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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 28
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
785 head
244 vs last sale 541 78 vs year ago 707 · +11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
8 vs last sale 143 12 vs year ago 139 · +8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
3 vs last sale 16 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder calf market noticeably higher as cooler temperatures saw more buyer participation for weaned calf packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.84/cwt on 378 head.
Average price
$224.84
378 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$743
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$60.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.17
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552230.231,270337
Large 1-2662198.331,3126thin
Medium and Large 2-3649177.801,15534
Small and Medium 1-2310170.005271thin
One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $743 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 sale378 hd
224.84
KY average25 barns · 2,814 hd
224.68
+0.17
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
BullsAverage1,708132.502,26315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444114.691,65636
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232110.721,36547
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,058100.221,06030
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293145.901,8863thin

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)1,403$1,5882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$1,2224thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 2-3675204.34/cwt190.00–221.001,3794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568237.89/cwt228.00–245.001,35112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added280238.93/cwt235.00–243.006692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2970179.43/cwt176.00–183.001,7402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532252.21/cwt234.00–254.001,34237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy808200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,0532
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
HeifersLarge 1-2547220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2533251.02/cwt250.00–252.001,3382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added326237.55/cwt235.00–240.007745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added421241.89/cwt235.00–252.001,01816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added610253.72/cwt248.00–254.951,54857
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570224.48/cwt223.00–228.001,28010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530227.22/cwt223.00–232.001,20435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added369240.39/cwt231.00–245.0088717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674206.15/cwt191.00–216.001,38929
HeifersLarge 1-2725166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2424227.21/cwt223.00–234.0096314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,060129.99/cwt126.00–134.001,3783
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed571244.50/cwt244.50–244.501,3968
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278217.93/cwt210.00–231.006066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618212.69/cwt202.00–220.001,31412
HeifersLarge 1-2675203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468227.95/cwt222.00–235.001,0677
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3571207.17/cwt201.00–213.001,1834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2768190.91/cwt183.00–195.001,4663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,017134.36/cwt123.00–144.001,3664
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3767175.65/cwt174.00–177.001,3473
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300247.50/cwt247.50–247.507431
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572253.92/cwt250.00–256.001,4523
SteersLarge 1-2550248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2843212.75/cwt210.00–222.001,7938
SteersMedium and Large 2-3526239.73/cwt233.00–244.001,2616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2790211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553239.99/cwt228.00–249.001,3273
SteersMedium and Large 1-2621236.43/cwt233.00–239.001,4684
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,215173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3180237.50/cwt237.50–237.504281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285295.00/cwt295.00–295.008411
SteersMedium and Large 2-3438238.84/cwt223.00–245.001,0469
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added664241.41/cwt240.00–242.001,6037
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,065186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3473233.64/cwt188.00–249.001,1057
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added568270.18/cwt257.00–272.001,53517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2936193.20/cwt190.00–194.001,8085
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,034183.88/cwt182.00–184.501,9014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2852215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8324
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,121169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added516270.46/cwt265.00–272.001,3969
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added432269.67/cwt265.00–275.001,16514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636257.52/cwt245.00–259.001,63818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added295277.00/cwt277.00–277.008171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added725224.00/cwt223.00–225.001,6242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added389272.10/cwt264.00–287.501,05816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added210280.00/cwt280.00–280.005881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added445263.00/cwt261.00–265.001,1702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy340297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540119.26/cwt114.00–128.001,83720
CowsLean 85-90%93580.40/cwt79.00–83.007524
CowsLean 85-90%1,070107.84/cwt104.00–114.001,15413
HeifersChoice1,293145.90/cwt133.00–169.001,8863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,324108.98/cwt98.00–114.001,44316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12991.19/cwt85.00–95.001,0304
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202109.17/cwt99.00–114.001,31228
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317118.81/cwt114.00–130.501,56515
CowsLean 85-90%1,08398.70/cwt93.00–104.001,06913
Bulls1,434123.56/cwt115.00–129.001,7725
Bulls1,845136.97/cwt133.00–143.002,52710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4031,587.83/head1,550.00–1,625.001,5882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1831,221.75/head1,000.00–1,385.001,2224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2949124.61/cwt120.00–130.001,1837
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678191.23/cwt181.00–202.001,2972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3522214.66/cwt200.00–226.001,1218
BullsMedium and Large 2-3624174.32/cwt159.00–200.001,0884
BullsMedium and Large 2-3795178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3368228.50/cwt213.00–245.008415
BullsMedium and Large 2-3840160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615216.66/cwt190.00–230.001,33217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3703175.32/cwt172.00–177.001,2323
BullsMedium and Large 2-3472209.37/cwt181.00–235.009883
BullsMedium and Large 2-3415192.00/cwt192.00–192.007971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3569201.94/cwt185.00–229.001,1495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2923158.72/cwt151.00–164.001,4654
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,050169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333265.68/cwt252.00–280.008854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2437254.01/cwt249.00–260.001,1109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381251.99/cwt240.00–260.009605
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3870166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712185.47/cwt181.00–189.001,32115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3967126.00/cwt120.00–132.001,2183
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3682181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2342
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3915131.48/cwt116.00–144.001,2034
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2386216.09/cwt210.00–220.0083410
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3715159.36/cwt153.00–166.001,1392
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380197.00/cwt197.00–197.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3435209.61/cwt203.00–215.009123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7102
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open603227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3695
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3641180.81/cwt175.00–190.001,1595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added462240.94/cwt235.00–248.001,11324
HeifersLarge 1-2595203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2081
HeifersLarge 1-2880178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added474259.49/cwt253.00–265.001,23015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2210247.00/cwt247.00–247.005191
BullsLarge 1-2589221.55/cwt217.00–226.001,3054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open810198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6042
BullsLarge 1-2790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2464245.22/cwt239.00–253.001,1389
BullsLarge 1-2512193.95/cwt182.00–230.009934
BullsMedium and Large 1-2521246.24/cwt236.00–250.001,28318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724199.83/cwt187.00–217.001,4475
BullsMedium and Large 1-2772192.56/cwt187.00–206.001,4877
BullsMedium and Large 1-2873176.00/cwt170.00–179.001,5366
BullsMedium and Large 2-3315228.85/cwt222.50–235.007212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2654208.75/cwt208.00–209.001,3654

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.