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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 550▲ 458 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 80▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 41▲ 17 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 steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand on a plain through average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.07/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$141.07
220 head · 722 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2727141.711,030212
Medium and Large 2-3589124.077308thin
One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $300 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 sale220 hd
141.07
—
KY average26 barns · 3,742 hd
135.83
+5.24
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—High1,49886.521,2968thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39261.2785329
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31459.3578021
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03448.2149920

Every lot

95 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 1-2215137.50/cwt137.50–137.502961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286138.25/cwt133.00–141.003953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315142.50/cwt142.50–142.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370143.00/cwt143.00–143.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455132.50/cwt132.50–132.506031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465139.00/cwt139.00–139.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510134.00/cwt134.00–134.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538127.68/cwt127.00–128.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.03/cwt133.00–138.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626135.34/cwt130.00–139.0084710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671141.00/cwt141.00–141.009467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682134.00/cwt134.00–134.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702149.51/cwt140.00–150.001,05081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715133.50/cwt133.50–133.509554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765125.68/cwt121.00–131.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,08366
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795113.00/cwt113.00–113.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917127.00/cwt115.00–127.501,16525
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268129.30/cwt122.50–137.503475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280115.00/cwt115.00–115.003221
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2285105.00/cwt105.00–105.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337123.51/cwt121.00–126.004165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369124.16/cwt120.00–128.0045811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420122.24/cwt118.00–130.0051318
Heifers—Large 1-2435116.00/cwt116.00–116.005051
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471120.68/cwt116.00–123.0056810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473115.00/cwt115.00–115.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516120.23/cwt114.00–123.5062017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528109.00/cwt108.00–110.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578118.57/cwt113.00–124.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619116.15/cwt111.00–119.007195
Heifers—Large 1-2635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367296.35/cwt89.00–105.006473
Heifers—Large 1-2685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708118.50/cwt118.50–118.508394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370896.97/cwt94.00–100.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open710117.57/cwt117.00–118.508358
Heifers—Large 1-272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277891.21/cwt90.00–95.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281094.00/cwt94.00–94.007611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002801
Bulls—Large 1-2315127.50/cwt127.50–127.504021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318135.00/cwt135.00–135.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3353117.99/cwt116.00–120.004172
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-237597.26/cwt92.00–100.003653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378134.75/cwt132.00–138.0050911
Bulls—Large 1-2390127.00/cwt127.00–127.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408135.35/cwt131.00–138.005523
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Bulls—Large 1-2430127.50/cwt127.50–127.505481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445121.00/cwt121.00–121.005381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471130.17/cwt126.00–134.0061314
Bulls—Large 1-2Fleshy472119.00/cwt119.00–119.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480118.83/cwt115.00–122.005706
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508124.00/cwt124.00–124.006302
Bulls—Large 1-2515119.00/cwt119.00–119.006131
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535117.37/cwt115.00–120.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565132.00/cwt130.00–134.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619124.23/cwt119.00–128.007696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620116.00/cwt116.00–116.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665103.00/cwt103.00–103.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730107.36/cwt100.00–111.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763101.00/cwt101.00–101.007713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08573.00/cwt73.00–73.007921
Bulls——1,17881.56/cwt79.00–84.009612
Bulls——1,70991.20/cwt89.00–93.001,5595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90355.01/cwt54.00–56.004973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02550.13/cwt48.00–53.0051411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11741.30/cwt36.00–46.004616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16546.54/cwt46.00–47.005422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23758.42/cwt54.00–61.0072313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24155.96/cwt53.00–60.006948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39464.14/cwt60.00–68.0089411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51863.59/cwt61.00–67.0096516
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,8731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,115622.00/cwt550.00–685.006,9356
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,125400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,138652.03/cwt625.00–675.007,4202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,5431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300788.22/cwt725.00–850.0010,2472

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.