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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 1
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 704▲ 551 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 50▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 2▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Holiday last Monday however very good demand for weaned 400-600 lbs steer calves today. Good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.23/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$124.23
145 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$23.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521127.22663117
Medium and Large 2-3488112.3754825
Small and Medium 1-2420107.594522thin
Large 1-2630104.006551thin
One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $8 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 sale145 hd
124.23
—
KY average29 barns · 6,437 hd
127.63
−3.40
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—High1,67099.801,66613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28265.3683836
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45564.7594220
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04852.4755018

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285161.51/cwt161.00–162.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370159.84/cwt156.00–162.005916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423165.54/cwt160.00–168.007008
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469162.58/cwt158.00–167.0076318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473149.02/cwt145.00–153.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475134.32/cwt134.00–135.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523134.46/cwt132.00–137.007032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526153.68/cwt151.00–158.0080811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588150.00/cwt150.00–150.008825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612135.00/cwt135.00–135.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652133.00/cwt133.00–133.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661139.71/cwt139.50–141.009237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714132.49/cwt129.00–135.009469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725124.76/cwt124.00–125.009054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775129.51/cwt127.00–130.001,00424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy828125.34/cwt125.00–125.501,0386
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0095
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3857106.00/cwt106.00–106.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,15594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3242133.00/cwt133.00–133.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295116.00/cwt116.00–116.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313123.80/cwt122.50–125.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315134.00/cwt134.00–134.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377132.50/cwt127.00–137.005007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380116.53/cwt110.00–120.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395141.00/cwt141.00–141.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411140.49/cwt133.00–142.505775
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2420107.59/cwt105.00–110.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424113.86/cwt110.00–120.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426128.42/cwt124.00–131.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469127.12/cwt122.00–129.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482119.33/cwt119.00–120.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485132.36/cwt131.00–133.0064214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508130.69/cwt127.00–133.0066415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519122.98/cwt121.00–126.006389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523110.52/cwt109.00–112.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570126.93/cwt124.00–131.5072421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3609104.42/cwt94.00–110.006364
Heifers—Large 1-2630104.00/cwt104.00–104.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631120.00/cwt119.00–122.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635115.57/cwt115.00–116.007347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660108.00/cwt108.00–108.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717114.00/cwt114.00–114.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758112.50/cwt111.00–114.008536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312163.63/cwt160.00–167.505114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325147.50/cwt147.50–147.504791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373154.28/cwt152.00–158.005759
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400126.00/cwt126.00–126.005042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402158.50/cwt158.00–160.006374
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415120.00/cwt120.00–120.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417149.22/cwt146.00–155.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474126.44/cwt123.00–132.005995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476161.00/cwt161.00–161.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500156.33/cwt153.00–163.007829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520131.00/cwt131.00–131.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521139.00/cwt135.00–147.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575138.02/cwt133.00–143.007948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617132.46/cwt130.00–136.008177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617126.26/cwt125.00–128.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy661131.05/cwt128.00–134.008666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy708123.00/cwt121.00–124.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765113.02/cwt111.00–115.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy766122.33/cwt121.00–123.009373
Bulls—Large 1-279598.00/cwt98.00–98.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870101.00/cwt101.00–101.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295580.00/cwt80.00–80.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396074.00/cwt74.00–74.007101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3281110.00/cwt110.00–110.003093
Dairy Steers—Large 336585.68/cwt85.00–87.003133
Dairy Steers—Large 353787.00/cwt87.00–87.004672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37490.49/cwt88.00–93.001,2434
Bulls——1,801103.94/cwt98.00–109.001,8729
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04256.16/cwt55.00–58.005856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04960.97/cwt58.00–67.006404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05245.46/cwt34.00–53.004788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24761.73/cwt57.00–64.0077015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30767.95/cwt65.00–71.0088821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42062.27/cwt60.00–64.0088411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49867.79/cwt66.00–72.001,0159
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,175975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,4561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,3311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,085700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,5951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,210722.21/cwt700.00–750.008,7392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,339840.62/cwt800.00–900.0011,2564
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,105600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2791,167.14/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0014,9288
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,315898.10/cwt675.00–1,025.0011,8104

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.