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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 916▼ 671 vs year ago 1,466 · −45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 177▼ 167 vs year ago 293 · −57.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned offerings. Yearling steers lightly tested; however very good demand for yearling 7-weight load. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $268.08/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −174.75 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$268.08
58 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,472
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.71
vs KY average
−31.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551274.741,51449
Medium and Large 2-3538231.761,2479thin
One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about $267 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 sale58 hd
268.08
—
KY average25 barns · 967 hd
267.36
+0.71
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−31.25
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−174.75
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—Average1,560154.312,40714
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,244129.701,61349
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,450128.751,86717
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low944112.591,06324

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)1,192$1,7816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,5099
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,3001thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205257.50/cwt257.50–257.505281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290297.50/cwt297.50–297.508631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323339.07/cwt337.00–340.001,0956
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0634
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338241.06/cwt192.50–287.508152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350252.50/cwt252.50–252.508842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365346.42/cwt344.00–347.001,2645
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385328.00/cwt327.00–329.001,2634
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3412245.68/cwt243.00–250.001,0123
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416296.16/cwt283.00–305.001,23210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422276.06/cwt268.00–282.001,1656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481271.22/cwt258.00–276.001,30512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489278.22/cwt277.00–282.001,3604
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519280.49/cwt275.00–285.001,45620
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519236.93/cwt222.50–247.001,2305
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521264.56/cwt261.00–271.001,3785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3562225.30/cwt207.50–232.001,2664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569263.79/cwt255.00–271.001,50110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,65414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611261.88/cwt251.00–265.001,60011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618241.69/cwt234.00–250.001,49410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670241.95/cwt235.00–249.001,6214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687264.42/cwt258.00–268.001,81738
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717269.85/cwt269.85–269.851,93570
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3717211.25/cwt205.00–227.001,5155
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740238.62/cwt234.00–239.001,76613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9314
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9683
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6741
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9101
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,096200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273244.19/cwt238.00–247.506673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323271.98/cwt269.00–277.508783
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340241.00/cwt241.00–241.008191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373249.42/cwt247.50–253.009303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373239.95/cwt239.00–241.008952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384269.11/cwt265.00–270.001,0338
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415220.04/cwt219.00–221.009132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423266.21/cwt257.00–271.001,12610
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2428207.19/cwt200.00–215.008872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432243.85/cwt240.00–250.001,0536
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463234.74/cwt230.00–236.001,08711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475216.48/cwt210.00–223.001,0285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482251.15/cwt247.00–259.001,21121
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2487206.61/cwt200.00–210.001,0063
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519246.74/cwt240.00–259.001,28145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520222.38/cwt217.00–225.001,1563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538241.95/cwt235.00–250.001,3026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,39411
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2566203.38/cwt190.00–210.001,1514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575231.82/cwt226.00–236.001,33319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3051
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617227.38/cwt221.00–232.001,40313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618196.79/cwt194.00–206.001,2165
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631248.67/cwt248.50–249.001,56926
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671226.43/cwt223.00–228.001,5199
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713205.02/cwt197.00–211.001,4626
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715220.57/cwt218.00–221.001,5777
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3522
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3831163.33/cwt160.00–170.001,3573
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875167.00/cwt164.00–170.001,4612
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2943176.50/cwt175.00–178.001,6642
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7172
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,125181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0364
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295321.00/cwt321.00–321.009471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added347345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378249.79/cwt230.00–265.009445
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380315.05/cwt311.00–319.001,1972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422307.47/cwt298.00–323.001,2985
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428273.01/cwt260.00–282.001,16810
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2445217.50/cwt217.50–217.509681
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472224.76/cwt220.00–230.001,0613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473291.03/cwt290.00–293.001,3773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475262.72/cwt260.00–271.001,2484
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480282.32/cwt277.00–289.001,3555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521266.04/cwt261.00–271.001,3866
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2522212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3529222.54/cwt220.00–226.001,1774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534253.46/cwt242.00–261.001,35311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558252.03/cwt244.00–258.001,40616
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569261.47/cwt256.00–267.001,4884
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578224.85/cwt220.00–230.001,3002
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2580199.33/cwt198.00–200.001,1563
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2002
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4414
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622226.90/cwt220.00–228.001,4117
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4593
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685209.47/cwt206.00–213.001,4352
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716206.27/cwt188.00–220.001,4776
Bulls700–750Large 1-2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3232
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3888136.50/cwt135.00–138.001,2122
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3918138.51/cwt138.00–139.001,2722
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225133.54/cwt133.00–134.001,6362
Bulls——1,473151.76/cwt145.00–155.002,2356
Bulls——1,758163.79/cwt159.00–169.002,8796
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77592.00/cwt92.00–92.007131
Cows—Lean 85-90%813100.97/cwt100.00–102.008212
Cows—Lean 85-90%893108.91/cwt103.00–112.009738
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009118.23/cwt113.00–124.001,19313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179124.88/cwt120.00–128.001,47216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274133.00/cwt128.00–139.001,69431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293117.16/cwt115.00–119.001,5152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434125.53/cwt122.00–127.001,8007
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473132.90/cwt128.00–141.001,9589
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883127.50/cwt125.00–129.001,1264
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39941,251.82/head1,025.00–1,450.001,2524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0881,394.37/head1,350.00–1,450.001,3942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,638.14/head1,500.00–1,875.001,6384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,773.27/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4302,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5052,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751

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.