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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 26
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,246 head
▲ 455 vs last sale 791▲ 331 vs year ago 915 · +36.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 147▼ 15 vs year ago 196 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 29 · −34.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Many new crop, bawling and short-weaned calves on the market today. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned calf packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with some 3-weights 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 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 $154.45/cwt on 640 head.
Average price
$154.45
640 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$540
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$50.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2642157.721,012583
Large 1-2429130.005574thin
Medium and Large 2-3552120.8366751
Small and Medium 1-2443106.754722thin
One grade step is worth $50.97/cwt here — about $540 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 sale640 hd
154.45
—
KY average25 barns · 5,188 hd
150.77
+3.68
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—Low1,499106.131,59128
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41986.801,23251
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23385.411,05352
CowsLean 85-90%Average96969.8367734

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,448$1,3262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$9799

Every lot

125 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273201.68/cwt195.00–208.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318202.15/cwt190.00–208.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363192.16/cwt177.50–201.0069811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382150.00/cwt150.00–150.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423146.01/cwt140.00–147.006187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431176.79/cwt171.00–183.0076211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437185.26/cwt180.00–197.5081010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465189.24/cwt178.00–200.0088016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485168.93/cwt166.00–174.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506163.15/cwt162.00–165.008266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523178.99/cwt170.00–188.0093615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572179.11/cwt168.00–184.001,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572145.41/cwt141.00–150.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573159.52/cwt155.00–165.0091414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615153.69/cwt150.00–156.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620164.57/cwt157.00–172.001,02027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666177.99/cwt175.00–179.001,18512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728152.40/cwt152.00–154.001,1095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781164.58/cwt159.00–168.001,2855
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813158.34/cwt157.00–159.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818163.89/cwt163.00–164.501,34113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added884162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy897169.95/cwt169.95–169.951,52442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,100130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3246120.00/cwt120.00–120.002953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255132.50/cwt132.50–132.503381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added307158.00/cwt158.00–158.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328151.89/cwt142.50–154.004987
Heifers—Large 1-2330129.00/cwt129.00–129.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339121.00/cwt121.00–121.004105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358140.49/cwt140.00–141.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368163.06/cwt159.00–165.006008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373154.33/cwt147.00–157.5057614
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2410107.50/cwt107.50–107.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413131.94/cwt130.00–134.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418146.92/cwt142.50–151.0061423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424159.71/cwt152.00–166.0067717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462157.46/cwt152.00–159.5072722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464131.27/cwt127.00–136.006094
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2475106.00/cwt106.00–106.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476148.55/cwt142.00–151.0070719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524154.56/cwt150.00–159.0081024
Heifers—Large 1-2527131.00/cwt131.00–131.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529143.50/cwt138.00–149.007599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542135.00/cwt134.00–136.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573158.59/cwt152.00–163.0090929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575144.42/cwt137.00–149.0083025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579128.88/cwt119.00–137.007469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619119.76/cwt119.50–121.0074111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624135.60/cwt130.00–141.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633155.55/cwt143.00–165.0098523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670123.50/cwt122.00–125.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684164.89/cwt140.00–170.751,128102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708162.68/cwt144.00–165.851,152157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723133.53/cwt131.00–136.009652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728113.74/cwt112.50–115.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760126.52/cwt125.00–128.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377891.00/cwt91.00–91.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380086.00/cwt86.00–86.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816129.59/cwt101.00–132.001,05713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy837162.85/cwt162.85–162.851,36364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386794.00/cwt94.00–94.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open941140.75/cwt140.75–140.751,32412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2250132.50/cwt132.50–132.503311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2269202.39/cwt200.00–210.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319195.62/cwt180.00–202.506246
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2321123.41/cwt120.00–124.003967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370190.99/cwt187.00–195.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370160.76/cwt157.00–166.005956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382180.50/cwt177.50–185.0069021
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2395116.50/cwt116.00–117.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421183.40/cwt173.00–192.0077212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423166.85/cwt160.00–170.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462148.34/cwt142.00–150.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463176.40/cwt173.00–186.0081718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481163.28/cwt155.00–172.0078517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511161.49/cwt160.50–165.0082514
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2512120.00/cwt120.00–120.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513130.72/cwt123.00–136.0067125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521152.23/cwt140.00–160.0079325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568149.74/cwt142.00–160.0085114
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2575102.50/cwt102.50–102.505891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584129.12/cwt121.00–135.007549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618143.12/cwt140.00–151.008848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620130.86/cwt125.00–135.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669141.79/cwt140.00–147.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3677125.27/cwt121.00–134.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700115.00/cwt110.00–125.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727139.77/cwt134.00–143.001,0163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770110.27/cwt101.00–115.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780135.21/cwt129.00–139.001,0555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832137.70/cwt129.00–140.001,1466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383290.00/cwt90.00–90.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Bulls—Large 1-286585.00/cwt85.00–85.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2928122.41/cwt116.00–129.001,1362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295098.00/cwt98.00–98.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396089.00/cwt89.00–89.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,00084.00/cwt84.00–84.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23689.91/cwt82.00–93.001,1116
Bulls——1,543108.19/cwt101.00–113.001,66917
Bulls——1,665118.61/cwt113.00–122.001,9755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85655.68/cwt44.00–63.004776
Cows—Lean 85-90%94266.75/cwt65.00–69.006299
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01681.71/cwt78.00–85.008304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01874.16/cwt71.00–78.0075515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16275.70/cwt69.00–79.0088011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17782.80/cwt80.00–85.0097517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30691.71/cwt86.00–103.001,19824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41677.27/cwt76.00–78.001,0944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41790.21/cwt86.00–99.001,27828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42383.78/cwt81.00–86.001,19219
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3998811.90/head800.00–825.008123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,062.75/head875.00–1,260.001,0636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4481,325.78/head1,175.00–1,475.001,3262

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.