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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 772▼ 276 vs year ago 884 · −31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 96▲ 15 vs year ago 91 · +16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Light weight steers 350 lbs and under appeared steady with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs steers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for weaned and thinner conditioned calves. Feeder heifers 300-450 lbs were mostly steady with a good supply, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.38/cwt on 37 head, up $22.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +11.05 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$409.38
▲ 22.09 vs prior sale
37 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,194
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$514
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$85.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.93
vs KY average
−6.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537415.482,23033
Medium and Large 2532368.751,9623thin
Medium and Large 2-3520330.001,7161thin
One grade step is worth $85.48/cwt here — about $514 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 100–200 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 sale37 hd
409.38
—
KY average27 barns · 1,255 hd
404.45
+4.93
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−6.74
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
+11.05
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—High1,744216.263,77213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,553180.302,80039
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262173.222,18720
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,071150.751,61414

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)1,313$2,7362thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,305$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,4501thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,1663
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2262540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4152
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355567.46/cwt565.00–570.002,0142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425543.68/cwt537.50–550.002,3114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429504.65/cwt492.50–517.502,16510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478498.03/cwt490.00–510.002,3813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480533.72/cwt517.00–550.002,56214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed511527.05/cwt510.00–532.502,69315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521446.97/cwt437.50–457.502,3294
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527490.33/cwt479.00–500.002,5849
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569468.68/cwt447.50–481.002,66723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,4713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608399.70/cwt387.00–412.502,4302
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614434.58/cwt425.00–451.002,66811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668425.42/cwt414.00–436.002,84233
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672395.38/cwt389.00–405.002,6575
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,4552
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715373.71/cwt357.50–382.002,6729
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,6351
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2824334.18/cwt330.00–339.002,7545
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2901326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,9376
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,0541
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2180480.00/cwt480.00–480.008641
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287478.37/cwt475.00–480.001,3733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,3081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7825
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331493.13/cwt471.00–497.501,6327
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365448.58/cwt442.50–455.001,6372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372475.53/cwt462.50–487.501,7699
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384505.21/cwt500.00–510.001,94012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400401.67/cwt400.00–402.501,6073
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419470.29/cwt440.00–477.501,97116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428374.49/cwt362.50–397.501,6033
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459452.84/cwt449.00–457.502,07917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483434.28/cwt420.00–445.002,09824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495409.50/cwt408.00–412.502,0273
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513424.58/cwt418.00–447.502,17815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515403.91/cwt399.00–412.502,0803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518373.12/cwt365.00–381.001,9332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564412.99/cwt402.50–422.502,32913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570380.82/cwt371.00–391.002,1712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615399.12/cwt390.00–404.002,45538
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638329.20/cwt325.00–337.002,1004
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641365.79/cwt360.00–380.002,3458
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655360.00/cwt352.50–367.502,3582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667320.91/cwt315.00–329.002,1403
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723298.88/cwt295.00–303.002,1612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753318.47/cwt308.00–322.002,3984
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2996237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,3615
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,090259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,8231
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,160222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,5811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy165620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,0231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240547.24/cwt535.00–560.001,3132
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,2301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,4541
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy297655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,9452
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308624.96/cwt620.00–630.001,9252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323513.95/cwt500.00–530.001,6602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368580.10/cwt575.00–585.002,1352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385543.20/cwt531.00–557.502,0918
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388470.15/cwt442.50–487.501,8243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416501.02/cwt492.50–505.002,0845
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423461.23/cwt450.00–465.001,9516
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7741
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426525.43/cwt511.00–530.002,2384
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3457405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed465552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,5691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475498.44/cwt489.00–510.002,36810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478531.16/cwt525.00–540.002,5394
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489442.69/cwt435.00–462.502,1655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512492.09/cwt475.00–499.002,5208
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,6522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,4392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560460.83/cwt460.00–462.502,5813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569445.80/cwt439.00–455.002,53710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2616395.08/cwt392.50–400.002,4343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630422.43/cwt411.00–437.502,66113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665363.22/cwt355.00–376.002,4153
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710345.15/cwt331.00–350.002,4514
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy720361.00/cwt359.00–363.002,5993
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755302.48/cwt300.00–305.002,2842
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy758354.95/cwt350.00–360.002,6912
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6671
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,9735
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0581
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,1911
Bulls——1,672214.56/cwt205.00–220.003,5879
Bulls——2,002227.76/cwt225.00–231.004,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061148.28/cwt140.00–155.001,57311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165173.20/cwt170.00–175.002,0182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230178.07/cwt174.00–186.002,19011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302167.29/cwt157.00–172.002,1789
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502183.41/cwt176.00–195.002,75530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,722169.92/cwt164.00–173.002,9269
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908241.28/cwt237.50–245.002,1912
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115220.90/cwt217.50–225.002,4632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,736.19/head2,725.00–2,750.002,7362

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.