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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 24

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

527 head

▼ 947 vs last sale 1,474▲ 360 vs year ago 167 · +215.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 108▼ 12 vs year ago 92 · −13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $136.01/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$136.01

303 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

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	788	137.36	1,083	283
Medium and Large 2-3	710	116.90	831	20

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $252 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 sale303 hd

136.01

—

KY average21 barns · 5,383 hd

134.59

+1.42

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	—	Average	1,569	82.67	1,297	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	57.02	885	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	52.06	508	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	51.93	663	52

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	145.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	632	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.51/cwt	131.00–143.00	734	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	141.00

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 Nov 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 1,474Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 108Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
11	—	526	131.00–143.00	139.51
2	—	805	122.00	122.00
3	—	718	120.00–122.00	121.34
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
4	—	436	144.00–148.00	145.01
18	—	628	122.00–133.00	127.18
2	—	895	133.00	133.00
7	—	683	120.00–126.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 24

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

527 head

▼ 947 vs last sale 1,474▲ 360 vs year ago 167 · +215.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 108▼ 12 vs year ago 92 · −13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.01/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$136.01

303 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

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	788	137.36	1,083	283
Medium and Large 2-3	710	116.90	831	20

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $252 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 sale303 hd

136.01

—

KY average21 barns · 5,383 hd

134.59

+1.42

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	—	Average	1,569	82.67	1,297	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	57.02	885	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	52.06	508	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	51.93	663	52

Every lot

67 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	145.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	632	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.51/cwt	131.00–143.00	734	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	141.00

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 Nov 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 1,474Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 108Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
11	—	526	131.00–143.00	139.51
2	—	805	122.00	122.00
3	—	718	120.00–122.00	121.34
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
4	—	436	144.00–148.00	145.01
18	—	628	122.00–133.00	127.18
2	—	895	133.00	133.00
7	—	683	120.00–126.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	121.34/cwt	117.50–130.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	497	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	121.88/cwt	118.00–126.00	650	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	785	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	133.95/cwt	133.95–133.95	869	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	957	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	813	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	164.30/cwt	161.00–166.00	468	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	168.37/cwt	167.00–171.00	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	145.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	161.27/cwt	154.00–167.50	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	141.76/cwt	136.00–151.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	764	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	122.87/cwt	116.00–130.00	750	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	78.21/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	89.35/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,598	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	44.83/cwt	42.00–48.00	416	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	54.95/cwt	53.00–58.00	546	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	46.35/cwt	43.00–50.00	579	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	53.98/cwt	51.00–59.00	695	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	961	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	55.36/cwt	53.00–57.00	860	3

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,568	785.26/cwt	770.00–800.00	12,313	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	945	110.00	110.00
2	—	615	116.00	116.00
4	—	983	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
2	—	713	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	592	119.00–123.00	120.32
3	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	827	136.90–138.00	137.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	826	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	136.00–151.00	141.76
5	—	367	167.00–171.00	168.37
3	—	508	143.00	143.00
7	—	560	134.00–139.00	136.41
7	—	610	116.00–130.00	122.87
2	—	340	167.50	167.50
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
3	—	285	161.00–166.00	164.30
3	—	420	154.00–167.50	161.27
2	—	700	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	735	96.00	96.00
2	—	395	141.00–149.00	145.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
2	—	622	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	120.00–124.00	122.26
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	720	101.00	101.00
5	—	279	117.50–130.00	121.34
4	—	586	115.00–125.00	120.99
10	—	533	118.00–126.00	121.88
6	—	625	124.00–126.00	125.66
2	—	367	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	649	133.95	133.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	113.00	113.00
2	—	497	105.00	105.00
2	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.02
1	—	790	72.00	72.00
2	—	585	106.00	106.00
3	—	305	112.50	112.50
2	—	957	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,249	43.00–50.00	46.35
38	—	1,288	51.00–59.00	53.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	994	53.00–58.00	54.95
2	—	928	42.00–48.00	44.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	53.00–57.00	55.36
1	—	1,550	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	86.00–92.00	89.35
3	—	1,423	75.00–81.00	78.21

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)	1	—	1,470	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,568	770.00–800.00	785.26