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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 12
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,009 head
▼ 268 vs last sale 1,277▲ 81 vs year ago 928 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 149▲ 103 vs year ago 62 · +166.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was sharply higher with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 650 lbs and under were mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for all classes of feeder cattle. Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder buyers were highly active today and willing to increase the premiums paid for weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 lower with a good supply and 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 $420.49/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.33 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$420.49
78 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,364
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$720
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$101.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.33
vs KY average
−51.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564423.892,38975
Medium and Large 2545362.001,9731thin
Medium and Large 2-3518322.251,6692thin
One grade step is worth $101.64/cwt here — about $720 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 sale78 hd
420.49
—
KY average25 barns · 1,619 hd
424.82
−4.33
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−51.49
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−22.33
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—Average1,663189.073,14422
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,584157.342,49240
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,282153.851,97335
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,127132.001,48734
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,313242.003,1762thin

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)1,428$2,6216
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$2,5764thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,210$2,4622thin

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215620.70/cwt610.00–630.001,3352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,0601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335536.37/cwt530.00–550.001,7973
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363466.97/cwt457.50–485.001,6953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370623.54/cwt602.50–630.002,30710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added414574.83/cwt555.00–595.002,3804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440517.56/cwt500.00–525.002,27710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481466.70/cwt457.00–482.002,24521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489438.06/cwt430.00–442.502,1429
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,9481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518322.25/cwt315.00–330.001,6692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525445.89/cwt430.00–452.002,34117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526398.99/cwt393.00–405.002,0994
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full535337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,9731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577433.43/cwt427.00–455.002,50131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583401.90/cwt380.00–407.002,34322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,8276
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620410.92/cwt395.00–420.002,54815
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621371.76/cwt363.00–377.502,3097
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656408.52/cwt387.00–411.002,68080
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671366.36/cwt349.00–377.002,45818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716346.96/cwt327.00–349.002,48411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7259
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763344.97/cwt332.00–347.002,63225
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827330.36/cwt326.00–339.002,73211
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867349.26/cwt331.00–350.003,028133
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884301.52/cwt300.00–302.502,6656
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,4021
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added937335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,13960
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,8335
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,7641
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,083266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,8813
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,158208.09/cwt202.00–220.002,4103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180470.00/cwt470.00–470.008461
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220410.00/cwt410.00–410.009021
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230375.00/cwt375.00–375.008631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233445.54/cwt435.00–455.001,0382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285396.03/cwt390.00–402.501,1292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288425.00/cwt415.00–440.001,2243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307431.66/cwt427.50–442.501,3256
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308405.54/cwt401.00–410.001,2492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373433.03/cwt415.00–447.501,6159
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375488.57/cwt480.00–502.501,8328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413442.45/cwt430.00–462.501,82717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427414.47/cwt402.00–427.501,77015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463434.02/cwt422.50–447.502,01016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,6201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480407.33/cwt390.00–417.501,95524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522390.14/cwt389.00–392.002,03712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527350.31/cwt347.50–351.001,8465
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536367.47/cwt360.00–383.001,97013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575384.77/cwt380.00–402.002,21233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579361.10/cwt350.00–375.002,09114
Heifers550–600Large 1-2595339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617364.88/cwt362.00–375.002,2519
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636354.39/cwt340.00–357.502,25417
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669347.80/cwt335.00–357.002,32727
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690317.50/cwt315.00–320.002,1912
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723320.85/cwt305.00–327.002,32010
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773277.54/cwt262.50–285.002,1457
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781315.59/cwt300.00–319.002,4658
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,5002
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1791
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2965230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2201
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3185380.00/cwt380.00–380.007031
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2217520.79/cwt520.00–522.501,1303
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3218402.47/cwt400.00–405.008772
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0701
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273438.12/cwt430.00–445.001,1962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed345645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373503.96/cwt502.50–510.001,8806
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375579.93/cwt575.00–590.002,1753
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed377645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,4324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,3002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2481424.88/cwt405.00–429.002,04410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505346.82/cwt329.00–365.001,7512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3511307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,5713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520392.92/cwt385.00–401.002,0432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529417.18/cwt407.50–432.502,2078
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy557391.48/cwt387.00–402.002,1814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573375.21/cwt370.00–381.002,1504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576351.98/cwt350.00–353.002,0273
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630361.94/cwt355.00–369.002,2802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy661367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4296
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675320.11/cwt315.00–325.002,1612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683348.32/cwt342.50–350.002,3795
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730333.76/cwt330.00–335.002,4364
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813306.44/cwt300.00–313.002,4912
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3813180.09/cwt170.00–190.001,4642
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3787202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5942
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3625237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4841
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3850192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,290261.00/cwt261.00–261.003,3671
Steers—Select and Choice1,335223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,9771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,461165.71/cwt154.00–173.002,4214
Bulls——1,604188.73/cwt183.00–198.003,02713
Bulls——1,977208.63/cwt201.00–218.004,1255
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88095.57/cwt85.00–100.008413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141156.74/cwt152.00–168.001,7887
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146119.20/cwt105.00–125.001,36610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159136.59/cwt129.00–145.001,58314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225169.39/cwt169.00–170.002,0752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277157.57/cwt150.00–165.002,01221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301144.74/cwt139.00–149.001,88312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573158.72/cwt150.00–166.002,49732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653146.12/cwt143.00–148.002,4156
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980226.31/cwt217.00–233.002,2182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148187.75/cwt187.50–188.002,1552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,462.40/head2,150.00–2,850.002,4622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,576.24/head2,450.00–2,900.002,5764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4282,621.41/head2,350.00–3,050.002,6216

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.