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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
996 head
▲ 518 vs last sale 478▼ 1,609 vs year ago 2,605 · −61.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 115▼ 12 vs year ago 164 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 8 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a limited comparison with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Very good demand for yearling packages in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $256.66/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −141.68 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$256.66
110 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$58.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.12
vs KY average
−26.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542258.461,400103
Medium and Large 2-3533235.131,2526thin
Small and Medium 1-2550200.001,1001thin
One grade step is worth $58.46/cwt here — about $300 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 sale110 hd
256.66
—
KY average12 barns · 429 hd
245.54
+11.12
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
−26.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−141.68
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—Low1,392147.962,06019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,496127.731,91147
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292126.171,63136
CowsLean 85-90%Average997110.691,10437
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290161.512,0837thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$1,4001thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265272.50/cwt272.50–272.507221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330359.10/cwt356.00–375.001,1856
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338333.80/cwt327.50–340.001,1284
Steers300–350Small and Medium 1-2345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385324.94/cwt320.00–330.001,2512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420290.68/cwt290.00–291.001,2213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424320.26/cwt302.00–330.001,35826
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,1521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470289.57/cwt280.00–299.001,3613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475306.37/cwt300.00–320.001,4558
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520294.70/cwt291.00–302.001,5323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540281.37/cwt274.00–285.001,5193
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4621
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565286.61/cwt280.00–292.001,61919
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5712
Steers550–600Large 1-2590257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5162
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621278.09/cwt257.00–290.001,72793
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630250.98/cwt250.00–253.001,5813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5243
Steers650–700Large 1-2650249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665272.27/cwt258.00–275.001,81153
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2668209.38/cwt200.00–217.001,3993
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717258.91/cwt254.00–263.501,85655
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726246.06/cwt241.00–249.001,78616
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758258.81/cwt245.50–263.001,96243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769241.66/cwt239.00–246.001,85810
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816237.94/cwt229.00–244.001,9429
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7371
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2916224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215260.99/cwt257.50–265.005612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270297.31/cwt292.50–305.008033
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280283.62/cwt280.00–287.507942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3308249.87/cwt245.00–260.007703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314272.61/cwt265.00–275.008564
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2315230.73/cwt230.00–233.007274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added341293.13/cwt275.00–300.001,0007
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364271.11/cwt269.00–277.009875
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2368213.00/cwt213.00–213.007843
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376295.19/cwt280.00–310.001,11029
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added429267.79/cwt257.00–287.001,14919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465229.59/cwt227.00–235.001,0686
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472249.83/cwt246.00–255.001,1799
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476263.63/cwt256.00–270.001,25529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3502234.67/cwt234.00–235.001,1783
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511245.42/cwt242.00–249.001,2544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520265.04/cwt253.00–268.001,37856
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563235.58/cwt231.00–238.001,3263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,45629
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576243.04/cwt239.00–249.001,40014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618258.02/cwt239.00–265.001,59552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623235.62/cwt230.00–237.001,4686
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665252.14/cwt245.00–256.001,67753
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,56810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715213.06/cwt209.00–217.001,52315
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735237.47/cwt233.00–238.001,74518
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4461
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open810195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5803
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815181.02/cwt180.00–182.001,4754
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3992170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323322.44/cwt320.00–325.001,0412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327339.02/cwt330.00–343.001,1093
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335272.00/cwt264.00–280.009112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3372259.85/cwt245.00–288.009673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2394292.72/cwt290.00–301.001,1534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418283.53/cwt279.00–288.001,1852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433318.42/cwt311.00–330.001,37911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462265.60/cwt261.00–268.001,2273
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465310.65/cwt290.00–320.001,44516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473252.62/cwt250.00–258.001,1953
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2487207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0112
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511265.28/cwt263.00–270.001,35610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568242.90/cwt240.00–249.001,3803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569278.56/cwt270.00–283.001,5859
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572263.72/cwt258.00–266.001,5086
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5432
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620222.98/cwt210.00–231.001,3823
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2625202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2631
Bulls600–650Large 1-2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Bulls650–700Large 1-2655221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6292
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3669218.68/cwt209.00–231.001,4634
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 1-2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2692241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6682
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6592
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725226.04/cwt224.00–230.001,6393
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772235.49/cwt233.00–240.001,8188
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2879175.78/cwt170.00–183.001,5455
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3900167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fancy932204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9012
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,035160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6561
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065157.73/cwt155.00–160.001,6804
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,1221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3885113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2081
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3942
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,290161.51/cwt144.00–179.002,0837
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,028129.44/cwt122.00–138.001,3315
Bulls——1,439151.41/cwt144.00–155.002,17910
Bulls——1,730162.49/cwt158.00–171.002,8114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78093.00/cwt93.00–93.007251
Cows—Lean 85-90%95999.69/cwt96.00–103.009566
Cows—Lean 85-90%966107.51/cwt104.00–111.001,03911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039116.93/cwt113.00–121.001,21519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211122.30/cwt119.00–125.001,48115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359130.20/cwt126.00–135.001,76919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454122.86/cwt119.00–126.001,78614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515130.13/cwt126.00–135.001,97132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2912158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057140.94/cwt128.00–161.001,4903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.