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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 6
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 1,079▼ 781 vs year ago 1,508 · −51.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 71▲ 29 vs year ago 102 · +28.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 3▲ 19 vs year ago 15 · +126.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; however more average quality and soft fleshy bawling calves starting to show up to town and buyers showing preference on hard weaned calves and fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand for heavy high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.02/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$158.02
299 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$533
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$40.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2657161.161,059263
Large 1-2468150.117039thin
Medium and Large 2-3532130.4469426
Small and Medium 1-2435121.005261thin
One grade step is worth $40.16/cwt here — about $533 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 sale299 hd
158.02
—
KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd
165.45
−7.43
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—High1,752110.741,94019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48690.351,34331
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26289.791,13337
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09776.3083732
SteersChoiceAverage1,375115.001,5811thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,0682thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,01316
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$9023thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$8352thin

Every lot

113 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—Small and Medium 1-2220157.50/cwt157.50–157.503471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260192.50/cwt192.50–192.505012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340186.00/cwt186.00–186.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382205.69/cwt203.00–212.507866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417205.10/cwt198.00–211.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445177.00/cwt177.00–177.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460184.00/cwt184.00–184.008461
Steers—Large 1-2468179.67/cwt175.00–184.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484205.28/cwt204.00–205.5099420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515180.82/cwt169.00–185.009315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516203.84/cwt195.00–207.001,05222
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538154.49/cwt153.00–156.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571189.63/cwt187.00–193.001,08312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579181.68/cwt179.00–183.001,0526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610161.50/cwt160.00–163.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615145.08/cwt140.00–150.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643187.11/cwt167.00–191.001,20315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670186.35/cwt167.00–190.001,24919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729174.24/cwt173.00–175.001,2704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757188.80/cwt166.00–190.001,42968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768158.70/cwt155.00–164.001,2193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822177.64/cwt174.00–179.001,46011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Steers—Large 1-2835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,52960
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285194.00/cwt194.00–194.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340172.00/cwt172.00–172.005852
Heifers—Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381137.10/cwt134.00–140.005227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386158.57/cwt150.00–163.006123
Heifers—Large 1-2395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420152.00/cwt152.00–152.006382
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440135.45/cwt131.00–140.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442155.74/cwt153.00–160.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454155.00/cwt155.00–155.007048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481150.70/cwt145.00–154.0072510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518149.73/cwt146.00–154.007769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521159.28/cwt159.00–160.008307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540129.00/cwt129.00–129.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558153.62/cwt149.00–154.0085713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583136.94/cwt134.00–140.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585162.75/cwt158.00–165.009523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605132.50/cwt131.00–137.008024
Heifers—Large 1-2610137.00/cwt137.00–137.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611177.30/cwt150.00–179.751,08385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625143.12/cwt139.00–145.008957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652140.00/cwt140.00–140.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667137.00/cwt137.00–137.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672141.27/cwt140.00–150.0094916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714134.11/cwt125.00–139.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836159.05/cwt141.00–165.001,33073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open896135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Heifers—Large 1-2940124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2987110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275197.50/cwt197.50–197.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2312203.00/cwt203.00–203.006337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372213.00/cwt213.00–213.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379194.18/cwt190.00–204.007366
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2395137.00/cwt137.00–137.005411
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443153.36/cwt147.00–166.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477199.77/cwt197.00–201.0095316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480182.80/cwt171.00–195.008778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521189.31/cwt175.00–199.009865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528159.02/cwt158.00–160.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582171.00/cwt171.00–171.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584160.45/cwt157.00–165.009374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623167.41/cwt165.00–170.001,0434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635152.71/cwt150.00–154.009703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815147.00/cwt145.00–149.001,1982
Bulls—Large 1-292790.00/cwt90.00–90.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965103.00/cwt103.00–103.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,215105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348587.50/cwt87.50–87.504241
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,375115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,688120.58/cwt114.00–129.002,0359
Bulls——1,763105.87/cwt96.00–113.001,8668
Bulls——1,99585.97/cwt80.00–91.001,7152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94958.61/cwt54.00–63.005564
Cows—Lean 85-90%99469.55/cwt65.00–73.006916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09876.73/cwt74.00–79.0084210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19179.06/cwt74.00–81.009427
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19785.21/cwt80.00–91.001,02012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20078.73/cwt76.00–82.009452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20486.96/cwt81.00–90.001,04714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34496.97/cwt94.00–104.001,30316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45287.97/cwt82.00–90.001,27717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58295.65/cwt90.00–106.001,51312
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288389.50/cwt88.00–91.007902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825834.97/head830.00–840.008352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3845700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,063752.71/head700.00–800.007532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065791.17/head740.00–840.007913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,064.67/head890.00–1,225.001,06513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,068.10/head875.00–1,225.001,0682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.