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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
743 head
▲ 470 vs last sale 273▲ 21 vs year ago 722 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 43▲ 22 vs year ago 44 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 24▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 500-700 lbs sold sharply higher in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs sold sharply higher in a limited comparison with last week's lite test. Yearlings traded with very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Active feeder market with good buyer participation for weaned packages. Better weather combined with higher CME feeder cattle futures improved demand for calves today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.80/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −110.47 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.
Average price
$277.80
85 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,530
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.76
vs KY average
−29.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554286.381,58659
Large 1-2540270.001,4581thin
Medium and Large 2-3544257.851,40225
One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale85 hd
277.80
—
KY average16 barns · 552 hd
272.03
+5.76
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−29.21
This barn, trailing median34 sales
388.26
−110.47
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—High1,654167.472,7698thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488143.022,12818
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,285138.831,78422
CowsLean 85-90%High1,062119.201,2659thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,320128.001,6901thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,157173.502,0073thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,9501thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3293310.00/cwt310.00–310.009082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392407.48/cwt400.00–410.001,59712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407353.76/cwt335.00–380.001,4405
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466368.37/cwt327.50–390.001,71717
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523333.02/cwt319.00–337.001,7429
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540266.75/cwt261.00–272.501,4402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560348.51/cwt320.00–356.001,95210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580303.72/cwt297.50–312.501,7629
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583284.19/cwt282.50–285.001,6573
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616304.47/cwt297.00–316.001,87621
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618281.25/cwt279.00–283.001,7385
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631259.89/cwt255.00–270.001,6405
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667295.50/cwt294.00–296.001,9714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686280.11/cwt280.00–281.001,92217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3692262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,81310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712279.52/cwt263.00–285.001,99024
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8904
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy758243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8423
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759254.61/cwt252.00–257.001,9324
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8361
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,98719
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808258.25/cwt258.25–258.252,08735
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812251.30/cwt240.00–254.002,04124
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2211
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,037222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,3022
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4052
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260260.00/cwt260.00–260.006761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added341333.39/cwt320.00–337.501,1374
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0281
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365302.97/cwt301.00–305.001,1062
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366353.30/cwt345.00–360.001,2936
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424316.70/cwt295.00–333.001,34321
Heifers400–450Large 1-2425289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,2281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438260.49/cwt259.00–262.001,1412
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466313.21/cwt292.50–322.001,46013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481280.88/cwt270.00–285.001,3516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520251.71/cwt235.00–272.001,30915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530287.83/cwt282.50–292.501,52530
Heifers500–550Large 1-2540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579267.05/cwt245.00–271.001,54610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589286.82/cwt282.50–292.501,68924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610239.51/cwt239.00–240.001,4612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628274.92/cwt253.00–289.001,72638
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656262.18/cwt255.00–272.001,72010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663233.52/cwt227.00–240.001,5482
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718260.56/cwt243.00–263.501,87171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722234.98/cwt233.00–237.001,6976
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement733273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,00147
Heifers700–750Large 1-2748239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7883
Heifers750–800Large 1-2750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7854
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,91513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8291
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement814249.97/cwt237.50–255.002,03513
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open827221.75/cwt215.00–225.001,8343
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open880233.25/cwt231.00–234.002,0534
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open935221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open955212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0251
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075205.51/cwt205.00–206.002,2092
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255262.50/cwt262.50–262.506691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3337340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1462
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373362.53/cwt340.00–373.001,3523
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466348.27/cwt323.00–389.001,62310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475287.15/cwt280.00–301.001,3643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485312.97/cwt307.00–316.001,5183
Bulls450–500Large 1-2485302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,4672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524299.49/cwt295.00–322.501,5699
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567282.95/cwt280.00–285.001,6045
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570297.40/cwt294.00–305.001,6955
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625265.92/cwt261.00–271.001,6622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630234.58/cwt232.00–240.001,4783
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634269.64/cwt253.00–280.001,7108
Bulls650–700Large 1-2660241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672249.70/cwt247.50–251.001,6785
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678270.66/cwt259.00–278.001,8355
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2719248.13/cwt245.00–250.001,7844
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8612
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2814201.90/cwt200.00–207.501,6434
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855222.30/cwt217.00–225.001,9013
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2970173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3402152.50/cwt152.50–152.506134
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3455142.50/cwt142.50–142.506482
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,157173.50/cwt164.00–185.002,0073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533165.43/cwt158.00–169.002,5366
Bulls——2,015173.59/cwt172.00–175.003,4982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89595.00/cwt95.00–95.008501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053106.61/cwt104.00–110.001,1232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076132.36/cwt130.00–134.001,4244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125117.56/cwt114.00–121.001,3232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167127.38/cwt126.00–130.001,4873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258137.64/cwt133.00–140.001,73212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382145.77/cwt142.00–155.002,0157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468137.84/cwt135.00–140.002,0237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500146.32/cwt142.00–155.002,19511
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3985139.09/cwt135.00–144.001,3702
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.