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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 17
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
884 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 1,045▼ 437 vs year ago 1,321 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 176▼ 63 vs year ago 154 · −40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 5 vs year ago 13 · −38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady; except weaned preconditioned 500-700 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 500-600 lbs with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with very 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 $320.25/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.08 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$320.25
182 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,810
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+18.26
vs KY average
+5.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565320.251,810182
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale182 hd
320.25
—
KY average26 barns · 2,008 hd
301.99
+18.26
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
+5.67
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−78.08
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—Average1,681180.203,03014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,545146.132,25826
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231137.341,69127
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009126.611,2789thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,290124.601,6072thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,250210.002,6251thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,261180.622,2787thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420188.002,6701thin

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)1,765$2,4751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,3752thin

Every lot

136 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added212433.15/cwt430.00–435.009183
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added257430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1052
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330381.50/cwt380.00–383.001,2592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381413.79/cwt407.50–437.501,57717
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387394.63/cwt384.00–405.001,52713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420404.83/cwt392.50–427.001,70012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432365.66/cwt355.00–377.501,5805
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486368.58/cwt345.00–385.001,7917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523284.98/cwt270.00–301.001,4902
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526367.13/cwt343.00–395.001,93124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578321.39/cwt311.00–329.001,8586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587344.32/cwt333.00–358.002,02116
Steers600–650Large 1-2616276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630321.66/cwt317.00–330.002,0267
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635297.71/cwt284.00–311.001,8902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6771
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666283.18/cwt265.00–291.001,8865
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675299.91/cwt286.00–313.002,02411
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725280.98/cwt274.00–288.002,03711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772277.59/cwt276.00–280.002,14310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3777219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7022
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9551
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy793283.25/cwt283.25–283.252,24662
Steers800–850Large 1-2815259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,1112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842263.26/cwt260.00–266.002,21711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,32460
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2874252.60/cwt248.00–257.002,2085
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1721
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975238.29/cwt237.00–239.002,3237
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,3771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2239341.02/cwt330.00–355.008154
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy242405.00/cwt405.00–405.009802
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3257315.10/cwt312.50–320.008106
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added277373.33/cwt342.00–393.001,03410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added312358.37/cwt352.00–370.001,1185
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312316.75/cwt290.00–327.009885
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3332257.50/cwt257.50–257.508552
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374377.42/cwt338.00–403.001,41230
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376263.18/cwt235.00–285.009907
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382312.26/cwt300.00–327.501,1935
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3063
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423274.24/cwt263.00–291.001,1603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427353.52/cwt333.00–377.501,51012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478333.48/cwt312.50–347.501,59431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479298.69/cwt292.50–305.001,4314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522322.52/cwt307.50–337.501,68433
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529297.67/cwt292.50–306.001,57512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573289.64/cwt287.50–295.001,6607
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579323.41/cwt297.50–328.251,873130
Heifers600–650Large 1-2615259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5931
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623261.43/cwt252.50–270.001,6292
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626303.61/cwt280.00–316.001,90116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655298.55/cwt293.00–300.001,95612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668236.41/cwt210.00–241.001,5797
Heifers700–750Large 1-2705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,9523
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement719283.50/cwt283.50–283.502,03811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730216.93/cwt204.00–223.001,5843
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5551
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,9817
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Replacement791275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1755
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7221
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9381
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement899252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,2656
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945205.50/cwt191.00–220.001,9422
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8811
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,1011
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2180415.00/cwt415.00–415.007471
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200415.00/cwt415.00–415.008301
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 2-3255247.50/cwt247.50–247.506311
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,2111
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373284.87/cwt262.00–310.001,0632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381369.92/cwt331.00–380.001,4096
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431369.93/cwt360.00–380.001,59413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475298.52/cwt297.50–299.001,4183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2476324.47/cwt310.00–339.001,5445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484353.33/cwt341.00–372.501,71015
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515307.18/cwt291.00–313.001,5824
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532323.87/cwt321.00–327.501,7235
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3544272.79/cwt271.00–280.001,4845
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2555217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556331.09/cwt321.00–339.001,8414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565301.60/cwt290.00–312.001,70413
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614268.63/cwt266.00–272.501,6496
Bulls600–650Large 1-2618251.00/cwt250.00–252.001,5512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620288.48/cwt277.50–296.001,78912
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672264.10/cwt251.00–271.001,7753
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727252.57/cwt244.00–256.001,8368
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3737236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7392
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3773231.86/cwt226.00–238.001,7922
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785253.45/cwt245.00–262.001,9902
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810200.49/cwt200.00–201.001,6242
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3873190.96/cwt188.00–194.001,6672
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1071
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3637185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1782
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3911
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3822191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5702
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,420188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,6701
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Prime1,250210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,6251
Heifers—Choice1,261180.62/cwt179.00–184.002,2787
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440165.93/cwt163.00–168.002,3892
Bulls——1,630145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3641
Bulls——1,730186.00/cwt173.00–202.003,21811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944122.10/cwt117.00–126.001,1535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091132.24/cwt128.00–135.001,4434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211136.78/cwt133.00–141.001,65616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226130.19/cwt127.00–132.001,5966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303147.73/cwt144.00–155.001,9255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407138.36/cwt134.00–142.001,9478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,607149.58/cwt143.00–154.002,40418
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,290124.60/cwt121.00–127.001,6072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071155.85/cwt147.00–164.001,6695
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7652,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.