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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,419 head

▲ 277 vs last sale 1,142▲ 1,419 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 139▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand for weaned offerings. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand.

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 $137.18/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$137.18

813 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	755	138.01	1,042	781
Medium and Large 2-3	567	119.25	676	25
Large 1-2	655	117.00	766	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	591	104.80	619	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $423 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 sale813 hd

137.18

—

KY average26 barns · 6,612 hd

133.75

+3.43

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	1,575	71.01	1,119	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	48.80	667	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	47.54	571	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	39.08	397	18

Every lot

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	140.35/cwt	131.00–142.00	675	19
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	138.87

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,419Last week 1,142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year 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
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
2	—	835	88.00	88.00
2	—	568	104.00–110.00	106.99
2	—	493	105.00	105.00
2	—	322	97.50	97.50
1	—	290	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,419 head

▲ 277 vs last sale 1,142▲ 1,419 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 139▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 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 $137.18/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$137.18

813 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

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	755	138.01	1,042	781
Medium and Large 2-3	567	119.25	676	25
Large 1-2	655	117.00	766	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	591	104.80	619	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $423 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 sale813 hd

137.18

—

KY average26 barns · 6,612 hd

133.75

+3.43

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	1,575	71.01	1,119	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	48.80	667	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	47.54	571	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	39.08	397	18

Every lot

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	140.35/cwt	131.00–142.00	675	19
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	138.87

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,419Last week 1,142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year 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
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
2	—	835	88.00	88.00
2	—	568	104.00–110.00	106.99
2	—	493	105.00	105.00
2	—	322	97.50	97.50
1	—	290	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	118.18/cwt	110.00–126.00	462	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	393	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	381	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	111.58/cwt	110.00–113.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	116.51/cwt	114.00–122.00	549	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	115.65/cwt	112.00–119.00	606	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	135.81/cwt	122.00–140.50	761	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	115.21/cwt	112.00–119.00	662	20
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	113.56/cwt	107.00–119.00	714	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	689	122.33/cwt	120.00–122.75	843	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	113.70/cwt	102.00–119.00	806	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	789	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	907	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	815	121.90/cwt	118.00–123.90	993	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,005	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	338	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	773	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	688	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	820	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	582	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	63.01/cwt	58.00–66.00	802	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,735	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	50.70/cwt	50.00–51.00	460	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	46.39/cwt	45.00–47.00	442	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	34.35/cwt	27.00–41.00	363	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	42.00/cwt	37.00–44.00	478	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	48.05/cwt	45.00–51.00	584	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	52.93/cwt	51.00–55.00	653	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,294	48.55/cwt	45.00–51.00	628	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	42.60/cwt	41.00–44.00	586	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	52.48/cwt	52.00–54.00	802	4

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,818	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,853	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	314	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	461	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	114.31/cwt	114.00–115.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	657	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	584	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	112.17/cwt	110.00–113.50	682	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	2

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,484	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,550	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	11,625	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	732	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	471	114.00–122.00	116.51
20	—	575	112.00–119.00	115.21
11	—	629	107.00–119.00	113.56
11	—	391	110.00–126.00	118.18
5	—	709	102.00–119.00	113.70
5	—	524	112.00–119.00	115.65
5	—	427	110.00–113.00	111.58
3	—	672	105.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	910	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,025	98.00	98.00
1	—	950	92.00	92.00
1	—	300	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	815	118.00–123.90	121.90
33	—	733	125.00	125.00
19	—	689	120.00–122.75	122.33
7	—	789	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	97.00	97.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
2	—	640	126.00–129.00	127.51
2	—	308	140.00–151.00	145.37
63	—	874	132.00–136.00	135.62
58	—	812	134.50–136.00	135.64
56	—	971	125.00	125.00
24	—	517	135.00–140.00	138.87
19	—	590	128.00–135.00	133.94
19	—	481	131.00–142.00	140.35
9	—	766	128.00–132.00	130.63
9	—	671	124.00–132.00	128.36
7	—	714	129.00–132.00	131.56
3	—	378	139.00–141.00	140.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	115.00–124.00	118.29
5	—	410	121.00	121.00
4	—	370	122.00	122.00
3	—	712	114.00–118.00	115.65
1	—	950	113.00	113.00
1	—	900	111.00	111.00
1	—	875	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	790	137.50–138.75	138.09
90	—	608	137.00–145.50	145.27
88	—	737	137.00–142.75	139.61
48	—	670	144.00–144.75	144.25
34	—	569	138.50–142.00	140.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	878	138.90	138.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	120.00–126.00	122.03
3	—	482	114.00–115.00	114.31
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	106.00–110.00	107.99
2	—	538	107.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	255	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	122.00–128.00	125.14
8	—	608	110.00–113.50	112.17
2	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	407	127.00	127.00
2	—	377	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	773	89.00	89.00
1	—	820	71.00	71.00
1	—	675	52.00	52.00
1	—	640	75.00	75.00
1	—	545	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	27.00–41.00	34.35
3	—	953	45.00–47.00	46.39
3	—	907	50.00–51.00	50.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	45.00–51.00	48.55
4	—	1,528	52.00–54.00	52.48
2	—	1,375	41.00–44.00	42.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,215	45.00–51.00	48.05
9	—	1,138	37.00–44.00	42.00
7	—	1,234	51.00–55.00	52.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	58.00–66.00	63.01
1	—	2,065	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,690	74.00	74.00

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	—	1,055	460.00	460.00

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)	2	—	1,025	470.00	470.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	750.00	750.00

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	1	—	1,320	870.00	870.00