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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,272 head
▲ 917 vs last sale 355▲ 384 vs year ago 888 · +43.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 73▲ 18 vs year ago 79 · +22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 6▲ 95 vs year ago 11 · +863.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.61/cwt on 778 head.
Average price
$140.61
778 head · 780 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2782140.891,102767
Medium and Large 2-3594122.9873110thin
Small and Medium 1-2750103.007731thin
One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $330 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 sale778 hd
140.61
—
KY average27 barns · 5,549 hd
135.90
+4.71
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—High1,71594.001,6121thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43857.6282830
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26956.8272128
CowsLean 85-90%Low98346.7145910

Every lot

107 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368172.14/cwt165.00–180.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375156.00/cwt153.00–159.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435146.53/cwt145.00–148.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437151.58/cwt150.00–153.006625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462131.00/cwt131.00–131.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479149.58/cwt148.00–151.007165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493143.00/cwt143.00–143.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510142.50/cwt141.00–144.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520134.00/cwt134.00–134.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558142.23/cwt141.00–143.0079421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574137.34/cwt136.00–140.0078814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617140.77/cwt136.00–142.5086911
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620120.36/cwt118.00–122.007465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687127.62/cwt124.00–130.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692143.82/cwt137.00–144.0099576
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724127.59/cwt122.00–131.5092422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730144.44/cwt138.00–145.401,05480
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778124.00/cwt122.00–125.009653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817136.79/cwt130.00–139.001,118171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy838144.67/cwt143.70–145.001,212253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2852136.34/cwt127.00–137.501,16237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,25140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,081117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2653
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200130.00/cwt130.00–130.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288113.72/cwt112.50–115.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325107.50/cwt105.00–110.003494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370122.00/cwt122.00–122.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410111.00/cwt111.00–111.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417137.00/cwt137.00–137.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430126.00/cwt126.00–126.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455132.00/cwt132.00–132.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478122.68/cwt119.00–129.005867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521123.34/cwt123.00–124.0064317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523107.07/cwt105.00–109.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536116.66/cwt113.00–119.006256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577123.49/cwt120.00–126.0071350
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582118.60/cwt118.00–119.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619131.47/cwt127.00–133.00814123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619115.43/cwt112.00–117.0071514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open624122.32/cwt119.00–124.0076312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365098.00/cwt98.00–98.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open668122.98/cwt121.00–124.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669134.85/cwt134.85–134.8590276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open714119.68/cwt116.00–121.008557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374591.00/cwt91.00–91.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376094.73/cwt93.00–100.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775111.00/cwt111.00–111.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open843119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0033
Heifers—Large 1-289081.00/cwt81.00–81.007211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2265110.00/cwt110.00–110.002921
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2305112.50/cwt112.50–112.503431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327161.00/cwt161.00–161.005267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365143.35/cwt140.00–156.005236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added394159.50/cwt159.50–159.5062814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428142.53/cwt138.00–147.006104
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2440113.00/cwt113.00–113.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465126.00/cwt126.00–126.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483137.85/cwt133.00–144.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513142.00/cwt142.00–142.007283
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520134.95/cwt130.00–140.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3571123.64/cwt123.00–125.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573139.00/cwt139.00–139.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573134.37/cwt133.00–136.007705
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy609130.98/cwt129.00–132.007986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623124.59/cwt121.00–129.007769
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661119.65/cwt114.00–125.007915
Bulls—Large 1-2675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2746109.00/cwt109.00–109.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783108.00/cwt106.00–109.008463
Bulls—Large 1-280580.00/cwt80.00–80.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384090.50/cwt90.00–91.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2842111.99/cwt103.00–115.009434
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328574.00/cwt74.00–74.002111
Dairy Steers—Large 334673.00/cwt73.00–73.002533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94542.13/cwt37.00–46.003984
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00849.77/cwt48.00–51.005026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17251.00/cwt51.00–51.005983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25155.14/cwt52.00–57.0069014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31860.55/cwt58.00–64.0079811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35850.39/cwt49.00–52.006842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41660.09/cwt58.00–63.0085115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47555.88/cwt52.00–57.0082413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,120990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,0881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,480840.00/cwt840.00–840.0012,4321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3883687.96/cwt685.00–700.006,0755
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,2451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,143657.33/cwt600.00–725.007,5136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2901,120.00/cwt1,120.00–1,120.0014,4481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,330650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,6451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,1631

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.