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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 9
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,709 head
▲ 1,004 vs last sale 705▲ 365 vs year ago 1,344 · +27.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 26▲ 39 vs year ago 54 · +72.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 3.00 to 10.00 higher or greater in several spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added packages. Yearling steers and heifers appeared steady with a large supply but limited comparisons. Buyers were active today and willing to pay premiums for quality feeders and long weaned calves, while discounting plainer and off colored calves severely. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower for the leans with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 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 $416.28/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.73 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$416.28
124 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$95.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.96
vs KY average
−14.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537423.482,275114
Large 1-2561341.001,9135thin
Medium and Large 2576327.541,8865thin
One grade step is worth $95.94/cwt here — about $389 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 sale124 hd
416.28
—
KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd
397.33
+18.96
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−14.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−30.73
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—Low1,699186.323,1659thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,525158.852,42322
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,289156.642,01920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131132.541,49919
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,890155.002,9301thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370230.003,1511thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,7606
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,3001thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2297397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,1812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed332545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8094
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370499.74/cwt495.00–515.001,8494
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377467.56/cwt443.00–480.001,7633
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408348.22/cwt340.00–350.001,4217
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412401.86/cwt400.00–403.001,6563
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458363.22/cwt347.50–367.501,6645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467418.86/cwt417.50–420.001,95616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479388.90/cwt382.50–400.001,8634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523361.67/cwt360.00–362.501,8923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528440.77/cwt438.00–443.502,32770
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535402.38/cwt389.00–411.002,15322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3275
Steers550–600Large 1-2561341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,9135
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578367.35/cwt350.00–375.002,1234
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585391.59/cwt387.50–397.002,29110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586326.92/cwt320.00–330.001,9164
Steers600–650Medium 1-2600287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7251
Steers600–650Large 1-2618337.65/cwt319.00–345.002,0877
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621411.69/cwt400.00–420.002,557155
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639338.32/cwt320.00–345.002,16218
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642369.70/cwt357.00–383.002,37322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8296
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680341.51/cwt323.00–347.002,32218
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687381.82/cwt379.95–402.502,62382
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726320.85/cwt317.00–330.002,3299
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,5833
Steers700–750Large 1-2745267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776319.45/cwt315.00–330.002,47932
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added783340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,66257
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1472
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,3412
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2921300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7633
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added924321.05/cwt315.00–325.952,967169
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970292.08/cwt290.00–295.002,83312
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007312.27/cwt307.50–316.003,14589
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,9252
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,025236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,4191
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,216281.00/cwt281.00–281.003,4176
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217365.00/cwt365.00–365.007922
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2221350.00/cwt350.00–350.007743
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260230.00/cwt230.00–230.005981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed308407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,2554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328289.47/cwt280.00–300.009492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,2575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372388.10/cwt387.50–390.001,4444
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415370.29/cwt360.00–372.501,5376
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428338.54/cwt332.50–357.501,4494
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436393.86/cwt390.00–402.501,71717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470403.27/cwt392.50–408.501,89551
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516376.51/cwt370.00–383.001,94310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517358.61/cwt347.00–365.001,85418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573355.82/cwt339.00–363.002,03938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574375.50/cwt375.50–375.502,15590
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2596328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,95515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615291.66/cwt290.00–292.501,7943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619335.05/cwt325.00–350.002,07420
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,35187
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,0612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651314.00/cwt311.00–319.002,04432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662331.50/cwt331.50–331.502,19570
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711324.45/cwt321.00–332.002,30751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727288.62/cwt282.50–295.002,0984
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792306.50/cwt306.50–306.502,42770
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy824253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,0856
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,4161
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,140220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367394.11/cwt390.00–400.001,4465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2606320.60/cwt320.00–322.001,94310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,1554
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0431
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2975167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6331
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3770165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2711
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,370230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,1511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408160.75/cwt157.00–167.002,2632
Bulls——1,635188.44/cwt184.00–192.003,0814
Bulls——1,977200.55/cwt197.00–204.003,9653
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06590.00/cwt90.00–90.009591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,121135.42/cwt127.00–141.001,51812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160115.42/cwt109.00–119.001,3393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162152.29/cwt150.00–154.001,7703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258143.55/cwt140.00–147.001,8063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290157.63/cwt151.00–163.002,03316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525160.33/cwt153.00–169.002,44520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530144.05/cwt140.00–148.002,2042
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,890155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,9301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908204.15/cwt180.00–230.001,8543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28801,760.11/head1,400.00–1,950.001,7606
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.