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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 16
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
835 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 840▲ 835 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 60▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 and heifers 600 lbs and under were 8.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in several spots with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a moderate supply, while the yearling heifers appeared sharply higher but with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady with 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 $423.54/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.21 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$423.54
94 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$73.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.63
vs KY average
−5.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533426.672,27590
Medium and Large 2571353.252,0164thin
One grade step is worth $73.42/cwt here — about $259 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 sale94 hd
423.54
—
KY average25 barns · 1,427 hd
409.92
+13.63
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−5.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
+25.21
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—High1,760199.253,50819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,511175.992,65923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,328171.472,27815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,098142.351,56330

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)1,170$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,293$3,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,152$2,6693thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,390$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,7001thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed175582.50/cwt582.50–582.501,0191
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205547.50/cwt547.50–547.501,1221
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed240630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5121
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,4881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed332608.25/cwt597.50–613.002,0193
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343561.07/cwt552.00–570.001,9242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371566.04/cwt555.00–575.002,1004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395527.38/cwt520.00–531.002,0833
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed419567.39/cwt562.50–580.002,3774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432500.35/cwt490.00–517.502,1625
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436542.26/cwt532.50–547.502,3645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480493.43/cwt487.50–499.002,3682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482521.72/cwt507.50–525.002,51525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,2321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed507513.97/cwt502.50–517.002,60615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524491.13/cwt485.00–492.502,5749
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed550493.00/cwt493.00–493.002,7123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581418.49/cwt411.00–422.502,4314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588466.64/cwt453.00–469.002,74424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,2761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623449.84/cwt432.50–450.752,80396
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668420.51/cwt410.00–427.502,80915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686395.06/cwt387.50–397.002,7108
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720383.15/cwt378.00–390.002,7596
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752380.42/cwt374.00–382.002,8617
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780354.15/cwt340.00–365.002,76212
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841346.03/cwt342.00–348.002,9106
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2859348.17/cwt346.00–349.002,99111
Steers850–900Medium 1-2885320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8322
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926337.03/cwt331.00–339.003,1214
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,9861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160600.00/cwt600.00–600.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255530.20/cwt525.00–540.001,3523
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed273582.13/cwt570.00–607.501,5893
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,3131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327461.17/cwt452.50–465.001,5083
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed335522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,7501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336492.54/cwt490.00–495.001,6554
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371441.89/cwt440.00–442.501,6394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373503.16/cwt495.00–515.001,8778
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384470.15/cwt462.50–480.001,8058
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404471.93/cwt470.00–472.501,9078
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428453.95/cwt440.00–461.001,94317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,9072
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471475.37/cwt460.00–481.002,2398
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478447.60/cwt440.00–455.002,14015
Heifers450–500Large 1-2480420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512441.39/cwt437.00–451.002,26036
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515405.10/cwt390.00–410.002,0864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8901
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533423.42/cwt415.00–430.002,25723
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562419.01/cwt407.50–425.002,35521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574391.95/cwt389.00–395.002,2506
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open613388.59/cwt385.00–393.002,3828
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620364.35/cwt355.00–376.002,25915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621329.02/cwt327.50–332.002,0433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,63780
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663374.91/cwt372.50–375.002,48655
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673344.27/cwt335.00–355.002,3178
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1961
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723336.36/cwt320.00–340.002,43217
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,6034
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy750302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774326.78/cwt322.50–329.002,5295
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810330.74/cwt329.00–333.002,6797
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8222
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2896290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5983
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,030250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5752
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,110237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,6311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed290592.46/cwt590.00–595.001,7182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed330595.08/cwt590.00–600.001,9642
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340559.00/cwt559.00–559.001,9011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350577.50/cwt577.50–577.502,0211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378464.97/cwt460.00–470.001,7582
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423491.61/cwt482.50–500.002,0802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425521.28/cwt517.00–533.002,2157
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed428545.01/cwt542.50–550.002,3333
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2469488.68/cwt481.00–495.002,29213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473521.67/cwt502.50–527.002,46711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485451.00/cwt451.00–451.002,1871
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518476.01/cwt469.00–497.502,4668
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520430.79/cwt422.00–435.002,2403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555471.15/cwt462.50–481.002,6158
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580410.50/cwt401.00–420.002,3812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,5513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640401.93/cwt395.00–407.502,5724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy683389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,6575
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788309.30/cwt305.00–327.002,4375
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2819296.20/cwt287.00–305.002,4264
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4941
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,3671
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6632
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,4661
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6831
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3975160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5601
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,055173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562165.27/cwt155.00–177.002,5823
Bulls——1,684196.64/cwt194.00–202.003,3117
Bulls——1,886212.61/cwt206.00–219.004,0109
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865101.34/cwt100.00–105.008773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100123.37/cwt114.00–131.001,3576
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,101143.93/cwt139.00–152.001,58513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178169.39/cwt161.00–173.001,9958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299167.58/cwt158.00–173.002,17710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,387179.26/cwt176.00–184.002,4865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497169.00/cwt165.00–173.002,53010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522181.36/cwt176.00–187.002,76013
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,0901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200189.17/cwt180.00–197.502,2704
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,7301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,928.39/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4603,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.
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