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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 19
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,128 head
116 vs last sale 1,012 641 vs year ago 487 · +131.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
95 vs last sale 254 63 vs year ago 96 · +65.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
71 vs last sale 110 33 vs year ago 6 · +550.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs traded sharply higher with very good demand for good quality weaned packages; over 550 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand. Market active with good buyer participation. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.49/cwt on 605 head.
Average price
$248.49
605 head · 699 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$716
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$53.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.46
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2699250.351,749564
Medium and Large 2-3519236.531,2266thin
Large 1-2755223.751,69031
Small and Medium 1-2525196.861,0344thin
One grade step is worth $53.48/cwt here — about $716 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 sale605 hd
248.49
KY average26 barns · 6,862 hd
250.95
−2.46
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
BullsHigh1,566125.911,97213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465114.421,67670
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279112.741,44237
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05197.161,02124

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)1,210$1,8763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$1,30310
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,6251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,3022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,372$2,01810

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 1-2669238.49/cwt238.00–240.001,5958
SteersLarge 1-2719220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5825
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2495212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2873219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,91257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2938207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,94214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added624233.79/cwt221.00–237.001,45987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2457289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381331.82/cwt319.00–335.001,26412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added425325.41/cwt300.00–337.501,38322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added773239.41/cwt232.00–242.601,851125
SteersMedium and Large 2-3368255.57/cwt245.00–266.009402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added519266.60/cwt251.00–279.001,38450
SteersLarge 1-2503262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added380278.25/cwt250.00–285.001,0577
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added763213.92/cwt213.50–218.001,63211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added571248.04/cwt240.00–250.001,41623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added245284.00/cwt284.00–284.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3659168.66/cwt167.00–181.001,1119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy270335.00/cwt335.00–335.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3640176.36/cwt169.00–180.001,1293
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428217.01/cwt215.00–219.009292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added429284.37/cwt267.00–302.001,22034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added474276.03/cwt261.00–284.001,30843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438251.23/cwt250.00–252.501,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added325283.30/cwt280.00–287.509214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250257.50/cwt257.50–257.506442
HeifersLarge 1-2680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2071
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3782177.06/cwt170.00–182.001,3853
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3474227.26/cwt220.00–240.001,0774
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2677203.69/cwt196.00–217.001,3795
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570216.62/cwt215.00–220.001,2353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763199.08/cwt194.00–204.001,5192
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2535191.65/cwt190.00–195.001,0253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2521255.87/cwt252.00–260.001,3335
SteersLarge 1-2833203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6913
SteersLarge 1-2676220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4873
SteersLarge 1-2977201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3655221.52/cwt219.00–224.001,4512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8192
SteersLarge 1-2890208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2630244.26/cwt243.00–245.001,5394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579258.51/cwt255.00–260.001,4974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230301.00/cwt301.00–301.006921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added716236.12/cwt231.00–254.001,69185
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
SteersLarge 1-2766228.93/cwt224.00–231.001,75410
SteersMedium and Large 2-3465240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1161
SteersLarge 1-2940206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572273.31/cwt267.50–280.501,56332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510290.22/cwt271.00–301.001,48012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added338330.04/cwt315.00–339.001,1165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added477308.38/cwt295.00–325.001,47130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added636250.78/cwt248.00–271.001,59579
Dairy HeifersLarge 3440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added859229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,96760
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520264.90/cwt260.00–272.001,3773
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added720214.50/cwt214.00–215.001,5442
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added661225.08/cwt220.00–239.001,4886
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy373317.38/cwt315.00–322.501,1843
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy412321.74/cwt310.00–330.001,3265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy330326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,0761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21498.27/cwt93.00–105.001,1935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,388111.45/cwt106.00–114.001,54728
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552118.76/cwt114.00–133.001,84336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,455122.70/cwt115.00–134.001,78514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,161109.01/cwt105.00–114.001,26618
CowsLean 85-90%1,01999.95/cwt95.00–104.001,01813
CowsLean 85-90%1,09881.42/cwt81.00–82.008942
CowsLean 85-90%1,07691.81/cwt88.00–95.009886
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,300102.20/cwt96.00–104.001,3296
CowsLean 85-90%1,108106.23/cwt105.00–109.001,1773
Bulls1,647129.55/cwt128.00–131.002,1347
Bulls1,472121.66/cwt115.00–128.001,7916
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0451,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29351,301.60/head1,200.00–1,400.001,3022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1461,432.84/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4337
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,876.31/head1,825.00–1,925.001,8763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,095999.92/head875.00–1,100.001,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4192,181.86/head1,975.00–2,425.002,1827
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,635.42/head1,585.00–1,675.001,6353
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2400227.50/cwt227.50–227.509101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2635211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480276.86/cwt262.00–292.501,3297
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370289.11/cwt285.00–297.501,0703
BullsLarge 1-2710206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533256.76/cwt250.00–260.001,3698
BullsMedium and Large 1-2275327.50/cwt327.50–327.509012
BullsLarge 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2477202.50/cwt202.50–202.509662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2763200.77/cwt197.00–208.001,5323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718196.70/cwt193.00–204.001,4124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725163.41/cwt151.00–176.001,1852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543238.50/cwt238.00–239.001,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open857191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6374
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2823160.34/cwt153.00–168.001,3202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2336237.30/cwt235.00–245.007974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2713190.53/cwt182.00–197.001,3587
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622203.35/cwt200.00–218.001,26510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582227.48/cwt220.00–239.001,32412
BullsLarge 1-2505244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574263.57/cwt260.00–280.001,51310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open802188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5413
HeifersLarge 1-2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
HeifersLarge 1-2763176.03/cwt158.00–182.001,3436
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added422316.89/cwt292.50–327.501,3376
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added459310.83/cwt297.50–315.001,4279
BullsMedium and Large 1-2215305.00/cwt305.00–305.006561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625231.54/cwt223.00–239.001,4477
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335253.00/cwt253.00–253.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,008130.50/cwt130.00–131.001,3152
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365251.08/cwt245.00–257.509162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425283.23/cwt280.00–288.001,2043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2817200.76/cwt192.00–205.001,6403
BullsLarge 1-2670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
BullsLarge 1-2470290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3632

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.