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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 16
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,466 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 1,216▲ 842 vs year ago 624 · +134.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 214▲ 71 vs year ago 222 · +32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 31▼ 39 vs year ago 50 · −78.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with good demand for weaned packages; very good demand for attractive quality featherweight calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Fleshy, off-color and bawling calves facing discounts. Buyers showing good preference for weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $215.98/cwt on 688 head.
Average price
$215.98
688 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,380
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,012
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$83.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2668224.381,500556
Large 1-2555191.311,06221
Medium and Large 2-3517180.73935105
Small and Medium 1-2346141.084886thin
One grade step is worth $83.30/cwt here — about $1,012 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 sale688 hd
215.98
—
KY average26 barns · 5,906 hd
211.17
+4.81
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—High1,604121.541,94924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,498105.071,57472
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,263103.061,30271
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03989.5393053
HeifersChoiceAverage1,386122.241,6944thin

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)795$6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)915$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$1,3604thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255235.00/cwt235.00–235.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added290276.00/cwt276.00–276.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360291.28/cwt275.00–304.001,04910
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415254.39/cwt250.00–259.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425230.95/cwt230.00–232.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429286.48/cwt267.00–296.001,22927
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470251.47/cwt249.00–253.001,1825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472271.65/cwt258.00–282.501,28219
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2482182.00/cwt182.00–182.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519262.95/cwt250.00–271.001,36512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527247.22/cwt243.00–249.001,3038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574246.22/cwt242.00–249.001,4135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575233.62/cwt221.00–240.001,34311
Steers—Large 1-2585240.51/cwt236.00–242.001,4074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,50412
Steers—Large 1-2610212.74/cwt209.00–228.001,2985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628249.16/cwt242.00–255.001,56510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673240.88/cwt225.00–245.001,62148
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3676224.02/cwt221.00–230.001,5146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,61047
Steers—Large 1-2712213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717228.50/cwt224.00–230.001,6384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7163
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3737200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767233.78/cwt232.50–235.101,793131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,88158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,8766
Steers—Large 1-2815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2854228.99/cwt220.00–232.001,9564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3213185.68/cwt170.00–201.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215190.00/cwt190.00–190.004091
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281188.33/cwt184.00–200.0052911
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2323140.64/cwt132.50–150.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326188.57/cwt181.00–197.506155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372204.43/cwt192.00–211.007603
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2383138.40/cwt133.00–150.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385230.43/cwt223.00–233.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385181.46/cwt180.00–193.006999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427191.69/cwt180.00–205.0081917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428220.81/cwt220.00–225.009456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430226.95/cwt225.00–230.009766
Heifers—Large 1-2442196.00/cwt196.00–196.008662
Heifers—Large 1-2451195.34/cwt193.00–200.008816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473215.19/cwt208.00–219.001,01811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478193.98/cwt181.00–204.0092710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480223.65/cwt221.00–227.001,07433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512187.72/cwt180.00–190.0096112
Heifers—Large 1-2515191.01/cwt190.00–194.009844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521206.74/cwt199.00–214.001,07720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561187.80/cwt180.00–192.001,0548
Heifers—Large 1-2565196.94/cwt190.00–204.001,1132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574207.10/cwt199.00–214.001,18928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,35214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620176.27/cwt165.00–187.001,0932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621199.18/cwt189.00–209.001,23719
Heifers—Large 1-2623180.51/cwt171.00–185.001,1253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,44830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,58084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3666174.70/cwt161.00–186.001,16410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692218.75/cwt194.00–219.501,51488
Heifers—Large 1-2695181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740161.32/cwt140.00–169.001,1949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,67071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,73369
Heifers—Large 1-2773191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3777145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3815157.69/cwt155.00–159.001,2853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838223.25/cwt223.25–223.251,87164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3955134.99/cwt134.00–136.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,245130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls43 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3175203.00/cwt203.00–203.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added250297.00/cwt297.00–297.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295254.00/cwt254.00–254.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315294.64/cwt285.00–297.009285
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2339245.07/cwt240.00–256.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374286.36/cwt275.00–299.001,0717
Bulls—Large 1-2385269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,0362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385255.08/cwt249.00–261.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425239.05/cwt230.00–249.001,0162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427206.26/cwt190.00–220.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428265.34/cwt263.00–271.001,1366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464275.78/cwt263.00–281.001,2804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474244.59/cwt239.00–248.001,1598
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480197.06/cwt181.00–222.009468
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2500169.50/cwt165.00–174.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515203.31/cwt198.00–214.001,04724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521233.23/cwt225.00–242.001,2155
Bulls—Large 1-2525229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540242.00/cwt239.00–244.001,30710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567232.31/cwt226.00–249.001,31713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573209.30/cwt194.00–224.001,1997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608186.03/cwt185.00–188.001,1313
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629203.28/cwt190.00–217.001,27916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630224.31/cwt223.00–225.001,4137
Bulls—Large 1-2647208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664202.21/cwt193.00–213.001,34314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3667181.63/cwt179.00–186.001,2113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670230.59/cwt230.00–231.001,5455
Bulls—Large 1-2685188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718199.09/cwt190.00–204.001,4298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755198.50/cwt198.00–199.001,4992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4132
Bulls—Large 1-2797180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2853191.49/cwt188.00–195.001,6332
Bulls—Large 1-2890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,080110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,386122.24/cwt119.00–130.001,6944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,341105.06/cwt95.00–111.001,4094
Bulls——1,575121.13/cwt111.00–126.001,90812
Bulls——1,778130.39/cwt127.00–133.002,3188
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91173.35/cwt69.00–78.006684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00282.99/cwt80.00–85.0083211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05590.21/cwt84.00–94.0095225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08098.75/cwt95.00–105.001,06713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15691.08/cwt89.00–93.001,0535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21198.16/cwt94.00–103.001,18932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328109.43/cwt104.00–119.001,45334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36093.52/cwt93.00–94.001,2722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40199.61/cwt95.00–103.001,39630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577109.75/cwt103.50–116.001,73140
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3965950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2451,269.28/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-366090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,156105.90/cwt94.00–110.001,2244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2795625.00/head625.00–625.006251

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.