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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 27
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,231 head
▲ 783 vs last sale 448▼ 187 vs year ago 1,418 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 128▼ 33 vs year ago 258 · −12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 8▼ 121 vs year ago 139 · −87.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly lower with an average quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 500-600 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply, while all other weight classes were 4.00 to 8.00 lower or greater in spots with moderate demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under appeared stronger but with a limited supply, while heifers 450 lbs and over were 5.00 to 10.00 lower with good supply and limited demand. Buyers are active in spots and willing to pay premiums for certain weight groups, however the continued negative pressure from the futures market has limited some buyers interest which is increasing the price spreads with in groups and classes of livestock. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with a large supply and slaughter bulls were were steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $399.50/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −43.32 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$399.50
136 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$662
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$107.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.18
vs KY average
−30.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549407.032,236121
Medium and Large 2552348.591,92412thin
Medium and Large 2-3525299.671,5733thin
One grade step is worth $107.36/cwt here — about $662 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 sale136 hd
399.50
—
KY average25 barns · 1,221 hd
399.68
−0.18
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−30.22
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−43.32
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

32 sales
521457394330median 442.8203/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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—Average1,595188.723,01020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,473156.472,30448
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209151.451,83140
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038137.201,42461
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average880129.001,1351thin

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 (2-4 yrs)865$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,353$2,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,528$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$2,3501thin

Every lot

150 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280434.38/cwt427.50–442.501,2163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315407.49/cwt386.00–417.501,2843
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316450.52/cwt445.00–460.001,4246
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338339.93/cwt330.00–361.001,1493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368451.34/cwt439.00–462.501,6618
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371414.53/cwt410.00–425.001,5385
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416397.63/cwt380.00–405.001,65410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426422.08/cwt417.00–441.001,79811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464385.42/cwt360.00–393.001,78820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476411.77/cwt400.00–427.501,96011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482319.93/cwt300.00–330.001,5423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520425.66/cwt417.00–437.502,21349
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521371.40/cwt362.50–381.001,9356
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526404.18/cwt393.00–411.002,12615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577372.52/cwt355.00–387.502,14917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582399.93/cwt393.00–414.002,32840
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583325.78/cwt315.00–341.001,8996
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621358.84/cwt341.00–374.002,22821
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622393.21/cwt380.00–399.002,44650
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635325.94/cwt321.00–330.002,0704
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668347.38/cwt341.00–360.002,3209
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670309.55/cwt300.00–322.502,0748
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8582
Steers700–750Large 2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718287.43/cwt280.00–291.002,0643
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,4957
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726306.60/cwt299.00–320.002,22615
Steers750–800Large 1-2775269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781337.39/cwt321.00–344.002,6357
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,2842
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2817287.33/cwt283.00–290.002,34710
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826338.49/cwt336.00–340.002,79644
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5972
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880302.50/cwt293.00–312.002,6622
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,9618
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930299.33/cwt299.00–300.002,7843
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7701
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,5201
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,4861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225380.00/cwt380.00–380.008551
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257418.44/cwt410.00–435.001,0753
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2293
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285284.50/cwt270.00–302.508113
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,0841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320402.28/cwt397.50–410.001,2873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326368.38/cwt350.00–377.501,20115
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3333330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378383.99/cwt375.00–391.001,4517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386354.53/cwt342.00–365.001,36811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400293.75/cwt285.00–302.501,1752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411388.41/cwt380.00–392.501,5969
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418360.12/cwt350.00–375.001,50524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430329.60/cwt317.00–340.001,4178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458279.92/cwt275.00–285.001,2822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463361.13/cwt350.00–371.001,67218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483379.68/cwt379.00–381.001,83412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484326.61/cwt315.00–342.501,5818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521365.39/cwt359.00–378.001,90429
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521333.20/cwt325.00–347.001,73643
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535308.26/cwt297.00–319.001,6494
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573318.35/cwt307.00–335.001,82436
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578365.83/cwt362.00–371.002,1147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585284.09/cwt279.00–289.001,6622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy626280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627328.55/cwt317.00–342.502,06021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630290.55/cwt281.00–305.001,83012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657315.91/cwt305.00–324.002,07619
Heifers650–700Large 2665265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2684268.05/cwt255.00–292.501,8335
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703260.68/cwt255.00–277.501,8334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open717335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4024
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,53920
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810224.01/cwt215.00–230.001,8143
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3444
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy875225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9691
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1861
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,007210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1152
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,4343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215405.00/cwt405.00–405.008711
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238381.16/cwt372.50–390.009072
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245332.50/cwt332.50–332.508151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281411.30/cwt407.50–420.001,1566
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313434.40/cwt425.00–447.501,3605
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,2512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378384.72/cwt360.00–400.001,4546
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381428.43/cwt425.00–432.501,6324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413424.70/cwt420.00–429.001,7546
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5461
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421398.54/cwt382.50–410.001,6785
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3437296.79/cwt280.00–330.001,2973
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472371.22/cwt360.00–380.001,7528
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478392.33/cwt385.00–407.501,87519
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527330.25/cwt325.00–340.001,7406
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534382.51/cwt380.00–385.002,0435
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536369.25/cwt362.50–375.001,97915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556365.92/cwt357.00–370.002,0356
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569338.70/cwt330.00–350.001,9278
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587311.15/cwt305.00–317.501,8264
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2609324.58/cwt310.00–331.001,9778
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,2035
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628292.74/cwt282.50–300.001,8386
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy662331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,1914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682304.37/cwt292.50–317.002,07619
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721288.08/cwt280.00–295.002,0777
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8321
Bulls700–750Large 1-2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760249.93/cwt240.00–260.001,8992
Bulls750–800Large 1-2787202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5942
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813233.81/cwt230.00–237.501,9012
Bulls800–850Large 1-2825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2878260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2832
Bulls850–900Large 1-2890184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6381
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2911217.00/cwt215.00–220.001,9775
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2933242.60/cwt235.00–250.002,2632
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,4861
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3472252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,311177.53/cwt177.00–178.002,3274
Bulls——1,594188.04/cwt182.00–193.002,99711
Bulls——1,726195.98/cwt195.00–197.003,3834
Bulls——2,215212.00/cwt212.00–212.004,6961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75574.74/cwt70.00–80.005642
Cows—Lean 85-90%974113.54/cwt100.00–123.001,10611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053138.72/cwt127.00–149.001,46130
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084156.08/cwt150.00–164.001,69218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207154.17/cwt148.00–161.001,86129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207141.99/cwt136.00–146.001,71410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,1291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461169.24/cwt166.00–175.002,4737
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472156.90/cwt150.00–165.002,31033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485143.53/cwt134.00–148.002,1318
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%880129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5952,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958183.89/cwt173.00–188.001,7624

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.