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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 10
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 495▼ 463 vs year ago 873 · −53.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 49▼ 42 vs year ago 119 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 18 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.67/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$156.67
161 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$17
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$20.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2632157.43995152
Medium and Large 2-3483149.377215thin
Large 1-2739137.001,0124thin
One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale161 hd
156.67
—
KY average22 barns · 4,266 hd
157.38
−0.71
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—Average1,84397.061,7896thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50069.681,04531
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29367.7087522
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02153.7554910

Every lot

93 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306170.00/cwt170.00–170.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377180.07/cwt179.50–181.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416155.00/cwt155.00–155.006454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420182.60/cwt176.00–185.007677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455158.00/cwt158.00–158.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472175.68/cwt168.00–182.0082919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520173.52/cwt164.00–183.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3571142.29/cwt137.00–145.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595150.75/cwt150.50–153.5089723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626149.45/cwt143.00–153.009364
Steers—Large 1-2663139.00/cwt139.00–139.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664152.21/cwt140.00–155.001,01121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713135.49/cwt134.00–137.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716146.64/cwt142.00–151.001,0507
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy746129.00/cwt129.00–129.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786154.28/cwt145.00–155.001,21328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817151.82/cwt146.00–152.751,24015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy885134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1862
Steers—Large 1-2965131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275143.00/cwt143.00–143.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327137.66/cwt135.00–140.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340144.00/cwt144.00–144.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370131.00/cwt131.00–131.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373143.00/cwt143.00–143.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415134.00/cwt134.00–134.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425148.00/cwt148.00–148.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425131.00/cwt131.00–131.005573
Heifers—Large 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005452
Heifers—Large 1-2473124.00/cwt124.00–124.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476146.59/cwt140.00–150.0069820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503132.00/cwt131.00–133.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515143.34/cwt138.00–147.0073813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545127.00/cwt127.00–127.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569134.54/cwt130.00–136.007667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573141.18/cwt138.00–142.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624139.77/cwt134.00–140.5087221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675115.87/cwt110.00–117.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688125.00/cwt125.00–125.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720111.00/cwt109.00–115.007995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755123.00/cwt123.00–123.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785109.00/cwt109.00–109.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288093.00/cwt93.00–93.008181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225162.50/cwt162.50–162.503661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2261170.12/cwt157.50–175.004445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318170.00/cwt170.00–170.005413
Bulls—Large 1-2320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323148.11/cwt146.00–150.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370172.88/cwt170.00–176.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418152.54/cwt146.00–159.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428162.00/cwt162.00–162.006933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455136.50/cwt133.00–140.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456160.00/cwt160.00–160.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475166.00/cwt166.00–166.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505139.00/cwt139.00–139.007021
Bulls—Large 1-2510139.00/cwt139.00–139.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521160.78/cwt155.00–163.0083817
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575135.71/cwt134.00–136.507805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629136.29/cwt132.00–140.0085710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661137.50/cwt133.00–139.009096
Bulls—Large 1-2695128.00/cwt128.00–128.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722123.58/cwt119.00–127.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781127.00/cwt127.00–127.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289595.00/cwt95.00–95.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293396.71/cwt93.00–104.009023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299594.00/cwt94.00–94.009351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53085.79/cwt85.00–87.001,3132
Bulls——1,999102.70/cwt95.00–108.002,0534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96346.35/cwt35.00–53.004465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06559.00/cwt59.00–59.006281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08361.70/cwt60.00–65.006684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24872.82/cwt70.00–75.0090910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30964.72/cwt61.00–69.0084710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43356.96/cwt55.00–59.008162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49672.47/cwt69.00–78.001,08418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50665.82/cwt61.00–69.0099113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,098712.81/cwt600.00–775.007,8272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170885.92/cwt850.00–975.0010,3655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,310751.15/cwt725.00–775.009,8402

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.