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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 20
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
964 head
▲ 265 vs last sale 699▲ 278 vs year ago 686 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 147▼ 7 vs year ago 151 · −4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 22 · −22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Very active market with buyers showing preference for weaned thin-fleshed calf packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $187.59/cwt on 527 head.
Average price
$187.59
527 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$549
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$60.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584189.051,103500
Large 1-2442187.278273thin
Medium and Large 2-3424158.4267223
Small and Medium 1-2430129.005551thin
One grade step is worth $60.05/cwt here — about $549 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 sale527 hd
187.59
—
KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd
188.41
−0.82
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—High1,632126.632,06711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484101.511,50628
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22998.581,21251
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04381.1284640
SteersChoiceAverage1,230134.001,6481thin

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)1,230$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$1,1906

Every lot

115 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 1-2235221.00/cwt221.00–221.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270235.25/cwt231.00–237.506353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288224.70/cwt217.00–232.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322249.49/cwt240.00–260.0080313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375246.63/cwt235.00–270.0092515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419243.85/cwt227.00–260.001,02221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463221.54/cwt209.00–226.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3477184.41/cwt180.00–190.008803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479239.36/cwt229.00–259.001,14729
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519226.59/cwt212.00–240.001,17614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009011
Steers—Large 1-2535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575229.14/cwt210.00–235.001,31850
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy621225.15/cwt223.00–225.501,39814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623209.63/cwt196.00–217.001,30616
Steers—Large 1-2645197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3661182.99/cwt180.00–189.001,2103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664199.96/cwt196.00–204.001,32810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2483
Steers—Large 1-2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2710127.50/cwt127.50–127.509051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722197.20/cwt190.00–198.001,42410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722181.80/cwt179.00–183.001,3139
Steers—Large 1-2725163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772189.39/cwt184.00–190.501,46216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830184.11/cwt182.00–185.001,52810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3267167.23/cwt150.00–182.504477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278217.92/cwt211.00–225.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added321219.80/cwt209.00–230.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321161.77/cwt155.00–169.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328191.74/cwt190.00–195.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2356194.71/cwt191.00–202.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359172.65/cwt168.00–184.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372223.07/cwt210.00–249.0083024
Heifers—Large 1-2420186.90/cwt185.00–189.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423194.30/cwt184.00–210.008223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429205.89/cwt194.00–216.0088335
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2430129.00/cwt129.00–129.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468204.61/cwt192.00–211.5095859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468184.76/cwt182.00–190.008653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480162.00/cwt162.00–162.007781
Heifers—Large 1-2485188.00/cwt188.00–188.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521200.53/cwt191.00–207.001,04548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525186.00/cwt186.00–186.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566195.79/cwt192.00–199.001,10835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625177.87/cwt170.00–184.001,11299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669180.42/cwt173.00–183.001,20716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725176.68/cwt169.00–177.251,281143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3772135.22/cwt128.00–139.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828141.24/cwt129.00–154.001,1692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913139.05/cwt122.00–150.001,2703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,000131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235207.50/cwt207.50–207.504881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265201.00/cwt201.00–201.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295247.00/cwt247.00–247.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315220.76/cwt215.00–231.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374229.42/cwt226.00–238.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380206.71/cwt190.00–214.007856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408234.00/cwt234.00–234.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408221.55/cwt216.00–250.009046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422227.78/cwt211.00–234.009616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2465127.50/cwt127.50–127.505931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469234.29/cwt219.00–250.001,09914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473175.41/cwt170.00–181.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494209.36/cwt204.00–210.001,0349
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517200.04/cwt191.00–210.001,0345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520227.20/cwt213.00–239.001,18112
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2534139.02/cwt133.00–157.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570222.40/cwt215.00–227.001,2683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605217.67/cwt213.00–224.001,3173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0802
Bulls—Large 1-2740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805138.28/cwt124.00–143.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009442
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3692129.00/cwt129.00–129.008932
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,230134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,422107.72/cwt105.00–109.001,5323
Bulls——1,711133.72/cwt120.00–148.002,2888
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97352.74/cwt48.00–64.005135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00478.24/cwt74.00–82.0078612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07989.79/cwt83.00–102.0096922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08067.00/cwt67.00–67.007241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224100.78/cwt92.00–115.001,23442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25388.33/cwt85.00–92.001,1079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34888.17/cwt86.00–90.001,1892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,494102.54/cwt93.00–130.001,53226
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03892.20/cwt90.00–96.009573
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,230875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,063.36/head825.00–1,200.001,0633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,316.85/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3173

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.