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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 16
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,204 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 1,034▲ 932 vs year ago 272 · +342.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 170▲ 86 vs year ago 64 · +134.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with some weaned 400-600 lb packages 5.00 higher with very good buyer participation on a mostly attractive quality offering with many weaned calf packages on offer. Yearlings mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $157.33/cwt on 557 head.
Average price
$157.33
557 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2589159.54939514
Large 1-2509148.757564thin
Medium and Large 2-3581129.0475039
One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $189 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 sale557 hd
157.33
—
KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd
156.49
+0.84
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—Average1,664107.591,79113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63180.001,30548
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28876.2298237
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08766.6672533

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)1,048$1,2192thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$1,1463thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317189.00/cwt189.00–189.005995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318188.95/cwt187.00–191.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3352174.00/cwt174.00–174.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368198.24/cwt195.00–200.007304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383213.74/cwt210.00–219.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430206.88/cwt193.00–214.0089023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3457170.00/cwt170.00–170.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463199.67/cwt191.00–204.0092414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482187.36/cwt182.00–190.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518192.03/cwt180.00–200.0099558
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533178.33/cwt178.00–179.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569182.91/cwt176.00–191.001,04136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616173.93/cwt164.00–180.001,07153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666153.94/cwt150.00–156.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685173.54/cwt165.00–179.001,18944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705159.99/cwt159.00–161.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720172.30/cwt163.00–174.751,24198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3865155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871167.55/cwt163.00–173.001,4597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905164.13/cwt156.00–169.001,48519
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965156.65/cwt152.00–166.001,5126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,145127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233168.70/cwt159.00–177.503934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265152.50/cwt152.50–152.504041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275141.78/cwt130.00–154.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312157.78/cwt147.50–163.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3322130.00/cwt130.00–130.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330171.04/cwt165.00–180.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358130.00/cwt130.00–130.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375171.94/cwt168.00–176.0064511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385163.07/cwt159.00–168.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421171.88/cwt162.00–179.0072455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421139.87/cwt135.00–150.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428155.80/cwt151.00–160.0066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469167.19/cwt161.00–173.0078430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479155.11/cwt152.00–160.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3488139.67/cwt138.00–141.006823
Heifers—Large 1-2493150.00/cwt150.00–150.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510137.06/cwt134.00–140.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516160.85/cwt157.00–166.5083047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525152.70/cwt151.00–154.0080213
Heifers—Large 1-2555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559152.51/cwt146.00–154.508539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564140.95/cwt127.00–151.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574159.95/cwt155.50–171.0091836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609141.49/cwt139.00–143.008624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621153.66/cwt145.00–159.0095421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3624129.91/cwt125.00–135.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663126.09/cwt121.00–131.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672135.43/cwt130.50–145.0091012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684163.47/cwt151.00–168.351,118195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717129.57/cwt124.00–134.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745119.00/cwt119.00–119.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765137.08/cwt135.00–139.501,04913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765126.02/cwt122.00–132.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3771120.00/cwt120.00–120.009258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830114.84/cwt111.00–117.009536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open860121.98/cwt119.00–125.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880104.95/cwt101.00–109.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389791.00/cwt91.00–91.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910112.33/cwt107.00–115.001,0223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01591.00/cwt91.00–91.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3233162.64/cwt152.50–173.003792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255171.00/cwt171.00–171.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333184.81/cwt180.00–190.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339209.96/cwt196.00–217.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360188.11/cwt180.00–194.006774
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2368131.31/cwt130.00–132.504832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372205.16/cwt198.00–220.007638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403177.99/cwt176.00–180.007172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416202.97/cwt190.00–213.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435166.00/cwt166.00–166.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473172.69/cwt165.00–183.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477190.23/cwt184.00–199.0090721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505159.00/cwt159.00–159.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522178.79/cwt170.00–200.0093311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581160.51/cwt159.00–163.009336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583170.62/cwt164.00–176.0099513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3616136.76/cwt135.00–138.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623160.29/cwt153.00–165.0099923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626145.62/cwt140.00–151.009124
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2630103.00/cwt103.00–103.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674140.00/cwt140.00–140.009446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680149.87/cwt149.00–154.001,0199
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718130.01/cwt129.00–131.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720139.96/cwt138.00–142.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3753118.49/cwt116.00–121.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761125.00/cwt125.00–125.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy815139.50/cwt138.00–141.001,1372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2819127.87/cwt117.00–133.001,0476
Bulls—Large 1-2845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy870137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2902131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16078.00/cwt78.00–78.009051
Bulls——1,628105.27/cwt94.00–109.001,7146
Bulls——1,785114.85/cwt110.00–120.002,0506
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91049.82/cwt45.00–56.504533
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06267.42/cwt65.00–71.0071612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10261.25/cwt58.00–64.006759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16476.67/cwt73.00–84.008929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24373.83/cwt72.00–76.5091817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24665.83/cwt64.00–69.008205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35482.40/cwt76.50–88.001,11615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41272.43/cwt69.00–75.501,02311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69682.25/cwt76.00–88.001,39537
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2381,155.93/head1,135.00–1,175.001,1562
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02084.00/cwt84.00–84.008571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,218.91/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2192

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.