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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4

● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady on weaned, thin-fleshed packages and yearlings. Fleshy, off-color and bawling calves facing discounts as buyers showing preference for long-weaned, thin-fleshed, vaccinated and open preconditioned calf packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

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 $227.53/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −171.60 against this barn's trailing median of $399.13.

Average price

$227.53

133 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$39.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs KY average

−30.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	241.83	1,336	47
Large 1-2	545	239.50	1,305	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	222.02	1,195	59
Small and Medium 1-2	549	202.27	1,111	18thin

One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale133 hd

227.53

—

KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd

235.98

−8.45

National average197 barns · 18,820 hd

257.93

−30.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.13

−171.60

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	—	High	1,589	154.75	2,458	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	119.39	1,549	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	118.80	1,657	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	107.15	1,075	59
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,163	153.79	1,789	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,249	168.51	2,105	4thin

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)	1,238	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,469	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 1,418Year ago 1,207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 258Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 139Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	651	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	174.00	174.00
1	900–950	935	164.00	164.00

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

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4

● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,425 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 1,418▲ 218 vs year ago 1,207 · +18.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 258▼ 62 vs year ago 306 · −20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 139▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%

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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 $227.53/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −171.60 against this barn's trailing median of $399.13.

Average price

$227.53

133 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$39.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.45

vs KY average

−30.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	241.83	1,336	47
Large 1-2	545	239.50	1,305	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	222.02	1,195	59
Small and Medium 1-2	549	202.27	1,111	18thin

One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale133 hd

227.53

—

KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd

235.98

−8.45

National average197 barns · 18,820 hd

257.93

−30.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

399.13

−171.60

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	—	High	1,589	154.75	2,458	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	119.39	1,549	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	118.80	1,657	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	107.15	1,075	59
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,163	153.79	1,789	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,249	168.51	2,105	4thin

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)	1,238	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,469	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,425Last week 1,418Year ago 1,207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 258Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 139Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	651	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	174.00	174.00
1	900–950	935	164.00	164.00

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

Every lot

150 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	353.55/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,170	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	306.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,096	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	344.19/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,260	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	255.48/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,060	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	288.23/cwt	272.00–305.00	1,222	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	451	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,139	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	284.97/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,368	42
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,205	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	283.26/cwt	268.00–287.00	1,479	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	264.05/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,392	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	256.50/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,467	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	239.34/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,379	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	277.74/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,630	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	262.38/cwt	252.00–272.00	1,608	16
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	617	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,394	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	243.57/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,520	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	226.32/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,430	6
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	226.24/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,482	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	264.23/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,739	15
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	670	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,360	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	246.38/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,705	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,651	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	221.02/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,574	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	265.99/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,904	77
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	740	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,450	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	252.12/cwt	246.00–253.50	1,904	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	2
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	842	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,895	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	233.99/cwt	220.00–234.75	1,973	67
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	2,176	56
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,208	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	211.80/cwt	210.00–216.00	2,061	16
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers	0–50	Small and Medium 1-2	49	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	101	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	239.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	659	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	266.63/cwt	257.50–271.00	741	3
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	250.40/cwt	244.00–254.00	791	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	223.30/cwt	220.00–230.00	721	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	262.91/cwt	262.00–265.00	862	3
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	337	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	785	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	587	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	861	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	316	256.50/cwt	245.00–280.00	811	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	323.33/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,164	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	318.15/cwt	312.50–324.00	1,196	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	247.44/cwt	231.00–265.00	935	2
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	380	225.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	855	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	4
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	400
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1250–1300	Large 3	1,275	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,556	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,249	168.51/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,105	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,163	153.79/cwt	143.00–172.50	1,789	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	135.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,621	162.06/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,627	9
Bulls	—	—	1,627	154.04/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,506	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	84.41/cwt	83.00–87.00	733	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	98.83/cwt	93.00–102.00	925	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	108.33/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,102	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	116.59/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,242	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	116.93/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,470	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	111.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,479	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	122.71/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,633	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,561	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	109.83/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,473	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	122.74/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,785	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	135.31/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,520	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	680	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,747.52/head	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,748	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,265	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,015	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1

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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	315.00–327.50	323.33
5	400–450	419	259.00–285.00	269.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	220.00–235.00	225.13
4	450–500	463	192.50–215.00	198.22
2	500–550	525	191.00–207.00	198.85
4	550–600	574	200.00–219.00	212.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	376	312.50–324.00	318.15
10	400–450	413	240.00–280.00	255.50
4	450–500	464	242.00–270.00	251.15
8	500–550	514	240.00–251.00	242.99
4	550–600	554	234.00–242.50	240.39
20	600–650	623	210.00–233.00	214.67
12	650–700	655	212.00–225.00	216.91
3	700–750	725	197.00–209.00	201.71
9	800–850	831	175.00–182.00	178.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	357	305.00–315.00	306.99
2	400–450	415	255.00–256.00	255.48
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00
8	500–550	527	256.00–266.00	264.05
18	550–600	572	252.00–258.00	256.50
17	600–650	624	236.00–247.00	243.57
8	650–700	692	246.00–247.00	246.38
2	700–750	710	230.00–235.00	232.48
67	800–850	843	220.00–234.75	233.99
6	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	220.00	220.00
16	950–1000	973	210.00–216.00	211.80
1	1050–1100	1,050	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	337.50–360.00	353.55
5	350–400	366	330.00–353.00	344.19
21	400–450	424	272.00–305.00	288.23
42	450–500	480	274.00–294.00	284.97
23	500–550	522	268.00–287.00	283.26
16	550–600	587	262.00–283.00	277.74
16	600–650	613	252.00–272.00	262.38
15	650–700	658	256.00–271.00	264.23
77	700–750	716	244.00–269.00	265.99
16	750–800	755	246.00–253.50	252.12
56	850–900	891	244.25	244.25
1	900–950	905	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	617	226.00	226.00
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	740	196.00	196.00
2	800–850	842	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	451	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	500	241.00	241.00
8	550–600	576	231.00–250.00	239.34
6	600–650	632	224.00–232.50	226.32
4	650–700	655	221.00–228.00	226.24
3	700–750	712	218.00–224.00	221.02
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	805	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	262.00–265.00	262.91
16	400–450	431	246.00–264.00	257.79
10	450–500	462	242.00–250.00	245.13
10	500–550	516	240.00–256.00	252.77
17	550–600	590	244.00	244.00
150	650–700	687	240.00–247.80	244.10
2	700–750	715	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	235.00–250.00	239.55
3	300–350	323	220.00–230.00	223.30
14	350–400	380	220.00–231.00	227.63
6	400–450	417	210.00–225.00	219.24
9	450–500	476	210.00–226.00	222.01
36	500–550	521	210.00–232.50	221.48
23	550–600	565	210.00–227.00	222.86
24	600–650	621	180.00–215.00	198.78
4	650–700	680	181.00–205.00	190.42
2	800–850	845	174.00–175.00	174.50
3	850–900	878	149.00–174.00	157.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	265.00	265.00
3	250–300	278	257.50–271.00	266.63
11	300–350	316	244.00–254.00	250.40
4	350–400	354	232.50–252.50	247.55
9	400–450	410	237.00–240.00	239.01
16	450–500	480	233.00–240.00	239.03
13	500–550	526	232.00–238.00	235.65
7	550–600	562	230.00–239.00	232.41
12	600–650	617	220.00–225.00	221.19
4	650–700	663	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	735	190.00–210.00	199.95
8	750–800	755	188.00–191.00	188.63
1	800–850	825	193.00	193.00
3	850–900	875	185.00–187.00	186.33
3	900–950	910	151.00–187.00	174.87
2	950–1000	970	167.00–170.00	168.48
3	1000–1050	1,017	157.00–183.00	165.78
1	1050–1100	1,065	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	233.00	233.00
9	500–550	545	239.50	239.50
4	600–650	618	180.00–181.00	180.74
3	700–750	703	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	0–50	49	206.00	206.00
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	417	200.00–211.00	205.65
3	450–500	470	200.00–213.00	205.63
11	500–550	530	190.00–206.00	199.69
7	550–600	580	200.00–210.00	206.33
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	800–850	808	214.50–233.75	228.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,275	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,257	114.00–119.00	116.93
4	—	1,326	110.00–112.00	111.51
31	—	1,331	119.00–130.00	122.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	936	93.00–102.00	98.83
21	—	1,065	112.00–126.00	116.59
20	—	1,017	102.00–112.00	108.33
5	—	868	83.00–87.00	84.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,454	119.00–127.00	122.74
19	—	1,338	115.00–119.00	116.65
6	—	1,341	105.00–112.00	109.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	163.00–170.00	168.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,163	143.00–172.50	153.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,621	158.00–169.00	162.06
13	—	1,627	148.00–158.00	154.04
3	—	1,325	130.00–139.00	135.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,123	129.00–145.00	135.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	1	—	1,265	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,747.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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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

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