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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,344 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 1,333▲ 29 vs year ago 1,315 · +2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 36▼ 98 vs year ago 152 · −64.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 28 · −82.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs traded sharply higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $314.31/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.71 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$314.31
67 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$57.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.51
vs KY average
−10.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551320.611,76759
Medium and Large 2-3568269.481,5316thin
Large 1-2583262.751,5322thin
One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale67 hd
314.31
—
KY average28 barns · 2,019 hd
297.79
+16.51
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−10.04
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−132.71
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
515456398339median 447.0203/0304/2807/1409/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $447.02 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—High1,874151.102,8327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,500121.701,82611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,253117.711,47514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058102.591,0869thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,145141.001,6141thin

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)920$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,513$2,6502thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200335.00/cwt335.00–335.006701
Steers250–300Small and Medium 1-2295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325354.64/cwt331.00–372.501,1533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378337.61/cwt327.50–342.501,2763
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424340.94/cwt320.00–367.001,44611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478295.37/cwt293.00–300.001,4123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480330.96/cwt311.00–345.001,58913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519341.52/cwt322.50–347.501,77224
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533284.61/cwt280.00–289.001,5172
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568269.48/cwt260.00–272.501,5316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574316.16/cwt297.50–337.501,81524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580284.73/cwt275.00–292.501,6519
Steers550–600Large 1-2583262.75/cwt262.50–263.001,5322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613255.05/cwt252.50–257.501,5632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630287.28/cwt262.50–299.001,81030
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635231.50/cwt230.00–233.001,4702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660235.95/cwt233.00–239.001,5572
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677267.42/cwt260.00–287.501,81023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687247.79/cwt242.50–253.001,7024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736245.02/cwt240.00–247.501,8036
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3736216.65/cwt201.00–222.501,5954
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739260.07/cwt247.50–266.001,922113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771239.98/cwt238.00–241.001,8507
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed789259.60/cwt259.60–259.602,04861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794252.58/cwt246.00–253.002,00566
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817254.46/cwt237.50–255.752,07971
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3823196.32/cwt195.00–197.001,6163
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy827259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,14258
Steers800–850Large 1-2835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880248.43/cwt235.00–249.852,18678
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed884257.80/cwt257.80–257.802,27960
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,9032
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fancy927248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,29913
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2561
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fancy968247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,39644
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,008239.50/cwt239.50–239.502,4148
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,066238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,5374
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3200230.00/cwt230.00–230.004601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280282.50/cwt282.50–282.507911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315292.50/cwt292.50–292.509211
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3316244.92/cwt235.00–260.007744
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331265.00/cwt265.00–265.008773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392264.21/cwt257.50–273.001,0365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424266.18/cwt265.00–267.501,1294
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426287.06/cwt284.00–295.001,2235
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2432214.56/cwt200.00–230.009273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451290.74/cwt282.50–305.001,3117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463239.66/cwt239.00–240.001,1103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479260.98/cwt252.00–267.501,2508
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525244.37/cwt240.00–247.501,2835
Heifers500–550Large 1-2525242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526271.88/cwt258.00–280.001,43026
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533233.11/cwt227.50–237.501,2424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570242.49/cwt240.00–247.501,3827
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575266.11/cwt254.00–270.001,53040
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617216.28/cwt200.00–227.501,3343
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626235.03/cwt233.00–237.001,4717
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629245.66/cwt239.00–252.501,54519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3673215.66/cwt207.50–225.001,4514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674234.69/cwt232.50–237.501,5828
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706213.21/cwt210.00–217.501,5057
Heifers700–750Large 1-2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy719256.40/cwt256.40–256.401,84472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720198.30/cwt185.00–202.501,4287
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733227.10/cwt220.00–230.001,66513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6872
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773200.35/cwt191.00–210.001,5492
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open820205.99/cwt200.00–217.501,6897
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3824176.77/cwt169.00–185.001,4574
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open889207.10/cwt207.00–207.501,84110
Heifers900–950Large 1-2925179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6561
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8331
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open958200.43/cwt199.00–207.501,9206
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2988188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8577
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,7251
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,1031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320307.50/cwt307.50–307.509841
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2340257.50/cwt257.50–257.508761
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367352.81/cwt345.00–357.001,2955
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413335.61/cwt317.50–357.501,3866
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473286.74/cwt273.00–310.001,3563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478322.02/cwt317.50–340.001,5395
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522299.19/cwt292.50–327.501,5628
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538266.66/cwt260.00–277.501,4354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573230.03/cwt220.00–240.001,3183
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585287.71/cwt283.00–292.501,6832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622245.86/cwt245.00–247.501,5293
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670231.67/cwt230.00–232.501,5523
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737236.86/cwt228.00–237.501,74614
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778228.61/cwt220.00–237.501,7792
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3783211.24/cwt210.00–212.501,6544
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2817206.13/cwt185.00–215.001,6846
Bulls900–950Large 1-2905160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Thin Fleshed603251.50/cwt251.50–251.501,51744
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3696226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,57374
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,145141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,846147.99/cwt142.00–153.002,7325
Bulls——1,945158.89/cwt155.00–162.003,0902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84589.00/cwt89.00–89.007521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02598.26/cwt96.00–102.001,0074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125116.20/cwt113.00–119.001,3072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165104.42/cwt103.00–106.001,2162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204123.25/cwt122.00–125.001,4844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241112.50/cwt112.00–113.001,3964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294117.49/cwt116.00–119.001,5206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,499122.17/cwt119.00–124.001,83110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,134129.65/cwt123.00–135.001,4704
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5132,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502

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.