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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,425 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1,418▲ 218 vs year ago 1,207 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 258▼ 62 vs year ago 306 · −20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 139▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on weaned, thin-fleshed packages and yearlings. Fleshy, off-color and bawling calves facing discounts as buyers showing preference for long-weaned, thin-fleshed, vaccinated and open preconditioned calf packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate to 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 $227.53/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −170.81 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$227.53
133 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.45
vs KY average
−30.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552241.831,33647
Large 1-2545239.501,3059thin
Medium and Large 2-3538222.021,19559
Small and Medium 1-2549202.271,11118thin
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale133 hd
227.53
—
KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd
235.98
−8.45
National average194 barns · 18,518 hd
258.39
−30.86
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−170.81
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—High1,589154.752,45825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,297119.391,54964
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,395118.801,65749
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,004107.151,07559
HeifersChoiceAverage1,163153.791,7899thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,249168.512,1054thin

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)1,238$1,5752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,4695
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,5382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,1001thin

Every lot

150 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265305.00/cwt305.00–305.008081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added331353.55/cwt337.50–360.001,1708
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357306.99/cwt305.00–315.001,0965
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366344.19/cwt330.00–353.001,2605
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415255.48/cwt255.00–256.001,0602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424288.23/cwt272.00–305.001,22221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3451252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480284.97/cwt274.00–294.001,36842
Steers450–500Large 1-2480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522283.26/cwt268.00–287.001,47923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527264.05/cwt256.00–266.001,3928
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572256.50/cwt252.00–258.001,46718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576239.34/cwt231.00–250.001,3798
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587277.74/cwt262.00–283.001,63016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613262.38/cwt252.00–272.001,60816
Steers600–650Large 1-2617226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3946
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624243.57/cwt236.00–247.001,52017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632226.32/cwt224.00–232.501,4306
Steers650–700Large 1-2655232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655226.24/cwt221.00–228.001,4824
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658264.23/cwt256.00–271.001,73915
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2670203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692246.38/cwt246.00–247.001,7058
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710232.48/cwt230.00–235.001,6512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712221.02/cwt218.00–224.001,5743
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716265.99/cwt244.00–269.001,90477
Steers700–750Large 1-2740196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755252.12/cwt246.00–253.501,90416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6912
Steers800–850Large 1-2842225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8952
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843233.99/cwt220.00–234.751,97367
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9906
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891244.25/cwt244.25–244.252,17656
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,2081
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0461
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973211.80/cwt210.00–216.002,06116
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers0–50Small and Medium 1-249206.00/cwt206.00–206.001011
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220265.00/cwt265.00–265.005832
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275239.55/cwt235.00–250.006593
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278266.63/cwt257.50–271.007413
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006621
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316250.40/cwt244.00–254.0079111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323223.30/cwt220.00–230.007213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328262.91/cwt262.00–265.008623
Heifers300–350Large 1-2337233.00/cwt233.00–233.007852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2354247.55/cwt232.50–252.508764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380227.63/cwt220.00–231.0086514
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410239.01/cwt237.00–240.009809
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417219.24/cwt210.00–225.009146
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2417205.65/cwt200.00–211.008585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431257.79/cwt246.00–264.001,11116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462245.13/cwt242.00–250.001,13310
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2470205.63/cwt200.00–213.009663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476222.01/cwt210.00–226.001,0579
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480239.03/cwt233.00–240.001,14716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516252.77/cwt240.00–256.001,30410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521221.48/cwt210.00–232.501,15436
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526235.65/cwt232.00–238.001,24013
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2530199.69/cwt190.00–206.001,05811
Heifers500–550Large 1-2545239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,3059
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562232.41/cwt230.00–239.001,3067
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565222.86/cwt210.00–227.001,25923
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2580206.33/cwt200.00–210.001,1977
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,44017
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617221.19/cwt220.00–225.001,36512
Heifers600–650Large 1-2618180.74/cwt180.00–181.001,1174
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621198.78/cwt180.00–215.001,23424
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680190.42/cwt181.00–205.001,2954
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687244.10/cwt240.00–247.801,677150
Heifers700–750Large 1-2703190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5372
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735199.95/cwt190.00–210.001,4703
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755188.63/cwt188.00–191.001,4248
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy808228.92/cwt214.50–233.751,85078
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5921
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845174.50/cwt174.00–175.001,4752
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875186.33/cwt185.00–187.001,6303
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3878157.35/cwt149.00–174.001,3823
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910174.87/cwt151.00–187.001,5913
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970168.48/cwt167.00–170.001,6342
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,017165.78/cwt157.00–183.001,6863
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3230255.00/cwt255.00–255.005871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007703
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2287300.00/cwt300.00–300.008612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3316256.50/cwt245.00–280.008115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360323.33/cwt315.00–327.501,1643
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376318.15/cwt312.50–324.001,1964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378247.44/cwt231.00–265.009352
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2380225.13/cwt220.00–235.008553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2574
Bulls400–450Large 1-2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009206
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413255.50/cwt240.00–280.001,05510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3414245.11/cwt230.00–250.001,0154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419269.80/cwt259.00–285.001,1305
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2463198.22/cwt192.50–215.009184
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464251.15/cwt242.00–270.001,1654
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476236.51/cwt231.00–239.001,1267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514242.99/cwt240.00–251.001,2498
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2525198.85/cwt191.00–207.001,0442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534218.33/cwt200.00–238.001,16617
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2554240.39/cwt234.00–242.501,3324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573223.61/cwt220.00–232.501,28110
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2574212.88/cwt200.00–219.001,2224
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615203.49/cwt197.50–209.001,25114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623214.67/cwt210.00–233.001,33720
Bulls650–700Large 1-2651200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3024
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655216.91/cwt212.00–225.001,42112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3671196.59/cwt184.00–203.001,31919
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3713176.32/cwt167.50–193.001,2573
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725201.71/cwt197.00–209.001,4623
Bulls700–750Large 1-2735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4001
Bulls800–850Large 1-2805174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2831178.75/cwt175.00–182.001,4859
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3885160.49/cwt160.00–161.001,4202
Bulls900–950Large 1-2935164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1250–1300Large 31,275122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,249168.51/cwt163.00–170.002,1054
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,163153.79/cwt143.00–172.501,7899
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325135.86/cwt130.00–139.001,8003
Bulls——1,621162.06/cwt158.00–169.002,6279
Bulls——1,627154.04/cwt148.00–158.002,50613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86884.41/cwt83.00–87.007335
Cows—Lean 85-90%93698.83/cwt93.00–102.0092513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017108.33/cwt102.00–112.001,10220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065116.59/cwt112.00–126.001,24221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257116.93/cwt114.00–119.001,47029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326111.51/cwt110.00–112.001,4794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331122.71/cwt119.00–130.001,63331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,338116.65/cwt115.00–119.001,56119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341109.83/cwt105.00–112.001,4736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454122.74/cwt119.00–127.001,78524
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123135.31/cwt129.00–145.001,5205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2680675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,747.52/head1,675.00–1,875.001,7483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2651,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,0151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.