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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 11
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
739 head
446 vs last sale 1,185 40 vs year ago 699 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
24 vs last sale 149 22 vs year ago 147 · 15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
4 vs last sale 10 12 vs year ago 18 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; few fancy weaned packages sharply higher. Yearling steers noticeably higher in a lite test. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with a few fancy yearling packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.59/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 153.14 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.
Average price
$251.59
47 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.21
vs KY average
24.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544255.411,39043
Medium and Large 2-3557210.551,1724thin
One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
460418377336median 404.7312/1502/2304/2006/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $404.73 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
251.59
KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd
259.80
−8.21
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−24.58
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.73
−153.14
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
BullsHigh1,749140.312,4549thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,403122.271,71633
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242122.071,51619
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042101.491,05715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220160.001,9521thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,300160.002,0801thin

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)1,400$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627231.06/cwt225.00–235.001,4498
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250220265.00/cwt265.00–265.005831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950925196.74/cwt195.00–198.001,8204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550545275.25/cwt270.00–277.001,5004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676220.78/cwt210.00–234.001,49210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477255.85/cwt243.00–262.001,22012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265290.28/cwt282.50–297.507692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850817230.84/cwt226.00–234.001,8865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850809194.18/cwt187.00–199.001,5716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515242.94/cwt233.00–252.501,2512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310310.08/cwt305.00–315.009612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910210.59/cwt204.00–214.001,9163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400366317.47/cwt315.00–322.501,1624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350317328.83/cwt321.00–345.001,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350322338.26/cwt321.00–374.001,0897
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628276.90/cwt260.00–297.001,73926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed650–700662277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514315.60/cwt290.00–327.501,62233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758192.20/cwt187.50–197.001,4572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582237.07/cwt233.00–243.001,3803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450419321.99/cwt301.00–338.001,3499
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700–750700281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450424288.30/cwt267.50–300.001,22214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300285319.00/cwt319.00–319.009091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479280.34/cwt279.00–283.001,34313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750721263.46/cwt244.00–278.001,90027
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600566286.33/cwt272.00–291.001,62112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650617272.51/cwt271.00–273.001,6814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750722231.72/cwt231.00–232.001,6737
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800786215.97/cwt207.00–219.001,6984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2181
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,038154.96/cwt143.00–161.001,6083
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850815196.50/cwt189.00–204.001,6012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700695223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724199.09/cwt192.00–207.501,4419
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431251.66/cwt230.00–259.001,0857
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750729218.17/cwt199.00–227.001,5904
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300265288.55/cwt281.00–297.007652
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310299.00/cwt299.00–299.009271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600566262.29/cwt260.00–269.001,4854
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2200–250245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450–500468232.01/cwt230.00–234.001,0862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500486292.36/cwt290.00–300.001,4217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450418367.97/cwt367.00–369.001,5382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2382
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2200–250220262.50/cwt262.50–262.505781
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650600203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2181
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2350–400360260.00/cwt260.00–260.009361
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2250–300278237.43/cwt217.50–255.006602
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2350–400375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,148109.99/cwt109.00–112.001,2634
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410123.86/cwt116.00–138.001,74628
HeifersChoice1,220160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9521
SteersChoice1,300160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257128.49/cwt116.00–140.001,61513
CowsLean 85-90%1,213120.15/cwt117.00–124.001,4572
CowsLean 85-90%89089.16/cwt88.00–90.007943
Bulls1,827143.79/cwt138.00–154.002,6277
Bulls1,475128.11/cwt123.00–136.001,8902
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,366113.36/cwt109.00–116.001,5485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335104.50/cwt104.00–105.001,3952
CowsLean 85-90%1,053101.45/cwt94.00–109.001,06810
SteersLarge 1-2800–850822224.37/cwt222.00–228.001,84413
HeifersLarge 1-2300–350320270.00/cwt270.00–270.008641
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3671
HeifersLarge 1-2850–900855160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3681
BullsLarge 1-2700–750730234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7081
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800770207.59/cwt185.00–219.001,5983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650637240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5292
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
HeifersLarge 3200–250235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Dairy SteersLarge 31050–11001,050174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8271
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850828186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5404
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950915199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open850–900861205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800–850823213.20/cwt203.00–216.001,7559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450442300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,32626
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700678192.75/cwt192.50–193.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950905125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900863137.43/cwt130.00–145.001,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850813138.54/cwt127.00–150.001,1262
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735163.47/cwt159.00–168.001,2022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1043
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577291.06/cwt278.00–299.001,67912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900874224.35/cwt211.00–229.001,9616
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672251.20/cwt239.00–264.001,6888
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400379315.91/cwt301.00–342.501,1974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500465329.90/cwt312.50–334.001,5349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400395300.39/cwt299.00–301.001,18713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659251.30/cwt246.00–252.001,65634
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527312.95/cwt302.00–320.001,64912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650624249.93/cwt238.00–257.001,56027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800781243.45/cwt233.00–249.001,9015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522259.95/cwt253.00–267.001,35724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350325311.15/cwt305.00–339.001,01113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500466334.48/cwt319.00–351.001,55910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750731234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600578253.34/cwt245.00–260.001,46414
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009661
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500471271.73/cwt262.00–275.001,28019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400381352.41/cwt325.00–377.501,34313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330277.50/cwt277.50–277.509161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680262.43/cwt250.00–279.001,78534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380242.50/cwt242.50–242.509221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350342275.06/cwt225.00–285.009418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450422336.46/cwt309.00–363.001,42012
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550512249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600567211.06/cwt200.00–229.001,1973
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400379268.98/cwt242.50–287.001,01910
SteersMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,040188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,9551

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.