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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 30
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,310 head
963 vs last sale 347 528 vs year ago 782 · +67.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
80 vs last sale 181 100 vs year ago 161 · +62.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
24 vs last sale 9 6 vs year ago 27 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand under very heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.16/cwt on 548 head.
Average price
$135.16
548 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$24.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.42
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2664136.22904516
Medium and Large 2-3609118.8972521
Large 1-2665117.567829thin
Small and Medium 1-2498112.005572thin
One grade step is worth $24.22/cwt here — about $347 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 sale548 hd
135.16
KY average17 barns · 2,339 hd
134.74
+0.42
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,59688.341,41023
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42756.9981351
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22056.1068457
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02845.7547028

Every lot, as filed

136 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615127.23/cwt124.00–130.007829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2870118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690123.69/cwt119.00–124.0085316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705104.05/cwt102.00–105.0073419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added523148.50/cwt142.00–154.0077736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added761126.34/cwt124.00–128.5096116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417143.15/cwt140.00–147.0059714
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,011125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,26454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618111.52/cwt107.00–115.0068918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672109.86/cwt105.00–115.007388
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806127.54/cwt125.00–128.501,02822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628137.82/cwt133.50–145.0086690
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724126.98/cwt124.00–128.009194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330158.00/cwt158.00–158.005211
BullsMedium and Large 1-287389.03/cwt88.00–90.007772
BullsMedium and Large 1-294095.74/cwt89.00–98.009004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478120.29/cwt116.00–124.0057519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added432153.56/cwt149.00–161.006638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288594.00/cwt94.00–94.008321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525133.62/cwt131.00–141.0070221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338145.48/cwt140.00–148.004923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480136.25/cwt132.00–141.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377127.40/cwt118.00–132.0048011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360148.97/cwt148.00–150.005362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570136.00/cwt136.00–136.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225125.97/cwt125.00–127.502835
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363148.00/cwt148.00–148.005372
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2837102.00/cwt102.00–102.008542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2911122.71/cwt119.00–123.001,11814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522117.66/cwt114.00–119.0061419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440135.95/cwt132.00–140.005982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2703108.51/cwt107.00–110.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open662118.49/cwt115.50–123.0078427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open97395.50/cwt95.50–95.509293
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy391160.00/cwt158.00–164.0062611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added475148.85/cwt143.00–155.0070711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added407132.19/cwt129.00–135.005385
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055113.02/cwt109.00–117.001,1922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718132.54/cwt129.00–134.5095216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy420149.00/cwt149.00–149.006261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,0601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528125.35/cwt120.00–133.0066231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2461139.77/cwt135.00–142.006445
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open611121.12/cwt117.00–123.7574093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725115.70/cwt111.00–119.0083928
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,165525.00/cwt525.00–525.006,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340165.50/cwt165.00–166.005632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added586140.35/cwt138.00–147.0082271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added667136.99/cwt131.00–140.2591483
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,035831.01/cwt760.00–900.008,6012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,345700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,4151
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2465117.00/cwt117.00–117.005441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added469127.98/cwt125.00–131.0060019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567124.06/cwt120.00–129.0070352
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2565114.00/cwt114.00–114.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,360900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,2401
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2265117.50/cwt117.50–117.503111
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40254.94/cwt53.00–56.0077021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19348.00/cwt47.00–49.005733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11548.58/cwt48.00–49.005427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27159.20/cwt57.00–62.0075227
Bulls1,76996.23/cwt90.00–103.001,70215
Bulls1,31566.60/cwt60.00–74.008764
SteersLarge 1-2634120.75/cwt120.00–121.007664
SteersLarge 1-2535132.00/cwt132.00–132.007061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47359.59/cwt57.00–64.0087827
Bulls1,23080.47/cwt76.00–87.009904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19254.75/cwt52.00–57.0065323
CowsLean 85-90%95737.78/cwt31.00–44.0036212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,4151
BullsLarge 1-2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007352
CowsLean 85-90%1,07654.93/cwt53.00–57.005918
CowsLean 85-90%1,08548.51/cwt47.00–52.005268
HeifersLarge 1-2520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
HeifersLarge 1-2628103.49/cwt103.00–104.006502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275115.83/cwt115.00–117.503193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,274870.16/cwt775.00–1,000.0011,08611
SteersLarge 1-2815104.00/cwt104.00–104.008481
SteersLarge 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,179654.26/cwt600.00–700.007,7146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,150635.00/cwt635.00–635.007,3031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-384578.00/cwt78.00–78.006591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
BullsLarge 1-2600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
HeifersLarge 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518121.00/cwt120.00–122.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325112.50/cwt112.50–112.503661
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3374111.29/cwt107.00–117.004165
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3658101.79/cwt92.50–111.006703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,363854.52/cwt800.00–950.0011,6473
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4951,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,6981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675111.94/cwt110.00–114.007562
BullsMedium and Large 2-380281.00/cwt81.00–81.006502
SteersMedium and Large 2-3633113.47/cwt112.00–117.007184
SteersMedium and Large 2-3441130.00/cwt130.00–130.005734
BullsMedium and Large 2-3465122.49/cwt119.00–131.005707
BullsMedium and Large 2-377395.99/cwt93.00–99.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433125.16/cwt120.00–128.0054216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579116.67/cwt111.00–119.0067614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,05290.00/cwt90.00–90.009472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620120.39/cwt116.00–125.007465
BullsMedium and Large 2-3388133.45/cwt132.00–136.005184
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335132.50/cwt132.50–132.504441
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,07082.00/cwt82.00–82.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322128.32/cwt122.00–132.504138
BullsMedium and Large 1-2674112.72/cwt107.00–117.0076010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2270145.09/cwt140.00–150.003922
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
SteersMedium and Large 2-3818114.50/cwt114.00–115.009372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528128.24/cwt122.00–132.0067717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2791105.65/cwt100.00–106.0083617
BullsMedium and Large 2-3628110.04/cwt105.00–112.006917
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690101.00/cwt101.00–101.006971
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3587104.35/cwt103.00–105.006133
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,03590.00/cwt90.00–90.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
SteersMedium and Large 2-3725110.67/cwt102.00–115.008023
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465115.64/cwt114.00–118.005383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571126.18/cwt120.00–134.0072014
SteersMedium and Large 2-3795104.00/cwt104.00–104.008271
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378899.50/cwt99.00–100.007842
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410124.52/cwt120.00–130.005114
BullsMedium and Large 2-3592117.32/cwt116.00–120.006953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3615101.47/cwt91.00–105.006248
HeifersMedium and Large 2-372895.52/cwt90.00–101.006952

How this sale compares

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.