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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 3
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,476 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 1,246▲ 934 vs year ago 542 · +172.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 181▲ 48 vs year ago 95 · +50.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 19▲ 75 vs year ago 21 · +357.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with fleshy bawlers facing deep discounts. Buyers showing preference for weaned and vaccinated calves. Yearlings sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower 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 $180.64/cwt on 655 head.
Average price
$180.64
655 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,071
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$579
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$73.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2591181.791,075642
Large 1-2773142.001,0972thin
Medium and Large 2-3723124.639018thin
Small and Medium 1-2457108.674963thin
One grade step is worth $73.13/cwt here — about $579 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 sale655 hd
180.64
—
KY average24 barns · 6,181 hd
170.12
+10.52
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—High1,543105.461,62713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43383.561,19852
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24183.081,03142
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01569.6370723
HeifersChoiceAverage1,116108.001,2053thin

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)992$1,1008
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)818$1,03630
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)842$7203thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)740$8506
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)727$74817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)956$91414

Every lot

138 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added260212.50/cwt212.50–212.505531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288203.25/cwt190.00–207.5058510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319182.13/cwt180.00–185.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338217.00/cwt217.00–217.0073314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392175.13/cwt174.50–184.0068735
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419179.56/cwt175.00–186.0075212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420213.00/cwt213.00–213.0089541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426168.28/cwt164.00–171.007175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465166.23/cwt164.00–170.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484182.26/cwt178.00–194.0088219
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2485113.00/cwt113.00–113.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518176.62/cwt171.00–185.0091548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518164.68/cwt164.00–165.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527194.35/cwt194.35–194.351,024101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573176.11/cwt170.00–186.001,00927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573168.00/cwt167.00–169.009636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy579185.25/cwt185.25–185.251,07393
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613189.75/cwt189.75–189.751,16381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617168.52/cwt161.00–172.001,04016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635125.76/cwt122.00–135.007994
Steers—Large 1-2650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728168.50/cwt159.00–180.001,22741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767167.22/cwt166.00–170.001,2835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4199
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2841162.43/cwt153.00–165.001,36615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2876154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3492
Steers—Large 1-2895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,018130.48/cwt126.00–141.001,3286
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,05092.00/cwt92.00–92.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,163125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,204138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,66229
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225147.00/cwt147.00–147.003313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272127.29/cwt120.00–131.0034610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293158.52/cwt150.00–165.004647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3311124.46/cwt120.00–127.003877
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338151.89/cwt147.50–161.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347164.87/cwt162.00–167.0057214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366131.05/cwt117.00–139.0048014
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2380111.00/cwt111.00–111.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384145.18/cwt143.00–154.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416146.79/cwt143.00–151.006118
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2425121.00/cwt121.00–121.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428138.12/cwt135.00–143.0059111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432123.39/cwt119.00–125.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471151.71/cwt149.00–153.0071520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480139.27/cwt135.00–146.0066819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487186.50/cwt186.50–186.50908111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522128.44/cwt121.00–134.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523139.12/cwt137.00–140.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525144.93/cwt142.00–148.5076139
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2545117.00/cwt117.00–117.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555144.86/cwt144.00–147.008047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574123.98/cwt110.00–129.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581139.06/cwt133.00–143.0080818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614129.39/cwt128.00–139.0079412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3622121.75/cwt119.00–124.0075712
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642169.69/cwt142.00–173.001,08993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665124.29/cwt124.00–125.008277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674128.45/cwt128.00–129.5086611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683156.87/cwt144.00–168.001,07139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3707106.85/cwt101.00–112.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727123.21/cwt120.00–129.0089620
Heifers—Large 1-2735118.00/cwt118.00–118.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763111.54/cwt109.00–114.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835115.00/cwt115.00–115.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865109.65/cwt104.00–110.0094835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910103.00/cwt103.00–103.009371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-297088.00/cwt88.00–88.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,435103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230145.05/cwt142.50–147.503342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3283147.95/cwt140.00–150.004195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330169.00/cwt169.00–169.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2336186.95/cwt184.00–189.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364174.11/cwt168.00–182.0063410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373153.93/cwt147.50–165.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418153.05/cwt147.00–160.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427171.12/cwt165.00–174.007319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476141.13/cwt135.00–144.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478155.08/cwt150.00–160.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482169.11/cwt161.00–176.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520162.67/cwt162.00–163.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522146.73/cwt140.00–154.0076617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528130.73/cwt123.00–136.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582139.97/cwt138.00–142.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583133.26/cwt130.00–137.0077711
Bulls—Large 1-2585140.00/cwt140.00–140.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621147.21/cwt145.00–150.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630128.35/cwt127.00–129.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632131.88/cwt130.00–136.008339
Bulls—Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668130.00/cwt130.00–130.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680146.00/cwt146.00–146.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700121.00/cwt121.00–121.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710114.01/cwt113.00–115.008092
Bulls—Large 1-2735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823114.79/cwt104.00–120.009453
Bulls—Large 1-2850107.00/cwt107.00–107.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289292.00/cwt92.00–92.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 387567.00/cwt67.00–67.005861
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,116108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15890.37/cwt88.00–95.001,0463
Bulls——1,548106.98/cwt99.00–112.001,6566
Bulls——1,824114.49/cwt114.00–116.002,0884
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86159.63/cwt55.00–61.005134
Cows—Lean 85-90%94065.71/cwt63.00–68.006185
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08678.17/cwt77.00–80.008494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08672.17/cwt69.00–76.0078410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18576.35/cwt76.00–77.009053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21280.55/cwt78.00–83.0097621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22075.00/cwt75.00–75.009151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28487.15/cwt84.00–96.001,11918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37080.93/cwt78.00–83.001,10931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54288.07/cwt84.00–96.001,35820
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3727747.52/head700.00–775.0074817
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740850.00/head850.00–850.008506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28131,055.50/head1,010.00–1,100.001,05628
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3842719.55/head660.00–785.007203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3887760.00/head760.00–760.007602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29921,099.53/head900.00–1,200.001,1008
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3785660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3969933.37/head800.00–1,025.0093313

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.