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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 28
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
999 head
279 vs last sale 720 17 vs year ago 1,016 · 1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
24 vs last sale 39 13 vs year ago 76 · 17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
4 vs last sale 3 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady in a lite test with good demand; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand; instances sharply higher on replacement quality yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.83/cwt on 147 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 123.04 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.
Average price
$282.83
147 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$399
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$69.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.16
vs KY average
21.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559286.921,603132
Large 1-2578275.601,5934thin
Medium and Large 2-3540243.351,3138thin
Small and Medium 1-2553217.831,2053thin
One grade step is worth $69.08/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
463415367319median 405.8712/1603/0305/0506/2308/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 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 sale147 hd
282.83
KY average25 barns · 2,467 hd
282.99
−0.16
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−21.81
This barn, trailing median30 sales
405.87
−123.04
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
BullsHigh1,672172.152,8799thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445138.702,00412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,258137.591,73121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,089112.681,22716
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,455156.632,2792thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$1,7853thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 1-2300–350313364.32/cwt340.00–387.501,1402
SteersLarge 1-2550–600575301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,7311
SteersLarge 1-2900–950945219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500469320.49/cwt302.50–347.501,50345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390353.67/cwt347.50–360.001,3792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750736253.32/cwt240.00–260.001,8646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673268.29/cwt256.00–293.001,80695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400365401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,4642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450428329.47/cwt310.00–335.001,41015
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750716273.65/cwt260.00–280.001,95939
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850818190.50/cwt190.00–191.001,5582
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400375282.83/cwt256.00–310.001,0616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400385362.80/cwt355.00–367.501,39711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518247.17/cwt235.00–261.001,2804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625273.65/cwt254.00–293.001,71065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570285.60/cwt280.00–320.001,62880
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480264.30/cwt255.00–270.001,2693
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250205255.00/cwt255.00–255.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650637222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4142
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631250.17/cwt250.00–251.001,5796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement800–850824265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,18466
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750721200.33/cwt190.00–215.001,4444
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330282.50/cwt280.00–285.009322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550507277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,025175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600561239.53/cwt235.00–253.001,3444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676281.42/cwt270.00–285.001,9029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527310.64/cwt305.00–315.001,6379
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812247.43/cwt244.00–253.002,0098
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430317.93/cwt312.50–323.001,3672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800779255.01/cwt252.00–258.001,9874
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650612252.08/cwt242.50–264.001,5435
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468295.42/cwt281.00–310.001,3832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480327.42/cwt320.00–335.001,5724
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900870227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850840232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650616293.41/cwt275.00–299.001,80716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526335.13/cwt320.00–347.501,76338
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450416382.10/cwt360.00–405.001,5905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900871259.87/cwt257.00–260.002,26344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672294.05/cwt290.00–307.501,97618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616317.57/cwt307.00–335.001,95632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500466364.75/cwt350.00–380.001,7009
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9161
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450420231.00/cwt231.00–231.009701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800787255.78/cwt252.50–256.002,01315
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573326.28/cwt325.00–330.001,87012
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700666191.62/cwt188.00–202.501,2764
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650625289.57/cwt280.00–305.001,8109
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500491341.40/cwt339.00–352.501,6767
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450438377.98/cwt377.50–379.001,6563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572318.34/cwt308.00–331.001,82113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385290.38/cwt281.00–300.001,1182
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,186136.36/cwt133.00–139.001,61712
CowsLean 85-90%1,09597.56/cwt96.00–100.001,0683
CowsLean 85-90%1,140125.34/cwt120.00–129.001,4297
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436136.95/cwt133.00–139.001,9674
CowsLean 85-90%88578.00/cwt78.00–78.006901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,170125.59/cwt122.00–129.001,4692
HeifersSelect and Choice1,455156.63/cwt154.00–159.002,2792
CowsLean 85-90%1,056110.95/cwt105.00–114.001,1725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,406143.13/cwt141.00–147.002,0127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428142.43/cwt140.00–144.002,0346
Bulls1,689173.29/cwt170.00–179.002,9277
Bulls1,613168.15/cwt167.00–169.002,7122
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550–600593221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,826.86/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160151.48/cwt147.50–155.001,7572
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450417323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,3472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805207.45/cwt200.00–215.001,6702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600577297.03/cwt295.00–305.001,7146
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500–550515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400370376.99/cwt365.00–390.001,3952
BullsLarge 1-2650–700665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550510285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550533311.27/cwt310.00–312.501,6592
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650609237.89/cwt234.00–242.501,4494
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350335297.50/cwt260.00–335.009972
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700684225.41/cwt220.00–231.001,5424
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800778209.09/cwt202.50–212.001,6276
HeifersLarge 1-2950–1000950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8051
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2650–700660208.33/cwt200.00–212.501,3753
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2550–600567213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661246.99/cwt242.00–250.001,6337
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400375321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750709223.77/cwt220.00–236.001,58717
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600578275.60/cwt275.00–277.501,5934
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2500–550525227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838216.37/cwt211.00–219.001,8136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486291.15/cwt288.00–300.001,4155
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338334.25/cwt330.00–342.501,1303
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750740232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400365330.82/cwt320.00–340.001,2076
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600587272.47/cwt260.00–277.501,59912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800774252.39/cwt252.00–252.501,95317
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800763222.62/cwt215.00–230.001,6992
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450428305.92/cwt295.00–317.501,3092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700670272.98/cwt268.00–283.001,8296
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526336.82/cwt317.50–345.001,77213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550529294.75/cwt280.00–307.501,55938
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800785222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500455303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,3791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800787237.52/cwt232.50–240.001,8693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750725204.30/cwt190.00–219.001,4812

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.