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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 26
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
757 head
▲ 299 vs last sale 458▲ 757 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 82▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves from 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings sold steady to firm with good demand. 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 $124.91/cwt on 391 head.
Average price
$124.91
391 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$459
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$25.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2672125.66844368
Medium and Large 2-3440113.4549922
Small and Medium 1-2385100.003851thin
One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $459 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 sale391 hd
124.91
—
KY average26 barns · 4,164 hd
126.07
−1.17
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—High1,60888.411,42112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46662.9192239
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23558.1471857
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04849.1651533

Every lot

101 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341149.00/cwt149.00–149.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375142.97/cwt142.00–145.005364
Steers—Large 1-2383149.00/cwt149.00–149.005713
Steers—Small and Medium 1-241597.50/cwt97.50–97.504051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418149.88/cwt148.00–151.5062613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.12/cwt140.00–147.006006
Steers—Large 1-2453128.00/cwt128.00–128.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476144.64/cwt144.00–146.006883
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2485123.00/cwt123.00–123.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487137.00/cwt137.00–137.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added495156.63/cwt148.00–158.0077537
Steers—Large 1-2510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530140.71/cwt139.00–141.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535132.09/cwt127.00–137.007072
Steers—Large 1-2562137.20/cwt136.00–139.0077110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566138.20/cwt138.00–139.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628145.66/cwt144.50–148.0091520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630136.49/cwt136.00–137.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691142.00/cwt142.00–142.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715130.75/cwt129.50–135.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773129.77/cwt129.00–135.001,0038
Steers—Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy807127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830125.80/cwt124.00–127.001,0445
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy830106.00/cwt106.00–106.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy839142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,19158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2876121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0603
Steers—Large 1-2920112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-396599.00/cwt99.00–99.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,022115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233122.58/cwt120.00–125.002862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2312127.39/cwt126.00–130.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330117.80/cwt116.00–119.003895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355125.62/cwt121.00–131.004468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370117.35/cwt114.00–120.004343
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423113.67/cwt105.00–118.004817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425124.84/cwt122.00–129.0053114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461130.62/cwt130.00–134.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471126.99/cwt124.00–129.0059810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475115.51/cwt115.00–116.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516120.97/cwt114.00–125.0062413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566123.55/cwt115.00–125.0069922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567108.27/cwt103.00–110.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618111.09/cwt108.00–114.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open649130.10/cwt130.10–130.1084448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open657124.00/cwt124.00–124.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678114.23/cwt108.00–118.007749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open737128.00/cwt128.00–128.00943140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open762123.75/cwt123.75–123.7594373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775104.97/cwt101.00–109.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845106.00/cwt106.00–106.008961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287598.50/cwt92.00–105.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292099.92/cwt95.00–105.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open997107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2235115.00/cwt115.00–115.002701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310122.50/cwt122.50–122.503801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2312143.63/cwt140.00–146.004489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369130.37/cwt122.00–136.004813
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2370109.00/cwt109.00–109.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2396142.80/cwt140.00–143.0056514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428137.29/cwt135.00–144.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473134.62/cwt132.00–138.0063724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519124.77/cwt124.00–126.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522130.41/cwt130.00–133.006817
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-253597.50/cwt97.50–97.505221
Bulls—Large 1-2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578135.21/cwt130.00–139.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580127.71/cwt126.00–130.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618123.71/cwt116.00–132.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678118.64/cwt116.00–120.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374592.00/cwt92.00–92.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2817109.00/cwt109.00–109.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287899.49/cwt99.00–100.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393070.00/cwt70.00–70.006511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40384.12/cwt75.00–89.001,1806
Bulls——1,81292.69/cwt90.00–95.001,6806
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98339.90/cwt31.00–46.003928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01657.05/cwt55.00–59.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07951.19/cwt46.00–55.0055221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11342.30/cwt34.00–49.004713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24162.90/cwt61.00–67.0078121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24256.55/cwt51.00–61.0070233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35158.88/cwt57.00–61.0079513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52464.92/cwt61.00–72.0098926
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0018,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,158645.39/cwt625.00–675.007,4744
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,448907.68/cwt800.00–985.0013,1432

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.