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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 13
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,290 head
83 vs last sale 1,207 264 vs year ago 1,554 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
13 vs last sale 306 163 vs year ago 156 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
3 vs last sale 2 13 vs year ago 18 · 72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Good demand for weaned pre-conditioned calf packages in light supply. Fleshy, off-color and bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and 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 $196.79/cwt on 578 head.
Average price
$196.79
578 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,132
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$70.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.69
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578205.211,187470
Large 1-2585172.931,0115thin
Medium and Large 2-3563166.6893980
Small and Medium 1-2553134.7874523
One grade step is worth $70.43/cwt here — about $442 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 sale578 hd
196.79
KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd
198.48
−1.69
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
BullsHigh1,506119.161,79511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44998.851,43271
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24497.141,20973
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02884.0286461
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250149.281,8663thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,298$1,1382thin

Every lot, as filed

147 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 1-2490248.47/cwt238.00–250.001,2188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added471264.28/cwt253.00–273.001,24522
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2595204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3574162.60/cwt159.00–171.009334
SteersLarge 1-2640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4086
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,180130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327277.50/cwt277.50–277.509072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567213.90/cwt209.00–226.001,21335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381220.15/cwt215.00–222.008398
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3776137.29/cwt131.00–146.001,0657
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425181.77/cwt171.00–190.0077311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added480211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,01317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy587233.50/cwt233.00–234.001,3718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added753217.75/cwt217.75–217.751,64067
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,040136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3733149.51/cwt138.00–155.001,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3369188.73/cwt182.00–192.006964
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added652203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3242
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3672158.83/cwt150.00–168.001,0677
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326201.83/cwt190.00–209.006585
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3875117.90/cwt100.00–130.001,0323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3290183.00/cwt183.00–183.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470174.88/cwt163.00–188.0082215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added439213.82/cwt212.00–226.009397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2757165.37/cwt158.00–180.001,2523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476201.18/cwt190.00–210.0095836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,050146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275217.50/cwt217.50–217.505981
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661192.14/cwt169.00–199.001,27027
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
HeifersLarge 1-2787150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2424250.36/cwt244.00–254.001,0626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2962198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,9052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526219.53/cwt212.00–227.001,15546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563235.91/cwt231.00–239.001,32825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508245.12/cwt240.00–248.001,24514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3516205.91/cwt200.00–222.001,0624
SteersLarge 1-2534233.55/cwt230.00–235.001,2477
SteersMedium and Large 2-3855181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5481
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2470208.98/cwt203.00–211.009824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280258.94/cwt242.00–265.007254
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363262.00/cwt262.00–262.009513
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,010182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3726188.96/cwt188.00–193.001,3725
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4211
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,100153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6831
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578225.97/cwt220.00–232.001,3062
SteersMedium and Large 2-3772190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670233.53/cwt230.00–240.001,56527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526250.31/cwt248.00–254.001,31717
SteersMedium and Large 2-3830184.01/cwt181.00–185.001,5276
SteersMedium and Large 2-3404222.25/cwt220.00–227.008984
SteersMedium and Large 2-3920181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6651
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1564
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added426266.06/cwt254.00–279.001,13312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added719225.92/cwt224.00–229.001,62413
SteersMedium and Large 2-3620210.12/cwt191.00–222.001,30311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added571241.07/cwt240.00–243.001,37731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627232.22/cwt230.00–234.001,45628
Dairy SteersLarge 3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added395278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2NHTC335262.50/cwt262.50–262.508791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410270.36/cwt269.00–274.001,1086
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy377271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32288.59/cwt86.00–92.001,1716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34895.83/cwt92.00–98.001,29232
CowsLean 85-90%97059.93/cwt53.00–65.005812
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570103.64/cwt99.00–109.001,62733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,314104.71/cwt99.00–114.001,37632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18395.64/cwt93.00–99.001,13117
HeifersChoice1,250149.28/cwt140.00–157.001,8663
CowsLean 85-90%96977.92/cwt75.00–81.0075515
Bulls1,661129.93/cwt128.00–134.002,1585
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19588.11/cwt84.00–92.001,05324
CowsLean 85-90%1,03991.97/cwt89.00–96.0095612
CowsLean 85-90%1,05585.40/cwt81.00–89.0090132
Bulls1,444107.42/cwt106.00–109.001,5514
Bulls1,243115.74/cwt113.00–119.001,4392
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,065975.00/head975.00–975.009751
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2440172.50/cwt172.50–172.507591
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2652127.50/cwt127.50–127.508312
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2615152.00/cwt149.00–155.009352
BullsMedium and Large 2-3815126.82/cwt120.00–130.001,0346
BullsMedium and Large 2-3373199.26/cwt197.50–201.007435
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2540148.75/cwt147.50–150.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560210.90/cwt199.00–228.001,18115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2424235.91/cwt231.00–243.001,0005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615191.99/cwt172.00–211.001,18113
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2580158.29/cwt157.50–160.009183
BullsLarge 1-2745139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3773137.92/cwt130.00–146.001,0662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775186.99/cwt186.00–188.001,4492
BullsMedium and Large 2-3666162.55/cwt159.00–166.001,0838
BullsMedium and Large 1-2213245.51/cwt240.00–260.005234
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482236.88/cwt227.00–260.001,14223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678194.73/cwt173.00–210.001,3205
BullsLarge 1-2555201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3218211.81/cwt180.00–247.504622
BullsMedium and Large 2-3717150.97/cwt138.00–160.001,08212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2240198.75/cwt190.00–207.504772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2723183.65/cwt181.00–191.001,3289
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3631173.14/cwt150.00–186.001,0937
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2586142.02/cwt140.00–142.508325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416201.79/cwt190.00–211.0083938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622191.07/cwt171.00–199.001,18827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576198.48/cwt186.00–208.001,14332
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007686
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added613218.99/cwt201.00–220.001,34225
HeifersLarge 1-2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372200.44/cwt195.00–204.0074611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531202.50/cwt190.00–209.001,07547
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2423156.57/cwt155.00–160.006623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,015150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,065141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,145150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7181
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2493130.00/cwt130.00–130.006414
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2512137.51/cwt130.00–140.007044
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527172.91/cwt160.00–181.0091114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open668201.59/cwt190.00–203.001,3479
BullsMedium and Large 2-3313196.70/cwt190.00–200.006163
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615163.87/cwt160.00–169.001,00818
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285200.52/cwt200.00–201.005712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open643210.41/cwt208.00–211.001,3535
BullsMedium and Large 2-3437219.92/cwt188.00–227.0096113
HeifersLarge 1-2425187.32/cwt180.00–195.007962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007112
BullsMedium and Large 2-3571189.75/cwt180.00–203.001,08330
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363245.25/cwt227.50–266.0089013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3518191.08/cwt180.00–200.0099013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519217.45/cwt199.00–230.001,12920
BullsMedium and Large 2-3855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2368166.43/cwt162.50–170.006122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710168.19/cwt160.00–213.001,1947
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324261.27/cwt260.00–265.008478
BullsMedium and Large 2-3481202.97/cwt185.00–224.0097614

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.