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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 713▼ 181 vs year ago 726 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 88▲ 19 vs year ago 99 · +19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 13▼ 116 vs year ago 119 · −97.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower . Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.25/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$135.25
191 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2679135.52921181
Medium and Large 2-3543130.3070810thin
One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about $213 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 sale191 hd
135.25
—
KY average27 barns · 5,598 hd
134.87
+0.38
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—Low1,623100.411,63016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41972.131,02431
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25469.2086850
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02459.1360518

Every lot

89 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312164.00/cwt164.00–164.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371156.66/cwt150.00–159.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420139.00/cwt139.00–139.005844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426165.88/cwt160.00–170.007078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469162.26/cwt155.00–167.007618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482150.00/cwt150.00–150.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512154.54/cwt154.00–157.0079117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521144.25/cwt140.00–153.0075212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565134.00/cwt134.00–134.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580140.59/cwt138.00–143.008157
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636131.35/cwt129.00–134.0083514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673132.36/cwt127.50–134.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677135.00/cwt135.00–135.0091413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716129.99/cwt129.00–133.009314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3742117.00/cwt117.00–117.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767125.55/cwt124.00–126.009639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874121.85/cwt114.00–122.001,06555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,01097.00/cwt97.00–97.009801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278124.84/cwt122.50–127.503472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324136.62/cwt135.00–139.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375118.15/cwt112.00–125.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380135.01/cwt134.00–136.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415138.50/cwt131.00–146.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434122.43/cwt114.00–127.0053110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474128.65/cwt127.00–135.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480121.08/cwt115.00–125.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516130.55/cwt126.00–135.0067422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520124.68/cwt120.00–127.0064817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522113.47/cwt110.00–119.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570128.64/cwt125.00–132.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576113.09/cwt103.00–117.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581124.29/cwt119.00–126.0072215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616123.29/cwt119.00–125.0075924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open660121.32/cwt118.00–122.5080113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667116.24/cwt115.00–117.007758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open714118.35/cwt111.00–120.0084516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open768109.50/cwt109.50–109.508413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770104.49/cwt103.00–106.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282099.00/cwt99.00–99.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open855103.00/cwt103.00–103.008811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215167.50/cwt167.50–167.503601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265158.00/cwt158.00–158.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2347160.76/cwt154.00–163.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365143.29/cwt140.00–145.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386154.00/cwt154.00–154.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428144.76/cwt142.00–148.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430131.36/cwt129.00–135.005653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy444161.58/cwt161.00–164.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458157.75/cwt157.00–158.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470136.00/cwt136.00–136.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476145.50/cwt144.00–146.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517151.61/cwt147.00–154.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531140.25/cwt133.00–144.007456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539124.17/cwt123.50–127.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568135.57/cwt130.00–141.0077037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616123.54/cwt122.00–126.007614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625129.41/cwt128.00–132.008097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy662129.44/cwt129.00–129.508578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676121.50/cwt118.00–126.0082113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718115.51/cwt115.00–116.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760114.00/cwt114.00–114.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800106.00/cwt106.00–106.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296097.00/cwt97.00–97.009311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48793.65/cwt88.00–100.001,3937
Bulls——1,716109.25/cwt104.00–114.001,8758
Bulls——1,83077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,4091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92652.50/cwt46.00–56.004867
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05661.24/cwt58.00–65.006477
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13967.03/cwt65.00–69.007634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24767.16/cwt64.00–69.0083714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25372.44/cwt70.00–76.0090828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27161.41/cwt59.00–63.007818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32166.25/cwt64.00–69.008757
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44873.85/cwt70.00–81.001,06924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,2711

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.