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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 1
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
▲ 337 vs last sale 451▼ 208 vs year ago 996 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 82▼ 40 vs year ago 152 · −26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 3▲ 23 vs year ago 2 · +1,150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday both the feeder and slaughter markets were stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand for long weaned cattle and guaranteed open heifers . Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well, however there were no true head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with strong demand for higher dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.73/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.61 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$334.73
71 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.28
vs KY average
−35.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545337.851,84364
Medium and Large 2541312.251,6896thin
Medium and Large 2-3595270.001,6071thin
One grade step is worth $67.85/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale71 hd
334.73
—
KY average11 barns · 407 hd
328.45
+6.28
National average194 barns · 19,992 hd
370.45
−35.72
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−63.61
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—High1,671199.003,32518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606167.002,68328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225165.582,02916
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,132139.511,57931

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)1,110$2,7552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,433$2,5402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,465$2,3899
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,575$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,498$2,6152thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,5361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360429.83/cwt417.50–442.501,5472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438364.15/cwt355.00–373.001,5952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,8101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483371.16/cwt367.50–373.001,7933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522400.38/cwt390.00–407.002,09013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524381.97/cwt370.00–385.002,00217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,7972
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558320.29/cwt314.00–324.001,7873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561355.37/cwt350.00–361.001,9948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570379.84/cwt377.00–381.002,1657
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610322.55/cwt313.00–340.001,96813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614353.01/cwt349.00–354.002,16713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660340.82/cwt332.50–342.002,24943
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672281.01/cwt275.00–292.501,8885
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2697316.43/cwt295.00–318.002,20614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,38239
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721301.95/cwt293.00–315.002,17713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778308.09/cwt298.00–319.002,39718
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1231
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818303.55/cwt289.00–315.002,4838
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,7741
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,7761
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,1742
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,065201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,1411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2185310.00/cwt310.00–310.005741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310338.61/cwt330.00–347.501,0502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377380.70/cwt372.00–392.501,4355
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412334.72/cwt325.00–340.001,3796
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415381.05/cwt380.00–382.501,5815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424359.60/cwt343.00–362.501,5258
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465369.95/cwt365.00–375.001,7202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471317.44/cwt302.00–325.001,4956
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487347.68/cwt332.50–355.001,69318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,5582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527343.27/cwt325.00–350.001,80938
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2554317.13/cwt317.00–317.501,7574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574332.73/cwt322.00–347.501,91024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623320.77/cwt315.00–329.001,99811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665305.65/cwt299.00–311.002,0337
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693324.34/cwt323.00–324.502,24881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2707262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713291.40/cwt277.50–301.002,07812
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7791
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769292.02/cwt285.00–300.002,24615
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added848286.50/cwt286.50–286.502,43057
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open866278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,4075
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870254.21/cwt245.00–263.002,2122
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open930257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3951
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open985244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,4031
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,117215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4022
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,200191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,1382
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322457.10/cwt442.50–470.001,4723
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385415.24/cwt407.50–422.501,5994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419397.50/cwt387.00–412.501,6666
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426374.70/cwt357.50–381.001,5964
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,6701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477379.55/cwt372.50–383.001,8105
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516360.80/cwt350.00–372.501,8628
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531318.24/cwt305.00–330.001,6904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555311.35/cwt300.00–322.501,7282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571338.57/cwt330.00–355.001,93310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,0991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625320.49/cwt315.00–325.002,0037
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633281.42/cwt272.50–290.001,7812
Bulls600–650Large 1-2645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671291.99/cwt290.00–293.001,9593
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675319.91/cwt317.50–325.002,1593
Bulls650–700Large 1-2685262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708257.54/cwt245.00–270.001,8232
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718296.35/cwt291.00–299.002,1283
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2774270.48/cwt265.00–285.002,0944
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2779277.37/cwt272.00–292.502,1618
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2816274.55/cwt272.00–285.002,24010
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8862
Bulls850–900Large 1-2890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,4741
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155161.03/cwt160.00–162.001,8602
Bulls——1,531190.08/cwt185.00–196.002,9106
Bulls——1,825209.43/cwt200.00–216.003,8228
Bulls——1,990222.00/cwt222.00–222.004,4182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%71082.50/cwt82.50–82.505861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120118.11/cwt114.00–120.001,3233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139153.74/cwt150.00–158.001,7517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152140.59/cwt130.00–148.001,62020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156157.05/cwt151.00–163.001,8155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257169.46/cwt165.00–175.002,13011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,572159.41/cwt155.00–163.002,5068
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620170.04/cwt165.00–182.002,75520
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4982,615.36/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,755.41/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4332,540.05/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,389.45/head2,050.00–2,725.002,3899

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.