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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 28
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
974 head
▲ 402 vs last sale 572▼ 553 vs year ago 1,527 · −36.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 255▼ 6 vs year ago 221 · −2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers traded steady; except 400-600 lbs weaned packages traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers traded steady; except 400-500 lbs weaned packages traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with moderate to 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 $145.92/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$145.92
370 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$49.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2599149.23894321
Medium and Large 2-3530125.0366345
Large 1-2682121.008253thin
Small and Medium 1-2420100.004201thin
One grade step is worth $49.23/cwt here — about $474 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 sale370 hd
145.92
—
KY average11 barns · 2,013 hd
146.17
−0.25
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—Low1,750101.501,77721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52173.881,12348
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29572.3193660
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02459.4260953
SteersChoiceAverage1,370117.001,6031thin

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)1,278$9114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$88119
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$7263thin

Every lot

132 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 2-3265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3321158.00/cwt157.00–160.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338176.55/cwt171.00–185.005975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added346193.00/cwt193.00–193.006684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369185.80/cwt179.00–191.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374196.64/cwt191.00–200.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414173.31/cwt170.00–178.007184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419190.19/cwt181.00–196.0079711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471188.52/cwt179.00–191.0088839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483169.11/cwt164.00–171.008177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510183.15/cwt168.50–190.5093421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526164.03/cwt163.00–165.0086311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535147.66/cwt134.00–152.007904
Steers—Large 1-2565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579162.93/cwt159.00–166.0094312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583176.46/cwt169.00–179.001,02961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622165.24/cwt160.00–169.501,02862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626155.01/cwt153.00–156.009707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0274
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679167.82/cwt165.00–170.001,13935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715166.60/cwt157.00–169.001,19134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774165.28/cwt160.00–170.001,2794
Steers—Large 1-2780145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827165.73/cwt159.00–169.001,3719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215147.50/cwt147.50–147.503171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3298135.00/cwt135.00–135.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3308129.54/cwt125.00–134.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328140.48/cwt140.00–141.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added332159.00/cwt159.00–159.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350144.00/cwt144.00–144.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375137.27/cwt132.00–142.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381159.45/cwt152.00–167.006087
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428131.95/cwt129.00–137.005657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429156.51/cwt153.00–158.0067110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430145.18/cwt142.00–149.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469155.28/cwt151.00–159.0072833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475132.04/cwt128.00–134.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476146.64/cwt144.00–150.0069814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524143.70/cwt138.00–146.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530149.96/cwt147.00–154.0079546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577144.21/cwt139.00–147.008329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580150.36/cwt148.00–157.0087240
Heifers—Large 1-2580137.00/cwt137.00–137.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583127.23/cwt121.00–131.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621133.83/cwt130.00–140.008319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623143.48/cwt141.00–145.5089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631117.69/cwt111.00–130.0074312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660134.81/cwt130.00–138.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661141.30/cwt141.00–141.5093423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679114.77/cwt106.00–123.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727127.68/cwt127.00–129.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,04112
Heifers—Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed768159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,22165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768126.78/cwt122.00–133.009744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813111.98/cwt110.00–116.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394594.00/cwt94.00–94.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,062113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200142.50/cwt142.50–142.502851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220162.50/cwt162.50–162.503581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2256171.00/cwt171.00–171.004383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345168.00/cwt168.00–168.005802
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2350107.50/cwt107.50–107.503761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370164.05/cwt160.00–168.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2425112.50/cwt112.50–112.504781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426186.72/cwt183.00–190.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445162.00/cwt162.00–162.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476174.86/cwt171.00–176.0083210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477145.59/cwt142.00–150.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478148.59/cwt145.00–152.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523147.29/cwt140.00–152.0077023
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2524118.36/cwt108.00–123.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529136.29/cwt131.00–140.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562156.00/cwt156.00–156.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569145.58/cwt140.00–150.008288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
Bulls—Large 1-2607131.00/cwt131.00–131.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608139.80/cwt134.00–145.0085010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610152.00/cwt152.00–152.009272
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3661127.02/cwt123.00–133.008405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667140.83/cwt138.00–143.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725116.67/cwt114.00–120.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2729135.98/cwt128.00–139.009914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771133.88/cwt124.00–139.001,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3778116.26/cwt110.00–120.009053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824126.39/cwt117.00–130.001,0418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Bulls—Large 1-2868116.99/cwt114.00–118.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2883120.03/cwt116.00–124.001,0602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,095106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,370117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70697.77/cwt89.00–109.001,66814
Bulls——1,784116.46/cwt109.00–125.002,0786
Bulls——2,17064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,3891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95347.65/cwt41.00–51.0045414
Cows—Lean 85-90%99956.80/cwt53.00–60.0056714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06365.25/cwt62.00–69.0069418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11873.22/cwt70.00–78.508197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25869.62/cwt65.00–74.0087630
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25964.60/cwt64.00–65.0081310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36980.19/cwt74.00–89.501,09820
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40163.87/cwt63.00–65.008954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46771.28/cwt67.00–74.001,04623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60278.64/cwt74.00–86.001,26021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3983725.76/head635.00–825.007263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,086764.64/head660.00–825.007658
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,115675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,196966.20/head875.00–1,085.0096611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,332989.64/head925.00–1,050.009903
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,00066.00/cwt66.00–66.006601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04883.35/cwt75.00–93.008744

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.