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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 19
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
251 vs last sale 1,042 148 vs year ago 643 · +23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
49 vs last sale 196 65 vs year ago 82 · +79.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
11 vs last sale 16 6 vs year ago 11 · 54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy 5-weights. Hot days and cool nights posing health concerns for fleshy new crop bawling calves. Yearlings sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. 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 $153.04/cwt on 380 head.
Average price
$153.04
380 head · 592 lb average
Value per head Derived
$905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$43.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.62
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2603157.63951320
Large 1-2535138.007383thin
Medium and Large 2-3543129.7070451
Small and Medium 1-2419113.754776thin
One grade step is worth $43.88/cwt here — about $474 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 sale380 hd
153.04
KY average26 barns · 6,032 hd
155.65
−2.62
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
BullsHigh1,661108.471,80114
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26387.231,10240
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40285.851,20432
CowsLean 85-90%Low99971.1471033
HeifersChoiceAverage1,160103.001,1953thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,115105.001,1711thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,0601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$8192thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1-2568171.23/cwt167.00–172.0097312
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added674169.46/cwt149.00–174.001,142147
SteersMedium and Large 2-3895148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added390151.66/cwt151.00–153.005913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added704148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,0457
HeifersLarge 1-2655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added418156.78/cwt154.00–159.0065510
SteersLarge 1-2430168.00/cwt168.00–168.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added385216.00/cwt216.00–216.008327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470145.69/cwt144.00–148.0068510
HeifersLarge 1-2540139.00/cwt139.00–139.007511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519143.62/cwt140.00–145.0074525
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2513111.00/cwt110.00–112.005692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added476156.33/cwt154.50–161.0074426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522152.69/cwt150.00–155.0079728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378143.06/cwt140.00–146.005412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2286161.35/cwt154.00–165.004613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720119.48/cwt116.00–124.008606
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623141.92/cwt139.00–144.008849
HeifersLarge 1-2410139.00/cwt139.00–139.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2867121.78/cwt115.00–124.001,0568
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720127.00/cwt127.00–127.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805123.00/cwt123.00–123.009901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785117.68/cwt115.00–123.009243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569144.69/cwt140.00–149.008236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788136.01/cwt127.00–139.001,0727
HeifersMedium and Large 2-389092.00/cwt92.00–92.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422180.29/cwt177.00–185.007613
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2530107.00/cwt107.00–107.005671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527173.52/cwt165.00–175.0091413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
SteersMedium and Large 2-3486156.04/cwt151.00–162.007584
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613150.51/cwt150.00–151.009232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670153.49/cwt153.00–154.001,0282
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480177.28/cwt174.00–183.008513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2825155.47/cwt153.00–158.001,2832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3723142.03/cwt140.00–144.001,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350192.00/cwt192.00–192.006721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added840165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,39014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627172.58/cwt166.00–179.501,08228
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425207.75/cwt195.00–217.0088322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added571179.23/cwt175.00–185.001,0239
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568155.03/cwt140.00–170.008815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775155.34/cwt148.00–160.001,2044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added727171.09/cwt168.00–172.001,2449
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471200.71/cwt193.00–203.009459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670168.38/cwt160.00–176.001,12811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520190.32/cwt184.00–192.5099021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added897164.17/cwt164.00–166.001,47312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added760179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3605
Dairy SteersLarge 3790102.00/cwt102.00–102.008061
Dairy SteersLarge 3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335190.28/cwt186.00–193.006374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added674150.18/cwt148.00–152.001,0125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425180.14/cwt174.00–186.0076610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added480173.99/cwt173.00–175.008352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added635149.33/cwt149.00–150.009483
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2592110.00/cwt110.00–110.006512
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2391133.00/cwt133.00–133.005204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21284.19/cwt81.00–86.001,02015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39492.59/cwt86.50–103.001,29110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44384.15/cwt82.00–86.001,21417
CowsLean 85-90%92966.41/cwt64.00–69.006177
CowsLean 85-90%1,06179.23/cwt78.00–82.008416
CowsLean 85-90%1,03674.09/cwt71.00–77.0076815
SteersChoice1,115105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27978.17/cwt76.00–79.501,0005
HeifersChoice1,160103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1953
CowsLean 85-90%90959.23/cwt55.00–63.005385
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18275.75/cwt71.00–79.008956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32993.26/cwt87.00–105.001,23919
Bulls1,672117.63/cwt114.00–124.001,9675
Bulls1,753107.31/cwt96.00–113.001,8817
Bulls1,30889.66/cwt87.00–93.001,1732
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291583.39/cwt82.00–85.007633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,44094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,068818.79/head750.00–875.008192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,00586.00/cwt86.00–86.008641
BullsMedium and Large 2-392596.00/cwt96.00–96.008881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3760113.00/cwt111.00–115.008592
BullsMedium and Large 2-3668135.00/cwt135.00–135.009022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528131.26/cwt130.00–132.506932
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570144.38/cwt140.00–147.0082311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3483141.95/cwt140.00–144.006862
BullsMedium and Large 2-3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285166.00/cwt166.00–166.004731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378179.69/cwt172.00–188.006798
BullsMedium and Large 2-3605135.38/cwt130.00–139.008195
BullsMedium and Large 1-2985124.52/cwt120.00–129.001,2272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2920130.99/cwt129.00–133.001,2052
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627150.38/cwt145.00–157.0094310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3373131.02/cwt130.00–133.004893
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423135.36/cwt131.00–140.005735
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419146.03/cwt140.00–153.006128
HeifersMedium and Large 2-381090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3569135.81/cwt130.00–140.007736
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3633129.34/cwt128.00–130.008193
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3321138.13/cwt135.00–140.004434
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474137.45/cwt131.00–140.006527
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275127.00/cwt127.00–127.003491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2822136.33/cwt133.00–141.001,1213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added558162.53/cwt155.00–165.009074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672138.17/cwt137.00–140.009295
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2413111.00/cwt111.00–111.004583
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3536131.66/cwt121.00–140.0070611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515169.09/cwt160.00–173.5087115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480165.02/cwt164.00–166.007922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added757145.99/cwt144.00–148.001,1054
BullsLarge 1-2685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755135.43/cwt131.00–141.001,0225
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,005105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2527150.98/cwt144.00–157.0079613
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2342132.00/cwt132.00–132.004512
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,080111.51/cwt109.00–114.001,2042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2339189.91/cwt172.00–203.006444
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426164.84/cwt160.00–167.007025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718132.32/cwt131.00–133.009503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627145.46/cwt139.00–147.009126
BullsMedium and Large 2-3330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675141.06/cwt139.00–143.009522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570149.63/cwt146.00–152.008538

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.