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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 19
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
124 vs last sale 1,009 365 vs year ago 520 · +70.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
65 vs last sale 165 68 vs year ago 32 · +212.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
12 vs last sale 15 17 vs year ago 20 · 85.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger in spots with a good quality offering. Light weight feeder steers 200-350 lbs appeared slightly cheaper with a limited supply, while the 400-650 lbs steers were steady to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Yearling steers were mostly steady with a light test. Feeder heifers 200-400 lbs were sharply higher with a good supply, while the 400-500 lbs heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and the 500-650 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $436.51/cwt on 97 head, up $16.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits 21.32 against this barn's trailing median of $457.82.
Average price
$436.51
16.02 vs prior sale
97 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$65.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.45
vs KY average
28.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552437.852,41795
Medium and Large 2545372.502,0302thin
One grade step is worth $65.35/cwt here — about $387 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

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 sale97 hd
436.51
KY average25 barns · 1,441 hd
436.96
−0.45
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−28.82
This barn, trailing median29 sales
457.82
−21.32
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
BullsAverage1,621185.833,01212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,523164.502,50517
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,349161.372,17720
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,090137.531,49830

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)1,705$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,870$3,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2500–550545372.50/cwt365.00–380.002,0302
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,5351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528425.54/cwt412.50–430.002,24710
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370521.64/cwt507.50–535.001,93018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722333.12/cwt329.00–347.502,4058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578411.29/cwt393.00–418.002,37729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529453.26/cwt440.00–467.502,39812
SteersMedium 1-2800–850820292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479471.18/cwt460.00–484.002,25715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000961299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,8735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628378.86/cwt369.00–387.502,37911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350347506.21/cwt500.00–525.001,7574
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450409558.00/cwt545.00–572.502,2827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676388.25/cwt387.00–391.002,62526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680372.86/cwt362.50–383.002,53521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557432.90/cwt420.00–445.002,41122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920304.30/cwt298.00–317.002,8003
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450420482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615415.82/cwt415.00–417.502,55712
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850824329.98/cwt329.00–333.002,7194
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750703378.83/cwt360.00–384.002,66391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800753359.16/cwt355.00–360.002,70412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550510497.03/cwt480.00–501.002,53511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500458519.73/cwt517.00–522.502,3804
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,1731
BullsLarge 1-2700–750740310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600592374.13/cwt358.00–389.002,2157
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650622374.52/cwt360.00–380.002,33011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500467474.75/cwt465.00–495.002,21711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550522441.27/cwt437.50–445.002,3036
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423440.81/cwt425.00–452.501,86522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750712321.67/cwt313.00–333.002,2909
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950940233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985223.76/cwt222.50–225.002,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350321468.23/cwt452.50–482.501,5038
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400382492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,8812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525376.44/cwt372.00–380.001,9763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700680342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3291
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350332464.80/cwt455.00–475.001,5433
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750743332.50/cwt332.00–333.002,4702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450416498.15/cwt480.00–505.002,0727
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450434533.44/cwt515.00–540.002,3159
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800784308.00/cwt300.00–317.502,4154
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,5971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400383439.84/cwt430.00–445.001,6853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850815335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500457533.74/cwt530.00–535.002,4394
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,5053
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600577404.22/cwt400.00–420.002,3325
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650626393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,4603
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550534410.46/cwt402.50–415.002,1925
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8703,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,7052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,099175.88/cwt170.00–186.001,9334
Bulls1,723190.78/cwt183.00–195.003,2876
Bulls1,848199.67/cwt198.00–202.003,6902
Bulls1,354171.47/cwt164.00–176.002,3224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,386159.17/cwt150.00–164.002,2069
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,2941
CowsLean 85-90%1,118100.15/cwt95.00–105.001,1202
CowsLean 85-90%1,088138.27/cwt131.00–148.001,50417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359169.60/cwt166.00–173.002,3058
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210146.05/cwt144.00–147.001,7673
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466159.59/cwt154.00–163.002,3407
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564170.16/cwt165.00–177.002,6619
CowsLean 85-90%1,108159.60/cwt151.00–168.001,7686
CowsLean 85-90%1,061123.49/cwt120.00–127.001,3105
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265345.00/cwt345.00–345.009141
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700658323.74/cwt320.00–327.502,1302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500489499.08/cwt490.00–507.502,44133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773340.54/cwt327.50–347.502,6329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875309.83/cwt300.00–320.002,7112
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,055231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,4371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450432510.55/cwt505.00–513.002,20610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330591.75/cwt580.00–597.501,9533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523399.56/cwt392.50–406.002,09050
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613369.12/cwt360.00–377.502,26327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750702372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600585396.22/cwt382.50–399.502,31844
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670305.38/cwt295.00–317.002,0465
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600562453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,54611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490391.43/cwt380.00–402.501,9186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650639350.37/cwt335.00–357.502,23912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383459.61/cwt450.00–472.501,76018
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850835265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed200–250244552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,3485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850806307.58/cwt305.00–311.002,4797
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225406.67/cwt400.00–412.509152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350319422.06/cwt412.50–437.501,3464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683345.03/cwt342.50–347.502,3572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950915278.55/cwt270.00–287.002,5492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,5711
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440412.30/cwt402.50–419.001,8148
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557372.95/cwt360.00–377.002,07715
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400365387.90/cwt381.00–395.001,4162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,128250.17/cwt235.00–265.002,8222
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760277.48/cwt275.00–280.002,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774312.76/cwt307.00–320.002,4215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463428.05/cwt415.00–437.001,98222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900863291.76/cwt291.00–292.502,5182
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581344.98/cwt333.00–355.002,0044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300273481.65/cwt475.00–490.001,3153

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.