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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 30
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▼ 315 vs last sale 1,217▼ 180 vs year ago 1,082 · −16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 112▲ 32 vs year ago 150 · +21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 1▲ 33 vs year ago 8 · +412.5%
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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. Feeder steers 350 lbs and under were sharply higher with strong demand, while the 400-600 lbs steers were steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers followed a similar path with the light weight heifers 350 lbs and under sharply higher, while the 450-650 lbs heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower 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 $424.24/cwt on 61 head, up $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.91 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$424.24
▲ 1.72 vs prior sale
61 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,320
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$409
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$85.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.36
vs KY average
+1.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547433.512,37152
Medium and Large 2550384.772,1175thin
Medium and Large 2-3520357.721,8602thin
Large 1-2563348.501,9622thin
One grade step is worth $85.01/cwt here — about $409 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 sale61 hd
424.24
—
KY average25 barns · 1,793 hd
415.89
+8.36
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
+1.05
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
+25.91
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—Low1,619208.553,37618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460180.162,63139
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,225179.172,19535
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,019151.021,53931

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)1,020$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,068$3,2352thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)970$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,001$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)995$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,4322thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)888$2,1742thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,248$3,2388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,3001thin

Every lot

151 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285640.07/cwt635.00–645.001,8244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed310746.72/cwt740.00–750.002,3153
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333602.89/cwt585.00–620.002,0082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed362694.62/cwt680.00–710.002,51512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379587.41/cwt585.00–595.002,2264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385535.00/cwt520.00–550.002,0602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,5202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438567.80/cwt565.00–587.502,4878
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473551.83/cwt547.50–565.002,61020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed486575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,7953
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514532.34/cwt512.50–542.502,73623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523491.56/cwt477.50–500.002,57116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571504.21/cwt485.00–512.002,87916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572461.52/cwt452.00–477.502,64011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582426.38/cwt420.00–429.002,4827
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637431.64/cwt422.50–440.002,75021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638463.07/cwt447.00–464.002,95480
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655436.42/cwt422.50–440.002,85920
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668396.10/cwt385.00–400.002,6468
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732387.46/cwt375.00–391.002,83612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790373.96/cwt373.00–379.002,95412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817340.03/cwt338.00–344.002,7786
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873333.77/cwt325.00–343.002,9142
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935329.00/cwt329.00–329.003,0761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed192635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,2192
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195500.00/cwt500.00–500.009751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3213392.76/cwt385.00–400.008372
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2214585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275477.50/cwt477.50–477.501,3132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed281652.78/cwt650.00–665.001,8345
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,5181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287594.97/cwt590.00–600.001,7083
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315458.89/cwt450.00–467.501,4462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318532.99/cwt527.50–535.001,6954
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326555.65/cwt545.00–565.001,8117
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed332601.84/cwt590.00–630.001,9985
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed361582.58/cwt575.00–590.002,1038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361503.17/cwt485.00–515.001,8167
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381556.89/cwt537.50–565.002,12210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417507.31/cwt495.00–517.502,11512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423479.73/cwt465.00–487.502,02910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430429.99/cwt427.50–432.501,8493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467449.19/cwt430.00–462.502,09811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474491.44/cwt470.00–497.502,32927
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481414.87/cwt392.50–420.001,9967
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520357.72/cwt350.00–365.001,8602
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521451.18/cwt445.00–456.002,35113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521418.61/cwt410.00–430.002,18111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539387.21/cwt377.00–400.002,0874
Heifers550–600Large 1-2563348.50/cwt337.50–360.001,9622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565442.79/cwt423.00–453.002,50220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579402.08/cwt395.00–410.002,3288
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613418.38/cwt394.00–420.502,56594
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620298.29/cwt285.00–310.001,8493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636363.88/cwt360.00–373.002,3144
Heifers650–700Large 1-2658322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1223
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673356.09/cwt342.50–370.002,39617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,1412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734331.53/cwt320.00–339.002,43310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2742280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0782
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762312.15/cwt310.00–317.502,3794
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9751
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819321.80/cwt313.00–331.002,6364
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,6592
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls46 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2170680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,1562
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2712
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed270790.00/cwt790.00–790.002,1331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4582
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283677.57/cwt675.00–680.001,9182
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285597.72/cwt585.00–610.001,7042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2309617.13/cwt610.00–645.001,9075
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315785.00/cwt785.00–785.002,4732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321725.00/cwt725.00–725.002,3274
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355583.33/cwt580.00–585.002,0713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365697.50/cwt697.50–697.502,5461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365509.56/cwt497.50–530.001,8605
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376635.33/cwt615.00–650.002,38910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2402450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421515.45/cwt500.00–535.002,1706
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428585.16/cwt569.00–595.002,50410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed435650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,8282
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470470.50/cwt467.50–472.002,2113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476543.35/cwt527.50–555.002,58611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479509.14/cwt495.00–520.002,43911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529526.74/cwt517.50–542.502,78610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530490.40/cwt465.00–502.502,5999
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530439.25/cwt435.00–450.002,3284
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed555482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,6781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563458.56/cwt455.00–462.502,5827
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577433.41/cwt427.00–447.502,5016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619414.00/cwt404.00–427.502,56319
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,4551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725313.75/cwt310.00–317.502,2752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2738350.26/cwt347.50–353.002,5852
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
Bulls750–800Large 1-2775307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2824324.13/cwt320.00–327.002,6715
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,4341
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2321
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,7261
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4091
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,5251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8731
Bulls——1,484197.83/cwt190.00–201.002,9368
Bulls——1,727217.82/cwt212.00–224.003,7626
Bulls——1,945229.79/cwt227.00–233.004,4693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78584.87/cwt75.00–95.006662
Cows—Lean 85-90%857125.78/cwt115.00–132.001,0783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044151.91/cwt142.00–159.001,58615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072168.71/cwt161.00–177.001,80911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194186.02/cwt180.00–196.002,22116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251173.41/cwt160.00–179.002,16919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428173.86/cwt168.00–179.002,48321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498187.52/cwt180.00–207.002,80918
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0012,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,235.01/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,432.45/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843251.33/cwt220.00–285.002,1195
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079195.53/cwt169.00–225.002,1107
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28882,174.08/head1,700.00–2,600.002,1742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,592.20/head3,350.00–3,850.003,5922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,120.55/head2,800.00–3,400.003,1216

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.