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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 27
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,616 head
▲ 2,096 vs last sale 520▲ 1,393 vs year ago 1,223 · +113.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 32▲ 25 vs year ago 144 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a limited comparison; 650-800 lb heifer packages 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $290.98/cwt on 364 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −107.36 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$290.98
364 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.04
vs KY average
−13.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562292.431,643344
Large 1-2538282.901,5226thin
Medium and Large 2-3559258.771,44714thin
One grade step is worth $33.66/cwt here — about $196 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 sale364 hd
290.98
—
KY average25 barns · 2,199 hd
282.93
+8.04
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−13.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−107.36
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—High1,663168.452,80217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468139.452,04843
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,177135.481,59549
CowsLean 85-90%Average978118.551,16035
HeifersChoiceAverage1,174170.702,0046thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273155.591,9818thin

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)1,255$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$1,7756
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)785$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)867$1,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,533$2,3382thin

Every lot

152 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225292.50/cwt292.50–292.506581
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0731
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2292374.04/cwt352.50–385.001,0923
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320388.10/cwt385.00–395.001,2425
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370352.94/cwt332.50–360.001,3064
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373401.91/cwt390.00–417.501,4998
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375373.90/cwt372.50–377.001,4023
Steers350–400Large 1-2385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416398.58/cwt369.00–437.001,65840
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425283.63/cwt275.00–302.501,2053
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433338.56/cwt322.50–360.001,4664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474375.74/cwt352.50–400.001,78148
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480334.10/cwt325.00–341.001,6049
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518344.40/cwt320.00–375.001,78448
Steers500–550Large 1-2540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567337.62/cwt321.00–350.001,91489
Steers550–600Large 1-2570315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582317.05/cwt312.00–320.001,84517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620289.30/cwt279.00–301.001,79414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622249.36/cwt230.00–257.501,5514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631317.40/cwt302.00–330.002,003132
Steers600–650Large 1-2645289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,8641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668254.40/cwt245.00–260.001,6995
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670300.05/cwt290.00–316.002,01080
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670286.99/cwt285.00–289.001,9232
Steers650–700Large 1-2680273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,7921
Steers700–750Small and Medium 1-2705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726278.14/cwt270.00–285.002,01951
Steers750–800Small and Medium 1-2755212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771265.75/cwt260.00–270.002,04971
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772256.17/cwt250.00–258.001,97814
Steers750–800Large 1-2772252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,94911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3776239.82/cwt235.00–246.001,8616
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830253.02/cwt251.00–255.002,1007
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added861254.08/cwt253.00–256.502,18832
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868247.36/cwt246.00–250.002,1473
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1111
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,057221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,3362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3203285.12/cwt275.00–295.005792
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2217330.23/cwt322.50–345.007173
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3263293.93/cwt290.00–297.507732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270327.50/cwt327.50–327.508841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added279356.44/cwt340.00–365.0099410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3321282.47/cwt255.00–300.009076
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322364.82/cwt340.00–385.001,17521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373367.02/cwt331.00–380.001,36938
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374271.46/cwt242.50–300.001,0158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383313.19/cwt301.00–320.001,2003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418310.02/cwt309.00–311.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419340.77/cwt312.50–377.001,42877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430291.12/cwt287.50–295.001,2522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463274.35/cwt250.00–287.001,2703
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473323.86/cwt309.00–345.001,53262
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478300.08/cwt293.00–307.001,43419
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2490232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523282.13/cwt262.50–288.001,47611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525305.33/cwt288.00–323.001,603134
Heifers500–550Large 1-2527283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4912
Heifers500–550Large 1-2Value Added536288.79/cwt287.00–292.501,5483
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574261.84/cwt245.00–268.001,50311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586289.17/cwt279.00–317.501,695133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595274.52/cwt270.00–277.501,63366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623225.61/cwt210.00–232.501,4067
Heifers600–650Large 1-2628254.95/cwt252.50–260.001,6013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633285.05/cwt262.50–308.001,804235
Heifers650–700Large 1-2661217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3669227.16/cwt212.50–232.501,5205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679275.93/cwt260.00–295.001,874290
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686251.76/cwt242.50–257.001,72737
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718237.00/cwt232.00–247.001,7025
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724258.89/cwt242.00–270.001,874307
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728218.27/cwt210.00–234.001,5896
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759236.52/cwt234.00–239.001,7954
Heifers750–800Large 1-2765226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7292
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768247.70/cwt243.00–256.001,90221
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773199.62/cwt194.00–205.001,5432
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820207.56/cwt201.00–211.001,7023
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8453
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870181.39/cwt175.00–187.501,5784
Heifers850–900Large 1-2894189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6905
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5661
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200345.00/cwt345.00–345.006901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added338396.03/cwt392.00–400.001,3392
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2340292.50/cwt292.50–292.509951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368361.45/cwt350.00–370.001,3308
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375397.69/cwt371.00–412.501,4915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421373.95/cwt337.50–395.001,57413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433325.58/cwt321.00–330.001,4102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458316.24/cwt315.00–317.501,4482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477366.17/cwt330.00–389.001,74727
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516335.26/cwt312.50–355.001,73012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516296.61/cwt295.00–297.001,5315
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5231
Bulls500–550Large 1-2540281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5171
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555301.70/cwt300.00–305.001,6743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570316.50/cwt311.00–322.001,8042
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620267.20/cwt259.00–272.501,65710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621286.88/cwt277.00–305.001,78234
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672258.87/cwt251.00–271.001,7405
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679277.75/cwt275.00–280.001,8864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680240.86/cwt237.50–245.001,6383
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3727223.66/cwt222.00–225.001,6263
Bulls750–800Large 1-2765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8172
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785219.04/cwt213.00–225.001,7192
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8373
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8331
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,174170.70/cwt163.00–187.002,0046
Heifers—Select and Choice1,273155.59/cwt151.00–159.001,9818
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,474154.72/cwt143.00–164.002,2817
Bulls——1,796178.06/cwt168.00–184.003,19810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77893.60/cwt91.00–96.007282
Cows—Lean 85-90%844101.78/cwt98.00–105.008595
Cows—Lean 85-90%991116.60/cwt111.00–119.001,1568
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027126.02/cwt120.00–133.001,29420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138128.18/cwt123.00–132.001,45913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149135.98/cwt132.00–139.001,56224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277142.38/cwt139.00–150.001,81812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380128.12/cwt126.00–132.001,7683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453136.67/cwt133.00–139.001,98618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493143.27/cwt139.00–151.002,13922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3845950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,193.25/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2331,560.34/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3502,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38671,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002

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.