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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 12
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,269 head
641 vs last sale 1,910 272 vs year ago 997 · +27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
75 vs last sale 304 106 vs year ago 123 · +86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
17 vs last sale 22 7 vs year ago 12 · 58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good buyer participation on a good through attractive quality offering. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower under heavy supply with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.81/cwt on 520 head.
Average price
$148.81
520 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$56.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.26
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579152.38883461
Large 1-2651131.198546thin
Medium and Large 2-3528121.0964050
Small and Medium 2-361596.005903thin
One grade step is worth $56.38/cwt here — about $293 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 sale520 hd
148.81
KY average25 barns · 6,789 hd
146.54
+2.26
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
BullsHigh1,67696.881,62425
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27372.3392144
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40771.481,00663
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,10860.1666663

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$8182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$8002thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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 2-3468158.97/cwt152.00–161.007445
SteersMedium and Large 2-3419159.47/cwt158.00–160.006684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added715154.49/cwt140.00–155.001,10529
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655146.98/cwt145.00–149.009632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518165.38/cwt164.00–167.008575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521180.34/cwt174.00–186.0094082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624161.58/cwt156.00–167.001,00845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added320160.96/cwt156.00–170.005153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added677160.20/cwt156.00–163.501,08512
SteersMedium and Large 2-3702141.00/cwt141.00–141.009902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added473152.17/cwt149.00–156.0072039
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added268155.52/cwt152.50–157.504174
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added362163.06/cwt155.00–168.0059018
HeifersLarge 1-2595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516154.76/cwt150.00–159.5079969
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374189.31/cwt175.00–196.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added579155.85/cwt147.00–160.0090259
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added661144.39/cwt140.00–151.0095417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added205152.50/cwt152.50–152.503132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629137.16/cwt134.00–143.008636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added418155.81/cwt150.00–160.0065121
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added618156.15/cwt144.00–166.0096550
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517146.26/cwt140.00–149.007567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364143.17/cwt140.00–151.0052111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675135.92/cwt135.00–136.0091713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571144.32/cwt140.00–150.0082414
HeifersLarge 1-2662129.63/cwt124.00–131.008585
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added754160.80/cwt160.80–160.801,21266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481146.23/cwt140.00–149.007036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419143.98/cwt140.00–147.006037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2911106.00/cwt106.00–106.009663
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433123.39/cwt119.00–132.505345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280140.53/cwt140.00–141.003932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863110.74/cwt109.50–117.009566
SteersMedium and Large 2-3527148.54/cwt142.00–154.007833
SteersLarge 1-2850145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2970159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770165.79/cwt164.00–169.001,2779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333196.81/cwt192.50–201.006553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2908156.05/cwt150.00–162.001,4172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2705148.68/cwt148.00–150.001,0483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added586174.12/cwt170.00–175.001,02028
SteersLarge 1-2523156.00/cwt156.00–156.008163
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625132.94/cwt125.00–141.008312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680154.55/cwt150.00–155.001,05113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465172.22/cwt171.00–175.008018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424171.83/cwt167.00–175.007298
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added706165.64/cwt151.00–169.751,169112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added235208.00/cwt208.00–208.004891
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
SteersLarge 1-2730152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624153.80/cwt152.00–155.009605
SteersLarge 1-2590147.00/cwt147.00–147.008671
SteersLarge 1-2800144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572163.59/cwt161.00–168.009365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472183.39/cwt176.00–188.0086621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added327204.39/cwt196.00–210.006688
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427189.06/cwt178.00–198.0080713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added375205.17/cwt197.00–218.0076917
Dairy SteersLarge 375091.00/cwt91.00–91.006831
Dairy SteersLarge 3512122.00/cwt122.00–122.006254
Dairy SteersLarge 3Thin Fleshed657127.00/cwt127.00–127.0083414
Dairy HeifersLarge 374557.00/cwt57.00–57.004252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678146.89/cwt140.00–150.009969
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added385201.26/cwt200.00–204.007753
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2533130.00/cwt130.00–130.006932
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2440129.00/cwt129.00–129.005681
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2245127.50/cwt127.50–127.503121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31477.69/cwt73.00–85.001,02121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23468.13/cwt65.00–72.0084120
CowsLean 85-90%1,05251.37/cwt46.00–54.0054012
CowsLean 85-90%1,11557.93/cwt55.00–61.0064621
CowsLean 85-90%1,10563.51/cwt61.00–67.0070222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37668.29/cwt65.00–72.0094029
CowsLean 85-90%1,17870.02/cwt67.00–72.008258
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28063.69/cwt63.00–64.008153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44975.21/cwt72.00–84.001,09031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24562.77/cwt60.00–64.007813
Bulls1,763109.92/cwt105.00–114.001,9387
Bulls1,44883.32/cwt78.00–88.001,2066
Bulls1,73996.05/cwt89.00–102.001,67012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,22074.00/cwt74.00–74.009031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,010725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,305750.00/head750.00–750.007501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3333149.46/cwt137.00–162.504982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578146.19/cwt140.00–157.008456
BullsMedium and Large 2-3235142.50/cwt142.50–142.503351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365148.48/cwt140.00–162.005425
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578135.48/cwt135.00–136.007832
BullsMedium and Large 2-3187130.00/cwt130.00–130.002432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2673136.49/cwt134.00–139.009192
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,205106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600126.00/cwt126.00–126.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007253
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2578117.79/cwt104.00–131.006812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2404176.00/cwt176.00–176.007117
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760136.01/cwt135.00–137.001,0343
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480159.37/cwt152.00–163.007653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373185.33/cwt180.00–189.006913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2329193.41/cwt185.00–197.006364
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278178.48/cwt175.00–185.004963
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3736107.37/cwt102.00–110.007903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720125.06/cwt120.00–130.009003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820113.36/cwt104.00–118.009303
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3774106.29/cwt90.00–114.008236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2965108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0421
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-366793.00/cwt93.00–93.006202
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3510102.00/cwt102.00–102.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3621110.31/cwt104.00–124.006857
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3367129.30/cwt126.00–132.004753
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3579125.15/cwt110.00–136.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465132.98/cwt125.00–139.006188
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2223143.96/cwt140.00–147.503212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225126.67/cwt120.00–132.502852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675127.53/cwt123.00–130.008614
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3185132.50/cwt132.50–132.502451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540138.00/cwt138.00–138.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3138133.82/cwt130.00–137.501852
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534149.11/cwt146.00–155.0079612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1522
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3302116.00/cwt116.00–116.003502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added245208.00/cwt208.00–208.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 2-390082.00/cwt82.00–82.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235187.50/cwt187.50–187.504411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631138.61/cwt135.00–140.008755
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524163.42/cwt157.00–175.0085620
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added434174.32/cwt165.00–190.007577
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566159.31/cwt155.00–165.0090211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630147.48/cwt144.00–150.0092918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721135.05/cwt126.00–139.0097411
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420139.06/cwt134.00–147.505846
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added742141.66/cwt141.00–143.001,0516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471175.63/cwt165.00–185.0082727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added305199.00/cwt199.00–199.006071

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.