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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 17
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 924▼ 61 vs year ago 685 · −8.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 177▲ 128 vs year ago 94 · +136.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 6▲ 38 vs year ago 12 · +316.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady on good quality packages, fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.34/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$134.34
214 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$460
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$22.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2577137.39793178
Large 1-2545123.6467410thin
Medium and Large 2-3506117.7059525
Large 2-3290115.003341thin
One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $460 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 sale214 hd
134.34
—
KY average26 barns · 5,094 hd
143.84
−9.50
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—Low1,674103.941,74030
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26878.0799053
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47976.661,13458
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06564.3568539
HeifersChoiceAverage1,100101.001,1111thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,190120.001,4281thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$9351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,247$8993thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$8303thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)783$9108
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)824$8508
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)690$7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)735$5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,166$9668

Every lot

141 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 1-2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375144.87/cwt140.00–150.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378162.85/cwt156.00–170.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416167.57/cwt165.00–170.0069711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475156.00/cwt156.00–156.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479166.24/cwt165.00–167.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533163.00/cwt163.00–163.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535157.51/cwt156.00–159.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy536146.00/cwt146.00–146.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559150.84/cwt146.00–157.008437
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570140.86/cwt133.00–145.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576163.26/cwt162.00–168.0094011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3626122.94/cwt120.00–130.007707
Steers—Large 1-2628141.00/cwt141.00–141.008857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635141.00/cwt141.00–141.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672145.00/cwt145.00–145.009745
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713146.00/cwt141.00–149.001,0413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0827
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728132.69/cwt130.00–135.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775161.29/cwt153.00–163.001,25020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy846155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,3166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240143.00/cwt143.00–143.003431
Heifers—Large 1-2285132.50/cwt132.50–132.503781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285132.50/cwt132.50–132.503781
Heifers—Large 2-3290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323123.77/cwt122.00–125.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.88/cwt130.00–143.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377146.00/cwt146.00–146.005502
Heifers—Large 1-2381131.66/cwt131.00–132.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390123.00/cwt123.00–123.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3406120.78/cwt120.00–123.004904
Heifers—Large 1-2415129.00/cwt129.00–129.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420146.56/cwt140.00–150.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432136.83/cwt134.00–139.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472135.10/cwt130.00–140.0063811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479142.90/cwt141.00–146.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488123.46/cwt121.00–126.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516137.90/cwt131.00–141.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519146.28/cwt143.00–153.0075925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3551127.50/cwt126.00–131.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574137.84/cwt131.00–140.007919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580146.03/cwt143.00–147.008478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615144.16/cwt143.00–145.0088712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621104.16/cwt101.00–120.006476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622134.47/cwt124.00–139.0083631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676131.84/cwt130.00–137.0089115
Heifers—Large 1-2680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706138.33/cwt138.00–139.009773
Heifers—Large 1-2710117.00/cwt117.00–117.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717126.84/cwt124.00–129.009096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
Heifers—Large 1-2768109.48/cwt103.00–116.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378097.00/cwt97.00–97.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787119.43/cwt114.00–122.0094011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275123.00/cwt123.00–123.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322155.28/cwt153.00–160.005003
Bulls—Large 1-2330146.00/cwt146.00–146.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370153.31/cwt147.00–162.005675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382135.98/cwt130.00–138.005194
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385112.00/cwt112.00–112.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423163.87/cwt160.00–169.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431132.72/cwt130.00–140.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432149.00/cwt149.00–149.006442
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Bulls—Large 1-2451130.00/cwt130.00–130.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472166.00/cwt166.00–166.007844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472144.00/cwt144.00–144.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484133.81/cwt125.00–140.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500146.50/cwt144.00–154.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510160.49/cwt156.00–165.008186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529126.75/cwt120.00–130.006715
Bulls—Large 1-2534131.06/cwt122.00–135.0070017
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Large 1-2551139.00/cwt139.00–139.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3562124.64/cwt120.00–131.0070011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563154.00/cwt154.00–154.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576136.19/cwt134.00–140.007849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3604120.00/cwt115.00–125.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610136.00/cwt136.00–136.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635128.33/cwt128.00–129.008153
Bulls—Large 1-2642129.00/cwt129.00–129.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651143.50/cwt143.50–143.509344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3671118.33/cwt111.00–120.007947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688126.00/cwt126.00–126.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762121.01/cwt117.00–123.009226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377290.00/cwt90.00–90.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805101.97/cwt96.00–114.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383094.00/cwt94.00–94.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865109.80/cwt101.00–114.009506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296797.76/cwt96.00–103.009454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,097100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0972
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,190120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,100101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38188.60/cwt83.00–92.501,2245
Bulls——1,659103.69/cwt90.00–110.001,72018
Bulls——1,923115.53/cwt111.00–123.002,2227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99653.56/cwt47.00–58.005337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04762.27/cwt58.00–65.0065216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08876.45/cwt75.00–77.508322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11770.39/cwt66.00–74.0078614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19670.83/cwt67.00–73.0084712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25375.93/cwt73.00–78.0095116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31282.92/cwt79.00–87.001,08825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39471.39/cwt68.00–73.0099513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42875.72/cwt74.00–78.001,08128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62982.24/cwt78.50–91.501,34017
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295877.66/cwt75.00–81.007442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3735525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783910.00/head910.00–910.009108
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815875.00/head875.00–875.008757
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3885675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3925700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3813775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,027884.98/head850.00–900.008853
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,070725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7751,398.35/head1,250.00–1,525.001,3982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078869.95/head850.00–900.008702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,247898.66/head800.00–975.008993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270935.00/head935.00–935.009351

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.