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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 16

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 600▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 115▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with light demand on an average through good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.43/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$117.43

194 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	120.06	596	168
Medium and Large 2-3	423	100.94	427	20
Large 1-2	364	99.00	360	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale194 hd

117.43

—

KY average28 barns · 4,213 hd

118.95

−1.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,593	80.07	1,275	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	52.64	725	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	50.66	595	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	44.21	479	23

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	391	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	589	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	137.16/cwt	136.00–140.00	562	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	678	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	139.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Sep 16, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	125.00	125.00
47	—	472	122.75	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	95.00	95.00
2	—	350	97.50	97.50
1	—	470	114.00	114.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 16

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

540 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 600▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 115▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.43/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$117.43

194 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	120.06	596	168
Medium and Large 2-3	423	100.94	427	20
Large 1-2	364	99.00	360	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale194 hd

117.43

—

KY average28 barns · 4,213 hd

118.95

−1.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,593	80.07	1,275	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	52.64	725	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	50.66	595	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	44.21	479	23

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	391	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	589	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	137.16/cwt	136.00–140.00	562	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	678	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	139.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Sep 16, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 600Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	125.00	125.00
47	—	472	122.75	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	95.00	95.00
2	—	350	97.50	97.50
1	—	470	114.00	114.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	96.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	264	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	338	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	321	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	350	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	124.82/cwt	124.00–125.00	451	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	104.88/cwt	91.00–111.00	390	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	119.98/cwt	112.00–125.00	517	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	96.14/cwt	90.00–104.00	418	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	102.90/cwt	90.00–110.00	466	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	579	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	120.90/cwt	116.00–122.00	590	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	504	103.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	118.14/cwt	113.00–120.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	118.95/cwt	108.00–122.50	686	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	579	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	724	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	110.17/cwt	109.00–111.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	711	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	237	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	400	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	451	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	126.71/cwt	110.00–130.00	423	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	323	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	127.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	475	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	127.05/cwt	122.00–138.00	480	12
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	418	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	418	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.79/cwt	121.00–138.00	547	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	113.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	127.55/cwt	121.00–137.00	591	11
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	464	103.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	111.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	536	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	482	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	114.33/cwt	111.00–116.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	14
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	557	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	111.69/cwt	108.00–119.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	14
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	597	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	110.74/cwt	108.00–116.00	698	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	89.69/cwt	85.00–94.00	596	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	93.97/cwt	92.00–95.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	848	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	720	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	76.52/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,202	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	85.39/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,388	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	51.33/cwt	50.00–53.00	534	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	37.92/cwt	30.00–42.00	413	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	46.20/cwt	42.00–49.00	505	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	50.31/cwt	48.00–54.00	584	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	46.33/cwt	46.00–47.00	550	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	55.68/cwt	55.00–57.00	688	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	50.60/cwt	46.00–53.00	638	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	56.71/cwt	56.00–58.00	913	4

Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,878	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,376	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,192	584.13/cwt	550.00–600.00	6,963	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,326	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	765.04/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,647	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,031	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	711	89.00	89.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
3	—	273	90.00–100.00	96.71
3	—	453	90.00–110.00	102.90
4	—	435	90.00–104.00	96.14
4	—	504	100.00–107.00	103.49
5	—	372	91.00–111.00	104.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	100.00–105.00	103.51
3	—	418	100.00	100.00
2	—	597	94.00	94.00
2	—	355	91.00	91.00
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	85.00–94.00	89.69
7	—	480	110.00–117.00	111.57
7	—	334	110.00–130.00	126.71
5	—	374	120.00–130.00	127.08
3	—	567	108.00–119.00	111.69
3	—	523	111.00–116.00	114.33
2	—	435	110.00–117.00	113.42
1	—	210	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	120.00–127.00	122.98
14	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.88
13	—	332	130.00–140.00	135.72
12	—	425	121.00–138.00	128.79
12	—	378	122.00–138.00	127.05
11	—	463	121.00–137.00	127.55
5	—	630	108.00–116.00	110.74
5	—	287	135.00–142.00	139.26
3	—	721	92.00–95.00	93.97
2	—	807	95.00	95.00
2	—	657	113.00	113.00
1	—	850	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	118.00–119.00	118.66
1	—	650	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	102.00–109.00	107.28
2	—	800	99.00	99.00
2	—	500	112.00–118.00	115.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
1	—	370	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
4	—	583	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	401	147.00	147.00
14	—	471	144.00	144.00
42	—	546	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
2	—	277	141.00	141.00
2	—	992	101.50	101.50
6	—	486	136.00–141.00	139.33
6	—	631	120.00–130.00	124.37
6	—	665	124.00–135.00	133.21
7	—	410	136.00–140.00	137.16
8	—	774	131.00	131.00
12	—	521	129.00–138.50	134.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,094	42.00–49.00	46.20
8	—	1,088	30.00–42.00	37.92
4	—	1,040	50.00–53.00	51.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,261	46.00–53.00	50.60
4	—	1,610	56.00–58.00	56.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,160	48.00–54.00	50.31
4	—	1,235	55.00–57.00	55.68
3	—	1,188	46.00–47.00	46.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	72.00–83.00	76.52
4	—	1,625	84.00–87.00	85.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	550.00–600.00	584.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,261	700.00–900.00	765.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	950.00	950.00