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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

908 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 755▲ 908 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 161▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate 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 $118.96/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$118.96

368 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	529	120.74	638	316
Medium and Large 2-3	482	108.28	522	51
Small and Medium 1-2	355	100.00	355	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $283 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 sale368 hd

118.96

—

KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd

124.70

−5.75

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	—	High	1,567	84.49	1,324	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	53.91	743	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	51.47	635	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	42.68	464	17

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	175.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	580	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	153.12/cwt	145.00–161.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	170.60/cwt	169.00–171.00	630	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	156.90/cwt	152.00–165.00	651	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	148.10/cwt	147.00–149.00	641	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	159.29/cwt	151.00–167.50	757	24

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	90.00–94.50	92.58
4	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.25
4	—	374	111.00–120.00	114.17
5	—	336	105.00–118.00	110.46
4	—	274	97.50–110.00	103.26
3	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.32
2	—	520	109.00	109.00
13	—	428	109.00–118.00	114.20
9	—	473	104.00–118.00	113.42

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

908 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 755▲ 908 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 161▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 23 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 $118.96/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$118.96

368 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	529	120.74	638	316
Medium and Large 2-3	482	108.28	522	51
Small and Medium 1-2	355	100.00	355	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $283 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 sale368 hd

118.96

—

KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd

124.70

−5.75

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	—	High	1,567	84.49	1,324	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	53.91	743	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	51.47	635	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	42.68	464	17

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	175.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	580	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	153.12/cwt	145.00–161.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	170.60/cwt	169.00–171.00	630	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	156.90/cwt	152.00–165.00	651	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	148.10/cwt	147.00–149.00	641	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	159.29/cwt	151.00–167.50	757	24

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	90.00–94.50	92.58
4	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.25
4	—	374	111.00–120.00	114.17
5	—	336	105.00–118.00	110.46
4	—	274	97.50–110.00	103.26
3	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.32
2	—	520	109.00	109.00
13	—	428	109.00–118.00	114.20
9	—	473	104.00–118.00	113.42

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

Head

Wt range

Avg wt

Price range

Avg price

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	520	110.00–124.00	119.59
39	—	581	111.00–120.00	118.59
23	—	378	120.00–129.00	123.64
32	—	680	104.00–112.00	109.18
25	—	478	119.00–128.00	123.92
22	—	625	103.00–116.00	110.49
6	—	705	105.50	105.50
3	—	335	119.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	272	130.00	130.00
25	—	415	118.00–128.00	124.47

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	117.00–120.00	118.50
3	—	775	111.50	111.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
5	—	370	134.00–140.00	136.35

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	517	124.50–126.00	125.39
16	—	436	129.00–133.00	131.12
11	—	478	133.00	133.00
8	—	568	124.00	124.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	126.00	126.00
12	—	573	132.00–143.00	139.76
10	—	433	147.00–149.00	148.10
2	—	335	145.00–161.00	153.12
1	—	1,140	105.00	105.00
21	—	613	127.50–135.00	132.11
3	—	675	131.50	131.50
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
13	—	491	141.75–150.00	142.36
8	—	528	143.00–148.00	144.64
4	—	765	124.00–129.50	126.79

Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	995	114.00	114.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	114.00	114.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	170.00–180.00	175.20
10	—	369	169.00–171.00	170.60
1	—	245	173.00	173.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	639	136.50–141.00	139.86
30	—	664	135.00–144.00	138.64
24	—	475	151.00–167.50	159.29
18	—	717	131.00–136.50	133.72
16	—	774	130.50–138.25	136.30
11	—	521	149.00–162.50	158.23
9	—	415	152.00–165.00	156.90
2	—	575	144.00	144.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	156.00	156.00
9	—	582	143.00–150.00	149.26
7	—	535	140.00–148.00	144.22
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
3	—	366	165.00	165.00

Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	107.00–114.00	112.26
3	—	660	105.00–119.00	114.22
3	—	393	130.00–134.00	132.68
2	—	315	125.00–132.00	128.44
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
13	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.91
10	—	468	116.00–130.00	123.04
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.32
3	—	440	124.00–132.00	129.33

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	144.00–145.00	144.31
22	—	382	141.00–155.00	150.41
21	—	609	120.00–126.00	124.71
3	—	658	124.00–129.00	126.02
13	—	729	100.00–112.00	107.29
13	—	566	129.00–139.00	132.51
9	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.41
5	—	462	133.00–139.00	137.20
2	—	297	142.00	142.00
1	—	920	104.00	104.00

Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00

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)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	700.00–710.00	705.46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,143	775.00–910.00	813.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,405	750.00–1,125.00	898.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,445	825.00–885.00	855.13

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	77.94/cwt	74.00–81.50	953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	88.85/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,597	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	38.23/cwt	33.50–40.50	407	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	45.79/cwt	42.50–49.00	506	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	43.88/cwt	41.00–46.00	488	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	50.51/cwt	47.00–54.00	623	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	56.83/cwt	54.00–61.50	734	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	44.85/cwt	44.00–46.00	592	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	52.55/cwt	48.00–55.00	706	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	57.47/cwt	55.50–61.50	828	12

Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	274	103.26/cwt	97.50–110.00	283	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	123.00/cwt	119.00–126.00	412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	336	110.46/cwt	105.00–118.00	371	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	136.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	114.17/cwt	111.00–120.00	427	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	123.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	467	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	124.47/cwt	118.00–128.00	517	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	114.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	489	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	131.12/cwt	129.00–133.00	572	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	113.42/cwt	104.00–118.00	536	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	636	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	123.92/cwt	119.00–128.00	592	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	125.39/cwt	124.50–126.00	648	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	119.59/cwt	110.00–124.00	622	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	704	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	109.32/cwt	109.00–110.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	118.59/cwt	111.00–120.00	689	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	110.49/cwt	103.00–116.00	691	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	636	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	754	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	109.18/cwt	104.00–112.00	742	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	100.25/cwt	100.00–101.00	682	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	92.58/cwt	90.00–94.50	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	775	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	864	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	422	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	150.41/cwt	141.00–155.00	575	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.31/cwt	144.00–145.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	129.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	137.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	123.04/cwt	116.00–130.00	576	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	124.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	136.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	772	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	132.51/cwt	129.00–139.00	750	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	123.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	582	149.26/cwt	143.00–150.00	869	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	124.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	634	112.26/cwt	107.00–114.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	126.02/cwt	124.00–129.00	829	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	114.22/cwt	105.00–119.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	107.29/cwt	100.00–112.00	782	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,157	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	813.33/cwt	775.00–910.00	9,296	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	705.46/cwt	700.00–710.00	8,395	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	898.80/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	12,628	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	11,419	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	855.13/cwt	825.00–885.00	12,357	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	84.50–91.50	88.85
2	—	1,223	74.00–81.50	77.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,292	54.00–61.50	56.83
5	—	1,111	41.00–46.00	43.88
22	—	1,233	47.00–54.00	50.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,344	48.00–55.00	52.55
12	—	1,440	55.50–61.50	57.47
2	—	1,320	44.00–46.00	44.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,104	42.50–49.00	45.79
7	—	1,064	33.50–40.50	38.23