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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 27
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,575 head
611 vs last sale 964 936 vs year ago 639 · +146.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
50 vs last sale 144 25 vs year ago 169 · +14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
19 vs last sale 17 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned calf packages suitable for grass; some 600-700 lbs steer and bull calf packages 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady; lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $185.16/cwt on 807 head.
Average price
$185.16
807 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,074
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.56
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2581186.981,087762
Large 1-2572170.299747thin
Medium and Large 2-3555151.4384138
One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $246 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 sale807 hd
185.16
KY average24 barns · 7,433 hd
188.72
−3.56
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
BullsHigh1,567123.591,93723
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,493100.541,50150
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22297.371,18963
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03983.7086942
HeifersChoiceAverage1,195133.001,5891thin

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)1,073$1,1114thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$9326
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,5501thin

Every lot, as filed

140 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465230.50/cwt210.00–245.001,07220
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added404223.51/cwt221.00–230.009034
SteersLarge 1-2535172.00/cwt172.00–172.009201
SteersMedium and Large 2-3551170.00/cwt170.00–170.009373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added614179.73/cwt167.00–188.001,10480
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added481199.96/cwt194.00–208.0096235
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy855187.90/cwt187.90–187.901,607111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2955175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410214.94/cwt210.00–220.008812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2585211.67/cwt211.00–212.001,2383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added423208.14/cwt190.00–219.0088047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656166.20/cwt161.00–168.001,0904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578193.01/cwt187.00–198.001,11623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3370195.00/cwt195.00–195.007221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3945163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added322212.78/cwt201.00–225.0068524
HeifersLarge 1-2342200.00/cwt200.00–200.006842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added280227.00/cwt227.00–227.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added867149.66/cwt146.50–159.001,2988
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy709201.93/cwt201.00–202.251,43247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy786198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,56065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added511197.57/cwt185.00–200.001,010180
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500183.25/cwt183.00–184.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2771143.69/cwt140.00–152.001,1086
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2363193.21/cwt190.00–200.007018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added785172.27/cwt157.00–172.501,35267
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added712167.30/cwt161.00–178.001,19125
HeifersLarge 1-2645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672172.75/cwt172.75–172.751,16168
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325194.48/cwt189.00–200.006324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2913118.70/cwt106.00–127.001,0845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added378217.63/cwt206.00–229.0082337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2257202.50/cwt202.50–202.505204
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685140.07/cwt120.00–150.009596
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3602140.65/cwt134.00–145.008473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618154.11/cwt151.00–160.009523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463175.50/cwt167.00–189.008133
SteersMedium and Large 2-3607170.33/cwt170.00–171.001,0343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630220.28/cwt215.00–224.001,38818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added676206.74/cwt193.00–209.501,39821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2862178.30/cwt178.00–180.001,53720
SteersMedium and Large 1-2826179.23/cwt177.00–183.001,4808
SteersMedium and Large 1-2681183.99/cwt180.00–189.001,25337
SteersMedium and Large 1-2266230.00/cwt230.00–230.006123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added477240.88/cwt224.00–252.001,14932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added373234.09/cwt230.00–240.008738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2376218.26/cwt216.00–223.008213
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added283229.96/cwt225.00–235.006512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added331243.72/cwt230.00–250.008076
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added769177.81/cwt176.00–179.001,3675
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added416241.71/cwt222.00–256.001,00650
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added581232.01/cwt222.00–238.001,34828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521214.57/cwt214.00–215.001,1187
Dairy SteersLarge 31,082103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1142
Dairy SteersLarge 3732109.00/cwt109.00–109.007984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526245.67/cwt220.00–259.001,29248
Dairy SteersLarge 3597130.00/cwt130.00–130.007762
Dairy SteersLarge 3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added722189.69/cwt185.00–192.001,3703
Dairy SteersLarge 3902106.00/cwt106.00–106.009562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576210.51/cwt202.00–217.001,21310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524226.93/cwt209.00–241.001,1899
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added702162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1372
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added383226.25/cwt217.00–235.0086718
CowsLean 85-90%92172.97/cwt67.00–77.0067210
CowsLean 85-90%1,12293.27/cwt88.00–101.001,04618
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499101.32/cwt91.00–112.001,51947
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39888.34/cwt86.00–90.001,2353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19987.15/cwt83.00–90.001,04512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22799.77/cwt91.00–112.001,22451
HeifersChoice1,195133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5891
CowsLean 85-90%1,06182.44/cwt75.00–86.0087511
CowsLean 85-90%84766.61/cwt64.00–69.005643
Bulls1,703132.22/cwt122.00–143.002,25213
Bulls1,391112.36/cwt101.00–120.001,56310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-386386.08/cwt84.00–88.007432
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3755750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1881,182.87/head1,060.00–1,375.001,1833
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2680510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0731,110.81/head925.00–1,450.001,1114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3915765.90/head735.00–800.007662
BullsLarge 1-2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3514174.88/cwt155.00–188.008995
BullsMedium and Large 2-3578173.52/cwt170.00–177.001,0032
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395177.50/cwt177.50–177.507011
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2392151.00/cwt151.00–151.005922
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3239173.27/cwt167.50–190.004145
BullsMedium and Large 2-3935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470163.00/cwt163.00–163.007661
BullsMedium and Large 2-3265167.50/cwt167.50–167.504441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725163.27/cwt158.00–165.001,1844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2365209.21/cwt205.00–212.007644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490181.00/cwt181.00–181.008871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568178.97/cwt173.00–180.001,0177
HeifersLarge 1-2975118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2860123.01/cwt122.00–124.001,0582
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3783118.93/cwt116.00–130.009315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3438152.29/cwt140.00–158.006676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428184.81/cwt177.00–189.0079119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,045119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3845118.00/cwt118.00–118.009971
HeifersLarge 1-2577173.00/cwt173.00–173.009982
HeifersLarge 1-2545178.00/cwt178.00–178.009701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3561163.77/cwt155.00–170.009198
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490184.00/cwt184.00–184.009022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720147.60/cwt144.00–151.001,0632
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275182.50/cwt182.50–182.505021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240187.50/cwt187.50–187.504501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy611193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy683182.16/cwt182.10–182.501,24485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,160107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,157116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added655199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627191.80/cwt180.00–212.001,2033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added308233.45/cwt221.00–238.007194
BullsLarge 1-2790136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,105129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4252
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470165.11/cwt154.00–171.007763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828128.55/cwt123.00–134.001,0642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2861135.36/cwt124.00–147.001,1657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2768147.28/cwt143.00–164.001,1316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625166.65/cwt162.50–171.001,0422
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400190.00/cwt190.00–190.007602
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533198.68/cwt198.00–200.001,0593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2336247.50/cwt247.50–247.508324

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.