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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,055 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 1,016▲ 5 vs year ago 1,050 · +0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 76▲ 43 vs year ago 95 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 6▲ 69 vs year ago 5 · +1,380.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some attractive quality 300-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher 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 $217.99/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$217.99
530 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$586
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$64.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641220.181,412500
Large 1-2569189.751,0794thin
Medium and Large 2-3526184.7997222
Small and Medium 1-2530155.698264thin
One grade step is worth $64.49/cwt here — about $586 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 sale530 hd
217.99
—
KY average25 barns · 8,736 hd
224.08
−6.09
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—Low1,728126.532,18711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221108.191,32138
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430108.091,54660
CowsLean 85-90%High99592.2491812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,078142.221,5334thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$1,42510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$1,4225
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,2251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,301$1,60323
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,4502thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335242.50/cwt242.50–242.508121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378280.57/cwt270.00–291.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428291.47/cwt272.50–305.001,24724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482291.03/cwt271.00–302.001,40326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514284.20/cwt267.00–301.001,46124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537260.50/cwt259.00–265.001,3996
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568239.83/cwt226.00–249.001,36210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574271.82/cwt266.00–277.001,56011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,48412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621223.50/cwt212.00–227.001,3887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632251.99/cwt244.00–266.001,59324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665261.59/cwt240.00–265.501,74096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665215.40/cwt211.00–224.001,4323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667231.82/cwt231.00–234.001,54611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728202.15/cwt168.00–209.001,4726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732243.35/cwt227.00–250.001,78147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743215.99/cwt210.00–219.001,6053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775224.28/cwt222.00–230.001,73813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3808184.51/cwt180.00–189.001,4912
Steers—Large 1-2831185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832193.81/cwt190.00–200.001,6128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5661
Steers—Large 1-2915181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6561
Steers—Large 1-2950183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2972181.75/cwt181.00–182.001,7674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8582
Steers—Large 1-21,050146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278222.03/cwt215.00–230.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added284258.17/cwt257.00–260.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320187.50/cwt187.50–187.506001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322249.61/cwt247.00–255.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326223.52/cwt220.00–230.007293
Heifers—Large 1-2350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374249.45/cwt241.00–262.509335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428251.90/cwt238.00–265.001,07813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435224.00/cwt224.00–224.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464256.41/cwt234.00–274.001,19047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490224.98/cwt220.00–231.001,1023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009311
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2490152.50/cwt152.50–152.507471
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2Value Added495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514192.10/cwt185.00–200.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522212.22/cwt209.00–215.001,10816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528231.47/cwt218.00–242.001,22225
Heifers—Large 1-2560199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1141
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2568150.63/cwt141.00–160.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572232.92/cwt221.00–238.001,33271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572189.23/cwt180.00–200.001,0825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595208.67/cwt208.00–210.001,2423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622229.50/cwt213.00–234.001,42771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628187.28/cwt183.00–206.001,1767
Heifers—Large 1-2645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667213.18/cwt206.00–219.001,42242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670163.11/cwt152.00–178.001,0933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676186.22/cwt180.00–192.501,25914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716169.75/cwt160.00–177.001,2154
Heifers—Large 1-2720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731201.72/cwt191.00–204.001,47524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745198.44/cwt193.00–200.001,4789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open782180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2811172.40/cwt159.00–179.001,3987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,706110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open823169.00/cwt163.00–175.001,3916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2927160.98/cwt160.00–162.001,4924
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320256.40/cwt250.00–260.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363256.53/cwt251.00–267.509313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364272.98/cwt260.00–281.009944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370297.03/cwt294.00–302.501,0993
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407281.48/cwt271.00–284.001,1466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478284.41/cwt275.00–290.001,3596
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532256.58/cwt255.00–260.001,3653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,2352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572248.66/cwt248.00–250.001,4226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625229.60/cwt220.00–235.001,4356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630197.71/cwt191.00–200.001,2464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675198.68/cwt198.00–205.001,34113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728181.24/cwt170.00–190.001,31915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770181.99/cwt178.00–186.001,4016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3818135.16/cwt130.00–145.001,1063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828177.43/cwt170.00–185.001,4692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Bulls—Large 1-2897170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2906147.33/cwt146.00–150.001,3353
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Dairy Steers—Large 3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,078142.22/cwt129.00–152.501,5334
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,415110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5571
Bulls——1,715118.83/cwt118.00–120.002,0382
Bulls——1,771130.52/cwt125.00–141.002,3128
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86581.07/cwt79.00–83.007013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00789.10/cwt86.00–91.008973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028107.71/cwt103.00–112.001,1072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06895.25/cwt92.00–101.001,0174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166108.84/cwt104.00–113.001,26925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27197.74/cwt91.00–103.001,2427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,381100.51/cwt94.00–103.001,38814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,392117.67/cwt115.00–123.001,6386
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413108.52/cwt104.00–113.001,53334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537115.72/cwt114.00–120.001,77912
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,424.93/head1,225.00–1,600.001,42510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,422.05/head1,225.00–1,625.001,4225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1331,359.49/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3595
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,670.83/head1,600.00–1,750.001,67118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.