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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 10
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,045 head
▼ 861 vs last sale 1,906▲ 306 vs year ago 739 · +41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 217▲ 51 vs year ago 125 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 89▲ 13 vs year ago 6 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher; 500-600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher and yearlings traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher in a limited comparison. Very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. 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 $297.89/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −100.44 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$297.89
123 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.77
vs KY average
−17.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547305.231,668104
Large 1-2565271.001,5311thin
Medium and Large 2-3549257.021,41218thin
One grade step is worth $48.21/cwt here — about $256 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 sale123 hd
297.89
—
KY average25 barns · 1,499 hd
290.12
+7.77
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−17.07
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−100.44
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—Average1,508162.272,44829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,434137.711,97533
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255133.951,68135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056123.801,30747
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,525117.821,7972thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,385165.002,2851thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,485154.002,2871thin

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)1,234$2,0009
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$1,8844thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,2203thin

Every lot

153 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,1481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357390.41/cwt377.50–399.001,39410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426401.69/cwt395.00–432.501,71130
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426375.67/cwt360.00–385.001,6005
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461368.01/cwt350.00–382.501,6975
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462375.10/cwt353.00–415.001,7337
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476344.35/cwt330.00–349.001,6398
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510302.23/cwt297.00–305.001,5413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516361.65/cwt346.00–372.001,86616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518329.74/cwt327.50–330.001,70810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574355.43/cwt345.00–361.002,04013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579329.62/cwt327.50–337.501,9088
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621313.60/cwt290.00–330.001,94731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6283
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659290.56/cwt278.50–300.001,91529
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707289.58/cwt279.00–292.002,04721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718253.68/cwt250.00–261.001,8213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy755244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,84211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,0187
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7782
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed801268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1478
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843256.99/cwt253.00–261.002,1662
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863261.75/cwt261.75–261.752,25960
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926239.93/cwt220.00–254.002,2225
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2997220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1932
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,001216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,1624
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,064212.27/cwt210.00–219.002,2594
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210330.00/cwt330.00–330.006931
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220305.00/cwt305.00–305.006711
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added225411.42/cwt407.50–415.009264
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275303.00/cwt303.00–303.008331
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278384.19/cwt360.00–400.001,0685
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315327.23/cwt310.00–335.001,0315
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320285.86/cwt282.50–297.509156
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326382.52/cwt345.00–422.001,2474
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3362288.95/cwt280.00–295.001,0465
Heifers350–400Large 1-2Value Added375285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377385.65/cwt332.00–413.001,45438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381317.32/cwt310.00–323.001,2096
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2405232.00/cwt232.00–232.009401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420292.31/cwt283.00–310.001,2285
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420264.92/cwt257.50–280.001,1133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424358.51/cwt305.00–389.001,52031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472295.29/cwt289.00–305.001,39411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479253.88/cwt234.00–262.501,2166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485316.10/cwt305.00–337.001,53317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512304.50/cwt291.00–319.001,55917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512288.22/cwt279.00–290.001,47611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520255.76/cwt245.00–263.001,33010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559309.55/cwt285.00–317.001,73072
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564277.24/cwt275.00–279.001,5644
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586258.59/cwt250.00–267.501,5158
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608239.72/cwt237.50–242.001,4572
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622298.60/cwt285.00–312.001,85713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6424
Heifers600–650Large 1-2645243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5671
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660289.60/cwt287.00–290.001,91115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683217.15/cwt202.50–230.001,4835
Heifers700–750Large 1-2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6456
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714266.10/cwt266.10–266.101,90076
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730218.06/cwt214.00–230.001,5924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7882
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3760183.71/cwt177.50–190.001,3962
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8783
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,8531
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910153.04/cwt145.00–161.001,3932
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7536
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6561
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,0381
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,2132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls45 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added238416.21/cwt402.50–422.509913
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,0221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328398.50/cwt390.00–400.001,3077
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3328312.28/cwt272.50–340.001,0249
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2337376.27/cwt362.50–390.001,2688
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2340265.00/cwt265.00–265.009011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2602
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2360255.00/cwt255.00–255.009181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375386.89/cwt385.00–389.001,4516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385347.30/cwt322.50–359.001,3373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2407341.53/cwt325.00–357.501,3903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added436386.13/cwt357.50–400.001,68416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3454283.72/cwt272.50–310.001,2884
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466375.42/cwt355.00–387.501,74913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473320.44/cwt299.00–343.001,5168
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508339.81/cwt335.00–347.001,7266
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522312.22/cwt307.00–327.501,63011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567321.13/cwt312.50–330.001,82114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574300.20/cwt285.00–312.501,72315
Bulls550–600Large 1-2575301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575268.58/cwt260.00–275.001,5443
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3611236.28/cwt235.00–240.001,4444
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615311.33/cwt284.00–325.001,9153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617264.14/cwt250.00–280.001,6308
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660274.17/cwt267.50–282.001,8103
Bulls650–700Large 1-2673241.64/cwt241.00–243.001,6263
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683253.27/cwt240.00–263.001,7306
Bulls700–750Small and Medium 1-2705202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3718223.97/cwt221.00–230.001,6083
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727253.38/cwt231.00–263.001,8425
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9013
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8571
Bulls750–800Large 1-2760235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828217.21/cwt196.00–238.001,7985
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920188.36/cwt186.00–190.001,7333
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3933180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,6892
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7381
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,018177.02/cwt174.00–180.001,8022
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,085186.45/cwt175.00–198.002,0232
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,183163.98/cwt159.00–170.001,9403
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3268239.48/cwt239.00–240.006422
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3711181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2873
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3832172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4352
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3886189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6757
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,005157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5832
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,385165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2851
Heifers—Select and Choice1,485154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,221136.76/cwt124.00–149.001,6709
Bulls——1,423165.40/cwt160.00–169.002,3548
Bulls——1,781179.31/cwt170.00–194.003,19412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86098.00/cwt98.00–98.008431
Cows—Lean 85-90%930109.63/cwt107.00–111.001,0203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036119.32/cwt113.00–124.001,23620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098130.66/cwt124.00–137.001,43523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210135.01/cwt133.00–139.001,63415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234128.44/cwt124.00–132.001,58514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,243129.72/cwt121.00–132.001,6126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,406135.69/cwt133.00–139.001,90813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,418144.14/cwt140.00–151.002,0446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543143.01/cwt140.00–149.002,20714
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,525117.82/cwt116.00–120.001,7972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38101,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,192.65/head1,100.00–1,275.001,1932
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,0601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,185.17/head1,550.00–2,775.002,1857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,104.17/head1,725.00–2,500.002,1043
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907157.01/cwt145.00–172.001,4249
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3983139.34/cwt131.00–143.001,3708
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3691

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.