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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 31
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,082 head
8 vs last sale 1,090 374 vs year ago 708 · +52.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
29 vs last sale 121 48 vs year ago 102 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 6 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs softer undertone on average quality fleshy offerings; 500-700 lbs weaned packages sold firm with very good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold firm with very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.16/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 84.57 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.
Average price
$320.16
128 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$752
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$122.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.00
vs KY average
1.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544322.151,752125
Medium and Large 2-3572256.001,4642thin
Small and Medium 1-2500200.001,0001thin
One grade step is worth $122.15/cwt here — about $752 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale128 hd
320.16
KY average26 barns · 1,463 hd
309.16
+11.00
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−1.22
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.73
−84.57
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
BullsLow1,679163.792,75115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,462145.122,12246
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234140.871,73939
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023130.161,33224
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,310134.001,7551thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,381152.262,1034thin

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)1,035$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,8252thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$2,3751thin

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504148.42/cwt144.00–157.002,23227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296151.35/cwt145.00–159.001,96110
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,310134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,7551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234141.34/cwt138.00–144.001,74416
CowsLean 85-90%1,012126.00/cwt119.00–131.001,2759
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390141.72/cwt138.00–144.001,97014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438136.86/cwt135.00–138.001,9685
Bulls1,393145.66/cwt145.00–147.002,0293
Bulls1,823181.37/cwt180.00–183.003,3063
Bulls1,727163.98/cwt154.00–173.002,8329
CowsBoner 80-85%1,187132.23/cwt127.00–137.001,57013
HeifersChoice1,381152.26/cwt147.00–157.002,1034
CowsLean 85-90%1,113115.44/cwt115.00–116.001,2852
CowsLean 85-90%1,017135.30/cwt131.00–147.001,37613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3985137.11/cwt129.00–144.001,3512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2963160.90/cwt150.00–180.001,5494
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38101,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2-31,4502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900882242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,13445
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600579322.16/cwt314.00–327.001,86539
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473338.06/cwt320.00–347.001,5993
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7553
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527317.77/cwt301.00–325.001,6755
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2Value Added500–550500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400361325.84/cwt320.00–330.001,1767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400384445.05/cwt425.00–450.001,7095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519376.14/cwt347.50–395.001,95221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600553361.30/cwt350.00–372.501,9982
SteersLarge 1-2900–950945245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728246.99/cwt245.00–250.001,7985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250215335.00/cwt335.00–335.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525325.47/cwt312.50–337.501,70975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800757269.92/cwt255.00–275.302,043110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500473348.54/cwt325.00–367.501,64934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400376351.46/cwt332.00–375.001,32113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820216.26/cwt215.00–217.501,7732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350314329.06/cwt327.50–339.001,0338
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450424360.32/cwt327.50–380.001,52850
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650641275.65/cwt272.00–287.501,7675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657280.85/cwt280.00–282.501,8456
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800782242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600572256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4642
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650642230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250302.50/cwt302.50–302.507561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554298.41/cwt282.50–310.001,6538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681257.16/cwt250.00–277.501,7514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650647262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650631303.38/cwt290.00–325.001,91427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850830234.01/cwt230.00–238.001,9424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528302.32/cwt300.00–307.001,5963
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350332297.97/cwt285.00–307.509894
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478312.98/cwt305.00–317.501,4965
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300263286.36/cwt282.50–290.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473293.65/cwt287.50–300.001,3892
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750722205.91/cwt201.00–212.001,4873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423316.81/cwt302.50–321.001,3405
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800793220.96/cwt207.00–235.001,7522
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700660307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0267
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574334.16/cwt312.50–350.001,91813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7564
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450–500485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450431345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4876
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467366.75/cwt360.00–373.001,7139
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900855219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600568273.87/cwt270.00–277.501,5562
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300250340.00/cwt340.00–340.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378365.90/cwt355.00–387.501,38310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515346.57/cwt340.00–350.001,7853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,2481
BullsLarge 1-2850–900885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250225319.78/cwt310.00–330.007202
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950932181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6872
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800779262.09/cwt255.00–265.002,0424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425363.88/cwt360.00–375.001,5464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250200360.00/cwt360.00–360.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500473385.42/cwt380.00–396.001,82324
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250205390.00/cwt390.00–390.008002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385413.57/cwt400.00–427.501,5922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673298.29/cwt290.00–305.002,00715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750712279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450409403.54/cwt382.50–445.001,6506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500473401.05/cwt385.00–412.501,89718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611350.91/cwt322.50–372.002,14443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640307.91/cwt296.00–320.001,9712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800764282.59/cwt282.00–285.002,1595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700683325.62/cwt310.00–348.002,22470
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850805284.90/cwt284.90–284.902,29367
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310378.65/cwt370.00–392.501,1745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5021
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1561
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,017229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,3292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,3276
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576373.51/cwt360.00–384.002,15129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750726303.07/cwt291.00–318.002,20012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500488400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,95210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769261.66/cwt258.00–272.002,0124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850829267.51/cwt265.00–269.002,2184
SteersLarge 1-2350–400375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500491369.35/cwt361.00–377.001,8145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750716271.29/cwt261.00–277.001,94224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350307470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950900255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400353354.77/cwt352.00–357.501,2522
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700678255.13/cwt250.00–260.001,7302

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.