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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 29
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,244 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 1,327▲ 380 vs year ago 864 · +44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 196▲ 15 vs year ago 94 · +16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 47 vs year ago 52 · −90.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good, but highly variable quality offering. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared firm but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady today, bouncing from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher across the weight classes with a good supply and good demand for weaned groups and guaranteed open heifers. Today was a typical fall market with buyers willing to pay premiums for quality and value added feeder cattle, while increasing the discounts on bawling calves, and plainer quality feeders severely. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady with a good supply and 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 $373.36/cwt on 179 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −24.98 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$373.36
179 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$532
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$92.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.36
vs KY average
+4.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562379.612,134161
Large 1-2565330.001,8651thin
Medium and Large 2542325.911,76813thin
Medium and Large 2-3559286.881,6024thin
One grade step is worth $92.74/cwt here — about $532 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 sale179 hd
373.36
—
KY average25 barns · 1,868 hd
363.00
+10.36
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
+4.45
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−24.98
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—High1,508188.162,83814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,576160.582,53114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221159.801,95132
CowsLean 85-90%High1,004140.941,41533
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260229.002,8851thin

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)925$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,070$2,4851thin

Every lot

121 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2348410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4276
Steers350–400Medium 1-2377302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381430.69/cwt420.00–442.501,64113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381407.06/cwt400.00–410.001,5514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411430.64/cwt412.50–440.001,7703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,6773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0545
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,0338
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493397.96/cwt391.00–405.001,9622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526383.92/cwt370.00–395.002,0196
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537409.67/cwt401.00–420.002,20015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568397.28/cwt390.00–403.002,25716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582381.23/cwt370.00–386.002,2194
Steers550–600Large 1-2595341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,0291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634383.36/cwt377.50–392.502,43111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636359.12/cwt343.00–369.002,28412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659387.78/cwt384.00–393.002,55541
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664354.19/cwt344.00–368.002,3528
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710308.81/cwt300.00–317.502,1932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730360.20/cwt358.00–361.002,62926
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739337.49/cwt331.00–344.002,4944
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4702
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787348.61/cwt333.00–355.002,74417
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806342.39/cwt336.00–344.002,7605
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,6751
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,9822
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,12316
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2987311.00/cwt311.00–311.003,0702
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,002297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,9762
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,105247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,7291
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,150290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,3351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225373.89/cwt367.50–380.008412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315302.50/cwt302.50–302.509531
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319371.52/cwt365.00–380.001,1855
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336348.80/cwt335.00–353.001,17213
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367379.44/cwt370.00–392.501,39315
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373347.01/cwt337.00–360.001,29411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,5304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429349.69/cwt335.00–355.001,50017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430368.55/cwt362.50–385.001,58512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466372.00/cwt357.50–380.001,73415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477345.47/cwt341.00–351.001,6485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488389.34/cwt389.00–390.001,90026
Heifers450–500Large 1-2495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512374.37/cwt371.00–380.001,91713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534351.82/cwt340.00–365.001,87917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535327.19/cwt315.00–335.001,7509
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open555367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,03721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559323.03/cwt310.00–330.001,8064
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Full560321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,7981
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570356.26/cwt345.00–363.002,03121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,27188
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643330.00/cwt317.50–331.002,12224
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656377.38/cwt367.50–383.002,476234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666319.79/cwt319.00–321.002,1305
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725284.93/cwt280.00–290.002,0662
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,55272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2769271.69/cwt255.00–280.002,0896
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772309.26/cwt303.00–313.002,3877
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Heifers800–850Large 1-2813269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,1873
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open836312.78/cwt309.00–314.002,61527
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2876283.06/cwt249.00–310.002,4806
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open927300.34/cwt290.00–302.002,7847
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2296420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2433
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2338300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0142
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3369381.06/cwt380.00–382.501,4065
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370456.85/cwt447.50–470.001,6909
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380428.35/cwt425.00–430.001,6283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416450.40/cwt442.50–462.501,8747
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465391.54/cwt379.00–400.001,82113
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480307.73/cwt300.00–315.001,4772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520310.09/cwt300.00–320.001,6126
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523368.13/cwt360.00–380.001,9255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,0833
Bulls550–600Large 1-2550310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7051
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,6861
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573365.56/cwt361.00–371.002,0959
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614320.75/cwt315.00–332.501,9698
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,8034
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2696271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8863
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2706274.10/cwt262.50–280.001,9353
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3052
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3790193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2833213.02/cwt211.00–215.001,7742
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,260229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,8851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,073168.60/cwt160.00–175.001,8093
Bulls——1,387185.65/cwt180.00–189.002,5755
Bulls——1,827200.03/cwt194.00–208.003,6556
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69899.98/cwt99.00–101.006982
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
Cows—Lean 85-90%936126.55/cwt125.00–129.001,1857
Cows—Lean 85-90%999139.80/cwt132.00–147.001,39710
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,010191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,9291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096153.64/cwt149.00–159.001,68413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179166.98/cwt165.00–170.001,9699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235157.27/cwt150.00–164.001,94218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303147.20/cwt145.00–149.001,9184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547159.50/cwt154.00–163.002,46711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578172.28/cwt166.00–179.002,7192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,890149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,8161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0702,485.00/head2,485.00–2,485.002,4851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 29701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.