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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
912 head
1,159 vs last sale 2,071 100 vs year ago 1,012 · 9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
93 vs last sale 160 187 vs year ago 254 · 73.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
5 vs last sale 21 94 vs year ago 110 · 85.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on good quality long-weaned offerings - market noticeably higher on 700-800 yearling packages; fleshy calf offerings 5.00 lower and heavy yearlings steady. Heifer calves sold steady except fleshy offerings and 500-600 lbs 5.00 lower. More fleshy calves on offer today compared to last Monday. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $292.56/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 165.26 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.
Average price
$292.56
57 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.83
vs KY average
46.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542296.941,60849
Medium and Large 2-3576265.751,5308thin
One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
521468414361median 457.8212/1503/0204/2006/1508/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $374.67, median $457.82 across 29 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 sale57 hd
292.56
KY average24 barns · 1,060 hd
308.39
−15.83
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
−46.11
This barn, trailing median29 sales
457.82
−165.26
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
BullsHigh1,598154.652,47210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,410134.901,90222
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,280133.081,70420
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036117.581,21810
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308161.822,1172thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,500145.002,1751thin

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)1,440$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,2333thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2550–600587285.29/cwt281.00–288.001,6758
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400378343.38/cwt332.50–372.501,2986
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526328.77/cwt304.00–342.001,7299
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800779277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,15821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,2593
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550533249.24/cwt242.00–255.001,3285
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850818183.01/cwt181.00–185.001,4972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375287.83/cwt272.50–300.001,07912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513262.09/cwt258.00–267.001,3459
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482268.72/cwt262.50–273.001,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850823207.54/cwt195.00–220.001,7082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478245.08/cwt230.00–260.001,1712
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400377269.43/cwt262.50–290.001,0166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567272.49/cwt267.50–275.001,5453
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550510256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567261.20/cwt259.00–265.001,4819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432280.37/cwt262.50–289.001,2119
BullsMedium and Large 2-3Value Added500–550502297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630245.87/cwt243.00–250.001,5497
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300268282.62/cwt280.00–285.007572
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700668231.65/cwt231.00–233.001,5473
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500478255.36/cwt250.00–261.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650617236.66/cwt227.00–243.001,4606
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750726234.11/cwt221.00–239.001,7008
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600585278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,6262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800785223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800770202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524298.93/cwt287.00–307.501,56621
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600574248.48/cwt240.00–257.501,4265
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0661
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2300–350335227.50/cwt227.50–227.507621
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450–500475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6521
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400381330.71/cwt325.00–340.001,2606
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550–600550237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250210260.00/cwt260.00–260.005461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700689245.83/cwt244.00–247.001,6946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550525277.06/cwt267.00–281.001,4557
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427296.65/cwt283.00–305.001,26715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481294.10/cwt285.00–311.001,41519
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3401,987.64/head1,625.00–2,250.001,9882
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7752,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975164.96/cwt142.00–190.001,6086
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,082134.92/cwt128.00–140.001,4603
Bulls1,819168.27/cwt166.00–171.003,0614
CowsLean 85-90%1,02098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0001
CowsLean 85-90%990119.13/cwt115.00–123.001,1795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,386135.48/cwt133.00–138.001,87813
CowsLean 85-90%1,195130.56/cwt128.00–133.001,5602
CowsLean 85-90%1,000110.53/cwt110.00–111.001,1052
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428128.96/cwt125.00–132.001,8426
HeifersChoice1,308161.82/cwt159.00–165.002,1172
SteersSelect and Choice1,500145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313128.02/cwt121.00–131.001,6819
Bulls1,615157.44/cwt152.00–161.002,5433
Bulls1,287133.70/cwt112.00–146.001,7213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199134.05/cwt132.00–138.001,6078
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477144.30/cwt139.00–150.002,1313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,398145.69/cwt143.00–150.002,0373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350305267.50/cwt267.50–267.508161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572291.00/cwt290.00–292.001,6656
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350325357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450422316.43/cwt309.00–321.001,3355
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650632259.06/cwt251.00–269.001,63710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715268.22/cwt257.00–272.001,9188
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450422357.83/cwt325.00–372.501,5105
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620249.87/cwt242.50–257.001,5492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500464340.79/cwt335.00–347.501,5817
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290302.50/cwt302.50–302.508771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522289.29/cwt287.00–302.501,51024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350335357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,1981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660288.49/cwt266.00–290.001,90416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650603300.32/cwt275.00–306.001,81119
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550540271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770241.54/cwt240.00–243.001,8602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900871235.53/cwt234.00–237.002,0514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618265.73/cwt261.00–270.001,6427
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350315312.50/cwt312.50–312.509841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476328.28/cwt321.00–330.001,5635
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500455272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573295.71/cwt289.00–299.001,6948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390329.50/cwt329.00–330.001,2852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800781248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9374
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600581265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5407
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900865183.50/cwt176.00–191.001,5872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723223.03/cwt221.00–226.001,6137
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2450–500480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350331275.97/cwt262.50–281.009138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400388345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500473293.10/cwt285.00–297.001,38629
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750728211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,5366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620236.58/cwt234.00–239.001,4672
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675227.79/cwt222.00–233.001,5385
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy950–1000977247.35/cwt247.35–247.352,41756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750706300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,11876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511280.73/cwt269.00–288.001,43531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650639226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4445
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400367263.23/cwt241.00–280.009663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450426310.65/cwt300.00–323.001,32313
SteersLarge 1-2650–700685251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450407321.21/cwt317.50–322.501,3074
SteersLarge 1-2750–800795241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9161
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,068195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570242.85/cwt230.00–256.001,3843
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700662254.01/cwt253.00–255.001,6825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950932238.75/cwt238.75–238.752,22551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0467
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2300–350320242.50/cwt242.50–242.507761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650612254.87/cwt241.00–269.001,56021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700669254.59/cwt243.00–257.001,70321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724250.28/cwt247.00–252.001,8126
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7719

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.