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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 18
● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,321 head
▲ 582 vs last sale 739▲ 357 vs year ago 964 · +37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 125▲ 10 vs year ago 144 · +6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; weaned steer packages sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $305.76/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −137.06 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$305.76
117 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$78.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs KY average
−12.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546308.671,686111
Large 1-2520268.711,3972thin
Medium and Large 2-3551248.001,3673thin
Small and Medium 1-2500230.001,1501thin
One grade step is worth $78.67/cwt here — about $536 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale117 hd
305.76
—
KY average26 barns · 1,651 hd
304.25
+1.51
National average173 barns · 12,551 hd
318.29
−12.53
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−137.06
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

32 sales
521457394330median 442.8203/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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—High1,560146.592,28714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216127.371,54950
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,464125.881,84349
CowsLean 85-90%High990104.201,03233
HeifersChoiceAverage1,248147.051,8356thin

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)1,690$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$2,6501thin

Every lot

157 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added222375.00/cwt375.00–375.008332
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added255362.50/cwt342.50–372.509243
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323380.82/cwt320.00–394.001,23045
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3327298.01/cwt287.50–317.509743
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370308.72/cwt307.50–310.001,1422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374313.49/cwt300.00–320.001,1724
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2380227.50/cwt227.50–227.508651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381362.94/cwt320.00–385.001,38321
Steers350–400Large 1-2395317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418359.97/cwt300.00–376.001,50547
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422305.11/cwt290.00–317.501,2886
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423284.23/cwt282.50–287.501,2023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4456
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2460236.26/cwt235.00–237.501,0872
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461348.91/cwt307.50–366.001,60841
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515317.67/cwt300.00–327.001,63644
Steers500–550Large 1-2520268.71/cwt265.00–272.501,3972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566306.33/cwt284.00–320.001,73460
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581273.33/cwt261.00–280.001,5886
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623284.88/cwt267.50–306.001,77541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626231.51/cwt231.00–232.501,4493
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627246.62/cwt240.00–250.001,5463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668279.30/cwt260.00–288.001,86696
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678243.79/cwt240.00–247.501,6532
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711257.06/cwt243.00–263.001,82814
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3767219.53/cwt201.00–226.001,6845
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770241.29/cwt237.00–244.001,85813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791227.77/cwt224.00–229.001,8024
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811231.85/cwt228.00–234.001,88022
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815215.68/cwt210.00–218.001,75818
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905193.98/cwt190.00–198.001,7562
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,0601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200287.50/cwt287.50–287.505751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3211265.00/cwt265.00–265.005593
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280295.33/cwt285.00–302.508277
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3283273.60/cwt240.00–291.007743
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3321260.55/cwt245.00–277.508364
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330299.36/cwt282.50–305.0098816
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added343312.52/cwt310.00–315.001,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370281.75/cwt272.50–305.001,04229
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375266.90/cwt245.00–297.001,0019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378318.79/cwt315.00–319.001,20520
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422291.18/cwt270.00–299.001,22946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426263.19/cwt260.00–268.001,1217
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2460202.50/cwt202.50–202.509321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470261.99/cwt252.50–270.001,2319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475279.52/cwt270.00–293.001,32855
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483239.75/cwt230.00–249.001,1582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522251.97/cwt240.00–260.001,31514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525276.00/cwt262.00–286.001,44965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569251.21/cwt240.00–261.001,42922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587271.94/cwt260.00–279.001,59651
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3101
Heifers600–650Large 1-2611211.76/cwt210.00–216.001,2944
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615221.56/cwt212.50–227.001,3635
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620201.55/cwt200.00–203.001,2502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626249.42/cwt230.00–265.001,56129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,72313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664256.96/cwt231.00–262.001,70617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669213.82/cwt205.00–222.501,4309
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670203.25/cwt191.00–212.501,3623
Heifers650–700Large 1-2680204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728159.31/cwt140.00–169.001,1603
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729231.84/cwt229.00–233.001,6907
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755216.50/cwt216.00–217.001,6352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778179.62/cwt174.00–191.001,3976
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785169.50/cwt169.00–170.001,3312
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4341
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open822193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5865
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8302
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7011
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5211
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985129.49/cwt129.00–130.001,2752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls47 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007721
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2260255.00/cwt255.00–255.006631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281330.22/cwt307.50–347.5092811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3308276.18/cwt267.50–285.008512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2331314.31/cwt300.00–335.001,0407
Bulls300–350Large 1-2335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371313.49/cwt300.00–320.001,16310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373355.11/cwt336.00–375.001,3258
Bulls350–400Large 1-2375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed378363.02/cwt360.00–364.001,3724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418268.43/cwt250.00–282.501,1226
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421320.43/cwt300.00–340.001,34914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,3891
Bulls400–450Large 1-2431290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2503
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437306.92/cwt294.00–313.001,34115
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2445227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455324.73/cwt302.50–357.501,47811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478291.26/cwt287.50–301.001,39215
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483252.67/cwt242.50–255.001,2205
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513263.60/cwt257.50–271.001,3523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520284.64/cwt275.00–305.001,48015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2971
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bulls550–600Large 1-2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569287.49/cwt273.00–299.001,63620
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4904
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed604279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6855
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630268.59/cwt260.00–273.001,6929
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3632219.36/cwt215.00–223.001,3863
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659256.37/cwt247.50–270.001,6894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3725196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4211
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733224.66/cwt218.00–229.001,6475
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7635
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7123
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy806220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7733
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827200.53/cwt189.00–210.001,6586
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3868165.45/cwt160.00–171.001,4362
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3905179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9071
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6421
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3340172.50/cwt172.50–172.505871
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0631
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3633129.91/cwt122.50–137.508222
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3671132.50/cwt132.50–132.508893
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,248147.05/cwt134.00–160.001,8356
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3641
Bulls——1,358136.99/cwt130.00–142.001,8604
Bulls——1,701153.36/cwt148.00–160.002,6099
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%961109.26/cwt105.00–115.001,0508
Cows—Lean 85-90%96883.28/cwt70.00–92.008065
Cows—Lean 85-90%97898.45/cwt92.00–104.0096312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051120.82/cwt116.00–127.001,2708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,178104.78/cwt102.00–107.001,2343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215130.82/cwt123.00–142.001,58941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216112.99/cwt108.00–119.001,3748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380119.45/cwt115.00–122.001,6485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495128.21/cwt122.00–143.001,91741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6902,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.