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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 1
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
337 vs last sale 451 208 vs year ago 996 · 20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
30 vs last sale 82 40 vs year ago 152 · 26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
22 vs last sale 3 23 vs year ago 2 · +1,150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday both the feeder and slaughter markets were stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were sharply higher with a good supply and strong demand for long weaned cattle and guaranteed open heifers . Yearling steers and heifers appeared stronger as well, however there were no true head to head comparisons. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and strong demand, while the slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher with strong demand for higher dressing individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.73/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 71.41 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.
Average price
$334.73
71 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.28
vs KY average
35.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545337.851,84364
Medium and Large 2541312.251,6896thin
Medium and Large 2-3595270.001,6071thin
One grade step is worth $67.85/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale71 hd
334.73
KY average11 barns · 407 hd
328.45
+6.28
National average194 barns · 19,992 hd
370.45
−35.72
This barn, trailing median30 sales
406.14
−71.41
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
BullsHigh1,671199.003,32518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606167.002,68328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,225165.582,02916
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,132139.511,57931

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 (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,7552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,433$2,5402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,465$2,3899
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,575$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,498$2,6152thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2550–600558320.29/cwt314.00–324.001,7873
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450412334.72/cwt325.00–340.001,3796
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633281.42/cwt272.50–290.001,7812
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800774270.48/cwt265.00–285.002,0944
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700671291.99/cwt290.00–293.001,9593
SteersMedium and Large 21050–11001,065201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,1411
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471317.44/cwt302.00–325.001,4956
BullsMedium and Large 21050–11001,090165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610322.55/cwt313.00–340.001,96813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614353.01/cwt349.00–354.002,16713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,38239
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426374.70/cwt357.50–381.001,5964
HeifersMedium and Large 2150–200185310.00/cwt310.00–310.005741
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522400.38/cwt390.00–407.002,09013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700697316.43/cwt295.00–318.002,20614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,8101
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700672281.01/cwt275.00–292.501,8885
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555311.35/cwt300.00–322.501,7282
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000995279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870254.21/cwt245.00–263.002,2122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660340.82/cwt332.50–342.002,24943
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531318.24/cwt305.00–330.001,6904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700693324.34/cwt323.00–324.502,24881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360429.83/cwt417.50–442.501,5472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750721301.95/cwt293.00–315.002,17713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21200–12501,200191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,7741
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570379.84/cwt377.00–381.002,1657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650625320.49/cwt315.00–325.002,0037
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769292.02/cwt285.00–300.002,24615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623320.77/cwt315.00–329.001,99811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800778308.09/cwt298.00–319.002,39718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850818303.55/cwt289.00–315.002,4838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1581
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350300335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750708257.54/cwt245.00–270.001,8232
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500450371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,6701
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750707262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8562
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438364.15/cwt355.00–373.001,5952
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,5582
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600554317.13/cwt317.00–317.501,7574
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,1231
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6071
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310338.61/cwt330.00–347.501,0502
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008552
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3131
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,7972
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,045208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,1742
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483371.16/cwt367.50–373.001,7933
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,5852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4982,615.36/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4332,540.05/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4652,389.45/head2,050.00–2,725.002,3899
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009922
BullsLarge 1-2600–650645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
BullsLarge 1-2650–700685262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7981
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750735242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7791
BullsLarge 1-2850–900890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450445297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,572159.41/cwt155.00–163.002,5068
CowsLean 85-90%1,120118.11/cwt114.00–120.001,3233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257169.46/cwt165.00–175.002,13011
Bulls1,990222.00/cwt222.00–222.004,4182
Bulls1,825209.43/cwt200.00–216.003,8228
Bulls1,531190.08/cwt185.00–196.002,9106
CowsLean 85-90%71082.50/cwt82.50–82.505861
Bulls1,155161.03/cwt160.00–162.001,8602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156157.05/cwt151.00–163.001,8155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,620170.04/cwt165.00–182.002,75520
CowsLean 85-90%1,152140.59/cwt130.00–148.001,62020
CowsLean 85-90%1,139153.74/cwt150.00–158.001,7517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1100–11501,117215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,5361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350325405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750718296.35/cwt291.00–299.002,1283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600575292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6821
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,755.41/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650605347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,0991
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,035239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,4741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open850–900866278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,4075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322457.10/cwt442.50–470.001,4723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465369.95/cwt365.00–375.001,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415381.05/cwt380.00–382.501,5815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800779277.37/cwt272.00–292.502,1618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600571338.57/cwt330.00–355.001,93310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950930257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,3951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open950–1000985244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527343.27/cwt325.00–350.001,80938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424359.60/cwt343.00–362.501,5258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850816274.55/cwt272.00–285.002,24010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524381.97/cwt370.00–385.002,00217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy500–550530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675319.91/cwt317.50–325.002,1593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500477379.55/cwt372.50–383.001,8105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487347.68/cwt332.50–355.001,69318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377380.70/cwt372.00–392.501,4355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516360.80/cwt350.00–372.501,8628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713291.40/cwt277.50–301.002,07812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574332.73/cwt322.00–347.501,91024
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561355.37/cwt350.00–361.001,9948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850848286.50/cwt286.50–286.502,43057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665305.65/cwt299.00–311.002,0337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450419397.50/cwt387.00–412.501,6666
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385415.24/cwt407.50–422.501,5994

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.