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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

923 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 971▲ 923 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 66▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.02/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$131.02

492 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	748	132.34	989	453
Medium and Large 2-3	549	115.60	635	39

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $354 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 sale492 hd

131.02

—

KY average27 barns · 4,000 hd

130.80

+0.22

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	—	Low	1,744	82.04	1,431	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	54.81	843	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	51.99	673	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	45.52	453	6thin

Every lot

81 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	311	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	139.65/cwt	136.00–146.00	514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	140.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 971Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 0

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00

Age
Bred Cows — 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 · Tue, Sep 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

923 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 971▲ 923 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 66▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 9 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.02/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$131.02

492 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$16.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	748	132.34	989	453
Medium and Large 2-3	549	115.60	635	39

One grade step is worth $16.74/cwt here — about $354 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 sale492 hd

131.02

—

KY average27 barns · 4,000 hd

130.80

+0.22

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	—	Low	1,744	82.04	1,431	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	54.81	843	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	51.99	673	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	45.52	453	6thin

Every lot

81 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	283	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	311	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	139.65/cwt	136.00–146.00	514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	140.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	574	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 971Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 0

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	650.00	650.00

Age
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	109.00–113.00	110.58
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
3	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.58
3	—	583	115.00–117.00	116.33
3	—	668	101.00–106.00	104.03
4	—	479	122.00–130.00	125.04
6	—	420	142.00–144.00	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	91.00	91.00
2	—	418	125.00–129.00	126.99
2	—	492	115.00	115.00
2	—	532	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	826	120.60	120.60
118	—	629	124.50–131.50	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	109.00–110.00	109.61
8	—	414	117.00–122.00	119.14
9	—	638	108.00–119.50	114.09
29	—	474	111.00–121.00	116.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
32	—	527	115.00–120.00	118.79
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
33	—	577	113.00–123.00	120.63
4	—	736	108.00–110.00	109.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	101.00–105.00	103.52
1	—	985	96.00	96.00
2	—	428	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
2	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
2	—	702	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	84.00	84.00
3	—	480	106.00–109.00	107.37
1	—	850	86.00	86.00
4	—	366	104.00–107.00	105.46
1	—	940	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	126.00–129.00	127.49
40	—	583	124.00–135.75	134.01
6	—	470	125.00–136.00	131.65
7	—	534	125.00–138.00	131.73
8	—	824	120.00–129.00	127.11
14	—	616	115.00–131.00	124.37
2	—	872	123.00	123.00
14	—	682	113.00–124.50	123.11
3	—	368	136.00–146.00	139.65
17	—	409	135.00–145.00	140.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	121.00–124.00	123.41
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
5	—	679	104.00–111.00	107.59
2	—	382	131.00	131.00
9	—	525	116.00–121.00	119.16
2	—	413	121.00–124.00	122.49
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
2	—	473	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
4	—	902	114.00	114.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
5	—	283	110.00	110.00
1	—	780	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	875	132.00	132.00
142	—	913	127.75–131.00	129.64
12	—	581	138.50	138.50
16	—	751	131.25	131.25
20	—	625	135.50	135.50
25	—	675	136.00	136.00
52	—	714	134.75–136.50	135.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	130.00	130.00
5	—	456	143.00	143.00
10	—	517	141.00–144.00	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	848	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,581	77.63/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,227	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	83.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,489	7
Bulls	—	—	2,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,896	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	44.02/cwt	41.00–47.00	430	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	572	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	46.21/cwt	42.00–49.00	575	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	54.12/cwt	50.00–58.00	711	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	60.54/cwt	60.00–61.00	883	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	53.54/cwt	50.00–57.00	833	9

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	736.76/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,765	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	610.28/cwt	575.00–650.00	7,232	2

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,054	700.00–775.00	736.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	575.00–650.00	610.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	76.00–79.00	77.63
7	—	1,782	80.00–87.00	83.57
1	—	2,130	89.00	89.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	105.46/cwt	104.00–107.00	386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	119.14/cwt	117.00–122.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	116.00/cwt	111.00–121.00	550	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	107.37/cwt	106.00–109.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	118.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	103.52/cwt	101.00–105.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	120.63/cwt	113.00–123.00	696	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	129.52/cwt	124.50–131.50	815	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	114.09/cwt	108.00–119.50	728	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	109.61/cwt	109.00–110.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	109.52/cwt	108.00–110.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	120.60/cwt	120.60–120.60	996	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	946	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.00	601	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	125.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	678	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	110.58/cwt	109.00–113.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	104.03/cwt	101.00–106.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	848	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	721	19

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,555	50.00–57.00	53.54
2	—	1,458	60.00–61.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	53.00	53.00
5	—	977	41.00–47.00	44.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	42.00–49.00	46.21
19	—	1,313	50.00–58.00	54.12