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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 12
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,315 head
34 vs last sale 1,349 283 vs year ago 1,598 · 17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
71 vs last sale 81 70 vs year ago 82 · +85.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
28 vs last sale 0 26 vs year ago 2 · +1,300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some attractive quality weaned packages sharply higher with very good demand; over 600 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.07/cwt on 646 head.
Average price
$187.07
646 head · 649 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,215
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$49.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2664189.101,256592
Large 1-2615171.931,0577thin
Medium and Large 2-3462166.6676942
Small and Medium 1-2514140.007205thin
One grade step is worth $49.10/cwt here — about $536 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale646 hd
187.07
KY average28 barns · 7,416 hd
187.46
−0.39
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
BullsAverage1,633114.471,86918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53987.741,35054
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27387.231,11030
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06673.8878733
HeifersChoiceAverage1,010134.001,3531thin

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)1,106$1,2739
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$1,1275
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,486$1,4355

Every lot, as filed

126 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 1-2929168.08/cwt164.00–171.001,5617
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added778192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,49875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy604246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,48615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy806200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,61213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added634218.58/cwt209.00–223.001,38623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3490234.46/cwt231.00–238.001,1492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620202.07/cwt190.00–205.001,25311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458170.13/cwt160.00–185.007793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added692194.85/cwt194.75–202.001,34873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573200.59/cwt197.00–206.001,14921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added468195.45/cwt195.00–196.009159
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added638206.95/cwt196.00–211.251,32085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427196.69/cwt196.00–198.0084012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423190.35/cwt190.00–191.008056
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610148.89/cwt140.00–157.509082
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3317172.41/cwt160.00–180.005477
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3527171.42/cwt160.00–185.009035
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3363171.09/cwt140.00–183.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522204.17/cwt195.00–210.001,06647
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3732150.07/cwt144.00–153.001,0993
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3676147.35/cwt140.00–163.009964
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675173.53/cwt164.00–180.001,1719
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3238161.57/cwt155.00–175.003853
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270176.02/cwt170.00–182.504752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3442180.71/cwt170.00–185.007998
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571191.63/cwt188.00–195.001,09418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2761186.63/cwt177.50–189.001,42016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2638187.63/cwt170.00–192.001,19769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200160.00/cwt160.00–160.003201
Dairy SteersLarge 3601183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,10065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2519192.47/cwt186.00–195.0099920
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470244.22/cwt242.50–247.501,1487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2714193.00/cwt191.00–198.001,3785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670199.70/cwt195.00–204.001,33829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582239.58/cwt238.00–243.001,39410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3083
SteersLarge 1-2755195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4722
SteersMedium and Large 2-3526226.91/cwt221.00–230.001,1946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819186.34/cwt182.00–191.001,5265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2990176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,75035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788183.03/cwt178.00–189.001,4423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added538265.76/cwt248.00–276.001,43045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478259.58/cwt248.00–271.001,24123
SteersMedium and Large 2-3812176.91/cwt176.00–177.001,43711
SteersMedium and Large 2-3884174.81/cwt170.00–176.001,5455
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400232.50/cwt232.50–232.509301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3579228.55/cwt225.00–231.001,3234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added348289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added588251.68/cwt244.00–262.001,48036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427281.30/cwt253.00–289.001,20126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added759198.26/cwt198.00–200.001,5058
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added668222.03/cwt214.00–239.001,48334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added389291.15/cwt287.50–299.001,1336
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy688187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,28780
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added734210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5418
BullsMedium and Large 2-3327210.95/cwt210.00–214.006904
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added390293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,1431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added467254.29/cwt248.00–257.001,1885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added446257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1463
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added631190.26/cwt189.00–194.001,2014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added517248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49485.63/cwt83.00–88.001,27922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20085.66/cwt83.00–88.001,02813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43778.23/cwt74.00–82.001,1246
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26994.00/cwt89.00–104.001,19311
CowsLean 85-90%92462.27/cwt57.00–65.005757
CowsLean 85-90%1,14372.38/cwt71.00–74.008278
HeifersChoice1,010134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3531
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47577.75/cwt74.00–79.001,1476
CowsLean 85-90%1,17088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59191.84/cwt88.00–96.001,46126
CowsLean 85-90%1,08278.53/cwt75.00–82.0085017
Bulls1,544113.62/cwt108.00–119.001,75410
Bulls1,950127.85/cwt124.00–134.002,4934
Bulls1,538103.23/cwt99.00–107.001,5884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,075967.75/head900.00–1,000.009683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1191,325.70/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3268
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,000850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,365.58/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3662
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5401,519.32/head1,375.00–1,775.001,5194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561228.68/cwt226.00–231.001,2836
BullsLarge 1-2590219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2368243.21/cwt240.00–250.008953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2764167.78/cwt160.00–173.001,2825
BullsMedium and Large 2-3526216.05/cwt195.00–223.001,1365
BullsMedium and Large 2-3577202.40/cwt185.00–221.001,1684
BullsMedium and Large 1-2617179.86/cwt175.00–182.001,1105
BullsMedium and Large 1-2342279.99/cwt278.00–281.009583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516235.15/cwt229.00–241.001,21310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733164.48/cwt163.00–166.001,2062
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
HeifersLarge 1-2785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2963149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,43539
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485190.47/cwt189.00–192.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2362198.32/cwt195.00–205.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712165.83/cwt165.00–179.001,18173
HeifersLarge 1-2250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
HeifersLarge 1-2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
HeifersLarge 1-2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0742
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy380210.49/cwt210.00–212.508005
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open690189.21/cwt188.00–191.001,3065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open640189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2101
HeifersLarge 1-2720151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0871
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2457240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0972
BullsMedium and Large 2-3755134.97/cwt130.00–140.001,0192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715137.50/cwt137.50–137.509831
BullsMedium and Large 2-3463211.30/cwt202.50–220.009782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662186.90/cwt173.00–197.501,2373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3690164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2526149.89/cwt140.00–160.007884
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2578151.29/cwt142.50–160.008742

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.