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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,024 head
▲ 404 vs last sale 620▼ 22 vs year ago 1,046 · −2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 80▼ 50 vs year ago 166 · −30.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with moderate demand. Yearling heifers stronger undertone in a limited comparison. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned preconditioned calf packages and yearlings. Fleshy, soft, short-weaned calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.74/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −147.52 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.
Average price
$240.74
104 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,334
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$37.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.01
vs KY average
+0.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556243.041,35095
Large 1-2550239.001,3151thin
Medium and Large 2-3529216.471,1456thin
Small and Medium 1-2563205.501,1562thin
One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale104 hd
240.74
—
KY average17 barns · 496 hd
236.73
+4.01
National average148 barns · 7,025 hd
240.69
+0.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
388.26
−147.52
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
463409355301median 388.2603/0305/0507/1409/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $315.42, median $388.26 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,583165.432,6199thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,468134.421,97329
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234134.311,65726
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024119.431,22334
HeifersChoiceAverage1,115143.001,5941thin
SteersSelectAverage1,455133.001,9351thin

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)1,087$1,8243thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1986
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2440214.94/cwt210.00–220.009462
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491262.66/cwt260.00–268.001,2903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517248.45/cwt245.00–252.501,2843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521266.16/cwt257.50–277.501,38714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524295.14/cwt283.00–305.001,54723
Steers550–600Large 1-2552224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559283.75/cwt277.50–287.001,58612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574235.62/cwt230.00–240.001,3527
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593269.73/cwt262.50–270.001,59927
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634265.55/cwt256.00–270.001,68438
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658277.94/cwt255.00–282.501,82988
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3677232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,5746
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3716228.52/cwt227.50–230.001,6365
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718256.36/cwt245.00–261.001,84131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8773
Steers750–800Large 1-2779230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7927
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2846236.93/cwt235.50–239.002,00439
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2949232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,20253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245232.50/cwt232.50–232.505701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261256.38/cwt252.50–260.006694
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318222.88/cwt210.00–230.007093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329249.52/cwt242.50–270.008214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375225.84/cwt222.50–235.008475
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 1-2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429243.10/cwt240.00–245.001,04311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429219.03/cwt200.00–239.0094011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432249.87/cwt247.00–254.001,07910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3459225.59/cwt220.00–232.001,0354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1164
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472248.52/cwt247.00–252.501,17317
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0691
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507238.81/cwt235.00–244.001,21116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3517221.56/cwt220.00–224.001,1455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521248.22/cwt247.00–249.001,29315
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2545210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1451
Heifers550–600Large 1-2550239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575233.56/cwt231.00–239.001,34312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576245.03/cwt242.00–248.001,41152
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2580201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1271
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3794
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621248.88/cwt247.00–250.001,54627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626216.08/cwt200.00–222.001,35312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3668208.35/cwt190.00–225.001,3927
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672222.60/cwt222.00–224.001,49610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695240.28/cwt239.00–240.501,67087
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open706207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717235.77/cwt232.00–240.001,69021
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3768162.50/cwt161.00–164.001,2482
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5444
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,81417
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804220.50/cwt220.50–220.501,77341
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835173.77/cwt170.00–177.501,4512
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2161
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7064
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6833
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5761
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,112165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3235244.47/cwt232.50–257.505752
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2307265.00/cwt265.00–265.008142
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2323215.19/cwt210.00–220.006952
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340230.00/cwt230.00–230.007821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2353275.79/cwt275.00–277.009745
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2365207.50/cwt207.50–207.507571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373230.00/cwt230.00–230.008585
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3402238.22/cwt237.50–240.009587
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2419215.59/cwt200.00–225.009034
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428264.76/cwt257.50–273.001,13316
Bulls450–500Large 1-2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467228.04/cwt220.00–242.001,0658
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477263.05/cwt255.00–273.001,2556
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,3592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2571
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508269.42/cwt264.00–275.001,3692
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2521197.60/cwt190.00–200.001,0294
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535234.64/cwt230.00–237.501,2557
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3559227.73/cwt220.00–247.001,2739
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2560201.23/cwt200.00–202.501,1272
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568248.50/cwt248.00–249.001,4112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3921
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3614205.84/cwt190.00–210.001,26412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715179.26/cwt172.50–192.501,2823
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5051
Bulls800–850Large 1-2805179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4411
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508411
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,455133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9351
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,115143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255146.95/cwt145.00–149.001,8442
Bulls——1,640159.68/cwt156.00–164.002,6192
Bulls——1,692175.12/cwt168.00–185.002,9635
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80595.83/cwt93.00–98.007713
Cows—Lean 85-90%949112.97/cwt107.00–118.001,0728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079124.76/cwt118.00–135.001,34623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192132.58/cwt130.00–136.001,5807
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236122.79/cwt119.00–129.001,5185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254139.28/cwt136.00–147.001,74714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428131.58/cwt129.00–135.001,87912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467140.62/cwt135.00–151.002,06313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588122.82/cwt118.00–128.001,9504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,098134.62/cwt128.00–140.001,4782
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153152.72/cwt146.00–159.001,7613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,824.39/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8243

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.