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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 18
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 759▲ 173 vs year ago 590 · +29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 157▲ 62 vs year ago 143 · +43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages; few 300-400 lb weaned packages sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $187.54/cwt on 336 head.
Average price
$187.54
336 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$596
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$61.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2596197.891,179246
Large 1-2741166.961,23714thin
Medium and Large 2-3450161.0172566
Small and Medium 1-2425136.8658210thin
One grade step is worth $61.03/cwt here — about $596 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 sale336 hd
187.54
—
KY average27 barns · 5,799 hd
194.30
−6.76
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—Low1,662117.921,96029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43495.701,37352
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20893.571,13057
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01485.6986946
HeifersChoiceAverage1,179131.371,5495thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,120157.481,7642thin

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)1,305$1,2773thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339296.44/cwt282.00–300.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350230.00/cwt230.00–230.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2354278.58/cwt256.00–286.009864
Steers—Large 1-2360257.18/cwt250.00–261.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377300.31/cwt297.00–302.001,1329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425278.69/cwt260.00–287.001,1847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460276.33/cwt262.00–280.001,27117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515260.88/cwt251.00–266.001,3445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530244.47/cwt243.00–246.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564245.36/cwt240.00–249.001,3845
Steers—Large 1-2582221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610213.58/cwt212.00–219.001,3037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615226.89/cwt223.00–238.001,39520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660210.58/cwt210.00–214.001,3907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663230.14/cwt221.00–235.001,5267
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683192.30/cwt188.00–195.001,3133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708203.03/cwt198.00–205.001,43711
Steers—Large 1-2710191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758197.50/cwt190.00–199.001,49712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774206.67/cwt204.00–209.001,60013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870193.44/cwt188.00–199.001,6832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3948171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6216
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3130142.50/cwt142.50–142.501852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3170150.00/cwt150.00–150.002551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3231152.48/cwt145.00–160.003528
Heifers—Large 1-2250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504491
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2273139.38/cwt125.00–152.503812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305170.74/cwt140.00–177.5052111
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2313144.12/cwt140.00–152.504513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335207.50/cwt205.00–210.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added347230.00/cwt230.00–230.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366206.24/cwt197.00–212.507557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376224.14/cwt215.00–232.0084313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383171.88/cwt162.50–182.506583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419168.27/cwt160.00–181.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421217.30/cwt212.00–224.0091511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2444206.27/cwt197.50–210.0091611
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466217.42/cwt213.00–219.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479201.76/cwt189.00–210.0096617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480173.21/cwt160.00–184.008318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509195.80/cwt191.00–201.009974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518210.44/cwt204.00–214.001,09041
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2522130.00/cwt130.00–130.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531166.14/cwt155.00–187.008827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568167.64/cwt160.00–177.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569203.15/cwt201.00–206.001,15612
Heifers—Large 1-2575178.50/cwt167.00–190.001,0262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588194.48/cwt189.00–200.001,1442
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605200.33/cwt199.00–203.001,2126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609177.30/cwt171.00–188.001,08015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630144.51/cwt132.00–151.009103
Heifers—Large 1-2645179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3193
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2665112.50/cwt112.50–112.507481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669176.33/cwt166.00–190.001,1804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3674152.90/cwt139.00–160.001,0318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708136.67/cwt136.00–137.009683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715195.50/cwt195.50–195.501,39872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715159.86/cwt150.00–170.001,1432
Heifers—Large 1-2765156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770166.46/cwt150.00–179.001,2823
Heifers—Large 1-2819171.48/cwt169.00–175.001,4045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2829167.90/cwt140.00–177.001,3924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Heifers—Large 1-2967163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985127.02/cwt125.00–129.001,2512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open994146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3242220.00/cwt220.00–220.005322
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285245.04/cwt242.50–247.506982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285220.00/cwt220.00–220.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335209.00/cwt209.00–209.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338260.50/cwt260.00–261.008802
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3387212.17/cwt189.00–230.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429261.09/cwt254.00–265.001,1206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435191.90/cwt187.50–201.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460264.93/cwt259.00–271.001,2192
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2468162.11/cwt150.00–173.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478206.87/cwt181.00–221.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485238.16/cwt230.00–245.001,1553
Bulls—Large 1-2505247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2471
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525207.90/cwt187.00–218.001,0915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533231.88/cwt225.00–237.001,23616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555244.60/cwt241.00–249.001,3585
Bulls—Large 1-2567219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575227.03/cwt220.00–236.001,3057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578204.45/cwt201.00–215.001,1824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616192.05/cwt181.00–204.001,1834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623208.16/cwt205.00–214.001,29716
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2628135.00/cwt135.00–135.008483
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2655151.00/cwt151.00–151.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666197.88/cwt180.00–204.001,3188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679208.41/cwt205.00–214.001,4158
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728173.62/cwt160.00–192.001,2648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770170.67/cwt150.00–181.001,3143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2861177.37/cwt172.00–185.001,5275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2963155.40/cwt150.00–163.001,4973
Bulls—Large 1-2985121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,055103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0871
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,120157.48/cwt155.00–160.001,7642
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,179131.37/cwt110.00–140.001,5495
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51194.18/cwt90.00–97.001,4234
Bulls——1,552113.58/cwt109.00–124.001,76312
Bulls——1,810129.24/cwt124.00–137.002,33913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92479.96/cwt78.00–83.007397
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01485.18/cwt83.00–88.0086416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03072.54/cwt64.00–78.007476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04693.16/cwt88.00–101.0097417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09381.07/cwt76.00–84.008863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18391.33/cwt85.00–95.001,08036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276100.14/cwt95.00–108.001,27818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34983.84/cwt82.00–85.001,1314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41292.10/cwt87.00–95.001,30019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46199.69/cwt95.00–110.001,45629
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,277.23/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2773

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.