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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 11
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
288 vs last sale 1,000 336 vs year ago 1,048 · 32.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
19 vs last sale 61 21 vs year ago 63 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
14 vs last sale 3 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher; over 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, yearlings 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass and yearlings. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher; over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass and yearling replacement quality packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $343.30/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 118.25 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.
Average price
$343.30
33 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.76
vs KY average
15.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563343.301,93133
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale33 hd
343.30
KY average23 barns · 858 hd
333.54
+9.76
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−15.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
461.54
−118.25
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
BullsAverage1,832170.853,1307thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,391135.031,8787thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,292133.381,72314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,046110.251,15310

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)1,200$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$1,7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$2,4694thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-21050–11001,095210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450430335.58/cwt330.00–337.501,4434
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750734250.95/cwt250.00–255.001,8425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950935242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,2671
SteersLarge 1-2650–700683307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1003
SteersLarge 1-2750–800785255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850825237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9592
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500455346.87/cwt335.00–353.001,5783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750711266.75/cwt266.00–267.001,8974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850828254.48/cwt250.00–260.002,1074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600567298.69/cwt291.00–304.001,69429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650628279.55/cwt262.50–297.001,75641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763236.26/cwt232.50–240.001,8034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576283.26/cwt280.00–285.001,6324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526303.93/cwt293.00–315.001,59924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy900–950919260.08/cwt259.00–261.002,390103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300278366.15/cwt342.50–387.001,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950910205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700680259.09/cwt245.00–262.001,76210
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750745232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668278.48/cwt264.00–296.001,86013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900867234.53/cwt227.00–236.002,0336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement650–700669306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0476
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850805192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466314.33/cwt310.00–320.001,4657
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement700–750730279.50/cwt279.50–279.502,04033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement850–900869255.29/cwt251.50–260.002,21822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500327.50/cwt322.50–332.501,6382
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7381
SteersLarge 1-2700–750705235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000959251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,40717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,8112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700657314.05/cwt302.50–316.002,0637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350335406.97/cwt400.00–420.001,3634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570310.32/cwt309.00–311.001,7693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900880252.50/cwt252.00–253.002,2222
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added750–800792266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,1075
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800757248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,8772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600592348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,06016
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550532347.90/cwt337.50–357.501,85112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400381.00/cwt381.00–381.001,5241
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,3521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800770273.03/cwt269.00–276.002,10211
SteersLarge 1-2Value Added700–750725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650626308.10/cwt298.00–337.501,92918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450405419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,6971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400353394.93/cwt385.00–405.001,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750712296.39/cwt271.00–302.602,11098
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700691291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,0116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500461384.37/cwt382.50–390.001,7724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622282.43/cwt265.00–290.001,75710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521331.05/cwt320.00–343.001,7258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713265.04/cwt261.00–269.001,8902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450440391.74/cwt391.00–392.501,7242
CowsLean 85-90%1,148119.03/cwt117.00–121.001,3663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420136.00/cwt134.00–138.001,9312
CowsLean 85-90%1,030108.84/cwt103.00–114.001,1213
CowsLean 85-90%985126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452135.39/cwt134.00–137.001,9663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,326140.08/cwt139.00–142.001,8575
CowsLean 85-90%98097.64/cwt95.00–99.009573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231127.85/cwt124.00–131.001,5747
Bulls1,861165.97/cwt161.00–169.003,0894
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,193130.53/cwt130.00–131.001,5572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,498139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0822
Bulls1,793177.36/cwt171.00–185.003,1803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3822,600.48/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3252,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3908130.93/cwt128.00–134.001,1892
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2998164.93/cwt149.00–183.001,6462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,3301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474367.64/cwt360.00–377.501,7435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000995185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900895205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250210417.50/cwt417.50–417.508771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700674261.25/cwt252.50–271.001,76110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325394.25/cwt389.00–400.001,2812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750740227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600567314.27/cwt312.50–317.501,7826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722239.81/cwt239.00–241.001,7315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625255.29/cwt246.00–261.001,5967
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950930175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6281
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600577281.20/cwt276.00–282.501,6235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427320.34/cwt320.00–321.001,3683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800–850816232.37/cwt229.00–239.001,8963
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425263.33/cwt255.00–280.001,1193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,065190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000982182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518259.76/cwt250.00–270.001,3462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650645247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900868195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682236.82/cwt232.50–243.001,6153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,030207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open850–900880219.50/cwt219.00–220.001,9322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400361396.20/cwt372.00–405.001,4304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800760248.59/cwt246.00–257.501,8898
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450436388.69/cwt385.00–392.501,6956
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350310331.13/cwt315.00–340.001,0273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450421375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850800242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5101

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.