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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 27
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 487▲ 344 vs year ago 411 · +83.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 96▲ 36 vs year ago 83 · +43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very 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 $172.42/cwt on 312 head.
Average price
$172.42
312 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$333
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$48.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524176.49924282
Large 1-2656140.009185thin
Medium and Large 2-3573133.7776622
Small and Medium 1-2463127.675923thin
One grade step is worth $48.82/cwt here — about $333 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 sale312 hd
172.42
—
KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd
174.92
−2.50
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—High1,630121.101,97420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43192.491,32433
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25592.041,15529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04076.8980029

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)1,325$1,1593thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$1,0101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,0092thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,475$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,525$1,9751thin

Every lot

125 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—Small and Medium 1-2300137.50/cwt137.50–137.504131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335214.50/cwt214.00–215.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361218.12/cwt216.00–220.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382204.00/cwt204.00–204.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435239.27/cwt219.00–249.001,04122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440207.00/cwt207.00–207.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,05910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469231.82/cwt217.00–243.001,08717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473190.51/cwt190.00–191.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520212.51/cwt210.00–218.001,10514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,15221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592180.36/cwt176.00–189.001,0683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595206.83/cwt200.00–207.001,23141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608173.95/cwt170.00–178.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621193.35/cwt185.00–196.501,20132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659172.31/cwt166.00–181.001,1368
Steers—Large 1-2700159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731178.76/cwt165.00–181.501,30717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758170.71/cwt160.00–180.001,29418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770144.04/cwt142.00–146.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy822186.75/cwt186.75–186.751,53562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added217215.00/cwt215.00–215.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230187.00/cwt187.00–187.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3263160.21/cwt152.50–167.504212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288182.57/cwt175.00–190.005262
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315148.89/cwt140.00–157.504692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322192.88/cwt187.50–207.0062110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323181.95/cwt180.00–185.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379180.10/cwt170.00–185.0068310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381202.01/cwt194.00–206.0077030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415167.95/cwt165.00–176.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416186.11/cwt179.00–199.0077420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465186.63/cwt177.00–198.0086825
Heifers—Large 1-2470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481171.06/cwt167.00–174.0082312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515190.00/cwt190.00–190.0097916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526175.61/cwt169.00–183.0092413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532136.44/cwt130.00–149.007265
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2550122.75/cwt122.50–123.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570148.89/cwt137.00–161.008492
Heifers—Large 1-2570147.00/cwt147.00–147.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571160.64/cwt155.00–168.009175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579170.26/cwt168.50–174.0098610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620168.73/cwt158.00–171.001,04621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed622167.60/cwt167.60–167.601,04276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623128.76/cwt127.00–130.008024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655164.20/cwt160.00–166.001,0765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665131.31/cwt123.00–140.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709147.75/cwt146.00–149.001,0484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3722115.68/cwt106.00–132.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725139.94/cwt138.00–142.001,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1611
Heifers—Large 1-2835118.00/cwt118.00–118.009852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388097.00/cwt97.00–97.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2882124.35/cwt119.00–127.001,0973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225180.00/cwt180.00–180.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added277231.51/cwt227.50–234.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281200.00/cwt200.00–200.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318181.87/cwt172.50–187.505783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337216.00/cwt216.00–216.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372225.14/cwt213.00–235.0083812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378179.83/cwt175.00–185.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390197.09/cwt190.00–204.007692
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2408130.03/cwt125.00–135.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421222.92/cwt208.00–239.009388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426198.32/cwt170.00–206.008459
Bulls—Large 1-2460178.00/cwt178.00–178.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480162.75/cwt162.50–163.007812
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482190.97/cwt175.00–200.009206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505157.50/cwt157.50–157.507951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519199.45/cwt196.00–201.001,0359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009151
Bulls—Large 1-2530197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563193.94/cwt186.00–198.001,0925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563159.76/cwt157.50–162.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569177.10/cwt171.00–180.001,0086
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570135.00/cwt135.00–135.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617155.04/cwt152.00–158.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630179.04/cwt169.00–183.001,1284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667164.95/cwt160.00–174.001,1004
Bulls—Large 1-2690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Bulls—Large 1-2720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725151.47/cwt150.00–156.001,0984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778135.80/cwt135.00–137.001,0575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820114.39/cwt110.00–119.009382
Bulls—Large 1-2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298096.00/cwt92.00–100.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,01096.00/cwt96.00–96.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,258105.31/cwt95.00–112.001,3259
Bulls——1,934134.02/cwt115.50–147.002,59211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94355.84/cwt45.00–65.005273
Cows—Boner 80-85%95573.00/cwt73.00–73.006971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00768.49/cwt65.00–72.006906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05176.17/cwt73.00–79.008019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07587.80/cwt80.00–105.0094411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23584.19/cwt82.00–87.001,0407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27695.57/cwt87.00–109.001,21921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32682.74/cwt77.00–87.001,0978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45796.55/cwt88.00–113.001,40724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-372592.50/cwt92.50–92.506711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29881,009.43/head985.00–1,035.001,0092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2101,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,158.96/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1593
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751

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.