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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,228 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 1,086▲ 1,228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 114▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 15 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 3.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy bawling calves; moderate demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with 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 $141.58/cwt on 648 head.
Average price
$141.58
648 head · 677 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$551
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$43.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2682142.67973624
Medium and Large 2-3601117.5970717thin
Small and Medium 2-3470110.005172thin
Small and Medium 1-242699.204225thin
One grade step is worth $43.47/cwt here — about $551 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 sale648 hd
141.58
—
KY average27 barns · 6,552 hd
136.03
+5.55
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—Low1,72375.291,2974thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37447.8065722
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18545.2253617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04437.5939227

Every lot

103 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2240100.00/cwt100.00–100.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320155.34/cwt149.00–160.004975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336138.44/cwt135.00–140.004653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384140.38/cwt138.00–144.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409131.99/cwt128.00–136.005405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420121.95/cwt120.00–124.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467130.00/cwt130.00–130.006072
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005172
Steers—Small and Medium 1-247299.00/cwt98.00–100.004674
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505108.00/cwt108.00–108.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526131.31/cwt128.00–135.0069127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568131.51/cwt126.00–138.0074719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572118.76/cwt112.00–125.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595145.00/cwt145.00–145.00863149
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614149.27/cwt138.00–150.0091766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615119.00/cwt119.00–119.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618110.30/cwt100.00–117.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619131.20/cwt123.00–138.0081214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669124.60/cwt124.00–125.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,04072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,11865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766125.99/cwt125.00–127.009656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3787115.00/cwt115.00–115.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3817120.00/cwt120.00–120.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed826142.10/cwt142.10–142.101,17449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828140.13/cwt140.00–140.251,160114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,12598.31/cwt95.00–100.001,1063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-327090.00/cwt90.00–90.002432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275108.48/cwt108.00–109.002982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305112.54/cwt110.00–115.003432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365108.73/cwt100.00–118.003979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426110.17/cwt105.00–122.0046932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470102.43/cwt97.00–106.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480115.52/cwt107.50–122.0055435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527114.21/cwt109.00–117.0060272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533117.10/cwt117.00–118.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535103.01/cwt100.00–105.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568114.55/cwt105.00–118.0065119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573139.46/cwt121.00–139.7579966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609109.95/cwt104.00–112.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy622101.00/cwt101.00–101.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668109.97/cwt107.00–113.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706115.00/cwt115.00–115.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open717123.50/cwt123.50–123.5088521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement754130.00/cwt130.00–130.0098035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857113.50/cwt113.50–113.509735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387287.00/cwt87.00–87.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2897109.68/cwt95.00–117.009849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292394.79/cwt88.00–108.008753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240139.00/cwt139.00–139.003341
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2275100.00/cwt100.00–100.002751
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370100.00/cwt100.00–100.003701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380122.04/cwt120.00–125.004643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385138.72/cwt135.00–140.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425129.00/cwt122.00–133.005484
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2437101.33/cwt100.00–103.004436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478123.54/cwt121.00–131.005917
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-248397.90/cwt94.00–102.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485111.19/cwt110.00–115.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518105.80/cwt101.00–110.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524130.50/cwt118.00–132.006849
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2565102.00/cwt102.00–102.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567119.54/cwt117.00–127.0067810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573106.10/cwt100.00–112.0060815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611115.88/cwt110.00–124.0070810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620107.00/cwt107.00–107.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673118.80/cwt118.00–119.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770113.04/cwt110.00–116.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293786.00/cwt86.00–86.008062
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01577.00/cwt77.00–77.007821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17065.00/cwt65.00–65.007611
Bulls——1,80380.07/cwt79.00–81.001,4442
Bulls——2,11576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04232.50/cwt22.00–37.0033912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04541.66/cwt38.00–47.0043515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14744.14/cwt41.00–46.0050613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15040.00/cwt40.00–40.004601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26845.99/cwt45.00–47.005838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36251.62/cwt50.00–54.007033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43548.84/cwt48.00–51.0070114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,015400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,0601
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,025400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045680.00/cwt680.00–680.007,1061
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,060450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,179562.88/cwt530.00–580.006,6364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,340580.00/cwt580.00–580.007,7721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,349738.27/cwt700.00–830.009,9594

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.