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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 10
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
971 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 1,037▲ 971 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 117▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 22▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower with light demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with light to moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.45/cwt on 454 head.
Average price
$129.45
454 head · 801 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,037
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2812129.551,052433
Medium and Large 2-3568127.5372421
One grade step is worth $2.02/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale454 hd
129.45
—
KY average28 barns · 6,269 hd
133.78
−4.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—High1,66283.001,3798thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50555.6883811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23352.7965116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11247.0452318

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300149.00/cwt149.00–149.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy347160.00/cwt160.00–160.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377156.97/cwt155.00–159.005924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435136.36/cwt135.00–139.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453138.32/cwt137.00–139.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523140.00/cwt140.00–140.0073219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528135.81/cwt133.00–139.0071711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3546128.25/cwt127.50–130.0070010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578129.37/cwt124.00–133.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3627125.00/cwt125.00–125.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640132.90/cwt129.00–139.0085130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681130.38/cwt127.00–133.0088810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719136.75/cwt136.75–136.7598320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721125.00/cwt125.00–125.009013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy785133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,04428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813123.54/cwt120.00–125.501,00423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy895127.05/cwt125.85–128.001,137144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,12554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy927126.95/cwt126.95–126.951,17766
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228129.60/cwt127.00–132.502952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2253125.00/cwt125.00–125.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317123.00/cwt123.00–123.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330105.00/cwt105.00–105.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357120.00/cwt120.00–120.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405109.00/cwt109.00–109.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420119.00/cwt119.00–119.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476107.51/cwt105.00–111.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483117.41/cwt115.00–120.0056721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525104.48/cwt104.00–105.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530118.60/cwt114.00–121.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567115.95/cwt114.00–121.0065729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583106.05/cwt100.00–112.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613110.63/cwt108.00–118.006789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361593.00/cwt93.00–93.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679114.22/cwt108.00–118.0077615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open683126.58/cwt120.00–128.00865184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720109.44/cwt106.00–110.007887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open722118.09/cwt117.50–119.0085321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement741123.25/cwt123.25–123.2591318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376584.00/cwt84.00–84.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open818107.33/cwt107.00–108.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open863109.02/cwt106.00–113.009414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865103.00/cwt103.00–103.0089111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291898.00/cwt98.00–98.009003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210137.50/cwt137.50–137.502891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260135.00/cwt135.00–135.003511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335126.00/cwt126.00–126.004221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370143.61/cwt135.00–152.005312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408144.56/cwt141.00–148.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420120.56/cwt118.00–123.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423133.49/cwt124.00–140.0056511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461132.51/cwt132.00–135.006116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490120.49/cwt120.00–121.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525127.37/cwt123.00–133.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526117.75/cwt114.00–122.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560128.79/cwt121.00–133.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575112.48/cwt111.00–116.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613117.34/cwt115.00–120.0071915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627112.00/cwt112.00–112.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3686106.00/cwt106.00–106.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007844
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328267.00/cwt67.00–67.001892
Dairy Steers—Large 342761.36/cwt60.00–62.002623
Dairy Steers—Large 369073.00/cwt73.00–73.005041
Dairy Steers—Large 374080.00/cwt80.00–80.005922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60780.01/cwt76.00–81.001,2865
Bulls——1,75387.98/cwt85.00–91.001,5423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08144.27/cwt40.00–49.0047910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14356.48/cwt55.00–58.006462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15348.50/cwt47.00–51.005596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21754.08/cwt52.00–57.0065810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24446.73/cwt43.00–49.005814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28858.44/cwt58.00–59.007532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28850.50/cwt50.00–51.006502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51659.03/cwt58.00–60.008954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58255.07/cwt53.00–57.008715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060537.21/cwt525.00–550.005,6942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,337953.12/cwt900.00–1,100.0012,7433

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.