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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 9
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
840 head
▲ 642 vs last sale 198▼ 72 vs year ago 912 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 35▼ 7 vs year ago 67 · −10.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the yearling steers appeared stronger but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were mostly 5.00-10.00 higher or greater in a few spots with a good supply and strong demand. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality and long weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady with a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $442.39/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.43 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$442.39
64 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,478
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$438
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$65.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.96
vs KY average
−36.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561445.492,49961
Medium and Large 2543379.502,0613thin
One grade step is worth $65.99/cwt here — about $438 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd
442.39
—
KY average18 barns · 417 hd
432.43
+9.96
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−36.00
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−0.43
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—High1,782200.843,5804thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,564176.922,76715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,338171.192,29012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082151.241,63612
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,645240.003,9481thin

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)1,665$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,390$3,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,415$2,5501thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283484.87/cwt470.00–500.001,3722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,6372
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413512.05/cwt507.00–515.002,1157
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,1371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461487.62/cwt470.00–494.002,2484
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,5341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468433.69/cwt430.00–437.502,0302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485514.53/cwt502.50–523.502,49527
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520400.66/cwt400.00–401.002,0833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521452.39/cwt447.50–472.002,35715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,0182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,1512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579448.90/cwt429.00–455.002,59941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,2381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616436.57/cwt430.00–450.002,68933
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664400.90/cwt390.00–413.502,66245
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677367.93/cwt361.00–371.002,4915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709390.38/cwt379.00–393.002,76828
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734342.91/cwt330.00–349.002,51720
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770349.66/cwt340.00–354.502,69210
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773310.74/cwt293.00–320.002,4023
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,81313
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840329.27/cwt324.00–340.002,7664
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added928342.37/cwt341.25–343.503,177115
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2937320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9984
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,25757
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288429.04/cwt417.50–440.001,2362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389461.68/cwt455.00–482.501,7967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419461.25/cwt450.00–469.001,9337
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461438.88/cwt435.00–442.502,0237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,25518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477457.95/cwt451.00–465.002,1849
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481371.46/cwt360.00–385.001,7874
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502390.02/cwt370.00–395.001,9585
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,9781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed573419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,4019
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574366.66/cwt355.00–380.002,1055
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583395.84/cwt387.00–409.502,30839
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609388.99/cwt380.00–395.002,3695
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636372.27/cwt365.00–374.002,3685
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660329.70/cwt320.00–340.002,1766
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679354.31/cwt349.00–369.002,40658
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,55477
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2748300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2444
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5292
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774313.94/cwt305.00–321.002,4304
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open823324.31/cwt323.00–327.502,66914
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853261.25/cwt260.00–262.502,2282
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2967243.48/cwt239.00–249.002,3543
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2811
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,7271
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205480.00/cwt480.00–480.009841
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2482
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275305.00/cwt305.00–305.008391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410501.57/cwt497.50–510.002,0563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,8561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,3581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540396.67/cwt390.00–410.002,1423
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5194
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575343.77/cwt342.50–345.001,9772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675309.17/cwt302.50–312.502,0873
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778272.51/cwt270.00–275.002,1202
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,2521
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,645240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,9481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728197.79/cwt195.00–201.003,4183
Bulls——1,945210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,0851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973128.49/cwt127.00–130.001,2502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088147.70/cwt140.00–155.001,6076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126167.94/cwt163.00–173.001,8914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252168.92/cwt164.00–173.002,1157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438181.20/cwt180.00–184.002,6064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,535147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,2561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547183.27/cwt178.00–190.002,8358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584169.66/cwt159.00–173.002,6877
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,195230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,7491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145227.52/cwt225.00–230.002,6052
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205185.28/cwt172.50–201.002,2333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6652,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.