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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 8
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,542 head
▲ 617 vs last sale 925▲ 679 vs year ago 863 · +78.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 71▲ 90 vs year ago 101 · +89.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 29 · −27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages; yearlings sold weak in a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $129.25/cwt on 665 head.
Average price
$129.25
665 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537130.28699625
Large 1-2612115.677076thin
Medium and Large 2-3531112.7759933
Small and Medium 1-2335110.003691thin
One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $331 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 sale665 hd
129.25
—
KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd
129.64
−0.39
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—Low1,73589.891,56033
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29460.7378651
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44260.1486733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08751.8056327

Every lot

155 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268171.48/cwt166.00–179.004605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004301
Steers—Large 1-2295172.50/cwt172.50–172.505091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325180.88/cwt179.00–190.005887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327164.95/cwt160.00–170.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369179.54/cwt179.00–181.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391169.52/cwt165.00–171.006638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424150.81/cwt146.00–155.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430165.96/cwt156.00–174.0071458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471167.18/cwt159.00–175.0078762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478151.99/cwt148.00–155.0072710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510139.00/cwt139.00–139.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526160.87/cwt151.00–167.0084655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529145.36/cwt141.00–150.007699
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567134.81/cwt132.00–138.007646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569153.08/cwt148.00–157.0087144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575145.84/cwt145.00–146.0083913
Steers—Large 1-2600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623143.61/cwt136.00–149.00895106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628134.69/cwt133.00–136.0084613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678133.95/cwt130.00–135.5090814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686137.09/cwt133.50–138.7594030
Steers—Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718132.92/cwt129.00–135.0095419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722123.43/cwt120.00–128.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797124.00/cwt124.00–124.009884
Steers—Large 1-2800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827116.45/cwt115.00–119.009638
Steers—Large 1-2855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,00413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
Steers—Large 1-2925101.00/cwt101.00–101.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935117.16/cwt115.00–117.501,0957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2986118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,034113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,17418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,095106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274139.33/cwt134.00–142.003827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280124.25/cwt120.00–130.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322125.85/cwt120.00–129.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330144.27/cwt139.00–150.0047616
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336133.33/cwt132.00–134.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371132.07/cwt130.00–136.0049012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379140.78/cwt138.00–143.0053438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427143.80/cwt136.00–149.0061494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431132.09/cwt129.00–133.0056914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475129.82/cwt128.00–133.0061735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478135.32/cwt133.00–140.0064747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486121.61/cwt120.00–124.005915
Heifers—Large 1-2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512119.00/cwt119.00–119.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519122.83/cwt119.00–126.0063715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525133.15/cwt127.00–137.2569981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573132.81/cwt127.00–136.0076191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585121.38/cwt119.00–127.0071010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618106.57/cwt105.00–109.006599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623124.45/cwt121.00–132.0077537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629116.25/cwt112.50–120.007319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656123.04/cwt120.00–124.0080715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673114.72/cwt109.00–120.0077217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675102.21/cwt100.00–106.006904
Heifers—Large 1-2692113.00/cwt113.00–113.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707112.47/cwt107.00–115.0079512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710118.39/cwt118.00–119.0084113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725113.22/cwt110.50–115.0082112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376591.00/cwt91.00–91.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open766108.50/cwt108.50–108.508318
Heifers—Large 1-277093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2771101.58/cwt100.00–104.007837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open804106.84/cwt104.00–109.008596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380591.00/cwt91.00–91.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open866104.00/cwt104.00–104.009013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open91398.00/cwt98.00–98.008954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391582.00/cwt82.00–82.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295390.51/cwt85.00–96.008632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open99797.81/cwt97.50–101.0097511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285161.00/cwt161.00–161.004593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316161.96/cwt155.00–165.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330180.23/cwt175.00–185.005952
Bulls—Large 1-2345133.00/cwt133.00–133.004591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372162.78/cwt156.00–169.0060612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3388141.43/cwt138.00–145.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390174.00/cwt174.00–174.006792
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2400127.00/cwt127.00–127.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420140.70/cwt135.00–146.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2447150.00/cwt150.00–150.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468145.42/cwt141.00–147.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Bulls—Large 1-2525143.00/cwt143.00–143.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532153.75/cwt149.00–156.008188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534142.39/cwt140.00–146.007607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536132.25/cwt128.00–139.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569149.71/cwt148.00–154.0085215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575126.98/cwt120.00–131.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578141.00/cwt138.00–145.0081520
Bulls—Large 1-2583134.01/cwt132.00–135.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615128.65/cwt127.00–130.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632135.00/cwt135.00–135.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652134.00/cwt134.00–134.008747
Bulls—Large 1-2672125.23/cwt122.50–128.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678122.23/cwt116.00–129.0082919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685108.01/cwt106.00–110.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717115.98/cwt104.00–122.5083236
Bulls—Large 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Large 2-373090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377095.00/cwt95.00–95.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775110.14/cwt108.00–114.008547
Bulls—Large 1-2780103.00/cwt103.00–103.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822107.20/cwt100.00–108.0088110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2869100.52/cwt95.00–105.008749
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Bulls—Large 1-293598.00/cwt98.00–98.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965100.00/cwt100.00–100.009651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 367888.00/cwt88.00–88.005974
Dairy Steers—Large 374588.00/cwt88.00–88.006563
Dairy Steers—Large 378387.00/cwt87.00–87.006813
Dairy Steers—Large 382793.50/cwt93.50–93.507737
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19766.00/cwt66.00–66.007902
Bulls——1,69287.49/cwt84.00–91.501,48017
Bulls——1,86596.21/cwt93.50–100.501,79414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05945.54/cwt40.00–51.0048210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06457.81/cwt56.00–59.006157
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13053.84/cwt51.00–56.0060810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22553.50/cwt53.50–53.506551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22550.81/cwt46.00–54.006227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27358.38/cwt55.00–61.5074316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32464.56/cwt62.00–69.0085528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44458.55/cwt55.00–61.0084520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45663.33/cwt62.00–67.0092212
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6501,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0023,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3920610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,6121
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,150612.50/cwt600.00–625.007,0442
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,315935.00/cwt935.00–935.0012,2951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190858.94/cwt825.00–900.0010,2213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227918.38/cwt800.00–1,175.0011,2697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,235675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,3361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,268721.03/cwt685.00–750.009,1432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,365785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,7151
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,06061.04/cwt60.00–62.006472
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07367.49/cwt67.00–68.007242

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.