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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 21
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▼ 982 vs last sale 1,554▼ 144 vs year ago 716 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 156▲ 103 vs year ago 152 · +67.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 22 vs year ago 45 · −48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand under heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.08/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$138.08
188 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$29.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551145.19800129
Large 1-2547133.0072818thin
Medium and Large 2-3613118.3272536
Small and Medium 1-2415115.304795thin
One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $321 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 sale188 hd
138.08
—
KY average21 barns · 6,214 hd
148.03
−9.95
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—High1,64998.881,63129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29175.5097589
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50175.361,13146
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03265.4167543
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395105.501,4722thin

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)1,333$8632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$8074thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,369$1,0975

Every lot

126 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318187.89/cwt186.00–190.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368200.88/cwt194.00–207.007399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385176.84/cwt170.00–180.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410158.00/cwt158.00–158.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419189.99/cwt177.00–207.0079620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476171.27/cwt170.00–173.008157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485184.44/cwt175.00–190.0089520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488150.00/cwt150.00–150.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505151.00/cwt151.00–151.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508165.35/cwt163.00–167.008406
Steers—Large 1-2535151.00/cwt151.00–151.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568168.00/cwt168.00–168.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578145.40/cwt141.00–150.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586155.60/cwt154.00–160.009125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622167.90/cwt155.00–177.001,04416
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2637124.00/cwt124.00–124.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645143.00/cwt143.00–143.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668140.00/cwt140.00–140.009356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672155.01/cwt154.00–158.001,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707145.53/cwt144.00–150.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717174.22/cwt158.00–178.001,24910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775172.92/cwt154.00–173.751,34043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,180130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280152.00/cwt152.00–152.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added300156.00/cwt156.00–156.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305123.00/cwt123.00–123.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330143.72/cwt141.00–146.004744
Heifers—Large 1-2343132.00/cwt132.00–132.004533
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2368115.24/cwt110.00–120.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374155.17/cwt154.00–157.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377129.00/cwt129.00–129.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387143.66/cwt143.00–145.005563
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427144.84/cwt140.00–147.0061812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428152.58/cwt150.00–154.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438131.49/cwt130.00–133.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465131.00/cwt131.00–131.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479144.05/cwt140.00–148.0069012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486152.50/cwt151.00–154.007416
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513121.49/cwt121.00–122.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.66/cwt141.00–146.0075313
Heifers—Large 1-2543140.00/cwt140.00–140.0076012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561142.69/cwt141.00–147.008007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574125.00/cwt121.00–128.007187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579151.67/cwt147.00–153.008789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement625164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0258
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3632127.51/cwt127.00–128.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637137.00/cwt137.00–137.008731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641150.43/cwt141.00–152.009647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement654168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664144.60/cwt144.00–145.509605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665137.00/cwt137.00–137.009112
Heifers—Large 1-2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3687120.72/cwt119.00–121.008297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3713103.59/cwt95.00–112.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775108.53/cwt107.00–110.008412
Heifers—Large 1-281294.00/cwt94.00–94.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2834119.00/cwt119.00–119.009925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388782.27/cwt80.00–83.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,095105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,130104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2229175.15/cwt160.00–187.004014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345180.00/cwt174.00–186.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376177.46/cwt161.00–183.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380151.00/cwt151.00–151.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400167.00/cwt167.00–167.006681
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426150.61/cwt150.00–151.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479179.01/cwt177.00–183.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480154.56/cwt148.00–160.007423
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485116.43/cwt113.00–120.005652
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2505111.35/cwt110.00–114.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530132.02/cwt130.00–134.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534147.87/cwt141.00–150.0079012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567144.34/cwt143.00–146.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622129.53/cwt125.00–131.008068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631137.06/cwt134.00–148.008658
Bulls—Large 1-2640134.00/cwt134.00–134.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665136.82/cwt134.00–139.009105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667124.26/cwt114.00–130.008296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724128.82/cwt124.00–138.009336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765116.33/cwt109.00–120.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384583.00/cwt83.00–83.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867124.47/cwt120.00–129.001,0794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392085.00/cwt85.00–85.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2923105.90/cwt94.00–118.009772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2963113.49/cwt110.00–117.001,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397384.34/cwt84.00–85.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04084.00/cwt84.00–84.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,15295.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0942
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 352560.00/cwt60.00–60.003151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,255101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2681
Heifers—Choice1,535110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33985.31/cwt81.00–89.001,1425
Bulls——1,63397.92/cwt90.00–108.001,59919
Bulls——2,021116.12/cwt110.00–122.002,3475
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93557.73/cwt55.00–61.005403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01049.16/cwt44.00–54.004973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03865.23/cwt61.00–70.0067727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05073.06/cwt70.00–78.0076710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23664.64/cwt62.00–67.007999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27371.38/cwt68.00–75.0090938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32081.56/cwt75.00–92.001,07742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42364.54/cwt64.00–65.009182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46671.93/cwt68.00–74.501,05419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53478.83/cwt75.00–86.501,20925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,065850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4351,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4481,194.25/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3785525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,165750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,200775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,273976.28/head925.00–1,025.009762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.