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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 31
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,082 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 1,090▲ 374 vs year ago 708 · +52.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 121▲ 48 vs year ago 102 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs softer undertone on average quality fleshy offerings; 500-700 lbs weaned packages sold firm with very good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm with very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and 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 $320.16/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.17 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$320.16
128 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$752
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$122.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.00
vs KY average
−1.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544322.151,752125
Medium and Large 2-3572256.001,4642thin
Small and Medium 1-2500200.001,0001thin
One grade step is worth $122.15/cwt here — about $752 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale128 hd
320.16
—
KY average26 barns · 1,463 hd
309.16
+11.00
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−1.22
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−78.17
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—Low1,679163.792,75115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,462145.122,12246
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234140.871,73939
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023130.161,33224
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,310134.001,7551thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,381152.262,1034thin

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)1,035$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,8252thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,3751thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009874
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4438
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310378.65/cwt370.00–392.501,1745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2353354.77/cwt352.00–357.501,2522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1561
Steers350–400Large 1-2375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384445.05/cwt425.00–450.001,7095
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added409403.54/cwt382.50–445.001,6506
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473401.05/cwt385.00–412.501,89718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473338.06/cwt320.00–347.001,5993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,95210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491369.35/cwt361.00–377.001,8145
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519376.14/cwt347.50–395.001,95221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527317.77/cwt301.00–325.001,6755
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553361.30/cwt350.00–372.501,9982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576373.51/cwt360.00–384.002,15129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611350.91/cwt322.50–372.002,14443
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640307.91/cwt296.00–320.001,9712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678255.13/cwt250.00–260.001,7302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683325.62/cwt310.00–348.002,22470
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726303.07/cwt291.00–318.002,20012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764282.59/cwt282.00–285.002,1595
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769261.66/cwt258.00–272.002,0124
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805284.90/cwt284.90–284.902,29367
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829267.51/cwt265.00–269.002,2184
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,3276
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2951
Steers900–950Large 1-2945245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3151
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,017229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,3292
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215335.00/cwt335.00–335.007201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250302.50/cwt302.50–302.507561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3263286.36/cwt282.50–290.007532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314329.06/cwt327.50–339.001,0338
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3332297.97/cwt285.00–307.509894
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361325.84/cwt320.00–330.001,1767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376351.46/cwt332.00–375.001,32113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423316.81/cwt302.50–321.001,3405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424360.32/cwt327.50–380.001,52850
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473348.54/cwt325.00–367.501,64934
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473293.65/cwt287.50–300.001,3892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478312.98/cwt305.00–317.501,4965
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2Value Added500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525325.47/cwt312.50–337.501,70975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528302.32/cwt300.00–307.001,5963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554298.41/cwt282.50–310.001,6538
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579322.16/cwt314.00–327.001,86539
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631303.38/cwt290.00–325.001,91427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641275.65/cwt272.00–287.501,7675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4772
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6982
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657280.85/cwt280.00–282.501,8456
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0267
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681257.16/cwt250.00–277.501,7514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716271.29/cwt261.00–277.001,94224
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722205.91/cwt201.00–212.001,4873
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728246.99/cwt245.00–250.001,7985
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757269.92/cwt255.00–275.302,043110
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3793220.96/cwt207.00–235.001,7522
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820216.26/cwt215.00–217.501,7732
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added830234.01/cwt230.00–238.001,9424
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,13445
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205390.00/cwt390.00–390.008002
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3225319.78/cwt310.00–330.007202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250340.00/cwt340.00–340.008501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378365.90/cwt355.00–387.501,38310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385413.57/cwt400.00–427.501,5922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425363.88/cwt360.00–375.001,5464
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3431345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4876
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467366.75/cwt360.00–373.001,7139
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473385.42/cwt380.00–396.001,82324
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515346.57/cwt340.00–350.001,7853
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568273.87/cwt270.00–277.501,5562
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574334.16/cwt312.50–350.001,91813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7564
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673298.29/cwt290.00–305.002,00715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9862
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2779262.09/cwt255.00–265.002,0424
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8721
Bulls850–900Large 1-2885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3932181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6872
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,381152.26/cwt147.00–157.002,1034
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393145.66/cwt145.00–147.002,0293
Bulls——1,727163.98/cwt154.00–173.002,8329
Bulls——1,823181.37/cwt180.00–183.003,3063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012126.00/cwt119.00–131.001,2759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017135.30/cwt131.00–147.001,37613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113115.44/cwt115.00–116.001,2852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187132.23/cwt127.00–137.001,57013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234141.34/cwt138.00–144.001,74416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296151.35/cwt145.00–159.001,96110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390141.72/cwt138.00–144.001,97014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438136.86/cwt135.00–138.001,9685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504148.42/cwt144.00–157.002,23227
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,310134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7551
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,4502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963160.90/cwt150.00–180.001,5494
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3985137.11/cwt129.00–144.001,3512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.