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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 30
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 869▼ 104 vs year ago 1,019 · −10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 259▲ 1 vs year ago 193 · +0.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 9▲ 27 vs year ago 5 · +540.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-500 lb calves. Better quality calves to start this week compared to last week. Yearling steers and heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate 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 $188.67/cwt on 329 head.
Average price
$188.67
329 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$549
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$62.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571199.651,140224
Large 1-2575181.341,0433thin
Medium and Large 2-3608168.041,02191
Small and Medium 1-2429137.6359111thin
One grade step is worth $62.02/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 sale329 hd
188.67
—
KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd
203.28
−14.62
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—High1,542112.291,73215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45296.041,39456
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26694.711,19957
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12085.4295738
HeifersChoiceAverage1,123139.311,5642thin

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)1,123$1,1887
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,506$1,63610

Every lot

131 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added333296.39/cwt293.00–301.009877
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3359242.54/cwt240.00–255.008716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379296.04/cwt275.00–303.001,12213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415226.29/cwt220.00–238.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420278.80/cwt261.00–288.001,17123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470274.78/cwt268.00–283.001,29122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493254.11/cwt250.00–255.001,25310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2503242.43/cwt242.00–243.001,2197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515265.27/cwt253.00–274.001,36615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552239.02/cwt235.00–247.001,3193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562242.95/cwt239.00–249.001,3656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579264.54/cwt256.00–273.001,53227
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2590203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614237.01/cwt232.00–240.001,4554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615254.56/cwt253.00–257.501,56624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620217.60/cwt198.00–226.001,34915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed636260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671255.08/cwt242.00–259.001,71213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed672261.38/cwt260.00–263.001,75613
Steers—Large 1-2685226.24/cwt226.00–227.001,5504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685200.24/cwt194.00–205.001,3724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705188.85/cwt183.00–200.001,3316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728226.00/cwt225.00–227.001,6452
Steers—Large 1-2760164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765198.78/cwt182.00–207.001,5213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777232.18/cwt230.00–234.001,80421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818209.72/cwt200.00–213.001,7164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3820191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed880229.75/cwt229.75–229.752,02223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933192.60/cwt191.00–193.001,7975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed938219.66/cwt219.00–220.002,0603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,145169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,9352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,355140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230215.00/cwt215.00–215.004952
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2240127.50/cwt127.50–127.503061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270232.50/cwt232.50–232.506282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278200.05/cwt195.00–205.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added301230.00/cwt230.00–230.006923
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333203.55/cwt190.00–217.506785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369185.62/cwt180.00–192.506854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370192.50/cwt192.50–192.507121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387237.12/cwt227.00–243.0091810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415175.54/cwt175.00–177.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421228.32/cwt216.00–238.0096123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428213.50/cwt213.00–214.009142
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2428131.29/cwt125.00–137.505622
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2468113.69/cwt110.00–117.505322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482215.83/cwt213.00–219.001,04014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483196.27/cwt193.00–200.009486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484179.10/cwt170.00–190.008679
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2513159.13/cwt151.00–167.508164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519212.08/cwt207.00–215.001,10127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524200.13/cwt190.00–205.001,04928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528180.01/cwt163.00–189.0095019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563177.70/cwt161.00–184.001,0006
Heifers—Large 1-2575181.34/cwt181.00–182.001,0433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579194.32/cwt190.00–201.001,12526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617195.93/cwt186.00–200.001,20921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631176.62/cwt160.00–182.001,11412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676192.57/cwt190.00–198.001,3026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3681170.86/cwt160.00–180.001,16410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715181.97/cwt164.00–189.001,30113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3723150.13/cwt143.00–159.001,08512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3758145.58/cwt126.00–151.001,1038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open810198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3837129.03/cwt120.00–135.001,0806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open855171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2972135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,022141.59/cwt140.00–144.001,4475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,085148.00/cwt136.00–160.001,6062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2275197.50/cwt197.50–197.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285256.21/cwt255.00–257.507302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313240.00/cwt240.00–240.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313225.06/cwt222.50–227.507042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385233.00/cwt233.00–233.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423248.65/cwt240.00–257.001,0522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423201.08/cwt181.00–220.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469202.70/cwt181.00–224.0095112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494235.60/cwt231.00–242.001,16412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510183.63/cwt170.00–204.009377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521227.48/cwt221.00–235.001,18510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566225.23/cwt216.00–229.001,27511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572203.42/cwt175.00–212.001,16415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609154.05/cwt150.00–160.009385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622203.74/cwt180.00–217.001,26727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660173.66/cwt171.00–175.001,1463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682193.25/cwt185.00–210.001,3183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709172.17/cwt168.00–179.001,2215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3719150.93/cwt142.00–156.001,0854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765149.38/cwt134.00–157.001,1433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820164.48/cwt144.00–188.001,3497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3828128.25/cwt110.00–140.001,0623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2878157.74/cwt148.00–188.001,3854
Bulls—Large 1-2950107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3960100.00/cwt100.00–100.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,165150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7481
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,123139.31/cwt130.00–149.001,5642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38789.39/cwt66.00–104.001,2405
Bulls——1,504118.16/cwt109.00–123.501,7776
Bulls——1,793132.10/cwt124.00–137.002,3694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98870.84/cwt61.00–77.007002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10379.54/cwt78.00–82.008776
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12285.49/cwt83.00–92.0095923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16694.42/cwt92.00–99.001,1017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19087.26/cwt82.00–90.001,03819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25294.21/cwt90.00–97.501,18022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33488.30/cwt86.00–89.001,1788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374104.25/cwt98.00–114.001,43216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43093.72/cwt89.00–96.001,34021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504100.14/cwt96.00–109.501,50627
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,187.58/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1887
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4551,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5191,723.42/head1,550.00–1,900.001,7238

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.