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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
▲ 401 vs last sale 280▼ 25 vs year ago 706 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 14▲ 30 vs year ago 47 · +63.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week the feeder market was stronger with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300 lbs and under appeared firm with a light test, while the 400-600 lbs calves were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and harder conditioned calves. Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand, however no trends due to last weeks light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $469.00/cwt on 30 head, down $13.50 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +21.98 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$469.00
▼ 13.50 vs prior sale
30 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.15
vs KY average
−9.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551470.352,59129
Medium and Large 2530430.002,2791thin
One grade step is worth $40.35/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd
469.00
—
KY average26 barns · 1,327 hd
487.15
−18.15
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−9.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
+21.98
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—High1,581200.573,1706thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,548176.872,73730
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212170.042,06118
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,038143.691,49114
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,445203.002,9331thin

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)1,280$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,350$3,7122thin

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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295672.50/cwt672.50–672.501,9841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358534.90/cwt520.00–550.001,9152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418565.02/cwt550.00–581.002,36210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,5221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490547.91/cwt543.00–555.002,6858
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515543.00/cwt543.00–543.002,7961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533500.30/cwt482.50–515.002,6677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full546402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,1983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557485.74/cwt477.50–489.002,7067
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563453.39/cwt433.00–462.502,55311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,1196
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643419.63/cwt411.00–425.002,6984
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679425.55/cwt422.00–429.002,88910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726404.02/cwt397.00–406.002,93314
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6942
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766389.25/cwt389.25–389.252,98261
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780358.51/cwt347.00–377.502,7965
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815301.23/cwt300.00–302.502,4552
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835346.52/cwt332.50–350.002,89313
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,4451
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added872341.75/cwt341.75–341.752,98044
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8881
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925336.95/cwt336.95–336.953,11757
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,1681
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,043315.55/cwt294.00–337.003,2912
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,057290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0657
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,121280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,1396
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2165570.00/cwt570.00–570.009413
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3200450.00/cwt450.00–450.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277473.37/cwt470.00–480.001,3113
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300592.50/cwt585.00–600.001,7782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,6162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338552.59/cwt540.00–565.001,8682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373501.42/cwt492.50–510.001,8703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386467.50/cwt450.00–475.001,8056
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423438.70/cwt437.50–440.001,8562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431466.01/cwt450.00–472.502,00910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441479.76/cwt477.00–482.502,1164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466478.09/cwt467.00–485.002,22813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473447.02/cwt432.00–459.002,11415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Heifers500–550Large 1-2508387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9693
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509416.93/cwt412.50–422.502,1224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512442.46/cwt427.50–451.002,26511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567441.94/cwt431.00–447.002,50615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570414.92/cwt397.50–420.002,36510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633388.76/cwt370.00–396.002,46111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679386.65/cwt377.00–388.002,6258
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716327.67/cwt313.00–347.002,3464
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753358.25/cwt350.00–359.502,69874
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,81557
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open870350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0453
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900352.50/cwt352.50–352.503,1731
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915251.26/cwt250.00–252.502,2992
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4141
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,055285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy180680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,2241
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2192565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,0852
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed265701.51/cwt685.00–720.001,8592
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305647.50/cwt647.50–647.501,9751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315617.00/cwt617.00–617.001,9441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,1632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403574.97/cwt570.00–580.002,3172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed410605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,4811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433516.02/cwt512.00–520.002,2342
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435447.58/cwt447.58–447.581,9471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455582.50/cwt560.00–590.002,6504
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472498.57/cwt490.00–505.002,3534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,7172
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6321
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2802
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4441
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645391.05/cwt381.00–395.002,5226
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663380.34/cwt380.00–381.002,5223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728359.90/cwt357.50–365.002,6203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2743297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,6871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7954
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2917260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3842
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,2345
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,445203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,9331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,431193.49/cwt187.00–199.002,7694
Bulls——1,880214.74/cwt207.00–222.004,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Cows—Lean 85-90%990144.26/cwt137.50–151.001,4287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058126.77/cwt125.00–130.001,3413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146180.91/cwt175.00–192.002,0736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215169.49/cwt164.00–179.002,0593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226167.23/cwt159.00–172.002,05010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343151.48/cwt150.00–153.002,0342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518183.40/cwt175.00–199.002,78418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584168.54/cwt157.00–174.002,67011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,5371
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,712.22/head3,550.00–3,850.003,7122
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3221

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.