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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 22
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 690▲ 685 vs year ago 115 · +595.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 102▼ 3 vs year ago 123 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 23▲ 26 vs year ago 3 · +866.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand except weaned 400-500 lbs fully 10.00 higher. Yearlings untested. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly 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 $128.37/cwt on 320 head.
Average price
$128.37
320 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538130.50702295
Small and Medium 1-2398111.254422thin
Large 1-2645106.336853thin
Medium and Large 2-3658101.8567120
One grade step is worth $28.65/cwt here — about $32 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 sale320 hd
128.37
—
KY average27 barns · 6,811 hd
129.62
−1.25
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—High1,70187.351,48613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49061.4691612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27358.4974541
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06750.9054318

Every lot

122 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 1-2Fancy185203.00/cwt203.00–203.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220191.00/cwt191.00–191.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282175.00/cwt175.00–175.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315173.79/cwt172.50–175.005472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320201.59/cwt200.00–204.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406191.58/cwt180.00–194.0077832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418161.00/cwt149.00–167.0067310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420172.49/cwt171.00–175.0072410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3441137.00/cwt137.00–137.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466181.91/cwt180.00–184.008489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476166.65/cwt156.00–179.0079316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479166.47/cwt155.00–170.0079718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514159.50/cwt155.00–166.0082024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523152.03/cwt151.00–154.007953
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530132.46/cwt131.00–134.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571158.19/cwt155.00–159.0090312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574147.93/cwt143.00–154.0084920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625131.03/cwt127.00–136.008196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629145.72/cwt138.00–149.0091718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653151.25/cwt144.50–153.5098820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677132.15/cwt130.00–135.0089511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718130.71/cwt125.00–133.0093819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733121.98/cwt121.00–123.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786129.75/cwt129.75–129.751,02011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823124.27/cwt118.00–125.501,02321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865120.05/cwt117.00–123.001,0382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,173102.46/cwt100.00–105.001,2022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225143.00/cwt143.00–143.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2289137.74/cwt135.00–142.003984
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2305112.50/cwt112.50–112.503431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324152.29/cwt147.50–154.004935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.08/cwt140.00–141.0046212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365139.97/cwt139.00–141.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375122.50/cwt122.50–122.504591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381145.51/cwt145.00–147.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418146.30/cwt142.00–150.0061227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423130.79/cwt130.00–132.505533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472133.99/cwt128.00–137.0063217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474122.76/cwt120.00–126.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477139.39/cwt138.00–146.0066522
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512133.80/cwt127.00–137.0068537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518122.19/cwt120.00–124.006338
Heifers—Large 1-2530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576128.90/cwt125.00–130.2574256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580122.72/cwt120.00–125.0071222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625101.00/cwt101.00–101.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626117.99/cwt112.00–119.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657124.11/cwt123.00–129.0081529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673100.62/cwt94.00–105.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
Heifers—Large 1-2702101.00/cwt101.00–101.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open740117.50/cwt117.50–117.5087013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743109.58/cwt109.50–110.008146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375584.00/cwt84.00–84.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782101.37/cwt92.00–109.007935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open783112.00/cwt111.00–113.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380285.00/cwt85.00–85.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388682.04/cwt76.00–85.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288899.03/cwt90.00–108.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294098.00/cwt98.00–98.009211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313161.62/cwt146.00–178.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328144.87/cwt142.50–147.504752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005881
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370122.50/cwt122.50–122.504531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390149.00/cwt149.00–149.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416143.29/cwt142.00–144.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438172.47/cwt171.00–174.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478131.48/cwt130.00–133.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520155.04/cwt152.50–157.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528124.50/cwt124.00–125.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530139.47/cwt138.00–142.007396
Bulls—Large 1-2543142.51/cwt141.00–144.007742
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2566110.00/cwt110.00–110.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573145.02/cwt138.00–148.008318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620129.01/cwt122.00–133.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664121.68/cwt115.00–125.008088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675126.47/cwt125.00–128.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719117.46/cwt116.00–122.008454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770107.60/cwt100.00–115.008295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377781.00/cwt81.00–81.006292
Bulls—Large 1-2825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2829103.37/cwt100.00–108.008576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875100.63/cwt96.00–106.008816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390074.00/cwt74.00–74.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398270.00/cwt70.00–70.006872
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 346082.00/cwt82.00–82.003771
Dairy Steers—Large 350588.00/cwt88.00–88.004441
Dairy Steers—Large 368077.00/cwt77.00–77.005241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30074.89/cwt70.00–77.009743
Bulls——1,78688.42/cwt86.00–89.001,5795
Bulls——1,85793.75/cwt90.00–99.001,7415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02339.43/cwt33.00–49.004034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04752.23/cwt50.00–54.005478
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12356.78/cwt54.00–60.006386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17849.51/cwt46.00–52.005833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27556.70/cwt52.00–59.5072321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28762.29/cwt60.00–66.0080217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48256.98/cwt55.00–58.508443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49362.95/cwt60.00–66.009409
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-389060.00/cwt60.00–60.005341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298571.75/cwt70.00–74.007075
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3985750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,3881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110864.36/cwt850.00–875.009,5942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,088.06/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0014,5262
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,5581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,205.08/cwt1,175.00–1,250.0015,0036
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0017,7191

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.