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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 830▼ 37 vs year ago 795 · −4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 141▲ 16 vs year ago 126 · +12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 700 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply, while the yearling steers and heifers were sharply higher with strong demand. Cooler weather conditions and a double digit increase in the futures market has increased buyers interest and the premiums they are willing to pay for weaned and value added feeders. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher 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 $376.87/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −21.47 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$376.87
107 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$499
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$94.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.48
vs KY average
−20.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575384.562,21096
Medium and Large 2561327.781,8385thin
Medium and Large 2-3570295.561,6855thin
Large 1-2590290.001,7111thin
One grade step is worth $94.56/cwt here — about $499 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 sale107 hd
376.87
—
KY average24 barns · 876 hd
353.39
+23.48
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−20.99
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−21.47
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—Low1,669191.223,19222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,528171.862,62524
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247167.742,09142
CowsLean 85-90%High1,068154.211,64733
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370186.982,5622thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,7751thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318370.91/cwt365.00–377.501,1792
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418406.99/cwt401.00–412.501,7012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433389.28/cwt382.00–397.501,6865
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,0842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482411.43/cwt395.00–421.001,98310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8491
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528420.02/cwt411.00–430.002,2189
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530389.16/cwt375.00–394.002,0634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586405.74/cwt391.00–411.002,37814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590374.35/cwt359.00–379.002,2096
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614334.71/cwt330.00–341.002,0554
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615357.52/cwt350.00–365.002,1994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645383.44/cwt383.00–384.002,4739
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8541
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673393.50/cwt393.50–393.502,6489
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676369.17/cwt367.00–372.002,49616
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4891
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743395.17/cwt371.00–398.002,93670
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,9603
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821350.73/cwt337.00–355.002,8796
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915344.00/cwt344.00–344.003,1482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170405.00/cwt405.00–405.006891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250385.00/cwt385.00–385.009631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,0181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318342.97/cwt330.00–361.001,0916
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,3581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,3341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412375.62/cwt361.00–382.501,5488
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,6654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469363.88/cwt355.00–370.001,70711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,6143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484390.02/cwt380.00–395.001,8887
Heifers450–500Large 1-2495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518372.86/cwt367.50–380.001,93114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519353.08/cwt340.00–359.001,8324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564356.93/cwt342.50–366.002,01318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566327.23/cwt320.00–335.001,8524
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570295.56/cwt280.00–300.001,6855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open588372.71/cwt370.00–374.002,1923
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,37457
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614364.43/cwt354.00–371.002,23814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614335.38/cwt325.00–341.002,0597
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623311.10/cwt300.00–320.001,9385
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,43676
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669311.61/cwt309.00–315.002,0855
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675328.27/cwt321.00–342.502,2163
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711290.78/cwt287.50–297.002,0675
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716320.24/cwt318.00–329.002,2935
Heifers700–750Large 1-2733291.27/cwt290.00–292.502,1352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758305.15/cwt300.00–313.002,3135
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,80670
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open875302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,6431
Heifers850–900Large 1-2888261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,3183
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,4241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,5632
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2975245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3892
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1781
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215377.50/cwt377.50–377.508121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,0401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2282425.18/cwt410.00–437.501,1993
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333363.29/cwt352.50–375.001,2103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363355.02/cwt350.00–365.001,2893
Bulls350–400Large 1-2365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3871
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378385.33/cwt380.00–389.001,4575
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419363.95/cwt360.00–371.001,5254
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433403.64/cwt397.50–410.001,7482
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2Fleshy450342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457367.08/cwt350.00–375.001,6785
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479396.66/cwt389.00–407.501,90011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516355.86/cwt350.00–361.001,83611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524321.08/cwt312.50–336.001,6825
Bulls500–550Medium 2535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0447
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569322.93/cwt310.00–331.001,8374
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573284.32/cwt280.00–289.001,6292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578345.46/cwt341.00–357.001,9978
Bulls550–600Large 1-2595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
Bulls600–650Large 1-2605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683319.43/cwt313.00–335.002,18212
Bulls650–700Medium 2685231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716315.57/cwt299.00–326.002,2597
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2778287.58/cwt282.50–292.502,2372
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8971
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
Dairy Steers1100–1150Large 31,105146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6131
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3798315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,51424
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,370186.98/cwt181.00–193.002,5622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,477187.81/cwt180.00–194.002,7748
Bulls——1,668166.83/cwt153.00–175.002,7834
Bulls——1,824203.71/cwt197.00–209.003,71610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063144.87/cwt135.00–152.001,54017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084165.30/cwt156.00–175.001,79214
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,085185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236163.26/cwt158.00–169.002,01824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261173.71/cwt170.00–188.002,19018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469164.80/cwt161.00–168.002,4218
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557175.39/cwt170.00–185.002,73116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.