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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 13
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,455 head
▲ 409 vs last sale 1,046▲ 369 vs year ago 1,086 · +34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 74▼ 53 vs year ago 114 · −46.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand . Slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $137.64/cwt on 954 head.
Average price
$137.64
954 head · 768 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2769137.791,060946
Large 1-2645125.008061thin
Small and Medium 1-2475120.005701thin
Medium and Large 2-3726118.008566thin
One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $203 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 sale954 hd
137.64
—
KY average26 barns · 5,523 hd
138.06
−0.42
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—Low1,71976.771,3208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24151.5163914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43250.7872716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05442.714509thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358163.98/cwt161.00–167.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419158.10/cwt152.00–161.006627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.49/cwt142.00–143.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440133.00/cwt133.00–133.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470157.00/cwt157.00–157.007385
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495146.00/cwt146.00–146.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521145.58/cwt140.00–150.0075815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523138.07/cwt135.00–140.0072214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578145.97/cwt141.00–150.5084434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589138.01/cwt130.00–140.0081310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608130.99/cwt127.00–136.007965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612148.17/cwt139.00–152.5090728
Steers—Large 1-2645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656129.78/cwt126.00–133.0085110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687139.31/cwt135.00–145.0095769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702142.54/cwt135.00–143.101,00197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777139.54/cwt130.00–140.201,084201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809133.30/cwt123.00–134.001,07875
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy829137.64/cwt136.50–138.901,141179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy852114.00/cwt114.00–114.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy866136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,17856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy910129.31/cwt127.85–130.901,177115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957121.59/cwt118.00–122.001,16410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3995104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2235102.50/cwt102.50–102.502411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2387101.00/cwt101.00–101.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389127.41/cwt125.00–129.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428115.00/cwt115.00–115.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447134.00/cwt134.00–134.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478125.84/cwt121.00–128.0060226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480115.69/cwt111.00–118.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494131.00/cwt130.00–134.0064717
Heifers—Large 1-2502115.00/cwt115.00–115.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525112.51/cwt111.00–114.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536122.00/cwt122.00–122.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537124.00/cwt124.00–124.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565120.30/cwt118.00–123.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570130.71/cwt129.00–131.5074541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616120.31/cwt119.00–121.007419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625134.50/cwt134.50–134.5084111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632115.00/cwt115.00–115.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open660122.82/cwt118.00–127.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added684134.19/cwt128.00–135.0091881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692116.00/cwt112.00–117.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725125.50/cwt125.50–125.5091011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open783119.16/cwt115.00–120.0093313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792128.15/cwt123.00–128.851,01567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384289.00/cwt89.00–89.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open885108.00/cwt108.00–108.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added963119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,15355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397580.00/cwt80.00–80.007801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325146.00/cwt146.00–146.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465138.00/cwt138.00–138.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466126.54/cwt125.00–130.005906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535126.52/cwt125.00–128.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537129.00/cwt129.00–129.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006943
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2559113.62/cwt110.00–116.006355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568122.50/cwt122.00–123.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611105.16/cwt104.00–108.006437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622119.11/cwt117.00–122.0074116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673106.84/cwt106.00–111.007196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718111.35/cwt108.00–113.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384071.00/cwt71.00–71.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284591.00/cwt91.00–91.007691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 342092.00/cwt92.00–92.003862
Dairy Steers—Large 370291.00/cwt91.00–91.006392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2751
Bulls——1,65572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1921
Bulls——1,75776.69/cwt74.00–80.001,3476
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03846.34/cwt46.00–47.004813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06240.89/cwt31.00–46.004346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18058.92/cwt57.00–61.006952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23046.25/cwt45.00–48.005693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25851.62/cwt48.00–54.006499
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31046.68/cwt45.00–49.006126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47951.56/cwt50.00–54.007637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56757.17/cwt55.00–60.008963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,295620.00/cwt620.00–620.008,0291

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.