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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 28

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,077 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 1,329▼ 93 vs year ago 1,170 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 96▲ 48 vs year ago 14 · +342.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; more new crop fleshy bawling calves coming to town this week putting downward pressure on the calf market. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

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 $146.26/cwt on 727 head.

Average price

$146.26

727 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

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	839	146.87	1,233	699
Medium and Large 2-3	765	131.34	1,004	25
Small and Medium 1-2	450	130.00	585	1thin
Large 1-2	665	127.00	845	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $388 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 sale727 hd

146.26

—

KY average25 barns · 5,843 hd

147.65

−1.39

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	—	High	1,934	84.27	1,630	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	67.73	1,001	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	63.01	811	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	58.66	610	7thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	—

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 1,329Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 96Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	658	145.00	145.00
25	—	715	133.00–137.00	136.19
4	—	475	138.00–140.00	138.47
5	—	601	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	129.00–134.00	131.92
32	—	525	126.00–137.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 28

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,077 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 1,329▼ 93 vs year ago 1,170 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 96▲ 48 vs year ago 14 · +342.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%

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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 $146.26/cwt on 727 head.

Average price

$146.26

727 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

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	839	146.87	1,233	699
Medium and Large 2-3	765	131.34	1,004	25
Small and Medium 1-2	450	130.00	585	1thin
Large 1-2	665	127.00	845	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $388 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 sale727 hd

146.26

—

KY average25 barns · 5,843 hd

147.65

−1.39

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	—	High	1,934	84.27	1,630	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	67.73	1,001	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	63.01	811	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	58.66	610	7thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	—

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 1,329Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 96Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	658	145.00	145.00
25	—	715	133.00–137.00	136.19
4	—	475	138.00–140.00	138.47
5	—	601	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	129.00–134.00	131.92
32	—	525	126.00–137.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	149.58/cwt	147.00–151.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	523	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	116.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	105.97/cwt	101.00–111.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	766	91.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,018	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	899	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	84.54/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,068	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	56.07/cwt	54.00–57.00	578	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	65.15/cwt	63.00–67.00	691	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	58.76/cwt	53.00–61.00	694	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	64.66/cwt	62.00–67.00	865	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	69.25/cwt	68.00–70.00	989	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	65.01/cwt	62.00–67.00	942	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	71.36/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,083	6

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,265	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	123.00–125.00	123.80
3	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	662	105.00	105.00
3	—	422	120.00–124.00	121.31
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	400	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.50	502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	133.07/cwt	129.00–139.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	135.37/cwt	131.00–137.00	638	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	138.47/cwt	138.00–140.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	123.80/cwt	123.00–125.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	132.60/cwt	126.00–137.00	696	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	131.92/cwt	129.00–134.00	748	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	126.02/cwt	119.00–129.00	775	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	136.19/cwt	133.00–137.00	974	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	894	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	966	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	894	108.00	108.00
1	—	805	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	157.00–158.50	157.97
13	—	634	145.00–159.50	155.78
1	—	440	163.00	163.00
4	—	782	138.00–144.00	141.75
74	—	723	138.00–159.50	158.08
8	—	591	158.00	158.00
1	—	690	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	806	152.00–152.95	152.47
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
60	—	850	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	825	124.00–138.00	133.42
8	—	856	133.00	133.00
8	—	629	127.00–134.00	131.86
2	—	962	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
18	—	830	140.00–141.00	140.72
8	—	686	136.00–140.00	137.97
1	—	510	147.00	147.00
2	—	705	134.00	134.00
56	—	1,063	124.25	124.25
61	—	885	141.00	141.00
2	—	442	144.00	144.00
118	—	966	130.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
1	—	935	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
3	—	523	116.00	116.00
2	—	465	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	128.00	128.00
2	—	505	134.00	134.00
3	—	466	147.00–151.00	149.58
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	730	101.00–111.00	105.97
2	—	917	111.00	111.00
3	—	628	116.00	116.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
4	—	671	115.00–122.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	154.00	154.00
3	—	570	146.00	146.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
4	—	766	90.00–95.00	91.23
1	—	485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	63.00–67.00	65.15
5	—	1,031	54.00–57.00	56.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	68.00–74.00	71.36
8	—	1,449	62.00–67.00	65.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	68.00–70.00	69.25
8	—	1,338	62.00–67.00	64.66
9	—	1,181	53.00–61.00	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,215	74.00	74.00
2	—	2,160	84.00–85.00	84.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	825.00	825.00