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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 9
● Final160 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,657 head
▲ 661 vs last sale 996▲ 898 vs year ago 759 · +118.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 152▲ 93 vs year ago 157 · +59.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 2▲ 96 vs year ago 7 · +1,371.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday weaned feeder steers under 600 lbs traded sharply higher on a very active market with good buyer participation; over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher in a lite test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded sharply higher; 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher; over 600 lbs lite test. Yearlings lite test. Good buyer participation on an active market with a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.50/cwt on 226 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.84 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$255.50
226 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$43.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.76
vs KY average
−24.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547260.651,426185
Large 1-2524241.001,2624thin
Medium and Large 2-3555231.711,28736
Small and Medium 1-2545217.501,1851thin
One grade step is worth $43.15/cwt here — about $241 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 sale226 hd
255.50
—
KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd
256.25
−0.76
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−24.80
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−142.84
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—Low1,495139.692,08833
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249119.341,49070
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442119.171,71962
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039105.771,09962
HeifersChoiceAverage1,285143.111,8393thin

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)1,172$1,9833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,227$1,8666
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,197$1,84721
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$2,70133

Every lot

160 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,1191
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0771
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328397.69/cwt395.00–401.001,3045
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338354.04/cwt348.00–385.001,1978
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370392.58/cwt370.00–410.001,45326
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388334.27/cwt331.00–349.001,2976
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414319.83/cwt313.00–327.001,32413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417266.41/cwt257.00–282.001,1113
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2419231.38/cwt227.50–233.009694
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423340.10/cwt312.00–374.001,43929
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2081
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470350.98/cwt323.00–372.501,65021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478296.75/cwt290.00–322.501,41812
Steers450–500Small and Medium 1-2490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2503216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0863
Steers500–550Large 1-2510284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518265.43/cwt261.00–270.001,3752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525322.36/cwt302.50–333.001,69245
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526290.70/cwt286.00–300.001,52914
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2550207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1411
Steers550–600Large 1-2558276.42/cwt271.00–287.501,5423
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573282.12/cwt275.00–286.001,6179
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574310.92/cwt293.00–326.001,78530
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577259.12/cwt250.00–273.001,49510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626280.55/cwt267.00–305.001,75649
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628259.74/cwt250.00–262.501,6316
Steers650–700Large 1-2650263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,7101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,5282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663255.71/cwt248.00–262.001,6954
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668271.95/cwt262.50–288.001,81744
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717260.36/cwt252.00–265.001,86716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726242.00/cwt240.00–243.001,7575
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761241.74/cwt241.00–244.001,8404
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789258.83/cwt247.00–260.002,04278
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4721
Steers800–850Large 1-2815230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8752
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825224.37/cwt219.00–230.001,8512
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855242.47/cwt230.00–245.002,0736
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2937233.99/cwt230.00–236.002,1923
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2952237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220305.00/cwt305.00–305.006711
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258342.58/cwt322.50–360.008845
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282303.21/cwt285.00–312.508555
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2309287.94/cwt277.50–302.008908
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added319327.55/cwt307.50–347.501,04529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360317.59/cwt308.00–347.501,14335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376284.28/cwt277.50–302.501,06911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3377247.13/cwt230.00–263.009325
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2380214.11/cwt200.00–227.508142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425238.00/cwt223.00–253.001,0122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429257.57/cwt252.00–263.001,1056
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added434292.04/cwt267.00–310.001,26769
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475238.32/cwt222.50–245.001,13211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476286.07/cwt267.00–300.001,36275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478256.75/cwt250.00–265.001,22715
Heifers500–550Large 1-2513244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514271.47/cwt256.00–292.001,39558
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518248.27/cwt240.00–254.001,28618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3526232.38/cwt220.00–240.001,22213
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2545217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1851
Heifers550–600Large 1-2555232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566263.49/cwt255.00–271.001,49167
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572231.33/cwt220.00–237.501,32323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575246.47/cwt240.00–255.001,41742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616233.14/cwt230.00–236.001,4366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618256.50/cwt237.00–270.001,58567
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622217.24/cwt184.00–228.001,35121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670219.76/cwt200.00–228.001,4728
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677247.62/cwt241.00–250.001,67619
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5344
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712225.17/cwt221.00–229.001,60310
Heifers700–750Large 1-2720199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3724208.27/cwt198.00–217.001,5087
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752232.00/cwt230.00–233.001,7456
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3783188.47/cwt172.00–199.001,4766
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,71013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835178.74/cwt177.50–180.001,4922
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870163.63/cwt142.50–185.001,4244
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920173.98/cwt170.00–176.001,6013
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2988177.48/cwt170.00–185.001,7542
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015169.02/cwt165.00–171.001,7164
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075138.74/cwt132.00–150.001,4913
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,135161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8271
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,170147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls49 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200346.25/cwt340.00–352.506932
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2220217.50/cwt217.50–217.504791
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245310.00/cwt310.00–310.007602
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280367.72/cwt352.50–385.001,0303
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2304327.78/cwt327.00–330.009964
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,1141
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340272.50/cwt272.50–272.509271
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0771
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2380227.78/cwt225.50–230.008662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383348.38/cwt332.50–387.501,3347
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385327.53/cwt325.00–330.001,2612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422343.24/cwt322.50–375.001,44810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2434284.59/cwt270.00–317.501,2354
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474316.53/cwt297.50–342.501,50018
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477281.03/cwt260.00–292.501,34116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3481247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1903
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515289.24/cwt281.00–306.001,49021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528266.20/cwt250.00–275.001,40621
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2535221.84/cwt212.50–231.001,1872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540246.62/cwt245.00–250.001,3323
Bulls550–600Large 1-2555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2568213.80/cwt200.00–227.001,2142
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571287.81/cwt275.00–309.001,64322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582243.95/cwt230.00–253.001,4206
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585266.23/cwt256.00–275.001,55718
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607250.40/cwt245.00–253.001,52010
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2615206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621260.08/cwt255.00–263.001,61511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623225.11/cwt201.00–237.501,4029
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3656209.82/cwt191.00–222.501,3765
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666237.85/cwt234.00–242.001,5847
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 1-2668198.47/cwt197.00–200.001,3262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672259.65/cwt250.00–263.001,7455
Bulls650–700Large 1-2690239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7303
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711222.03/cwt221.00–224.001,5793
Bulls700–750Large 1-2715223.75/cwt220.00–231.001,6004
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715204.15/cwt192.00–217.001,4604
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2762220.84/cwt220.00–222.001,68312
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770195.46/cwt181.00–207.001,5055
Bulls750–800Large 1-2795203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6141
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2819198.69/cwt185.00–218.001,62713
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825177.42/cwt174.00–181.001,4642
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2883207.48/cwt199.00–216.001,8322
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2906179.98/cwt177.00–181.001,6314
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5241
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3991
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025181.51/cwt180.00–183.001,8602
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Large 3305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006712
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,285143.11/cwt130.00–155.001,8393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,044120.15/cwt95.00–138.001,25411
Bulls——1,615145.25/cwt140.00–153.002,34615
Bulls——1,946158.49/cwt154.00–165.003,0847
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90286.34/cwt83.00–90.007796
Cows—Lean 85-90%94695.73/cwt90.00–101.0090610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050107.18/cwt102.00–111.001,12523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105113.79/cwt111.00–119.001,25723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203113.57/cwt110.00–117.001,36613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220116.73/cwt114.00–119.001,42424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288123.52/cwt119.00–132.501,59133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356117.70/cwt116.00–119.001,59618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416111.87/cwt109.00–115.001,5849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493121.81/cwt119.00–130.001,81935
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3212,330.75/head2,125.00–2,500.002,3315
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,767.67/head2,400.00–3,050.002,76828
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1381,472.64/head1,375.00–1,625.001,4737
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1501,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,983.43/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,034.06/head1,650.00–2,325.002,03414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2351,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,924.32/head1,700.00–2,325.001,9245

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.