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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
851 head
▲ 565 vs last sale 286▲ 139 vs year ago 712 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 18▲ 9 vs year ago 42 · +21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 12 vs year ago 17 · −70.6%
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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. Feeder steers 400-600 lbs were 2.00 to 6.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand for long weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers appeared steady but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were steady to 2.00 lower with a good supply, while the 500-650 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher 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 $461.54/cwt on 51 head, up $9.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +14.52 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$461.54
▲ 9.67 vs prior sale
51 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$516
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$71.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.58
vs KY average
−10.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559467.172,61047
Medium and Large 2530395.432,0954thin
One grade step is worth $71.74/cwt here — about $516 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 sale51 hd
461.54
—
KY average23 barns · 1,022 hd
465.12
−3.58
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−10.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
+14.52
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—High1,906199.373,8006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495165.742,4784thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,286161.912,08215
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,055145.101,53111

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)1,455$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$4,0001thin

Every lot

109 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 1-2Fancy260600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373523.79/cwt517.50–530.001,9542
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3383390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy394560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,20619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412495.86/cwt480.00–505.002,0435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463434.59/cwt420.00–450.002,0122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470517.00/cwt517.00–517.002,4302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491489.75/cwt485.00–505.002,4055
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed494538.00/cwt538.00–538.002,65821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508401.41/cwt380.00–412.502,0393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517495.46/cwt485.00–505.002,56213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520451.38/cwt442.50–472.502,3475
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579437.52/cwt425.00–447.502,5334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585460.36/cwt452.50–471.002,69325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,8755
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635423.57/cwt410.00–435.002,6907
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665381.19/cwt377.50–383.002,5353
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,83415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723371.13/cwt363.00–387.002,6833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2747351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,6222
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770342.88/cwt333.00–350.002,6409
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added792377.76/cwt370.00–378.002,99263
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,7573
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy843291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4533
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863331.49/cwt320.00–332.002,86123
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8525
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added939323.89/cwt320.00–326.753,04196
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added954327.75/cwt327.75–327.753,127111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2-3195350.00/cwt350.00–350.006831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3623
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321475.17/cwt470.00–480.001,5254
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341441.79/cwt422.50–447.501,5078
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373486.12/cwt485.00–495.001,8139
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377462.38/cwt457.00–467.501,7439
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400416.25/cwt412.50–420.001,6652
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418439.06/cwt430.00–451.001,83512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436476.26/cwt465.00–477.502,07615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453469.50/cwt469.00–470.002,1272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467446.75/cwt440.00–450.002,08612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482406.18/cwt392.50–410.001,9586
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522428.61/cwt420.00–432.502,23725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523397.00/cwt382.50–407.502,0767
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568416.75/cwt405.00–426.002,36716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574352.49/cwt345.00–355.002,0234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588383.08/cwt365.00–398.002,2537
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open617396.50/cwt387.00–405.002,4464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618311.20/cwt300.00–322.501,9232
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631348.48/cwt341.00–364.002,1998
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663354.27/cwt342.50–365.002,3493
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666333.61/cwt332.00–334.002,2225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,1961
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717322.43/cwt315.00–330.002,3129
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773310.98/cwt310.00–313.002,4043
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1261
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3801
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open896300.50/cwt300.50–300.502,69215
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910246.97/cwt241.00–253.002,2472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2281490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3774
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335615.00/cwt615.00–615.002,0604
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345498.75/cwt497.50–500.001,7212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373493.71/cwt490.00–500.001,8424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415454.94/cwt450.00–460.001,8882
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418418.24/cwt410.00–420.001,7486
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425496.29/cwt492.50–500.002,1092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489504.24/cwt492.50–511.002,4668
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2492468.75/cwt455.00–480.002,3064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495425.78/cwt420.00–437.502,1083
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509437.05/cwt435.00–440.002,2255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,1802
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560437.46/cwt432.50–442.502,4502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2597407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,4332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,6114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623403.30/cwt395.00–411.002,5134
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3803
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7971
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6731
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3757282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1392
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added900270.25/cwt270.25–270.252,43245
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,840220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,0481
Bulls——1,915192.81/cwt187.00–198.003,6924
Bulls——1,935205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,9671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995140.26/cwt137.00–145.001,3964
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007131.19/cwt129.00–133.001,3213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151160.37/cwt151.00–167.001,8464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262153.66/cwt153.00–154.001,9393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292163.97/cwt156.00–171.002,11812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495165.74/cwt159.00–171.002,4784
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115212.91/cwt187.00–233.002,3746
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0604,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001

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.