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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 21
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
974 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 755▼ 82 vs year ago 1,056 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 58▼ 15 vs year ago 91 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers and heifers 400 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with a good supply, while steers and heifer over 450 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added packages. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady 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 $438.48/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −8.54 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$438.48
99 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,463
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+35.74
vs KY average
−19.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562438.482,46399
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale99 hd
438.48
—
KY average26 barns · 965 hd
402.74
+35.74
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−19.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−8.54
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—Average1,644187.193,0777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444165.962,39614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251163.202,04222
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040143.181,48917

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$2,3632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,8751thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,5814
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4361
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440468.69/cwt467.50–472.502,0624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443423.67/cwt410.00–437.501,8772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475438.14/cwt432.50–440.002,0814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496453.43/cwt453.00–457.502,24910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515418.47/cwt402.00–429.002,15517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570458.00/cwt458.00–458.002,61165
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576396.00/cwt392.50–405.002,2817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578375.31/cwt355.00–387.502,16910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616388.69/cwt387.50–393.002,3946
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0472
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy653439.85/cwt439.85–439.852,87277
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676404.50/cwt404.50–404.502,73452
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679376.79/cwt370.00–383.002,55818
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705416.64/cwt405.00–418.002,93769
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732320.53/cwt300.00–326.002,34612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736348.60/cwt330.00–357.502,5666
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added829366.25/cwt364.00–369.503,03699
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2833286.25/cwt285.00–287.502,3842
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy840247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0792
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900337.00/cwt337.00–337.003,0331
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910357.00/cwt357.00–357.003,24958
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added971336.00/cwt336.00–336.003,2638
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3401
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,1822
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225340.00/cwt340.00–340.007651
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270305.00/cwt305.00–305.008241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1551
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371391.99/cwt380.00–400.001,4546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422381.68/cwt360.00–385.001,61113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435399.00/cwt397.00–407.501,7365
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,92010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481360.94/cwt355.00–372.501,73613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482396.50/cwt393.00–402.501,9116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514355.95/cwt350.00–370.001,8304
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523332.44/cwt320.00–345.001,7396
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527386.38/cwt380.00–393.002,03614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,20442
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573327.35/cwt322.50–332.501,8762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575385.43/cwt375.00–394.002,21610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575362.66/cwt342.50–367.502,0859
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629330.60/cwt313.00–340.002,07912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open630352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660285.83/cwt285.00–290.001,8866
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673316.87/cwt305.00–330.002,1336
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0542
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1661
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890328.80/cwt325.50–335.002,92680
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4922
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8701
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4613
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,5311
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,183271.00/cwt271.00–271.003,2064
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2185352.50/cwt352.50–352.506521
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205440.00/cwt440.00–440.009021
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2331
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365480.16/cwt472.50–495.001,7537
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,6851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413475.83/cwt460.00–480.001,9655
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,6141
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455422.84/cwt420.00–427.001,9245
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2492396.51/cwt392.50–398.001,9515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530388.98/cwt385.00–390.002,06210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,9031
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576348.47/cwt330.00–357.002,0078
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy589367.72/cwt365.00–387.502,1668
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8512
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640339.82/cwt330.00–348.002,1758
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2691316.43/cwt300.00–321.002,18716
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2232
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1191
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310168.45/cwt164.00–173.002,2072
Bulls——1,770201.76/cwt197.00–207.003,5712
Bulls——1,782189.97/cwt187.00–192.003,3853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007139.80/cwt132.00–148.001,40812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135157.63/cwt153.00–169.001,7894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244160.49/cwt153.00–165.001,99617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275172.41/cwt169.00–176.002,1985
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436163.13/cwt155.00–166.002,3439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,457171.05/cwt169.00–175.002,4925
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28852,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,9751

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.