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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 5
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,277 head
▲ 699 vs last sale 578▲ 1,277 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 44▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed last week for the holidays, however the feeder market appeared stronger with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and value added calves. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared firm 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 $375.86/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −22.48 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$375.86
118 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$88.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.41
vs KY average
−34.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552379.452,096110
Medium and Large 2541338.531,8316thin
Medium and Large 2-3550290.501,5982thin
One grade step is worth $88.95/cwt here — about $498 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale118 hd
375.86
—
KY average9 barns · 635 hd
370.45
+5.41
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−34.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−22.48
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—Average1,608197.263,17120
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238167.782,07727
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,517165.392,50930
CowsLean 85-90%Low991139.721,38542
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100268.002,9481thin

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)1,235$2,4974thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$2,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)960$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,017$2,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,8501thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180490.00/cwt490.00–490.008821
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300320.00/cwt320.00–320.009601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314508.75/cwt500.00–512.001,5974
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355597.50/cwt597.50–597.502,1211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375565.10/cwt560.00–570.002,1194
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396501.66/cwt490.00–507.501,9876
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9603
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423434.03/cwt420.00–445.001,8366
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438460.02/cwt457.50–470.002,0159
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454470.05/cwt467.50–471.002,13411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,7531
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476418.64/cwt401.00–421.001,9938
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481445.52/cwt440.00–452.502,14311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525437.45/cwt425.00–450.002,29711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7862
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542384.51/cwt370.00–391.002,0846
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573436.86/cwt420.00–443.002,50338
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589386.41/cwt382.50–406.002,27617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6497
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617374.51/cwt359.00–384.002,31114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624395.19/cwt392.00–412.502,46613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,1992
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661363.97/cwt359.00–369.002,4064
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685342.26/cwt335.00–352.512,34425
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739332.52/cwt326.00–342.502,4575
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745356.48/cwt356.00–360.002,65616
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758373.52/cwt350.00–377.752,83177
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776327.42/cwt320.00–338.002,5414
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817311.77/cwt307.50–314.002,5473
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844356.60/cwt356.60–356.603,01061
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,6422
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0311
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060283.00/cwt283.00–283.003,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3921
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323419.17/cwt410.00–430.001,3547
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329446.08/cwt440.00–457.501,4687
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368459.75/cwt452.50–475.001,6928
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374431.55/cwt427.50–445.001,6148
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380416.97/cwt412.50–420.001,5845
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405444.94/cwt440.00–450.001,8022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3421323.69/cwt310.00–331.001,3633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434398.35/cwt393.00–405.001,72912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435422.75/cwt415.00–430.001,83914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469414.22/cwt407.00–423.001,94349
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478393.88/cwt380.00–400.001,88315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478359.84/cwt350.00–370.001,7202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516381.13/cwt377.50–387.001,9678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517342.65/cwt330.00–352.501,7723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530393.56/cwt390.00–400.002,08641
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565334.42/cwt331.00–340.001,8893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567360.37/cwt352.50–367.502,04315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574372.80/cwt370.00–382.502,14046
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619365.30/cwt354.00–375.002,26152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623324.99/cwt322.50–327.502,0252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631346.96/cwt337.00–350.002,18923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662338.88/cwt322.50–347.502,24318
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3702235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6502
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,408150
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733313.44/cwt305.00–320.002,29816
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3776224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7384
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777318.69/cwt301.00–320.502,47612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2823232.39/cwt225.00–240.001,9132
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open831319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6515
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2888233.47/cwt220.00–240.002,0733
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,70046
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,051210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2073
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315492.54/cwt490.00–497.501,5523
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333402.33/cwt395.00–410.001,3402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363450.41/cwt432.50–460.001,6353
Bulls350–400Large 1-2370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378512.09/cwt500.00–525.001,9362
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0374
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421434.19/cwt420.00–440.001,8287
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428341.31/cwt331.00–352.501,4612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430398.47/cwt387.50–410.001,7135
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470423.80/cwt417.00–430.001,99212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486381.23/cwt365.00–397.501,8535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510416.03/cwt410.00–417.502,1225
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528380.49/cwt367.50–392.502,0095
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531341.24/cwt330.00–350.001,8124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567400.12/cwt395.00–405.002,26911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580372.66/cwt361.00–376.002,16110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616358.33/cwt358.00–359.002,2076
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2626342.36/cwt325.00–349.002,14313
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy660352.39/cwt351.00–355.002,32610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680331.72/cwt329.00–341.002,25612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680300.00/cwt290.00–310.002,0402
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2736318.57/cwt312.50–325.002,34512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2787311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,4482
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823256.21/cwt242.50–270.002,1092
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2826305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5194
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4111
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005215.36/cwt213.00–220.002,1643
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,100268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,9481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235178.18/cwt167.00–184.002,2016
Bulls——1,742197.25/cwt193.00–202.003,4367
Bulls——1,793213.62/cwt207.00–224.003,8307
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888118.36/cwt109.00–124.001,0519
Cows—Lean 85-90%995136.26/cwt127.00–145.001,35618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048156.68/cwt150.00–165.001,64215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188150.41/cwt148.00–153.001,7872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235174.24/cwt172.00–178.002,15213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249163.68/cwt157.00–169.002,04412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477164.08/cwt157.00–169.002,42324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,3561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,702174.57/cwt172.00–177.002,9715
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5203,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,497.32/head2,175.00–2,800.002,4974
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0172,375.29/head2,200.00–2,525.002,3753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0341

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.