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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 6
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
830 head
▼ 414 vs last sale 1,244▼ 86 vs year ago 916 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 109▼ 36 vs year ago 177 · −20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 11 · +63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market spotty with a plainer than average quality offering. Feeder steer and heifer prices were unevenly steady today ranging from 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower in spots with a good supply and good demand for quality, and value added packages. Additionally, a much softer undertone was noted in the plainer quality and bawling calves as buyers are being more selective with there premiums and increasing the price spread in most weight classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $340.38/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.96 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$340.38
55 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$81.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.59
vs KY average
−44.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537349.651,87942
Medium and Large 2546329.201,7999thin
Medium and Large 2-3522268.161,4004thin
One grade step is worth $81.49/cwt here — about $478 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 sale55 hd
340.38
—
KY average25 barns · 1,017 hd
346.96
−6.59
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−44.01
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−57.96
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—Average1,666191.793,19521
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,478160.562,37342
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231160.471,97530
CowsLean 85-90%High1,060147.231,56029

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)1,300$3,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$2,9093thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$2,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,178$2,1405

Every lot

133 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,4062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3371315.78/cwt310.00–320.001,1726
Steers350–400Medium 1-2373292.75/cwt285.00–300.001,0924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375429.80/cwt422.50–437.501,6122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431378.01/cwt372.00–387.501,6295
Steers400–450Medium 1-2432250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,9848
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9236
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456388.18/cwt379.00–392.501,7704
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,6042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461448.57/cwt432.50–450.002,06825
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509355.74/cwt351.00–357.001,8115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528415.04/cwt412.50–423.002,19125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535383.07/cwt372.00–387.502,0494
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560333.49/cwt327.50–345.001,8683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563401.41/cwt389.00–403.002,2609
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565373.64/cwt361.00–380.002,1117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613371.75/cwt370.00–374.002,2796
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614390.95/cwt382.50–393.002,4005
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666340.78/cwt335.00–350.002,2704
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668306.73/cwt300.00–310.002,0493
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723332.79/cwt330.00–340.002,4066
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added742372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,76010
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4881
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,88428
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2866262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2693
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,9457
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900339.50/cwt339.50–339.503,05656
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2933306.35/cwt297.00–311.002,8583
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,8271
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3205285.00/cwt285.00–285.005841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255371.32/cwt367.50–375.009472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311343.21/cwt340.00–350.001,0673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365314.34/cwt302.50–317.501,1475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374349.57/cwt330.00–353.001,3077
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2386285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1003
Heifers400–450Medium 2400205.00/cwt205.00–205.008201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409386.11/cwt379.00–389.001,57918
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2425257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428351.43/cwt345.00–364.001,5043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428328.48/cwt315.00–337.001,4069
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy437305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,5061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464310.58/cwt300.00–321.001,4414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471366.03/cwt350.00–375.001,72432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,81223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483280.84/cwt280.00–282.501,3563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508276.71/cwt275.00–280.001,4063
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524345.36/cwt337.50–355.001,81024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531329.68/cwt327.50–333.001,7516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open558360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571348.51/cwt342.50–353.001,9909
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577328.25/cwt322.50–331.001,8943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608297.80/cwt212.50–320.001,81123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626324.29/cwt321.00–335.002,03019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open627345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1635
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664289.87/cwt281.00–302.001,9255
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675324.31/cwt321.00–327.502,1898
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,37772
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723286.95/cwt285.00–289.002,0752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy742270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,45922
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,4043
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9082
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825283.89/cwt276.00–285.002,3429
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,43610
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2922219.30/cwt213.00–230.002,0223
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1761
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,5061
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6001
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,020266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,7132
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4041
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,132175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3371288.20/cwt270.00–320.001,0696
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2Fleshy396315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423371.28/cwt350.00–377.501,5717
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2486381.73/cwt379.00–393.001,8556
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2491366.16/cwt357.50–373.001,7987
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3988
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4123
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526358.97/cwt349.00–370.001,8887
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528317.09/cwt305.00–330.001,6742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563349.15/cwt340.00–357.501,96611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573315.85/cwt301.00–325.001,81011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612332.81/cwt320.00–345.002,03713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy661347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676284.55/cwt281.00–295.001,9244
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718309.96/cwt295.00–320.002,2266
Bulls700–750Large 1-2735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,0032
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190162.04/cwt157.50–164.001,9284
Bulls——1,589188.98/cwt184.00–195.003,0038
Bulls——1,906201.12/cwt198.00–206.003,8335
Bulls——1,994215.52/cwt213.00–218.004,2974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Cows—Lean 85-90%915127.77/cwt125.00–130.001,1692
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,013174.48/cwt174.00–175.001,7672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042140.23/cwt135.00–150.001,46113
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,045174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130158.38/cwt153.00–167.001,79011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208168.31/cwt155.00–172.002,0339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244157.78/cwt153.00–164.001,96317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285147.72/cwt143.00–151.001,8983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412147.67/cwt146.00–149.002,0853
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443156.83/cwt151.00–163.002,26322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535167.67/cwt165.00–174.002,57417
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4872,849.52/head2,725.00–2,950.002,8503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,063.18/head2,925.00–3,200.003,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3003,575.00/head3,575.00–3,575.003,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,475.00/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.