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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 12
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,315 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 1,349▼ 283 vs year ago 1,598 · −17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 81▲ 70 vs year ago 82 · +85.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 2 · +1,300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some attractive quality weaned packages sharply higher with very good demand; over 600 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower 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 $187.07/cwt on 646 head.
Average price
$187.07
646 head · 649 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,215
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$49.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2664189.101,256592
Large 1-2615171.931,0577thin
Medium and Large 2-3462166.6676942
Small and Medium 1-2514140.007205thin
One grade step is worth $49.10/cwt here — about $536 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 sale646 hd
187.07
—
KY average28 barns · 7,416 hd
187.46
−0.39
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—Average1,633114.471,86918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53987.741,35054
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27387.231,11030
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06673.8878733
HeifersChoiceAverage1,010134.001,3531thin

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)1,106$1,2739
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$1,1275
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,486$1,4355

Every lot

126 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added389291.15/cwt287.50–299.001,1336
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400232.50/cwt232.50–232.509301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427281.30/cwt253.00–289.001,20126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470244.22/cwt242.50–247.501,1487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478259.58/cwt248.00–271.001,24123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490234.46/cwt231.00–238.001,1492
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3526226.91/cwt221.00–230.001,1946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538265.76/cwt248.00–276.001,43045
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3579228.55/cwt225.00–231.001,3234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582239.58/cwt238.00–243.001,39410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588251.68/cwt244.00–262.001,48036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy604246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,48615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620202.07/cwt190.00–205.001,25311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634218.58/cwt209.00–223.001,38623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668222.03/cwt214.00–239.001,48334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670199.70/cwt195.00–204.001,33829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714193.00/cwt191.00–198.001,3785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5418
Steers—Large 1-2755195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759198.26/cwt198.00–200.001,5058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788183.03/cwt178.00–189.001,4423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy806200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,61213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3812176.91/cwt176.00–177.001,43711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819186.34/cwt182.00–191.001,5265
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3884174.81/cwt170.00–176.001,5455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2929168.08/cwt164.00–171.001,5617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,75035
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3238161.57/cwt155.00–175.003853
Heifers—Large 1-2250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270176.02/cwt170.00–182.504752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317172.41/cwt160.00–180.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362198.32/cwt195.00–205.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3363171.09/cwt140.00–183.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380210.49/cwt210.00–212.508005
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423190.35/cwt190.00–191.008056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427196.69/cwt196.00–198.0084012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442180.71/cwt170.00–185.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458170.13/cwt160.00–185.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468195.45/cwt195.00–196.009159
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485190.47/cwt189.00–192.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519192.47/cwt186.00–195.0099920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522204.17/cwt195.00–210.001,06647
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527171.42/cwt160.00–185.009035
Heifers—Large 1-2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571191.63/cwt188.00–195.001,09418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573200.59/cwt197.00–206.001,14921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610148.89/cwt140.00–157.509082
Heifers—Large 1-2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638206.95/cwt196.00–211.251,32085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638187.63/cwt170.00–192.001,19769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open640189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675173.53/cwt164.00–180.001,1719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676147.35/cwt140.00–163.009964
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open690189.21/cwt188.00–191.001,3065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692194.85/cwt194.75–202.001,34873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712165.83/cwt165.00–179.001,18173
Heifers—Large 1-2720151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3732150.07/cwt144.00–153.001,0993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761186.63/cwt177.50–189.001,42016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,49875
Heifers—Large 1-2785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2963149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,43539
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3327210.95/cwt210.00–214.006904
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2342279.99/cwt278.00–281.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368243.21/cwt240.00–250.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463211.30/cwt202.50–220.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467254.29/cwt248.00–257.001,1885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516235.15/cwt229.00–241.001,21310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526216.05/cwt195.00–223.001,1365
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2526149.89/cwt140.00–160.007884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561228.68/cwt226.00–231.001,2836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577202.40/cwt185.00–221.001,1684
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2578151.29/cwt142.50–160.008742
Bulls—Large 1-2590219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617179.86/cwt175.00–182.001,1105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631190.26/cwt189.00–194.001,2014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662186.90/cwt173.00–197.501,2373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715137.50/cwt137.50–137.509831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733164.48/cwt163.00–166.001,2062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755134.97/cwt130.00–140.001,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2764167.78/cwt160.00–173.001,2825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3601183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,10065
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy688187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,28780
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,010134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538103.23/cwt99.00–107.001,5884
Bulls——1,544113.62/cwt108.00–119.001,75410
Bulls——1,950127.85/cwt124.00–134.002,4934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92462.27/cwt57.00–65.005757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08278.53/cwt75.00–82.0085017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14372.38/cwt71.00–74.008278
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20085.66/cwt83.00–88.001,02813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26994.00/cwt89.00–104.001,19311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43778.23/cwt74.00–82.001,1246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47577.75/cwt74.00–79.001,1476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49485.63/cwt83.00–88.001,27922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59191.84/cwt88.00–96.001,46126
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075967.75/head900.00–1,000.009683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,325.70/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,365.58/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,519.32/head1,375.00–1,775.001,5194

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.