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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 8
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,542 head
617 vs last sale 925 679 vs year ago 863 · +78.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
120 vs last sale 71 90 vs year ago 101 · +89.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
2 vs last sale 23 8 vs year ago 29 · 27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages; yearlings sold weak in a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.25/cwt on 665 head.
Average price
$129.25
665 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537130.28699625
Large 1-2612115.677076thin
Medium and Large 2-3531112.7759933
Small and Medium 1-2335110.003691thin
One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $331 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 sale665 hd
129.25
KY average25 barns · 8,519 hd
129.64
−0.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,73589.891,56033
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29460.7378651
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44260.1486733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08751.8056327

Every lot, as filed

155 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 1-2Value Added325180.88/cwt179.00–190.005887
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525133.15/cwt127.00–137.2569981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added379140.78/cwt138.00–143.0053438
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,315935.00/cwt935.00–935.0012,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623124.45/cwt121.00–132.0077537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623143.61/cwt136.00–149.00895106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open91398.00/cwt98.00–98.008954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478151.99/cwt148.00–155.0072710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added652134.00/cwt134.00–134.008747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935117.16/cwt115.00–117.501,0957
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478135.32/cwt133.00–140.0064747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471167.18/cwt159.00–175.0078762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569153.08/cwt148.00–157.0087144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added369179.54/cwt179.00–181.006637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827116.45/cwt115.00–119.009638
SteersMedium and Large 1-2986118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added390174.00/cwt174.00–174.006792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2797124.00/cwt124.00–124.009884
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,095106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628134.69/cwt133.00–136.0084613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678133.95/cwt130.00–135.5090814
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,105102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2529145.36/cwt141.00–150.007699
SteersMedium and Large 1-2575145.84/cwt145.00–146.0083913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-295390.51/cwt85.00–96.008632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2391169.52/cwt165.00–171.006638
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2771101.58/cwt100.00–104.007837
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268171.48/cwt166.00–179.004605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2873115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,00413
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,034113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,17418
BullsMedium and Large 1-2372162.78/cwt156.00–169.0060612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526160.87/cwt151.00–167.0084655
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722123.43/cwt120.00–128.008919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371132.07/cwt130.00–136.0049012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629116.25/cwt112.50–120.007319
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468145.42/cwt141.00–147.006815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327164.95/cwt160.00–170.005393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424150.81/cwt146.00–155.006395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519122.83/cwt119.00–126.0063715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2336133.33/cwt132.00–134.004486
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274139.33/cwt134.00–142.003827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615128.65/cwt127.00–130.007913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673114.72/cwt109.00–120.0077217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added686137.09/cwt133.50–138.7594030
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718132.92/cwt129.00–135.0095419
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added569149.71/cwt148.00–154.0085215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573132.81/cwt127.00–136.0076191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added430165.96/cwt156.00–174.0071458
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330144.27/cwt139.00–150.0047616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710118.39/cwt118.00–119.0084113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656123.04/cwt120.00–124.0080715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532153.75/cwt149.00–156.008188
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open804106.84/cwt104.00–109.008596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330180.23/cwt175.00–185.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open99797.81/cwt97.50–101.0097511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open766108.50/cwt108.50–108.508318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open866104.00/cwt104.00–104.009013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427143.80/cwt136.00–149.0061494
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6501,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0023,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,227918.38/cwt800.00–1,175.0011,2697
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07367.49/cwt67.00–68.007242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190858.94/cwt825.00–900.0010,2213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632135.00/cwt135.00–135.008532
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2400127.00/cwt127.00–127.005081
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3920610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,6121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45663.33/cwt62.00–67.0092212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27358.38/cwt55.00–61.5074316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22550.81/cwt46.00–54.006227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32464.56/cwt62.00–69.0085528
Bulls1,19766.00/cwt66.00–66.007902
Bulls1,86596.21/cwt93.50–100.501,79414
SteersLarge 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22553.50/cwt53.50–53.506551
Bulls1,69287.49/cwt84.00–91.501,48017
CowsLean 85-90%1,05945.54/cwt40.00–51.0048210
CowsLean 85-90%1,06457.81/cwt56.00–59.006157
CowsLean 85-90%1,13053.84/cwt51.00–56.0060810
Dairy SteersLarge 378387.00/cwt87.00–87.006813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44458.55/cwt55.00–61.0084520
HeifersLarge 1-2692113.00/cwt113.00–113.007822
SteersLarge 1-2925101.00/cwt101.00–101.009341
SteersLarge 1-2855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
SteersLarge 1-2800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
BullsLarge 2-373090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
SteersLarge 1-2600123.00/cwt123.00–123.007381
BullsLarge 1-2345133.00/cwt133.00–133.004591
BullsLarge 1-2780103.00/cwt103.00–103.008031
BullsLarge 1-2583134.01/cwt132.00–135.007813
Dairy SteersLarge 367888.00/cwt88.00–88.005974
BullsLarge 1-2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Dairy SteersLarge 374588.00/cwt88.00–88.006563
HeifersLarge 1-2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006313
HeifersLarge 1-277093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
SteersLarge 1-2295172.50/cwt172.50–172.505091
Dairy SteersLarge 382793.50/cwt93.50–93.507737
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,235675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,3361
BullsLarge 1-2525143.00/cwt143.00–143.007511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,268721.03/cwt685.00–750.009,1432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,060725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,6851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,365785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,7151
BullsLarge 1-2672125.23/cwt122.50–128.008424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
BullsLarge 1-293598.00/cwt98.00–98.009161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3618106.57/cwt105.00–109.006599
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3486121.61/cwt120.00–124.005915
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,150612.50/cwt600.00–625.007,0442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,06061.04/cwt60.00–62.006472
BullsMedium and Large 2-3388141.43/cwt138.00–145.005492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2316161.96/cwt155.00–165.005125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2822107.20/cwt100.00–108.0088110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2869100.52/cwt95.00–105.008749
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2431132.09/cwt129.00–133.0056914
BullsMedium and Large 1-2965100.00/cwt100.00–100.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707112.47/cwt107.00–115.0079512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678122.23/cwt116.00–129.0082919
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775110.14/cwt108.00–114.008547
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285161.00/cwt161.00–161.004593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475129.82/cwt128.00–133.0061735
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510139.00/cwt139.00–139.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585121.38/cwt119.00–127.0071010
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717115.98/cwt104.00–122.5083236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578141.00/cwt138.00–145.0081520
BullsMedium and Large 1-2905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
SteersMedium and Large 2-3915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534142.39/cwt140.00–146.007607
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3536132.25/cwt128.00–139.007094
BullsMedium and Large 2-377095.00/cwt95.00–95.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open725113.22/cwt110.50–115.0082112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2447150.00/cwt150.00–150.006712
HeifersMedium and Large 2-380591.00/cwt91.00–91.007331
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3512119.00/cwt119.00–119.006092
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280124.25/cwt120.00–130.003484
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575126.98/cwt120.00–131.007303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675102.21/cwt100.00–106.006904
HeifersMedium and Large 2-391582.00/cwt82.00–82.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3322125.85/cwt120.00–129.004053
HeifersMedium and Large 2-376591.00/cwt91.00–91.006961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3567134.81/cwt132.00–138.007646
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420140.70/cwt135.00–146.005912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685108.01/cwt106.00–110.007402

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.