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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 14
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,554 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 1,686▼ 207 vs year ago 1,761 · −11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 248▲ 18 vs year ago 138 · +13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 24▲ 17 vs year ago 1 · +1,700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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 $151.75/cwt on 672 head.
Average price
$151.75
672 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2624155.76973591
Medium and Large 2-3547122.6367178
Small and Medium 1-2543118.336433thin
One grade step is worth $37.43/cwt here — about $330 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 sale672 hd
151.75
—
KY average24 barns · 6,977 hd
147.75
+4.00
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—High1,623100.591,63321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25677.2497028
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51576.511,15944
CowsLean 85-90%Low98065.1963917
HeifersChoiceAverage1,121116.001,3005thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$7775
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$7351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,0123thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added272210.00/cwt210.00–210.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327193.30/cwt190.00–198.0063217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added354191.65/cwt188.00–195.006786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369182.83/cwt178.00–186.006759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417172.73/cwt170.00–175.007206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431192.71/cwt182.00–196.0083133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459185.43/cwt178.00–190.0085120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479172.03/cwt167.00–174.0082415
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509177.87/cwt168.00–184.5090528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517163.34/cwt157.00–166.0084410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572159.59/cwt155.00–165.0091313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588180.56/cwt166.00–186.301,062131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611148.21/cwt145.00–153.0090611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620169.27/cwt162.00–174.001,04937
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663164.72/cwt160.00–167.001,09278
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669149.40/cwt144.00–152.009998
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3738135.61/cwt131.00–140.001,0018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742164.34/cwt155.00–165.251,21987
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,28316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771145.90/cwt140.00–150.001,1255
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823161.53/cwt160.00–166.001,32912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870158.07/cwt150.00–162.501,37541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,190110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282143.00/cwt143.00–143.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316142.10/cwt140.00–145.0044911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318125.32/cwt121.00–127.503995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372138.91/cwt137.00–145.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378129.81/cwt124.00–138.0049114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417148.60/cwt145.00–152.0062022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422125.52/cwt120.00–131.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426138.02/cwt132.00–146.0058814
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473150.34/cwt147.00–153.0071125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473123.95/cwt110.00–130.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476146.48/cwt140.00–155.0069717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524148.28/cwt146.00–149.007777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530144.45/cwt139.00–148.0076622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531126.01/cwt121.00–137.006697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy569155.00/cwt155.00–155.0088214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570148.38/cwt146.00–152.0084634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574145.98/cwt143.00–147.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580130.92/cwt120.00–137.007598
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629163.55/cwt142.00–167.751,029187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629135.57/cwt132.00–138.008538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3634120.91/cwt100.00–129.0076712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy646152.25/cwt152.25–152.2598418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682115.35/cwt90.00–125.0078711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688131.99/cwt128.00–136.009086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720163.49/cwt160.00–166.751,177143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736134.41/cwt132.00–135.009895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3744115.99/cwt112.00–118.008634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,09711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763111.02/cwt110.00–112.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767124.00/cwt124.00–124.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy823157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,29620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383798.00/cwt98.00–98.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858136.85/cwt126.00–139.001,1746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,030106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,083109.01/cwt106.00–112.001,1812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2110150.97/cwt145.00–157.501662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2175151.00/cwt151.00–151.002641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added313180.00/cwt180.00–180.005633
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2326122.50/cwt122.50–122.503993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added342155.00/cwt155.00–155.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added363182.68/cwt180.00–184.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363150.50/cwt150.00–151.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375168.00/cwt168.00–168.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437185.88/cwt173.00–190.008126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465143.46/cwt140.00–147.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479175.23/cwt173.00–177.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
Bulls—Large 1-2500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510161.00/cwt161.00–161.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514154.05/cwt144.00–158.007928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524130.49/cwt130.00–131.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550141.00/cwt141.00–141.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568151.30/cwt147.00–156.0085926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613116.53/cwt110.00–123.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628142.22/cwt135.00–147.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668147.75/cwt147.00–148.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670121.64/cwt116.00–129.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672138.80/cwt136.00–141.0093310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2739134.49/cwt133.00–136.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2782135.97/cwt130.00–140.001,0634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823119.31/cwt110.00–129.009825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890130.50/cwt127.00–134.001,1612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2918117.04/cwt114.00–120.001,0742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2977115.06/cwt106.00–126.001,1243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399091.00/cwt91.00–91.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,18095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3803134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,07664
Dairy Steers—Large 31,335110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4692
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,121116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3005
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43886.31/cwt85.00–88.001,2412
Bulls——1,54898.75/cwt91.00–106.001,52915
Bulls——1,999114.65/cwt109.00–119.002,2924
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92365.73/cwt63.00–69.006078
Cows—Lean 85-90%96858.02/cwt56.00–60.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04672.21/cwt70.00–76.007555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05552.62/cwt52.00–53.005552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20669.67/cwt66.00–74.008407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27279.77/cwt75.00–87.001,01521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49872.45/cwt69.00–75.001,08516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52478.83/cwt75.00–87.001,20128
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,173850.80/head825.00–875.008512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2925500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075745.86/head700.00–785.007462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,130735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305946.93/head800.00–1,060.009472
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02578.81/cwt73.00–89.008083

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.