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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 1
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,445 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 1,377▼ 280 vs year ago 1,725 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 61▼ 86 vs year ago 130 · −66.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves 400-600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good buyer participation and demand for weaned packages. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a limited comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.84/cwt on 1,072 head.
Average price
$168.84
1,072 head · 797 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,345
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2797168.931,3461,069
Medium and Large 2-3773137.001,0593thin
One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $287 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 sale1,072 hd
168.84
—
KY average24 barns · 5,743 hd
167.83
+1.00
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—Average1,923104.862,0166thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40069.6297417
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40867.9495610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05361.576496thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,333$8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,272$7955
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$7001thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added301197.00/cwt197.00–197.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400162.00/cwt162.00–162.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420192.01/cwt189.00–196.008067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458168.93/cwt165.00–177.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486178.27/cwt174.00–179.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513160.04/cwt157.00–163.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536172.44/cwt167.00–178.0092414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566171.38/cwt165.00–176.0097025
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575153.61/cwt153.00–155.0088310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628167.34/cwt155.00–177.001,05133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636150.12/cwt149.00–154.0095516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679174.47/cwt162.00–179.001,18528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692148.14/cwt148.00–149.001,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758145.24/cwt144.00–148.001,1018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769168.41/cwt158.00–172.501,295183
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824168.83/cwt165.00–173.001,391305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed834174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,455182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2886166.77/cwt145.00–168.251,478172
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed978165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,61452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3257120.00/cwt120.00–120.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332150.00/cwt150.00–150.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345133.00/cwt133.00–133.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377144.29/cwt135.00–149.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403157.00/cwt157.00–157.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435145.66/cwt143.00–148.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470145.12/cwt141.00–150.0068213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3509134.23/cwt125.00–138.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529144.23/cwt144.00–145.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531150.88/cwt145.00–155.0080114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557148.00/cwt148.00–148.0082415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575142.28/cwt141.00–146.0081819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.01/cwt136.00–139.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625166.51/cwt142.00–170.801,04194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674147.08/cwt143.00–151.0099120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700102.00/cwt102.00–102.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718129.00/cwt129.00–129.009263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2806124.68/cwt114.00–130.001,0053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3210137.50/cwt137.50–137.502891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435182.54/cwt172.00–188.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463173.56/cwt170.00–177.008042
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2547118.00/cwt118.00–118.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572148.71/cwt141.00–154.008513
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621147.26/cwt144.00–150.009146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653132.51/cwt130.00–135.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679141.00/cwt141.00–141.009576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686145.94/cwt144.00–150.001,0013
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731131.79/cwt127.00–138.009636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790103.03/cwt98.00–108.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3805101.00/cwt101.00–101.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,04090.00/cwt90.00–90.009362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 344090.00/cwt90.00–90.003961
Dairy Steers—Large 352992.03/cwt90.00–94.004874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,867102.43/cwt89.00–108.001,9125
Bulls——2,200117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,5741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01059.54/cwt59.00–60.006012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07562.59/cwt61.00–66.006734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24762.66/cwt60.00–65.007813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36766.57/cwt64.00–71.009106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41068.23/cwt66.00–72.0096210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44561.00/cwt61.00–61.008811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47772.98/cwt72.00–74.001,0783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48878.30/cwt72.00–86.001,1654
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-395575.00/cwt75.00–75.007161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,180725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,280794.02/head775.00–800.007944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,485975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,140700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.