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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,419 head
▲ 277 vs last sale 1,142▲ 1,419 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 139▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand for weaned offerings. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.18/cwt on 813 head.
Average price
$137.18
813 head · 748 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$33.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2755138.011,042781
Medium and Large 2-3567119.2567625
Large 1-2655117.007662thin
Small and Medium 1-2591104.806195thin
One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $423 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 sale813 hd
137.18
—
KY average26 barns · 6,612 hd
133.75
+3.43
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—Low1,57571.011,1194thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36748.8066715
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20147.5457140
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01539.0839718

Every lot

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308145.37/cwt140.00–151.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370122.00/cwt122.00–122.004514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378140.33/cwt139.00–141.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004965
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480127.00/cwt127.00–127.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481140.35/cwt131.00–142.0067519
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517138.87/cwt135.00–140.0071824
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569140.30/cwt138.50–142.0079834
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3586118.29/cwt115.00–124.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590133.94/cwt128.00–135.0079019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608145.27/cwt137.00–145.5088390
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640127.51/cwt126.00–129.008162
Steers—Large 1-2655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670144.25/cwt144.00–144.7596648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671128.36/cwt124.00–132.008619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3712115.65/cwt114.00–118.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714131.56/cwt129.00–132.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737139.61/cwt137.00–142.751,02988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766130.63/cwt128.00–132.001,0019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790138.09/cwt137.50–138.751,091131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812135.64/cwt134.50–136.001,10158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874135.62/cwt132.00–136.001,18563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed878138.90/cwt138.90–138.901,220117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900111.00/cwt111.00–111.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3950113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2971125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,21456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290103.00/cwt103.00–103.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300114.00/cwt114.00–114.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-332297.50/cwt97.50–97.503142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391118.18/cwt110.00–126.0046211
Heifers—Large 1-239397.00/cwt97.00–97.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427111.58/cwt110.00–113.004765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445124.00/cwt124.00–124.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471116.51/cwt114.00–122.0054935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472124.99/cwt123.00–126.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493105.00/cwt105.00–105.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524115.65/cwt112.00–119.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560135.81/cwt122.00–140.50761112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568106.99/cwt104.00–110.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575115.21/cwt112.00–119.0066220
Heifers—Large 1-2580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629113.56/cwt107.00–119.0071411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672107.97/cwt105.00–110.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open689122.33/cwt120.00–122.7584319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709113.70/cwt102.00–119.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed732127.00/cwt127.00–127.0093063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open733125.00/cwt125.00–125.0091633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373581.00/cwt81.00–81.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open789115.00/cwt115.00–115.009077
Heifers—Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open815121.90/cwt118.00–123.90993143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383588.00/cwt88.00–88.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291095.00/cwt95.00–95.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295092.00/cwt92.00–92.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255123.00/cwt123.00–123.003141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377130.00/cwt130.00–130.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378122.03/cwt120.00–126.004614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2407127.00/cwt127.00–127.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435119.00/cwt119.00–119.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482114.31/cwt114.00–115.005513
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525125.14/cwt122.00–128.006579
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538108.48/cwt107.00–110.005842
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2540102.00/cwt102.00–102.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583107.99/cwt106.00–110.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608112.17/cwt110.00–113.506828
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007022
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 354562.00/cwt62.00–62.003381
Dairy Steers—Large 364075.00/cwt75.00–75.004801
Dairy Steers—Large 367552.00/cwt52.00–52.003511
Dairy Steers—Large 377389.00/cwt89.00–89.0068820
Dairy Steers—Large 382071.00/cwt71.00–71.005821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27363.01/cwt58.00–66.008022
Bulls——1,69074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2511
Bulls——2,06584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,7351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90750.70/cwt50.00–51.004603
Cows—Lean 85-90%95346.39/cwt45.00–47.004423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05834.35/cwt27.00–41.0036312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13842.00/cwt37.00–44.004789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21548.05/cwt45.00–51.0058424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23452.93/cwt51.00–55.006537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29448.55/cwt45.00–51.006289
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37542.60/cwt41.00–44.005862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52852.48/cwt52.00–54.008024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,8182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055460.00/cwt460.00–460.004,8531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,320870.00/cwt870.00–870.0011,4841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,550750.00/cwt750.00–750.0011,6251

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.