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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 16
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,314 head
▼ 395 vs last sale 1,709▲ 712 vs year ago 602 · +118.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 93▲ 31 vs year ago 44 · +70.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering of mostly yearling cattle. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady with a limited supply, except for the 400-500 lbs steers who were sharply higher with strong demand for that weight range. Yearling steers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand for value added groups and packages. Feeder heifers 600 lbs and under were unevenly steady with a limited supply and good demand for long weaned and guaranteed open heifers. Yearling heifers were sharply higher with a large supply and strong demand for quality groups and value added loads. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with a good supply and 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 $384.59/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.43 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$384.59
33 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,125
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$767
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$111.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.29
vs KY average
−59.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553394.242,17929
Medium and Large 2567325.261,8443thin
Medium and Large 2-3500282.501,4131thin
One grade step is worth $111.74/cwt here — about $767 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd
384.59
—
KY average24 barns · 978 hd
395.87
−11.29
National average163 barns · 16,063 hd
444.10
−59.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−62.43
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—High1,681193.923,26019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504166.522,50413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220159.321,94418
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,051143.931,51310
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,415168.002,3771thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,588134.522,1362thin

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)1,335$2,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,9001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7393
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404487.17/cwt482.50–490.001,9688
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435451.34/cwt442.50–465.001,9635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455386.40/cwt372.50–400.001,7582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,6221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462425.06/cwt410.00–437.501,9649
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469475.66/cwt462.50–480.002,2314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566391.49/cwt380.00–397.502,21619
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567325.26/cwt312.50–337.501,8443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570350.76/cwt342.50–367.501,9993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615325.00/cwt322.50–327.501,9992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640333.41/cwt332.50–337.502,1348
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1843
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670346.44/cwt330.00–360.002,32113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720324.47/cwt312.50–332.502,3367
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3903
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782358.39/cwt356.00–362.002,803199
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6196
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7132
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876353.95/cwt353.95–353.953,10162
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added933326.60/cwt326.60–326.603,04754
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980316.75/cwt316.75–316.753,10452
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,8381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340340.01/cwt337.50–342.501,1563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383338.26/cwt330.00–342.501,2963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427383.23/cwt377.50–387.501,6363
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435401.84/cwt392.50–405.001,7484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478343.65/cwt340.00–347.501,6432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479362.80/cwt352.50–375.001,73813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481388.18/cwt382.50–392.501,86711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9446
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527322.92/cwt317.50–327.501,7025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538342.11/cwt332.50–347.501,8415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568300.31/cwt290.00–310.001,7064
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585340.50/cwt327.50–345.001,9927
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626319.14/cwt312.50–327.501,99819
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658291.65/cwt290.00–292.501,9193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682308.41/cwt305.00–322.502,1035
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3162
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764337.36/cwt325.50–341.002,577290
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795318.25/cwt318.25–318.252,53013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,60570
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,4131
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,113229.43/cwt219.00–240.002,5542
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,178229.26/cwt226.00–232.502,7012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 2-3160325.00/cwt325.00–325.005201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280387.23/cwt380.00–395.001,0842
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,4931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530351.36/cwt340.00–355.001,8624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,7404
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591319.01/cwt317.50–325.001,8855
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632262.37/cwt257.50–270.001,6583
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728242.59/cwt237.50–247.501,7662
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730275.10/cwt260.00–282.502,0083
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2787242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9082
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2807232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8762
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2922237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1902
Bulls1050–1100Large 1-21,055195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Value Added622278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,72931
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3Value Added676271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,832157
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395170.37/cwt163.00–177.002,3773
Bulls——1,694184.66/cwt182.00–190.003,1284
Bulls——1,748202.90/cwt196.00–209.003,54712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845117.00/cwt117.00–117.009891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010159.23/cwt155.00–165.001,6083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106140.77/cwt132.00–147.001,5576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193175.99/cwt174.00–177.002,1003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218159.20/cwt153.00–167.001,93912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257143.12/cwt141.00–145.001,7993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501165.02/cwt161.00–169.002,47710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512171.50/cwt170.00–173.002,5933
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3771
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,588134.52/cwt134.00–135.002,1362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998179.71/cwt174.00–185.001,7942

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.