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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 29
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,527 head
811 vs last sale 716 217 vs year ago 1,310 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
69 vs last sale 152 40 vs year ago 261 · 15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
16 vs last sale 45 4 vs year ago 33 · 12.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with best demand for 500-600 lb weaned packages. Yearlings good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.93/cwt on 608 head.
Average price
$153.93
608 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$495
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$46.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.00
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2664154.811,028590
Medium and Large 2-3590128.2775715thin
Small and Medium 1-2492108.335333thin
One grade step is worth $46.48/cwt here — about $495 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 sale608 hd
153.93
KY average15 barns · 2,747 hd
151.93
+2.00
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
BullsAverage1,67588.071,47535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45459.4486442
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23657.4271064
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00747.5747928
SteersChoiceAverage1,125125.791,4153thin

Every lot, as filed

154 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 2-3935115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added420139.15/cwt133.00–142.0058440
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added691133.64/cwt129.00–135.5092336
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2260110.00/cwt110.00–110.002861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530127.78/cwt123.00–130.006773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added482166.78/cwt157.00–170.0080454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added420164.02/cwt157.00–170.0068917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2182127.50/cwt127.50–127.502322
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy841158.20/cwt158.20–158.201,33057
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy918143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,31514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471135.27/cwt130.00–140.0063742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added315144.59/cwt141.00–148.004555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384133.16/cwt130.00–138.0051110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288129.97/cwt121.00–135.003743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added722125.75/cwt125.00–126.009088
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715151.32/cwt142.00–152.751,08267
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419129.42/cwt125.00–133.005429
HeifersLarge 1-2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619122.81/cwt115.00–128.0076026
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475127.97/cwt124.00–133.0060821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added575133.51/cwt126.00–136.7576863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381140.49/cwt140.00–141.005354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763115.37/cwt112.00–118.008808
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284592.00/cwt92.00–92.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3461117.87/cwt110.00–121.005438
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378583.00/cwt83.00–83.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2719116.27/cwt110.00–121.008367
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524131.55/cwt126.00–134.0068986
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519124.04/cwt121.00–126.0064413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672120.39/cwt115.00–125.0080910
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410120.17/cwt114.00–123.004934
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3575115.43/cwt113.00–121.006647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565124.66/cwt122.00–126.0070422
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2908102.47/cwt92.00–113.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3246106.00/cwt106.00–106.002613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open933123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1483
SteersMedium and Large 2-3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3795126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2867140.67/cwt140.00–142.001,2203
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy861151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,30413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527148.49/cwt140.00–155.007838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327164.72/cwt160.00–170.0053912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628138.18/cwt133.50–143.0086810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2366164.58/cwt160.00–170.0060210
SteersMedium and Large 2-3634122.91/cwt121.00–129.007794
SteersMedium and Large 2-3557137.00/cwt137.00–137.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572147.21/cwt142.00–150.0084214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285164.51/cwt164.00–165.004692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490151.00/cwt151.00–151.007401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3402131.00/cwt131.00–131.005272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731133.00/cwt130.00–136.009724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added512160.35/cwt156.00–172.0082144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added793154.70/cwt143.00–157.251,22789
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added685153.14/cwt144.00–155.251,04971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2781133.77/cwt130.00–135.001,0454
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,015128.29/cwt124.00–133.001,3023
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,105121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3372
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427155.67/cwt155.00–157.006656
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,217121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2990130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676139.49/cwt135.00–141.009436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added619150.40/cwt145.00–159.0093129
Dairy SteersLarge 397087.00/cwt87.00–87.008441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578157.88/cwt156.00–159.0091345
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy322170.00/cwt170.00–170.005472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy760120.00/cwt120.00–120.0091213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380174.03/cwt169.00–175.006616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,020112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy817118.67/cwt117.00–119.009706
CowsLean 85-90%1,00642.44/cwt37.00–48.0042713
CowsLean 85-90%1,02954.69/cwt53.00–57.005637
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17655.68/cwt53.00–58.0065524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39256.36/cwt53.00–58.0078518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31052.00/cwt52.00–52.006811
CowsLean 85-90%99049.68/cwt48.00–53.004928
SteersChoice1,125125.79/cwt119.00–133.001,4153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50962.18/cwt59.00–66.0093823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28861.68/cwt59.00–66.0079429
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22850.00/cwt47.00–52.0061411
Bulls1,62285.38/cwt82.00–90.001,38514
Bulls1,40872.79/cwt66.00–75.001,0256
Bulls1,83196.70/cwt92.00–102.001,77115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3850625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,3131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13068.00/cwt68.00–68.007681
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3880650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,7201
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3790575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,5431
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3910675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,1431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,105575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,3541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212883.15/cwt850.00–950.0010,7043
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3925475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,3941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,056678.45/cwt625.00–700.007,1647
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,131730.33/cwt675.00–775.008,2604
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,292856.77/cwt850.00–875.0011,0693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,100750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,430950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,5851
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2412115.08/cwt102.00–120.004745
BullsMedium and Large 2-381588.00/cwt88.00–88.007171
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570126.80/cwt124.00–129.007235
BullsMedium and Large 2-3381140.78/cwt133.00–146.005365
BullsMedium and Large 2-3268137.35/cwt130.00–144.003685
BullsMedium and Large 2-3507129.30/cwt126.00–135.006563
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363152.57/cwt150.00–158.005543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469145.29/cwt139.00–150.006815
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,035108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533141.69/cwt137.00–150.007559
BullsMedium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300121.00/cwt121.00–121.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332135.14/cwt133.00–138.004497
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2270100.00/cwt100.00–100.002701
HeifersLarge 1-289598.00/cwt98.00–98.008771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390121.00/cwt121.00–121.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638130.42/cwt129.00–130.5083218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3532111.18/cwt106.00–116.005916
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,115105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open950116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open832118.50/cwt118.50–118.509866
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1131
HeifersLarge 1-2565110.35/cwt110.00–111.006233
HeifersLarge 1-2530116.00/cwt116.00–116.006151
BullsLarge 1-2680121.19/cwt120.00–122.008245
BullsLarge 1-2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615136.26/cwt133.00–139.5083813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy919139.60/cwt139.60–139.601,28349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added781125.50/cwt125.00–127.009804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250169.00/cwt169.00–169.004233
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420152.44/cwt150.00–155.006402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665132.33/cwt131.00–134.008809
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added527163.28/cwt156.00–165.0086023
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560148.04/cwt145.00–151.008293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added712126.00/cwt125.00–127.008975
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668126.33/cwt122.00–128.0084411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630123.60/cwt118.00–126.507797
BullsMedium and Large 1-2935115.01/cwt114.00–116.001,0752
BullsLarge 1-2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2855104.44/cwt94.00–115.008932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3488135.00/cwt135.00–135.006593
BullsMedium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570137.35/cwt130.00–143.0078334
BullsMedium and Large 1-2833111.16/cwt93.00–119.009266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707119.32/cwt117.00–123.008446
BullsMedium and Large 1-2774114.88/cwt99.00–120.008896
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401

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.