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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 4
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
257 vs last sale 743 259 vs year ago 741 · +35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
5 vs last sale 66 1 vs year ago 62 · 1.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
0 vs last sale 3 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand; yearlings packages sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 550 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher on high dressing individuals. Some fleshy new crop bawling calves starting to show up and a few plainer old crop calves compared to yesterday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $330.39/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 131.16 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.
Average price
$330.39
57 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$24.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.41
vs KY average
18.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551336.901,85742
Large 1-2553312.141,72515thin
One grade step is worth $24.77/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
515467419371median 461.5412/1602/2404/2106/1608/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 across 31 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 sale57 hd
330.39
KY average24 barns · 1,192 hd
324.98
+5.41
National average172 barns · 12,998 hd
349.28
−18.89
This barn, trailing median31 sales
461.54
−131.16
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
BullsLow1,455160.902,34111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,444138.441,99916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,278133.061,70019
CowsLean 85-90%High1,016118.301,20214
HeifersChoiceAverage1,562173.002,7022thin

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,085$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
BullsLarge 1-2600–650600251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000983230.99/cwt230.00–232.002,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300295332.50/cwt332.50–332.509811
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,014223.49/cwt215.00–229.002,2665
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773251.11/cwt250.00–254.001,94120
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2700–750720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450442340.62/cwt340.00–342.501,5064
SteersLarge 1-2500–550517317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350305360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0981
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350305327.50/cwt327.50–327.509992
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280310.00/cwt310.00–310.008681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2291
SteersLarge 1-2350–400360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500477318.28/cwt295.00–330.001,51816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700677262.20/cwt257.00–271.001,77559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525306.59/cwt294.00–322.501,61017
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1000–10501,018244.20/cwt244.20–244.202,48651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy900–950937256.50/cwt256.50–256.502,40359
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy850–900888244.26/cwt240.00–244.502,16919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400379333.79/cwt324.00–342.501,2655
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370255.00/cwt255.00–255.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250235340.00/cwt340.00–340.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567285.21/cwt277.50–303.001,61725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650627275.27/cwt267.50–278.001,72630
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800791242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,91813
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750722200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572272.74/cwt270.00–275.001,56017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement750–800779251.17/cwt251.00–252.001,95734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement600–650607290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7605
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement700–750721271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,95411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450429338.18/cwt316.00–362.501,45138
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765213.57/cwt210.00–217.001,6342
SteersLarge 1-2550–600558311.31/cwt305.00–312.501,73713
SteersMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,170208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,4341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,9101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905240.13/cwt236.00–240.502,17322
SteersLarge 1-2650–700660266.19/cwt262.50–270.001,7572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631286.92/cwt280.00–295.001,8105
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950935190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7771
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750740210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400381393.61/cwt375.00–402.501,5003
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400352340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750715254.13/cwt250.00–260.001,8173
SteersLarge 1-2700–750725252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500476368.61/cwt350.00–372.501,75512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672293.37/cwt283.00–299.001,97148
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571334.11/cwt317.50–342.001,90824
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added700–750716275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850821249.95/cwt240.00–255.002,0525
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700683243.63/cwt232.50–255.001,6642
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800767262.21/cwt254.00–268.002,01120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525340.63/cwt325.00–347.501,78818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850846265.50/cwt265.50–265.502,24658
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450415399.96/cwt365.00–412.501,66014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500486342.37/cwt340.00–350.001,6644
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713281.51/cwt280.00–284.002,00729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650613314.29/cwt297.50–321.001,92743
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2350–400365252.50/cwt252.50–252.509221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525266.75/cwt252.50–276.001,4005
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700667225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711248.15/cwt247.50–250.001,7644
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572302.34/cwt290.00–315.001,7295
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520310.33/cwt297.50–337.501,61416
CowsLean 85-90%1,016127.37/cwt124.00–131.001,2945
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516142.10/cwt140.00–147.002,1546
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,369145.89/cwt140.00–153.001,9974
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168134.15/cwt132.00–136.001,5675
CowsLean 85-90%775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
HeifersChoice1,562173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,7022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,387136.94/cwt133.00–139.001,8999
CowsLean 85-90%1,063112.40/cwt111.00–114.001,1954
CowsLean 85-90%1,029116.42/cwt114.00–120.001,1984
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296127.38/cwt124.00–131.001,65110
Bulls1,255139.63/cwt138.00–141.001,7522
Bulls1,820182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,3121
Bulls1,459163.58/cwt152.50–171.002,3878
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2950168.19/cwt143.00–183.001,5983
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400393381.45/cwt373.00–390.001,4992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970194.97/cwt187.50–200.001,8915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450424348.98/cwt327.50–367.501,4804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700681243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6553
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750715217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5551
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2650–700695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900870216.25/cwt205.00–227.501,8812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6521
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550–600580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500–550500222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270320.00/cwt320.00–320.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800767237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478339.68/cwt320.00–360.001,62411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633251.65/cwt250.00–252.501,5933
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650640245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5684
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468264.81/cwt260.00–280.001,2394
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600579260.49/cwt250.00–267.501,5089
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328305.88/cwt295.00–315.001,0036
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600582275.64/cwt262.50–279.001,6048
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487281.92/cwt270.00–295.001,3738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518278.08/cwt272.50–290.001,44011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350340282.50/cwt282.50–282.509611
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2400–450433231.26/cwt230.00–232.501,0012
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2300–350340207.50/cwt207.50–207.507061
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2500–550525217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371314.79/cwt312.00–317.501,1684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727237.10/cwt237.00–237.501,7245
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433303.60/cwt295.00–312.501,3153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open950–1000985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1000–10501,042194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550530265.48/cwt247.50–270.001,4076
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5201
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2550–600590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2392
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550543289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,2271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450423265.68/cwt252.50–280.001,1242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618254.02/cwt252.00–255.001,5703
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600580267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5521
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325282.50/cwt282.50–282.509181
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528283.92/cwt267.50–291.001,4996

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.