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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 6
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,055 head
39 vs last sale 1,016 5 vs year ago 1,050 · +0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
62 vs last sale 76 43 vs year ago 95 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
68 vs last sale 6 69 vs year ago 5 · +1,380.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some attractive quality 300-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.99/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$217.99
530 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$586
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$64.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.09
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641220.181,412500
Large 1-2569189.751,0794thin
Medium and Large 2-3526184.7997222
Small and Medium 1-2530155.698264thin
One grade step is worth $64.49/cwt here — about $586 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 sale530 hd
217.99
KY average25 barns · 8,736 hd
224.08
−6.09
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
BullsLow1,728126.532,18711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221108.191,32138
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430108.091,54660
CowsLean 85-90%High99592.2491812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,078142.221,5334thin

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)1,250$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$1,42510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$1,4225
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,2251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,301$1,60323
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,400$1,4502thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2-3890176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537260.50/cwt259.00–265.001,3996
SteersMedium and Large 1-2832193.81/cwt190.00–200.001,6128
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2Value Added495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added667213.18/cwt206.00–219.001,42242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3621223.50/cwt212.00–227.001,3887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added732243.35/cwt227.00–250.001,78147
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added514284.20/cwt267.00–301.001,46124
SteersLarge 1-2831185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added820208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,706110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added322249.61/cwt247.00–255.008043
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added731201.72/cwt191.00–204.001,47524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572232.92/cwt221.00–238.001,33271
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added622229.50/cwt213.00–234.001,42771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added464256.41/cwt234.00–274.001,19047
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320187.50/cwt187.50–187.506001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3514192.10/cwt185.00–200.009875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528231.47/cwt218.00–242.001,22225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added284258.17/cwt257.00–260.007335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428251.90/cwt238.00–265.001,07813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009311
HeifersLarge 1-2645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435224.00/cwt224.00–224.009741
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374249.45/cwt241.00–262.509335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676186.22/cwt180.00–192.501,25914
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572189.23/cwt180.00–200.001,0825
HeifersLarge 1-2350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326223.52/cwt220.00–230.007293
SteersLarge 1-2915181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2620231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4322
SteersLarge 1-2950183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7392
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,010184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2743215.99/cwt210.00–219.001,6053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,48412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2972181.75/cwt181.00–182.001,7674
SteersLarge 1-21,050146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5332
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,110140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667231.82/cwt231.00–234.001,54611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3728202.15/cwt168.00–209.001,4726
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665215.40/cwt211.00–224.001,4323
SteersMedium and Large 2-3808184.51/cwt180.00–189.001,4912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574271.82/cwt266.00–277.001,56011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added482291.03/cwt271.00–302.001,40326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added428291.47/cwt272.50–305.001,24724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added665261.59/cwt240.00–265.501,74096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added632251.99/cwt244.00–266.001,59324
SteersMedium and Large 2-3568239.83/cwt226.00–249.001,36210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added775224.28/cwt222.00–230.001,73813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3335242.50/cwt242.50–242.508121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378280.57/cwt270.00–291.001,0612
Dairy SteersLarge 3675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Dairy SteersLarge 3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added478284.41/cwt275.00–290.001,3596
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added532256.58/cwt255.00–260.001,3653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added407281.48/cwt271.00–284.001,1466
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625229.60/cwt220.00–235.001,4356
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added572248.66/cwt248.00–250.001,4226
BullsMedium and Large 2-3555222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,2352
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,537115.72/cwt114.00–120.001,77912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27197.74/cwt91.00–103.001,2427
CowsLean 85-90%1,028107.71/cwt103.00–112.001,1072
Bulls1,415110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5571
Bulls1,715118.83/cwt118.00–120.002,0382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166108.84/cwt104.00–113.001,26925
HeifersChoice1,078142.22/cwt129.00–152.501,5334
CowsBoner 80-85%1,392117.67/cwt115.00–123.001,6386
CowsLean 85-90%1,00789.10/cwt86.00–91.008973
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413108.52/cwt104.00–113.001,53334
CowsLean 85-90%1,06895.25/cwt92.00–101.001,0174
CowsLean 85-90%86581.07/cwt79.00–83.007013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,381100.51/cwt94.00–103.001,38814
Bulls1,771130.52/cwt125.00–141.002,3128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,424.93/head1,225.00–1,600.001,42510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1331,359.49/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3595
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0451,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,422.05/head1,225.00–1,625.001,4225
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,670.83/head1,600.00–1,750.001,67118
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364272.98/cwt260.00–281.009944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2906147.33/cwt146.00–150.001,3353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828177.43/cwt170.00–185.001,4692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630197.71/cwt191.00–200.001,2464
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
HeifersLarge 1-2720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3272200.00/cwt200.00–200.005442
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2568150.63/cwt141.00–160.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2811172.40/cwt159.00–179.001,3987
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open823169.00/cwt163.00–175.001,3916
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2490152.50/cwt152.50–152.507471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628187.28/cwt183.00–206.001,1767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2595208.67/cwt208.00–210.001,2423
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2927160.98/cwt160.00–162.001,4924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522212.22/cwt209.00–215.001,10816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3670163.11/cwt152.00–178.001,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2278222.03/cwt215.00–230.006172
HeifersLarge 1-2560199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2716169.75/cwt160.00–177.001,2154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490224.98/cwt220.00–231.001,1023
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open782180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4085
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770181.99/cwt178.00–186.001,4016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320256.40/cwt250.00–260.008203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745198.44/cwt193.00–200.001,4789
BullsMedium and Large 1-2728181.24/cwt170.00–190.001,31915
BullsLarge 1-2897170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added370297.03/cwt294.00–302.501,0993
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675198.68/cwt198.00–205.001,34113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3363256.53/cwt251.00–267.509313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3818135.16/cwt130.00–145.001,1063
BullsMedium and Large 2-3445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 2-3521220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1466
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0741

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.