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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 30
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 830▲ 98 vs year ago 766 · +12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 194▼ 127 vs year ago 221 · −57.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 24▲ 31 vs year ago 21 · +147.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned/fancy packages sharply higher with good demand. Yearling steers good demand in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Much needed substantial rainfall across the state over the weekend created some drought relief.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $281.19/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.63 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$281.19
102 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.72
vs KY average
−5.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571284.901,62793
Medium and Large 2-3526242.841,2789thin
One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale102 hd
281.19
—
KY average24 barns · 973 hd
264.47
+16.72
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−5.63
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−161.63
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—Low1,640147.162,4134thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495127.291,90320
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,232122.021,50429
CowsLean 85-90%Low989106.271,05124

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)982$1,9128
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,68324
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$1,5004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,531$2,0245
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$1,9502thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265270.00/cwt270.00–270.007161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278303.00/cwt303.00–303.008427
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310299.00/cwt299.00–299.009271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339324.17/cwt323.00–332.501,09920
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,1737
Steers400–450Large 1-2400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428281.23/cwt280.00–282.501,2042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457277.13/cwt274.00–277.501,26610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469309.49/cwt297.00–310.501,45293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479238.23/cwt236.00–243.001,1415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4055
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520244.44/cwt238.00–251.001,2718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,64586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Steers600–650Large 1-2600231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3861
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613236.02/cwt234.00–237.001,4473
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667238.55/cwt235.00–239.001,5919
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5621
Steers750–800Large 1-2750228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3771224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7273
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,03462
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added896235.25/cwt235.25–235.252,10856
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3242237.50/cwt237.50–237.505752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264287.50/cwt287.50–287.5075911
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268231.21/cwt230.00–232.506202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326295.00/cwt295.00–295.0096227
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3337230.00/cwt230.00–230.007752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3351238.00/cwt238.00–238.008354
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009057
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Heifers400–450Large 1-2410237.00/cwt237.00–237.009721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418244.55/cwt241.00–248.001,0227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426224.51/cwt214.00–228.009564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443283.35/cwt251.00–285.501,255104
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1684
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475219.52/cwt219.00–220.001,0432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476236.89/cwt233.00–242.501,1289
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1861
Heifers500–550Large 1-2515226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1641
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,43880
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566216.95/cwt201.00–226.001,2284
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635180.72/cwt172.50–190.001,1485
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4542
Heifers650–700Large 1-2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704195.53/cwt191.00–214.001,37712
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3231264.07/cwt230.00–275.006105
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2240205.00/cwt205.00–205.004921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255250.00/cwt250.00–250.006381
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2312200.87/cwt200.00–202.506273
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340221.25/cwt220.00–225.007524
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2344295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0156
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added361320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383263.09/cwt260.00–269.001,0083
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3442230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0173
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2460206.22/cwt205.00–207.509492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3055
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2503233.74/cwt232.00–238.001,1767
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3531224.91/cwt220.00–231.001,1947
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2535199.91/cwt190.00–210.001,0702
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1991
Bulls550–600Large 1-2568224.93/cwt221.00–229.001,2783
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570241.95/cwt239.00–244.001,3795
Bulls600–650Large 1-2610189.98/cwt187.00–193.001,1592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615216.46/cwt215.00–218.001,3314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778185.48/cwt180.00–190.001,4436
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3988145.03/cwt141.00–149.001,4332
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440139.81/cwt128.00–149.002,0132
Bulls——1,840154.51/cwt151.00–158.002,8432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78485.90/cwt82.50–90.006734
Cows—Lean 85-90%988107.26/cwt104.00–111.001,0606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017100.77/cwt98.00–103.001,0255
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065117.72/cwt113.00–124.001,2549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163119.59/cwt116.00–124.001,39118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173113.66/cwt111.00–115.001,3333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,411130.62/cwt126.00–140.001,8438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,451120.63/cwt118.00–123.001,7507
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519130.87/cwt126.00–137.001,98813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39321,541.83/head1,350.00–1,650.001,54212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39321,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,911.70/head1,810.00–2,375.001,9128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,823.31/head1,700.00–2,000.001,82312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,4281,863.09/head1,825.00–1,900.001,8632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,4651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6682,422.15/head2,235.00–2,600.002,4222
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258127.34/cwt123.00–129.001,6026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.