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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 2
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 356▼ 641 vs year ago 858 · −74.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 48 vs year ago 60 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends due to light receipts. Winter weather restricted cattle movement.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.97/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$111.97
78 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2595115.0468553
Large 1-2547109.445999thin
Medium and Large 2-3590103.1960916thin
One grade step is worth $11.86/cwt here — about $76 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 sale78 hd
111.97
—
KY average27 barns · 4,561 hd
123.93
−11.96
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—High2,10391.001,9132thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29055.287134thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64752.668673thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18846.505522thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340167.50/cwt167.50–167.505701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415163.32/cwt162.00–165.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2452144.00/cwt144.00–144.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468156.33/cwt155.00–157.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520146.00/cwt146.00–146.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534137.63/cwt133.00–139.0073511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567140.00/cwt140.00–140.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622128.16/cwt126.00–132.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668129.00/cwt129.00–129.008626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724123.41/cwt123.00–124.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776120.61/cwt120.00–122.0093619
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325139.00/cwt139.00–139.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337120.00/cwt120.00–120.004044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395129.00/cwt129.00–129.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Heifers—Large 1-2437117.00/cwt117.00–117.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441122.66/cwt118.00–124.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468123.30/cwt120.00–126.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518125.01/cwt123.00–127.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533106.59/cwt100.00–113.005682
Heifers—Large 1-2534112.60/cwt112.00–113.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563115.51/cwt115.00–116.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580119.00/cwt119.00–119.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603111.00/cwt111.00–111.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open625120.45/cwt119.00–122.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363394.93/cwt89.00–101.006012
Heifers—Large 1-264093.00/cwt93.00–93.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674107.17/cwt101.00–110.0072214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373994.57/cwt94.00–95.006997
Heifers—Large 1-274095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open767105.00/cwt105.00–105.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281091.00/cwt91.00–91.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,03584.00/cwt84.00–84.008691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2381110.00/cwt110.00–110.004193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388148.91/cwt147.00–153.005783
Bulls—Large 1-2398154.00/cwt154.00–154.006133
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2408118.29/cwt100.00–128.004833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481143.09/cwt139.00–145.006883
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503127.50/cwt127.00–128.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585122.95/cwt120.00–126.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620109.51/cwt109.00–110.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626115.00/cwt115.00–115.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675120.01/cwt113.00–124.008109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717110.91/cwt106.00–115.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780106.00/cwt106.00–106.008272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,09085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7771
Bulls——2,11597.00/cwt97.00–97.002,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16560.06/cwt59.00–61.007002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18044.00/cwt44.00–44.005191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19549.00/cwt49.00–49.005861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30048.00/cwt48.00–48.006241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53053.00/cwt53.00–53.008111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64752.66/cwt51.00–54.008673

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.