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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23

● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.09/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −171.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.13.

Average price

$228.09

70 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$34.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs KY average

−12.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	232.71	1,239	49
Large 1-2	556	226.85	1,261	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	218.01	1,214	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	517	198.44	1,026	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.27/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale70 hd

228.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,252 hd

232.37

−4.27

National average177 barns · 11,086 hd

240.34

−12.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.13

−171.04

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $399.13 across 32 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,598	155.03	2,477	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	124.95	1,780	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	123.90	1,553	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	110.66	1,098	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,165	187.50	2,184	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,151	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,773	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,896	3thin

Every lot

128 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 1,302Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 153Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	332.50–355.00	343.44
1	300–350	310	304.00	304.00
3	400–450	408	266.00–285.00	275.18
21	450–500	457	267.50–287.00	278.39
9	500–550	512	265.00–287.50	276.91
10	550–600	589	255.00–267.50	263.87
2	600–650	635	256.00	256.00

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

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 23

● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▼ 472 vs last sale 1,302▼ 312 vs year ago 1,142 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 153▼ 87 vs year ago 281 · −31.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 26▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%

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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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.09/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −171.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.13.

Average price

$228.09

70 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$34.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs KY average

−12.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	232.71	1,239	49
Large 1-2	556	226.85	1,261	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	218.01	1,214	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	517	198.44	1,026	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.27/cwt here — about $213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale70 hd

228.09

—

KY average26 barns · 1,252 hd

232.37

−4.27

National average177 barns · 11,086 hd

240.34

−12.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.13

−171.04

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $399.13 across 32 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,598	155.03	2,477	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	124.95	1,780	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	123.90	1,553	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	110.66	1,098	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,165	187.50	2,184	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,151	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,773	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,896	3thin

Every lot

128 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 1,302Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 153Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	332.50–355.00	343.44
1	300–350	310	304.00	304.00
3	400–450	408	266.00–285.00	275.18
21	450–500	457	267.50–287.00	278.39
9	500–550	512	265.00–287.50	276.91
10	550–600	589	255.00–267.50	263.87
2	600–650	635	256.00	256.00

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

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	273	343.44/cwt	332.50–355.00	938	2
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	310	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	942	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	355	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	714	3
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	400	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	792	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	406	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	934	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	275.18/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,123	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	259.56/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,072	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,164	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	278.39/cwt	267.50–287.00	1,272	21
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	460	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	255.69/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,220	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	276.91/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,418	9
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	2
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	556	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,084	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,414	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	263.87/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,554	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	235.81/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,462	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,443	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,626	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	229.90/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,513	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	233.72/cwt	229.50–240.00	1,592	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	232.01/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,810	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	232.33/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,900	15
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	850	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,768	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,873	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	215.42/cwt	196.00–217.00	2,068	45
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,194	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	223	262.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	586	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	263	238.81/cwt	232.50–250.00	628	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	254.36/cwt	247.00–260.00	799	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	230.91/cwt	215.00–238.00	762	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	249.68/cwt	238.00–270.00	936	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	230.34/cwt	219.00–237.50	887	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	247.01/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,000	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	237.95/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,026	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	296.18/cwt	295.00–297.50	652	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	238	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	562	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	288.72/cwt	287.50–290.00	788	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	334	239.64/cwt	230.00–251.00	800	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	237.16/cwt	233.00–242.50	880	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	258.29/cwt	210.00–280.00	987	10
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	385	217.17/cwt	207.50–222.00	836	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	233.01/cwt
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,165	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,184	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	123.39/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	153.56/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,359	12
Bulls	—	—	1,821	165.14/cwt	159.00–169.00	3,007	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	98.46/cwt	97.00–100.00	796	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	107.47/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,048	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	118.49/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,258	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	111.53/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,327	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,204	115.78/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,394	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	119.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,446	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	127.53/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,636	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	121.26/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,638	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	126.97/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,865	40
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,188	1,756.00/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,756	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	125.16/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,325	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	997	1,254.68/head	975.00–1,425.00	1,255	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,994.80/head	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,995	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,150.84/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,151	4

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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	413	257.00–264.00	259.56
3	450–500	477	255.00–257.00	255.69
1	550–600	560	252.50	252.50
13	600–650	620	230.00–241.00	235.81
11	650–700	681	229.50–240.00	233.72
6	750–800	780	231.00–233.00	232.01
15	800–850	818	229.00–235.00	232.33
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
45	950–1000	960	196.00–217.00	215.42
1	1050–1100	1,065	206.00	206.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	406	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	453	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	229.00	229.00
5	650–700	658	218.00–233.00	229.90
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	875	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	850	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	405	242.50–250.00	247.01
4	450–500	472	247.50	247.50
5	500–550	531	239.00–243.00	241.40
7	600–650	609	227.00	227.00
5	700–750	730	226.00	226.00
58	850–900	864	222.25	222.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	232.50–250.00	238.81
3	300–350	330	215.00–238.00	230.91
3	350–400	385	219.00–237.50	230.34
3	400–450	432	220.00–229.00	223.39
30	450–500	478	210.00–229.00	225.76
5	500–550	539	210.00–224.00	219.43
8	550–600	568	206.00–225.00	217.12
4	600–650	616	197.50–207.00	202.40
2	650–700	677	177.50	177.50
3	700–750	707	174.00–186.00	181.92
3	750–800	783	178.00–191.00	182.23
2	800–850	837	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	260.00–265.00	262.64
3	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	314	247.00–260.00	254.36
7	350–400	375	238.00–270.00	249.68
6	400–450	431	230.00–241.00	237.95
27	450–500	485	231.00–239.00	232.99
33	500–550	521	225.00–237.50	231.61
11	550–600	568	223.00–238.00	232.07
14	600–650	621	215.00–221.00	216.82
8	650–700	659	220.00–225.00	221.86
2	700–750	708	201.00–206.00	203.47
9	800–850	833	201.00	201.00
11	850–900	859	206.00–211.00	210.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	570	223.00–231.00	227.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	204.00	204.00
3	500–550	517	190.00–205.00	198.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	264.00–270.00	268.49
5	450–500	480	269.00–278.00	272.62
2	500–550	528	257.50–260.00	258.76
8	550–600	557	258.00–262.00	259.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	235.00–237.50	236.24
1	250–300	285	235.00	235.00
5	300–350	334	230.00–251.00	239.64
6	350–400	371	233.00–242.50	237.16
6	400–450	407	223.00–235.00	233.01
7	450–500	479	200.00–231.00	221.74
8	500–550	516	211.00–227.50	219.23
1	550–600	590	228.00	228.00
2	600–650	615	183.00–196.00	189.45
10	650–700	674	173.00–213.00	197.20
5	700–750	718	170.00–201.00	179.75
1	850–900	860	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	940	131.00	131.00
1	950–1000	950	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	207.50–222.00	217.17
4	450–500	453	200.00–212.50	203.62
6	500–550	520	190.00–205.00	198.82
4	550–600	580	190.00–207.50	198.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	295.00–297.50	296.18
2	250–300	273	287.50–290.00	288.72
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
10	350–400	382	210.00–280.00	258.29
14	400–450	421	251.00–262.00	257.78
9	450–500	469	245.00–261.00	253.98
10	500–550	525	240.00–248.00	244.57
20	550–600	569	235.00–254.00	239.52
9	600–650	618	210.00–229.00	222.60
13	650–700	663	204.00–230.00	213.26
4	700–750	720	186.00–190.00	187.95
4	750–800	783	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	802	160.00	160.00
4	850–900	862	180.00–220.00	209.68
2	950–1000	958	151.00–168.00	159.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	196.00	196.00
1	650–700	695	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	111.00–112.00	111.53
32	—	1,283	124.00–133.00	127.53
20	—	1,212	115.00–123.00	119.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	94.00	94.00
2	—	808	97.00–100.00	98.46
19	—	975	103.00–114.00	107.47
13	—	1,062	114.00–123.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	115.00–116.00	115.78
40	—	1,469	123.00–137.00	126.97
12	—	1,351	117.00–123.00	121.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,536	140.00–159.00	153.56
8	—	1,821	159.00–169.00	165.14
2	—	1,075	117.00–129.00	123.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,756.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,059	121.00–131.00	125.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,133	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,994.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,234	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,150.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	975.00–1,425.00	1,254.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) · Mon, Sep 23

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	355	201.00	201.00
1	400–450	400	198.00	198.00
1	450–500	460	222.00	222.00
5	550–600	556	195.00	195.00