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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
912 head
▼ 1,159 vs last sale 2,071▼ 100 vs year ago 1,012 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 160▼ 187 vs year ago 254 · −73.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 94 vs year ago 110 · −85.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on good quality long-weaned offerings - market noticeably higher on 700-800 yearling packages; fleshy calf offerings 5.00 lower and heavy yearlings steady. Heifer calves sold steady except fleshy offerings and 500-600 lbs 5.00 lower. More fleshy calves on offer today compared to last Monday. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $292.56/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −150.26 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$292.56
57 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.83
vs KY average
−46.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542296.941,60849
Medium and Large 2-3576265.751,5308thin
One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $78 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 sale57 hd
292.56
—
KY average24 barns · 1,060 hd
308.39
−15.83
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−46.11
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−150.26
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

32 sales
521457394330median 442.8203/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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—High1,598154.652,47210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,410134.901,90222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,280133.081,70420
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036117.581,21810
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308161.822,1172thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500145.002,1751thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,440$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,2333thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290302.50/cwt302.50–302.508771
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315312.50/cwt312.50–312.509841
Steers300–350Small and Medium 1-2320242.50/cwt242.50–242.507761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378343.38/cwt332.50–372.501,2986
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390329.50/cwt329.00–330.001,2852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407321.21/cwt317.50–322.501,3074
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422357.83/cwt325.00–372.501,5105
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464340.79/cwt335.00–347.501,5817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476328.28/cwt321.00–330.001,5635
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522289.29/cwt287.00–302.501,51024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526328.77/cwt304.00–342.001,7299
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573295.71/cwt289.00–299.001,6948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5407
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587285.29/cwt281.00–288.001,6758
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603300.32/cwt275.00–306.001,81119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618265.73/cwt261.00–270.001,6427
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620249.87/cwt242.50–257.001,5492
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660288.49/cwt266.00–290.001,90416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662254.01/cwt253.00–255.001,6825
Steers650–700Large 1-2685251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7191
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,11876
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715268.22/cwt257.00–272.001,9188
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724250.28/cwt247.00–252.001,8126
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7719
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770241.54/cwt240.00–243.001,8602
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,15821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9374
Steers750–800Large 1-2795241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9161
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0467
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871235.53/cwt234.00–237.002,0514
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932238.75/cwt238.75–238.752,22551
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fancy977247.35/cwt247.35–247.352,41756
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,068195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3331275.97/cwt262.50–281.009138
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0043
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367263.23/cwt241.00–280.009663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375287.83/cwt272.50–300.001,07912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426310.65/cwt300.00–323.001,32313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432280.37/cwt262.50–289.001,2119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473293.10/cwt285.00–297.001,38629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478245.08/cwt230.00–260.001,1712
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482268.72/cwt262.50–273.001,2956
Heifers500–550Large 1-2510256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511280.73/cwt269.00–288.001,43531
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513262.09/cwt258.00–267.001,3459
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533249.24/cwt242.00–255.001,3285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567272.49/cwt267.50–275.001,5453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567261.20/cwt259.00–265.001,4819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570242.85/cwt230.00–256.001,3843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612254.87/cwt241.00–269.001,56021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620236.58/cwt234.00–239.001,4672
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3639226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4445
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669254.59/cwt243.00–257.001,70321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675227.79/cwt222.00–233.001,5385
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723223.03/cwt221.00–226.001,6137
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,5366
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8264
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3818183.01/cwt181.00–185.001,4972
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823207.54/cwt195.00–220.001,7082
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865183.50/cwt176.00–191.001,5872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3210260.00/cwt260.00–260.005461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3268282.62/cwt280.00–285.007572
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305267.50/cwt267.50–267.508161
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1621
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2335227.50/cwt227.50–227.507621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3377269.43/cwt262.50–290.001,0166
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381330.71/cwt325.00–340.001,2606
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422316.43/cwt309.00–321.001,3355
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427296.65/cwt283.00–305.001,26715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478255.36/cwt250.00–261.001,2212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481294.10/cwt285.00–311.001,41519
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3Value Added502297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524298.93/cwt287.00–307.501,56621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525277.06/cwt267.00–281.001,4557
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,2593
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2550237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572291.00/cwt290.00–292.001,6656
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3574248.48/cwt240.00–257.501,4265
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6262
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3617236.66/cwt227.00–243.001,4606
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630245.87/cwt243.00–250.001,5497
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632259.06/cwt251.00–269.001,63710
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668231.65/cwt231.00–233.001,5473
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2689245.83/cwt244.00–247.001,6946
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726234.11/cwt221.00–239.001,7008
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5591
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7511
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6521
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,500145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,308161.82/cwt159.00–165.002,1172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,287133.70/cwt112.00–146.001,7213
Bulls——1,615157.44/cwt152.00–161.002,5433
Bulls——1,819168.27/cwt166.00–171.003,0614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990119.13/cwt115.00–123.001,1795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000110.53/cwt110.00–111.001,1052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195130.56/cwt128.00–133.001,5602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199134.05/cwt132.00–138.001,6078
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313128.02/cwt121.00–131.001,6819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386135.48/cwt133.00–138.001,87813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398145.69/cwt143.00–150.002,0373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428128.96/cwt125.00–132.001,8426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477144.30/cwt139.00–150.002,1313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3401,987.64/head1,625.00–2,250.001,9882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7752,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975164.96/cwt142.00–190.001,6086
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,082134.92/cwt128.00–140.001,4603

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.