615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373584.00/cwt84.00–84.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276695.36/cwt84.00–100.0073011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378088.00/cwt88.00–88.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2842100.00/cwt100.00–100.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385075.00/cwt75.00–75.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2866108.68/cwt94.00–116.009413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296591.00/cwt91.00–91.008781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3276130.00/cwt130.00–130.003594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305134.57/cwt130.00–139.004102
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330105.00/cwt105.00–105.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333145.50/cwt140.00–148.004858
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370133.90/cwt130.00–144.004956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378148.48/cwt146.00–151.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400127.33/cwt120.00–131.005093
Bulls—Large 1-2410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416141.28/cwt138.00–144.005888
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463126.73/cwt122.00–129.005873
Bulls—Large 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483139.52/cwt138.00–141.006742
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540119.00/cwt119.00–119.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568129.61/cwt125.00–134.007368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583122.01/cwt121.00–123.007112
Bulls—Large 1-2627116.11/cwt108.00–120.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628116.79/cwt114.00–124.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635102.00/cwt102.00–102.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660112.31/cwt108.00–119.0074111
Bulls—Large 1-2660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711106.59/cwt102.00–110.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769106.03/cwt100.00–110.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2811100.37/cwt97.00–102.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292690.86/cwt90.00–91.008417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394581.00/cwt81.00–81.007652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54488.88/cwt83.00–94.001,37211
Bulls——1,75081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4181
Bulls——1,86996.49/cwt94.00–101.001,8038
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01341.93/cwt39.00–45.004256
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15847.88/cwt45.00–51.005542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26447.95/cwt39.50–51.0060615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28953.55/cwt51.00–57.0069020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31260.91/cwt59.50–63.007993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47346.69/cwt46.00–49.006884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47559.00/cwt59.00–59.008701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48553.94/cwt52.50–57.0080119
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,4971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,1911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,012901.38/cwt850.00–950.009,1226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,3491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,071.76/cwt985.00–1,150.0014,5222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,430800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,4401

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.