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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 10
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
924 head
▼ 552 vs last sale 1,476▲ 103 vs year ago 821 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 143▲ 73 vs year ago 104 · +70.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 96▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer and bull calves noticeably to sharply lower with light demand as lack of rain is negatively affecting local demand. Cold nights and warm days also posing health concerns for bawling calves. Heifer calves sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand and 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 $159.24/cwt on 371 head.
Average price
$159.24
371 head · 743 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2747161.691,208343
Large 1-2690139.009591thin
Medium and Large 2-3691128.8889127
One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $317 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 sale371 hd
159.24
—
KY average24 barns · 5,585 hd
166.11
−6.87
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—High1,694111.831,89420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26782.071,04036
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47480.441,18541
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03566.2668643

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)1,398$9612thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added267204.00/cwt204.00–204.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275168.00/cwt168.00–168.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318164.00/cwt164.00–164.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378155.03/cwt150.00–165.005863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436168.86/cwt167.00–170.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463162.07/cwt159.00–168.0075023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486156.49/cwt156.00–158.007618
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508137.96/cwt135.00–141.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520152.61/cwt151.00–154.007948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534158.79/cwt155.00–160.0084811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560151.00/cwt151.00–151.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3564132.90/cwt126.00–146.007504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575147.99/cwt145.00–150.0085111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626139.51/cwt134.00–141.0087316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628153.54/cwt148.00–155.0096416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3629125.59/cwt119.00–133.007906
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3657135.00/cwt135.00–135.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670134.42/cwt129.00–140.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full672113.00/cwt113.00–113.007592
Steers—Large 1-2690139.00/cwt139.00–139.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708120.35/cwt115.00–123.008523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,11110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767156.38/cwt151.00–160.001,19925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3808126.10/cwt115.00–137.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy856170.35/cwt170.35–170.351,45864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857150.02/cwt144.00–153.001,2863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy902167.25/cwt167.25–167.251,509119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3957127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added230153.00/cwt153.00–153.003521
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2230110.00/cwt110.00–110.002531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235145.00/cwt145.00–145.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273143.73/cwt137.50–149.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added277155.00/cwt155.00–155.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320133.33/cwt133.00–134.004273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365135.00/cwt131.00–141.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377120.29/cwt110.00–130.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414138.11/cwt135.00–140.0057214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427153.42/cwt149.00–157.0065510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438127.05/cwt119.00–135.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475152.43/cwt147.00–156.0072423
Heifers—Large 1-2482107.00/cwt107.00–107.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483144.00/cwt138.00–146.0069616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525149.04/cwt143.00–155.0078223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533136.94/cwt130.00–140.0073012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533126.01/cwt124.00–130.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566134.91/cwt129.00–142.0076424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577144.34/cwt143.00–145.0083312
Heifers—Large 1-2582110.99/cwt107.00–113.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619141.28/cwt140.00–145.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622125.35/cwt122.00–132.007809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671143.53/cwt141.00–144.0096320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673112.27/cwt101.00–119.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680125.45/cwt121.00–131.0085314
Heifers—Large 1-2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007482
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719115.95/cwt110.00–121.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722101.94/cwt93.00–109.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742135.46/cwt130.00–137.001,00520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790101.00/cwt101.00–101.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2796123.00/cwt123.00–123.009794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383093.00/cwt93.00–93.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835117.00/cwt117.00–117.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387286.00/cwt86.00–86.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294099.02/cwt96.00–102.009312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394573.00/cwt73.00–73.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,05594.00/cwt94.00–94.009921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2289154.69/cwt151.00–162.504475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373144.63/cwt140.00–151.005395
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2375105.00/cwt105.00–105.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3376132.77/cwt121.00–139.004995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405140.49/cwt140.00–142.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410127.53/cwt125.00–130.005232
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2417120.00/cwt120.00–120.005002
Bulls—Large 1-2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471138.48/cwt135.00–145.0065212
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2478104.97/cwt100.00–110.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479128.90/cwt120.00–135.0061714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518131.44/cwt130.00–135.0068112
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2520113.70/cwt110.00–116.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522123.43/cwt120.00–127.006447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569133.87/cwt131.50–139.0076212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574126.49/cwt113.00–131.0072621
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006102
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616119.26/cwt108.00–125.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619128.16/cwt126.00–134.0079316
Bulls—Large 1-2623122.60/cwt118.00–125.007643
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663124.39/cwt119.00–129.0082513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663112.18/cwt108.00–116.007446
Bulls—Large 1-2715111.20/cwt107.00–115.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716113.95/cwt110.00–120.0081610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382392.00/cwt91.00–93.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2831108.90/cwt100.00–118.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286290.00/cwt90.00–90.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390096.00/cwt96.00–96.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398086.00/cwt86.00–86.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01685.00/cwt84.00–86.008644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,06286.00/cwt86.00–86.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,10596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3777119.50/cwt119.50–119.509294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14087.00/cwt87.00–87.009921
Bulls——1,44799.88/cwt94.00–104.001,4456
Bulls——1,850119.25/cwt111.00–129.002,20613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91554.93/cwt50.00–59.005037
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03464.76/cwt60.00–69.0067019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08271.42/cwt67.00–74.0077312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09475.43/cwt75.00–76.008255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14471.49/cwt68.00–75.008187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19077.80/cwt75.00–81.0092611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36288.79/cwt82.00–107.001,20918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39377.37/cwt75.00–80.001,07818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42874.49/cwt74.00–75.001,0642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54783.64/cwt81.00–86.001,29421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,398961.44/head875.00–1,035.009612

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.