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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 19
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 1,009▲ 365 vs year ago 520 · +70.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 165▲ 68 vs year ago 32 · +212.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 200-350 lbs appeared slightly cheaper with a limited supply, while the 400-650 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were mostly steady with a light test. Feeder heifers 200-400 lbs were sharply higher with a good supply, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and the 500-650 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $436.51/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −6.32 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$436.51
97 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$65.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.45
vs KY average
−28.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552437.852,41795
Medium and Large 2545372.502,0302thin
One grade step is worth $65.35/cwt here — about $387 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale97 hd
436.51
—
KY average25 barns · 1,441 hd
436.96
−0.45
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−28.82
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−6.32
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—Average1,621185.833,01212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,523164.502,50517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,349161.372,17720
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,090137.531,49830

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)1,705$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,870$3,6501thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265345.00/cwt345.00–345.009141
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6232
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4463
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330591.75/cwt580.00–597.501,9533
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347506.21/cwt500.00–525.001,7574
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370521.64/cwt507.50–535.001,93018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed409558.00/cwt545.00–572.502,2827
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432510.55/cwt505.00–513.002,20610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed458519.73/cwt517.00–522.502,3804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479471.18/cwt460.00–484.002,25715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489499.08/cwt490.00–507.502,44133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed510497.03/cwt480.00–501.002,53511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528425.54/cwt412.50–430.002,24710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529453.26/cwt440.00–467.502,39812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545372.50/cwt365.00–380.002,0302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557432.90/cwt420.00–445.002,41122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,54611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578411.29/cwt393.00–418.002,37729
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615415.82/cwt415.00–417.502,55712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628378.86/cwt369.00–387.502,37911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658323.74/cwt320.00–327.502,1302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676388.25/cwt387.00–391.002,62526
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680372.86/cwt362.50–383.002,53521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703378.83/cwt360.00–384.002,66391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722333.12/cwt329.00–347.502,4058
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753359.16/cwt355.00–360.002,70412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773340.54/cwt327.50–347.502,6329
Steers800–850Medium 1-2820292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3991
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824329.98/cwt329.00–333.002,7194
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875309.83/cwt300.00–320.002,7112
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920304.30/cwt298.00–317.002,8003
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2961299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,8735
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,5351
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225406.67/cwt400.00–412.509152
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed244552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,3485
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273481.65/cwt475.00–490.001,3153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319422.06/cwt412.50–437.501,3464
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321468.23/cwt452.50–482.501,5038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365387.90/cwt381.00–395.001,4162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,8812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383459.61/cwt450.00–472.501,76018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423440.81/cwt425.00–452.501,86522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440412.30/cwt402.50–419.001,8148
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463428.05/cwt415.00–437.001,98222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490391.43/cwt380.00–402.501,9186
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523399.56/cwt392.50–406.002,09050
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525376.44/cwt372.00–380.001,9763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557372.95/cwt360.00–377.002,07715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581344.98/cwt333.00–355.002,0044
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585396.22/cwt382.50–399.502,31844
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613369.12/cwt360.00–377.502,26327
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639350.37/cwt335.00–357.502,23912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670305.38/cwt295.00–317.002,0465
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683345.03/cwt342.50–347.502,3572
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6116
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712321.67/cwt313.00–333.002,2909
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760277.48/cwt275.00–280.002,1092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774312.76/cwt307.00–320.002,4215
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806307.58/cwt305.00–311.002,4797
Heifers800–850Large 1-2835265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2131
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863291.76/cwt291.00–292.502,5182
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915278.55/cwt270.00–287.002,5492
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5711
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,128250.17/cwt235.00–265.002,8222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,5053
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332464.80/cwt455.00–475.001,5433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383439.84/cwt430.00–445.001,6853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416498.15/cwt480.00–505.002,0727
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434533.44/cwt515.00–540.002,3159
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,5971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457533.74/cwt530.00–535.002,4394
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467474.75/cwt465.00–495.002,21711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed522441.27/cwt437.50–445.002,3036
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534410.46/cwt402.50–415.002,1925
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy577404.22/cwt400.00–420.002,3325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592374.13/cwt358.00–389.002,2157
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622374.52/cwt360.00–380.002,33011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,4603
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Bulls700–750Large 1-2740310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2743332.50/cwt332.00–333.002,4702
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2784308.00/cwt300.00–317.502,4154
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy815335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985223.76/cwt222.50–225.002,2042
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,1731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,354171.47/cwt164.00–176.002,3224
Bulls——1,723190.78/cwt183.00–195.003,2876
Bulls——1,848199.67/cwt198.00–202.003,6902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061123.49/cwt120.00–127.001,3105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088138.27/cwt131.00–148.001,50417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108159.60/cwt151.00–168.001,7686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118100.15/cwt95.00–105.001,1202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210146.05/cwt144.00–147.001,7673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359169.60/cwt166.00–173.002,3058
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386159.17/cwt150.00–164.002,2069
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466159.59/cwt154.00–163.002,3407
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,2941
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564170.16/cwt165.00–177.002,6619
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,8703,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,099175.88/cwt170.00–186.001,9334

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.