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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 620▲ 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 94▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 12▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Good demand for weaned calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.32/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$122.32
159 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$15.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518124.23644130
Medium and Large 2-3440115.5850821
Large 1-2688108.947498thin
One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale159 hd
122.32
—
KY average26 barns · 5,184 hd
128.09
−5.77
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
Bulls—High1,64590.341,48612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41365.379248thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34163.1384616
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04953.455619thin

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385143.00/cwt143.00–143.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3406135.42/cwt133.00–137.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459157.75/cwt157.00–158.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464147.34/cwt140.00–150.006849
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523141.75/cwt141.00–144.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557140.20/cwt137.00–141.007815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567155.12/cwt153.00–156.0088017
Steers—Large 1-2580126.00/cwt126.00–126.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606132.15/cwt130.00–133.008017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670133.59/cwt130.00–136.008955
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,01514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720126.00/cwt126.00–126.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735135.30/cwt132.00–138.509944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0836
Steers—Large 1-2820129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed863141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,21959
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215122.00/cwt122.00–122.002622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295127.00/cwt127.00–127.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310117.00/cwt117.00–117.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326125.32/cwt120.00–132.004095
Heifers—Large 1-2355116.00/cwt116.00–116.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372116.51/cwt116.00–117.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383125.53/cwt121.00–130.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411117.24/cwt115.00–118.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430128.04/cwt121.00–131.0055117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465125.75/cwt119.00–131.5058520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505109.05/cwt100.00–116.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514128.50/cwt128.50–128.506607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524122.32/cwt118.00–125.0064137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561121.39/cwt120.00–123.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576125.64/cwt124.00–127.0072415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582119.24/cwt119.00–120.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632119.54/cwt116.00–124.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668120.93/cwt116.00–123.008087
Heifers—Large 1-2687113.50/cwt113.50–113.507805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738105.51/cwt102.00–109.007792
Heifers—Large 1-285794.00/cwt94.00–94.008062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273128.00/cwt122.50–132.003495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320141.50/cwt140.00–144.004534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382138.47/cwt137.00–140.505297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384126.64/cwt120.00–132.004868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420122.95/cwt122.00–124.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427140.64/cwt137.00–145.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521137.81/cwt135.00–141.0071822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530129.00/cwt129.00–129.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569133.11/cwt131.00–135.007578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619118.47/cwt114.00–121.0073310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675114.00/cwt114.00–114.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284579.00/cwt79.00–79.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390374.00/cwt74.00–74.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399073.00/cwt73.00–73.007231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15077.50/cwt77.50–77.508911
Bulls——1,31380.05/cwt78.50–81.501,0513
Bulls——1,83295.80/cwt91.00–100.001,7558
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94845.43/cwt42.50–50.004313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04554.70/cwt52.00–57.005724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13850.42/cwt49.00–52.005742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17559.00/cwt59.00–59.006931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21062.99/cwt62.00–64.007622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25659.65/cwt58.00–62.007494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41567.06/cwt63.00–71.0094910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44766.28/cwt64.00–72.009597
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3908627.84/cwt600.00–650.005,7013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,360983.92/cwt950.00–1,025.0013,3813
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,118700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,155750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6631
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,175625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,3441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,9311

This sale against other markets

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.