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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 11
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
▼ 446 vs last sale 1,185▲ 40 vs year ago 699 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 149▼ 22 vs year ago 147 · −15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; few fancy weaned packages sharply higher. Yearling steers noticeably higher in a lite test. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with a few fancy yearling packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.59/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.74 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$251.59
47 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.21
vs KY average
−24.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544255.411,39043
Medium and Large 2-3557210.551,1724thin
One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
251.59
—
KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd
259.80
−8.21
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−24.58
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−146.74
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
460409358308median 398.3403/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,749140.312,4549thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403122.271,71633
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242122.071,51619
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042101.491,05715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220160.001,9521thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,300160.002,0801thin

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)1,400$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,5001thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Small and Medium 1-2220262.50/cwt262.50–262.505781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310310.08/cwt305.00–315.009612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322338.26/cwt321.00–374.001,0897
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2360260.00/cwt260.00–260.009361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366317.47/cwt315.00–322.501,1624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381352.41/cwt325.00–377.501,34313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418367.97/cwt367.00–369.001,5382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422336.46/cwt309.00–363.001,42012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466334.48/cwt319.00–351.001,55910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479280.34/cwt279.00–283.001,34313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514315.60/cwt290.00–327.501,62233
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577291.06/cwt278.00–299.001,67912
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2600203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628276.90/cwt260.00–297.001,73926
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed662277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680262.43/cwt250.00–279.001,78534
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9672
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721263.46/cwt244.00–278.001,90027
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5991
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781243.45/cwt233.00–249.001,9015
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817230.84/cwt226.00–234.001,8865
Steers800–850Large 1-2822224.37/cwt222.00–228.001,84413
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874224.35/cwt211.00–229.001,9616
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910210.59/cwt204.00–214.001,9163
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,040188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220265.00/cwt265.00–265.005831
Heifers200–250Large 3235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265290.28/cwt282.50–297.507692
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2278237.43/cwt217.50–255.006602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009661
Heifers300–350Large 1-2320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325311.15/cwt305.00–339.001,01113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3342275.06/cwt225.00–285.009418
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379268.98/cwt242.50–287.001,01910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395300.39/cwt299.00–301.001,18713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424288.30/cwt267.50–300.001,22214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431251.66/cwt230.00–259.001,0857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,32626
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471271.73/cwt262.00–275.001,28019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477255.85/cwt243.00–262.001,22012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515242.94/cwt233.00–252.501,2512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522259.95/cwt253.00–267.001,35724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567211.06/cwt200.00–229.001,1973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578253.34/cwt245.00–260.001,46414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582237.07/cwt233.00–243.001,3803
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624249.93/cwt238.00–257.001,56027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627231.06/cwt225.00–235.001,4498
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy637240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5292
Heifers600–650Large 1-2645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659251.30/cwt246.00–252.001,65634
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676220.78/cwt210.00–234.001,49210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678192.75/cwt192.50–193.001,3072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722231.72/cwt231.00–232.001,6737
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724199.09/cwt192.00–207.501,4419
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735163.47/cwt159.00–168.001,2022
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758192.20/cwt187.50–197.001,4572
Heifers750–800Large 1-2770207.59/cwt185.00–219.001,5983
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809194.18/cwt187.00–199.001,5716
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3813138.54/cwt127.00–150.001,1262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open823213.20/cwt203.00–216.001,7559
Heifers850–900Large 1-2855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open861205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7654
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3863137.43/cwt130.00–145.001,1862
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5831
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open915199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8211
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2265288.55/cwt281.00–297.007652
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285319.00/cwt319.00–319.009091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310299.00/cwt299.00–299.009271
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added317328.83/cwt321.00–345.001,0423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330277.50/cwt277.50–277.509161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379315.91/cwt301.00–342.501,1974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380242.50/cwt242.50–242.509221
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419321.99/cwt301.00–338.001,3499
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465329.90/cwt312.50–334.001,5349
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2468232.01/cwt230.00–234.001,0862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1043
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486292.36/cwt290.00–300.001,4217
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527312.95/cwt302.00–320.001,64912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545275.25/cwt270.00–277.001,5004
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566286.33/cwt272.00–291.001,62112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566262.29/cwt260.00–269.001,4854
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617272.51/cwt271.00–273.001,6814
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672251.20/cwt239.00–264.001,6888
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729218.17/cwt199.00–227.001,5904
Bulls700–750Large 1-2730234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7114
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2786215.97/cwt207.00–219.001,6984
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815196.50/cwt189.00–204.001,6012
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1311
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925196.74/cwt195.00–198.001,8204
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038154.96/cwt143.00–161.001,6083
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,050174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8271
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers800–850Large 3828186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5404
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,300160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,220160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475128.11/cwt123.00–136.001,8902
Bulls——1,827143.79/cwt138.00–154.002,6277
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89089.16/cwt88.00–90.007943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053101.45/cwt94.00–109.001,06810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148109.99/cwt109.00–112.001,2634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213120.15/cwt117.00–124.001,4572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257128.49/cwt116.00–140.001,61513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335104.50/cwt104.00–105.001,3952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,366113.36/cwt109.00–116.001,5485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410123.86/cwt116.00–138.001,74628
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.