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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 9
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,508 head
351 vs last sale 1,859 777 vs year ago 2,285 · 34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
24 vs last sale 117 15 vs year ago 78 · +19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
7 vs last sale 5 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. An increasing supply of fat bawling calves, and nearly a double digit drop in the futures market has limited the premiums buyers are will to pay and increased discounts for plainer or off colored cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $396.31/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits 65.23 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.
Average price
$396.31
72 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.87
vs KY average
17.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543402.622,18660
Medium and Large 2568364.772,07212thin
One grade step is worth $37.85/cwt here — about $114 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 sale72 hd
396.31
KY average23 barns · 1,164 hd
402.18
−5.87
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−17.21
This barn, trailing median31 sales
461.54
−65.23
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
BullsAverage1,709183.863,14116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,542170.642,63224
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266162.322,05521
CowsLean 85-90%High1,089140.171,52622

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,222$2,5753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,6502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683296.48/cwt287.50–305.002,0255
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350320487.62/cwt485.00–490.001,5602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473384.95/cwt377.50–392.501,8219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618378.50/cwt373.00–390.002,3393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682350.20/cwt347.50–353.002,3883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950928285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6453
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375407.84/cwt392.50–410.001,5298
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621336.49/cwt330.00–355.002,09015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,8591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569390.58/cwt370.00–395.002,22216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522401.74/cwt392.50–407.002,09724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000970273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,64816
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,018207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800787353.23/cwt340.00–354.002,78056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000978310.61/cwt303.00–320.003,0386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524366.94/cwt350.00–377.001,92326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800771279.19/cwt277.50–282.502,1533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500456470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850814336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,73521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600581407.12/cwt401.00–422.502,3659
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850828343.72/cwt337.00–345.002,84610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750729388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,82971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422390.88/cwt380.00–397.501,65011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,34682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750741352.47/cwt350.70–361.002,612168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519418.38/cwt415.00–420.002,17111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,029315.47/cwt315.00–315.503,24650
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850821359.98/cwt356.50–363.002,955112
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,061310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,28912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568338.26/cwt335.00–340.001,9213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713300.08/cwt292.50–307.502,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315409.52/cwt400.00–420.001,2902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950908320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623328.98/cwt317.50–337.002,0505
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800783290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2718
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open550–600596370.06/cwt370.00–371.002,20617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950935223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700670312.52/cwt310.00–315.002,0942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368476.28/cwt472.50–480.001,7532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572359.46/cwt355.00–367.502,0565
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1855
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350341515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7568
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1171
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650–700675330.75/cwt325.00–337.502,2333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open600–650610369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,25110
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550543383.89/cwt370.00–387.502,08522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750–800760325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4705
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700–750719320.84/cwt315.00–330.002,3075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473404.57/cwt400.00–407.501,9145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550501412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0674
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340175.90/cwt170.00–187.502,3575
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301150.10/cwt148.00–152.001,9534
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed960195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8721
CowsLean 85-90%92892.15/cwt84.00–100.008552
CowsLean 85-90%972118.55/cwt114.00–123.001,1523
CowsLean 85-90%1,187158.83/cwt153.00–168.001,8854
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468148.70/cwt143.00–154.002,1832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571176.78/cwt170.00–188.002,77716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491161.59/cwt156.00–167.002,4096
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223160.74/cwt155.00–167.001,96612
Bulls1,747190.08/cwt183.00–194.003,3217
Bulls1,569165.25/cwt157.00–176.002,5936
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500458325.24/cwt323.00–327.501,4902
BullsLarge 1-2450–500460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750745283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,1081
BullsLarge 1-2400–450402357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4372
Bulls1,898206.57/cwt202.00–211.003,9213
CowsLean 85-90%1,123142.79/cwt134.00–150.001,60412
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850810188.64/cwt180.00–197.501,5282
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700652215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4022
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1551
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750740180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3321
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
SteersLarge 1-2600–650630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
SteersMedium 1-2400–450435363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,5793
BullsMedium 1-2200–250235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
BullsMedium 1-2400–450435321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,3961
Bred CowsMedium 21,0151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 28701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513368.62/cwt360.00–377.501,8912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450416512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,1327
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700690387.53/cwt380.00–390.002,67412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950918331.10/cwt330.75–331.503,039106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533399.55/cwt380.00–401.002,13034
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,003280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8084
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615349.63/cwt337.50–358.002,1506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730354.54/cwt347.00–356.002,58836
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7901
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950924200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8485
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250210405.00/cwt405.00–405.008511
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622409.70/cwt402.50–419.502,548154
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7682
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480386.27/cwt382.50–390.001,8544
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000973215.09/cwt210.00–220.002,0932
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6991
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550537362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,9442
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,2191
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,10810
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438395.34/cwt380.00–430.001,7324
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0672
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700650287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8691
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400352385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3552
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250245330.00/cwt330.00–330.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260335.00/cwt335.00–335.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350315330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800770203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635309.40/cwt300.00–322.501,9654

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.