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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
758 head
72 vs last sale 830 37 vs year ago 795 · 4.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
1 vs last sale 141 16 vs year ago 126 · +12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
12 vs last sale 18 12 vs year ago 18 · 66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 700 lbs and under were 4.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply, while the yearling steers and heifers were sharply higher with strong demand. Cooler weather conditions and a double digit increase in the futures market has increased buyers interest and the premiums they are willing to pay for weaned and value added feeders. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.87/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits 29.27 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.
Average price
$376.87
107 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$499
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$94.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.48
vs KY average
20.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575384.562,21096
Medium and Large 2561327.781,8385thin
Medium and Large 2-3570295.561,6855thin
Large 1-2590290.001,7111thin
One grade step is worth $94.56/cwt here — about $499 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

30 sales
460418377336median 406.1401/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale107 hd
376.87
KY average24 barns · 876 hd
353.39
+23.48
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−20.99
This barn, trailing median30 sales
406.14
−29.27
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
BullsLow1,669191.223,19222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,528171.862,62524
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247167.742,09142
CowsLean 85-90%High1,068154.211,64733
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370186.982,5622thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1-2450–500469363.88/cwt355.00–370.001,70711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418406.99/cwt401.00–412.501,7012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519353.08/cwt340.00–359.001,8324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300250385.00/cwt385.00–385.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516355.86/cwt350.00–361.001,83611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,43676
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600564356.93/cwt342.50–366.002,01318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650645383.44/cwt383.00–384.002,4739
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675328.27/cwt321.00–342.502,2163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850821350.73/cwt337.00–355.002,8796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600595399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,37457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915344.00/cwt344.00–344.003,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,4241
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700669311.61/cwt309.00–315.002,0855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530389.16/cwt375.00–394.002,0634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615357.52/cwt350.00–365.002,1994
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,3581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614364.43/cwt354.00–371.002,23814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800761389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,9603
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900895212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518372.86/cwt367.50–380.001,93114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750743395.17/cwt371.00–398.002,93670
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528420.02/cwt411.00–430.002,2189
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650614334.71/cwt330.00–341.002,0554
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566327.23/cwt320.00–335.001,8524
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215377.50/cwt377.50–377.508121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,4891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590374.35/cwt359.00–379.002,2096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800780359.75/cwt359.75–359.752,80670
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333363.29/cwt352.50–375.001,2103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600–650605271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,6401
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,095188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450412375.62/cwt361.00–382.501,5488
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,5632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758305.15/cwt300.00–313.002,3135
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700683319.43/cwt313.00–335.002,18212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open850–900875302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,6431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716320.24/cwt318.00–329.002,2935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482411.43/cwt395.00–421.001,98310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300282425.18/cwt410.00–437.501,1993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433403.64/cwt397.50–410.001,7482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578345.46/cwt341.00–357.001,9978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650614335.38/cwt325.00–341.002,0597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750716315.57/cwt299.00–326.002,2597
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2150–200170405.00/cwt405.00–405.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450428389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,6654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,0842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open550–600588372.71/cwt370.00–374.002,1923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500479396.66/cwt389.00–407.501,90011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378385.33/cwt380.00–389.001,4575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,030245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500484390.02/cwt380.00–395.001,8887
CowsLean 85-90%1,084165.30/cwt156.00–175.001,79214
CowsLean 85-90%1,063144.87/cwt135.00–152.001,54017
CowsLean 85-90%905127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1491
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,085185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,261173.71/cwt170.00–188.002,19018
SteersSelect and Choice1,370186.98/cwt181.00–193.002,5622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,557175.39/cwt170.00–185.002,73116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,469164.80/cwt161.00–168.002,4218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236163.26/cwt158.00–169.002,01824
Bulls1,668166.83/cwt153.00–175.002,7834
Bulls1,824203.71/cwt197.00–209.003,71610
Bulls1,477187.81/cwt180.00–194.002,7748
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
BullsLarge 1-2600–650605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
BullsLarge 1-2350–400365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3871
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
BullsLarge 1-2550–600595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
HeifersLarge 1-2850–900888261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,3183
BullsMedium 1-2Fleshy450–500450342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,5411
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28051,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500450280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2601
Dairy SteersLarge 31100–11501,105146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6131
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750733291.27/cwt290.00–292.502,1352
HeifersLarge 1-2950–1000975245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
BullsMedium 2650–700685231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5821
BullsMedium 2500–550535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550545375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0447
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,6143
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673393.50/cwt393.50–393.502,6489
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600586405.74/cwt391.00–411.002,37814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676369.17/cwt367.00–372.002,49616
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500457367.08/cwt350.00–375.001,6785
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000990220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1781
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400363355.02/cwt350.00–365.001,2893
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419363.95/cwt360.00–371.001,5254
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,3341
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524321.08/cwt312.50–336.001,6825
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433389.28/cwt382.00–397.501,6865
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569322.93/cwt310.00–331.001,8374
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623311.10/cwt300.00–320.001,9385
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8491
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750711290.78/cwt287.50–297.002,0675
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800778287.58/cwt282.50–292.502,2372
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600550257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4161
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350318370.91/cwt365.00–377.501,1792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570295.56/cwt280.00–300.001,6855
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800798315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,51424
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350318342.97/cwt330.00–361.001,0916
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550510303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,5451
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600573284.32/cwt280.00–289.001,6292
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,0261
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821

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.