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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 14
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
874 head
▲ 472 vs last sale 402▼ 805 vs year ago 1,679 · −47.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 34▼ 22 vs year ago 86 · −25.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to market being closed for Labor Day, however the feeder market appeared stronger with a good supply and good demand for quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.25/cwt on 104 head, up $29.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −52.77 against this barn's trailing median of $404.01.
Average price
$351.25
▲ 29.73 vs prior sale
104 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$39.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.95
vs KY average
−3.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541353.701,91396
Large 1522345.001,8012thin
Medium and Large 2558314.031,7516thin
One grade step is worth $39.68/cwt here — about $161 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

32 sales
460409358308median 404.0102/0203/3006/0108/0309/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $404.01 across 32 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 sale104 hd
351.25
—
KY average25 barns · 823 hd
338.30
+12.95
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−3.06
This barn, trailing median32 sales
404.01
−52.77
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
Bulls—Low1,589189.263,00810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482157.332,33216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255147.641,8528thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,134138.781,57411
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,440126.501,8222thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,685$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$2,7751thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850803243.02/cwt236.00–250.001,9512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350339474.95/cwt460.00–500.001,6105
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800–850840307.42/cwt305.00–309.002,5825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900876247.67/cwt247.00–249.002,1703
SteersMedium and Large 1-21200–12501,210244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,9521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626326.32/cwt317.50–331.002,04344
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600578340.14/cwt335.00–349.001,9666
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438385.59/cwt380.00–400.001,68913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626339.93/cwt329.00–348.002,12817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721313.53/cwt305.00–317.502,2615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583336.81/cwt320.00–347.001,96431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400368424.01/cwt407.50–435.001,56010
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,075215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3111
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,110190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550522381.92/cwt372.50–385.001,9944
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,060211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21200–12501,238215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,6623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950930235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350331456.66/cwt440.00–475.001,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470373.23/cwt360.00–385.001,75414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700665357.97/cwt354.00–368.002,38124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450421428.44/cwt422.50–447.501,8049
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636349.10/cwt335.00–355.002,2204
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665312.66/cwt307.50–321.002,0798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550540381.83/cwt367.50–389.002,0623
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480430.60/cwt417.50–441.002,06712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450413441.67/cwt430.00–450.001,8246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733307.98/cwt307.00–310.002,2576
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500463442.29/cwt427.50–447.502,0487
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700–750737318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,34415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300287565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600559376.75/cwt367.50–381.002,10624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527353.49/cwt340.00–363.001,86337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400381469.80/cwt460.00–477.501,7907
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420462.41/cwt460.00–467.501,9426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700659326.31/cwt323.00–332.502,1507
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800775308.50/cwt308.00–309.002,3912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300250620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250228555.22/cwt535.00–575.001,2662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350313565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750–800789308.59/cwt308.50–310.002,43517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650631371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,3417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open850–900869300.04/cwt295.00–300.502,60712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450416419.37/cwt417.50–421.001,7455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500465401.10/cwt391.00–410.001,8657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473395.78/cwt380.00–415.001,8726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350301533.84/cwt505.00–560.001,6074
CowsLean 85-90%—795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
CowsLean 85-90%—1,206151.62/cwt148.00–156.001,8294
CowsLean 85-90%—1,143134.69/cwt126.00–141.001,5406
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,323139.05/cwt138.00–140.001,8402
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,495178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6611
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,390109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5151
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,502157.23/cwt147.00–166.002,36214
Bulls——1,258173.98/cwt170.00–176.002,1893
Bulls——1,731195.81/cwt190.00–206.003,3897
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,232150.50/cwt145.00–159.001,8546
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,490144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1461
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,195138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,6491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550528398.93/cwt392.50–410.002,1068
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400371466.23/cwt465.00–470.001,7304
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6853,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,094172.73/cwt163.00–187.501,8905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5002,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
HeifersLarge 1500–550522345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8012
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338413.61/cwt407.50–420.001,3982
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633321.23/cwt320.00–322.502,0332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550526293.92/cwt287.50–295.001,5467
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250240395.00/cwt395.00–395.009481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500495349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,7281
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675284.88/cwt281.00–289.001,9232
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427398.09/cwt388.00–410.001,7005
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5081
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468381.18/cwt367.50–395.001,7842
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450446364.51/cwt364.00–370.001,62611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2511
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250245485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5791
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230415.00/cwt415.00–415.009551
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575305.54/cwt300.00–315.001,7574
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4851
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400358423.32/cwt420.00–430.001,5156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529405.42/cwt392.00–417.502,14527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900886305.76/cwt299.00–327.002,7094
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500489374.74/cwt358.00–377.501,8327
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610305.50/cwt301.00–310.001,8642
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415393.90/cwt375.00–400.001,6354
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,7312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775332.16/cwt323.00–340.002,57417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850849336.75/cwt336.75–336.752,85942
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,9581
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900868241.60/cwt237.00–251.002,0973
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,004285.50/cwt285.50–285.502,86610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378449.11/cwt442.00–455.001,6983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512372.69/cwt366.00–387.501,90828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562402.44/cwt392.00–430.002,26215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672341.86/cwt332.50–345.002,2976
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600581379.54/cwt361.00–382.502,2058
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,120250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812323.18/cwt315.00–327.002,62419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650609376.11/cwt371.00–380.002,29111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950937315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,95257
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300295445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3131

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.