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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 21
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,098 head
▲ 303 vs last sale 795▲ 229 vs year ago 869 · +26.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 126▼ 19 vs year ago 259 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 9 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 400-700 lbs sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on weaned 450-500 lb packages. Yearling steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher; preconditioned yearling packages noticeably higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with 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 $254.86/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −143.47 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$254.86
244 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$48.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.26
vs KY average
−4.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547257.421,407226
Large 1-2551233.951,2895thin
Medium and Large 2-3535224.631,2038thin
Small and Medium 1-2535208.511,1165thin
One grade step is worth $48.91/cwt here — about $292 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 sale244 hd
254.86
—
KY average25 barns · 1,914 hd
242.60
+12.26
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−4.77
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−143.47
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—High1,677162.032,71818
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,318129.501,70768
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,456129.471,88567
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,112119.801,33245
HeifersChoiceAverage1,099173.461,9062thin

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)1,310$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$1,5764thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,8251thin

Every lot

133 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315315.00/cwt315.00–315.009921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322260.00/cwt260.00–260.008372
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009572
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,1873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433297.39/cwt290.00–314.001,28816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458275.91/cwt269.00–289.001,2643
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469297.55/cwt294.00–304.001,39620
Steers500–550Large 1-2505268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,3531
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510276.73/cwt275.00–280.001,4113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523269.32/cwt264.00–272.001,4098
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558262.34/cwt262.00–263.001,4643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579281.63/cwt269.00–289.001,63152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622253.44/cwt244.00–259.001,5765
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638265.32/cwt259.00–273.001,69327
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669276.58/cwt256.00–279.001,85017
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6071
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700226.67/cwt220.00–230.001,5873
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718250.70/cwt244.00–263.001,80030
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8183
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,015198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,0101
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,170180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005202
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268258.21/cwt257.50–259.006922
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273226.72/cwt197.50–243.006194
Heifers300–350Large 1-2300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007202
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325234.34/cwt233.00–235.007623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370257.38/cwt245.00–264.0095210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375239.51/cwt223.00–247.008987
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2378200.00/cwt200.00–200.007562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415258.98/cwt255.00–261.001,07511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419242.15/cwt240.00–245.001,01512
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2432210.00/cwt210.00–210.009072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472229.63/cwt222.50–232.001,0848
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475255.01/cwt252.00–258.001,21140
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487247.07/cwt240.00–252.501,20313
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2508206.23/cwt202.50–210.001,0482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521240.39/cwt235.00–245.001,25235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525249.23/cwt245.00–254.001,30848
Heifers500–550Large 1-2528235.91/cwt228.00–240.001,2463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529224.86/cwt224.00–225.001,1907
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2553210.03/cwt200.00–215.001,1613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559268.42/cwt248.00–274.751,500126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570234.11/cwt229.00–237.001,33417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2931
Heifers550–600Large 1-2585231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606264.57/cwt254.00–265.501,60398
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609227.52/cwt222.00–231.001,38629
Heifers600–650Large 1-2618218.33/cwt217.00–219.001,3493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622209.30/cwt190.00–220.001,30215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671225.34/cwt221.00–230.001,5125
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673202.20/cwt191.00–213.001,3612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716200.29/cwt197.00–209.001,4347
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3742170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5643
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5523
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3867162.92/cwt159.00–171.001,4133
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923186.78/cwt178.00–196.001,7242
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038172.91/cwt161.00–185.001,7952
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065177.93/cwt173.00–183.001,8952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285279.67/cwt250.00–293.007973
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323285.27/cwt280.00–290.009212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,0042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325288.95/cwt270.00–298.009393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355288.97/cwt287.00–291.001,0262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0741
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428276.97/cwt271.00–280.001,1857
Bulls400–450Large 1-2442258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478279.76/cwt271.00–288.001,3378
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2487257.57/cwt246.00–267.001,2548
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2492208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0232
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516250.03/cwt244.00–263.001,29030
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526265.26/cwt262.00–267.001,3954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527235.29/cwt222.00–241.001,2408
Bulls500–550Large 1-2527233.43/cwt228.00–245.001,2305
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558265.33/cwt262.00–267.001,4813
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2558205.99/cwt191.00–219.001,1494
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571249.73/cwt234.00–259.001,42614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3571227.00/cwt223.00–229.001,2963
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619228.45/cwt221.00–241.001,41427
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3626205.90/cwt195.00–220.001,2895
Bulls650–700Large 1-2657220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3679194.05/cwt183.00–200.001,3185
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680229.33/cwt221.00–257.001,55914
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732219.49/cwt207.00–226.001,6077
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758234.45/cwt229.00–240.001,7772
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2806189.77/cwt180.00–209.001,5303
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5303
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3873169.49/cwt168.00–170.001,4804
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4804
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 1-2512193.00/cwt193.00–193.009882
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555157.00/cwt157.00–157.008711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,099173.46/cwt161.00–187.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,103130.17/cwt129.00–131.001,4362
Bulls——1,699158.36/cwt150.00–162.002,6914
Bulls——1,766168.57/cwt162.00–172.002,97712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86399.86/cwt97.50–102.008622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110123.89/cwt117.00–135.001,37530
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154113.43/cwt110.00–117.001,30913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255119.70/cwt115.00–123.001,50214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262128.07/cwt124.00–132.001,61633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426120.70/cwt118.00–123.001,72110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,448138.29/cwt132.00–147.002,00221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454127.81/cwt123.00–132.001,85834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471135.75/cwt132.00–146.001,99723
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,372.69/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,779.46/head1,675.00–1,875.001,7792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.