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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 8
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,656 head
▲ 893 vs last sale 763▲ 622 vs year ago 1,034 · +60.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 205▲ 28 vs year ago 170 · +16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 5▲ 10 vs year ago 7 · +142.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last Monday due to Holiday; however market active with good buyer participation for all classes. Very good demand for 400-500 lb weaned steer packages.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.05/cwt on 747 head.
Average price
$222.05
747 head · 787 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$311
per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1-2508223.001,1333thin
Medium and Large 1-2798222.681,776702
Medium and Large 2-3614211.651,29934
Large 1-2688210.001,4448thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about −$311 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 sale747 hd
222.05
—
KY average26 barns · 9,021 hd
227.33
−5.29
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—High1,694120.032,03319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28498.261,26170
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43896.931,39356
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02884.6987137
HeifersChoiceAverage1,291136.421,7614thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,285152.001,9531thin

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)1,334$1,4456
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,306$1,2474thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,4001thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233271.06/cwt265.00–277.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3282195.75/cwt192.50–197.505523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360253.00/cwt253.00–253.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379294.60/cwt282.50–306.001,1175
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422269.99/cwt255.00–285.001,1398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426292.46/cwt283.00–300.001,2468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468251.97/cwt246.00–262.001,1796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481262.88/cwt262.00–265.001,2648
Steers—Large 1-2485243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,1791
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2508223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530259.81/cwt249.00–274.001,37717
Steers—Large 1-2530239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538255.37/cwt249.00–259.001,3746
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3541241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572263.26/cwt257.00–266.001,50634
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586244.43/cwt242.00–249.001,43218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617247.89/cwt243.00–251.001,52929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628233.96/cwt230.00–240.001,46912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628214.36/cwt201.00–228.001,3467
Steers—Large 1-2645219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6095
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663207.83/cwt197.00–224.001,3789
Steers—Large 1-2690203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692229.95/cwt229.00–231.001,59123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730220.60/cwt214.00–229.501,61021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730203.09/cwt191.00–210.001,48318
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750189.50/cwt189.00–190.001,4214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775196.87/cwt190.00–203.001,5265
Steers—Large 1-2820191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833209.07/cwt201.00–211.001,7425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy860216.76/cwt214.60–218.101,864153
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877213.90/cwt212.75–214.501,876172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy965204.59/cwt202.00–207.001,974107
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,89233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,135164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,8611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3237170.00/cwt170.00–170.004032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3281183.57/cwt161.00–191.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315180.50/cwt180.00–181.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added317202.49/cwt200.00–205.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333209.35/cwt199.00–215.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369222.03/cwt214.00–225.0081910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385204.94/cwt195.00–212.507895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400188.00/cwt188.00–188.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429224.33/cwt219.00–236.0096220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468219.96/cwt215.00–228.001,02931
Heifers—Large 1-2473192.59/cwt190.00–195.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480206.18/cwt199.00–212.0099011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491196.80/cwt195.00–198.009665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517203.24/cwt190.00–211.001,05123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534217.00/cwt214.00–219.001,15918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561216.84/cwt214.00–223.001,21619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573178.32/cwt170.00–186.001,0225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575199.50/cwt190.00–210.001,14726
Heifers—Large 1-2588192.64/cwt190.00–200.001,1337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608172.47/cwt170.00–175.001,0492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620204.24/cwt201.00–207.001,2669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620191.46/cwt182.00–197.001,18724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,40381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open679207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,40967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680186.32/cwt179.00–193.001,26712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722171.40/cwt160.00–180.001,2388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open730200.76/cwt183.00–201.751,46685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3755149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open791197.55/cwt190.00–203.001,563130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2794179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open865188.85/cwt184.00–189.001,63466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2948163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,031159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,086142.65/cwt140.00–144.001,5496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,165131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2255217.50/cwt217.50–217.505551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288270.00/cwt270.00–270.007782
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310202.50/cwt202.50–202.506282
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2350192.50/cwt192.50–192.506741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373257.35/cwt255.00–260.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430248.73/cwt242.00–255.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435226.02/cwt223.00–232.509833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461226.44/cwt210.00–235.001,0449
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492249.34/cwt248.00–251.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527240.85/cwt235.00–246.001,26919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2481
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2557181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564234.41/cwt231.00–241.001,32212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626229.19/cwt213.00–237.001,43514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627210.26/cwt198.00–219.001,3183
Bulls—Large 1-2630178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Bulls—Large 1-2675181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716181.01/cwt160.00–202.001,2965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3921130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,285152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,9531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,291136.42/cwt131.00–143.001,7614
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,625116.54/cwt104.00–123.001,89413
Bulls——1,842127.60/cwt124.00–134.002,3506
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98478.92/cwt76.00–83.0077715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02586.97/cwt83.00–90.0089111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03271.38/cwt69.00–74.007373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11397.38/cwt93.00–102.001,0848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26088.37/cwt85.00–91.001,11313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28795.51/cwt93.00–98.001,22919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290103.01/cwt99.00–106.001,32938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31887.83/cwt85.00–92.001,1589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40296.08/cwt94.00–98.001,34725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527101.61/cwt99.00–107.001,55222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3061,247.35/head1,150.00–1,385.001,2474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3341,444.89/head1,225.00–1,550.001,4456
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.