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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 29
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
457 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 545▲ 457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 118▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.52/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$143.52
196 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$19.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578144.39835186
Medium and Large 2-3494127.676319thin
Small and Medium 1-2295125.003691thin
One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $466 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 sale196 hd
143.52
—
KY average28 barns · 5,625 hd
134.44
+9.08
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—High1,70399.271,69016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46869.421,01936
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31268.1489431
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11158.7065214

Every lot

96 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235179.00/cwt179.00–179.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260173.00/cwt173.00–173.004501
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336170.00/cwt170.00–170.005714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386154.07/cwt147.50–156.005954
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3397139.00/cwt139.00–139.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413160.06/cwt151.00–164.0066119
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418130.00/cwt130.00–130.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.41/cwt145.00–147.006227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470149.00/cwt149.00–149.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475161.44/cwt152.00–164.507679
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3502125.00/cwt125.00–125.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522154.38/cwt146.00–165.0080648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545139.00/cwt139.00–139.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574141.15/cwt139.00–144.008108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580145.76/cwt145.50–147.0084511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622120.00/cwt120.00–120.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631132.11/cwt130.00–135.0083412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633138.36/cwt137.50–138.5087614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674136.99/cwt135.00–138.009238
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684131.49/cwt130.00–133.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712124.50/cwt121.00–128.008868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728131.47/cwt129.00–134.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768126.99/cwt126.00–128.009758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2771124.00/cwt124.00–124.009565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825117.35/cwt116.00–118.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy925103.00/cwt103.00–103.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2942108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,095106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285133.00/cwt133.00–133.003791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295152.67/cwt150.00–158.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361147.00/cwt147.00–147.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372128.51/cwt127.50–129.004783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385131.21/cwt125.00–137.005053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432132.77/cwt130.00–135.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468115.99/cwt114.00–120.005439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473127.78/cwt121.00–133.0060416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518112.93/cwt110.00–116.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528129.30/cwt125.00–134.0068321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532121.84/cwt119.00–124.006488
Heifers—Large 1-2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582121.06/cwt116.00–124.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583128.51/cwt127.00–130.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616121.88/cwt118.00–124.0075120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628112.14/cwt107.00–117.0070410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633100.32/cwt99.00–102.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651129.00/cwt129.00–129.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679113.10/cwt112.00–114.007689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open722116.79/cwt112.00–118.008435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736111.00/cwt111.00–111.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2781112.81/cwt112.50–114.008815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386586.24/cwt83.00–88.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open953106.86/cwt106.00–108.001,0187
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325162.50/cwt162.50–162.505281
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369153.11/cwt147.00–154.005658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006201
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427141.41/cwt140.00–147.0060410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438149.00/cwt149.00–149.006534
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465133.97/cwt132.00–135.006233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474145.33/cwt140.00–150.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523137.70/cwt136.00–139.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528122.00/cwt122.00–122.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565132.24/cwt129.00–136.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Bulls—Large 1-2585123.00/cwt123.00–123.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623122.74/cwt118.00–129.007659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650117.50/cwt117.50–117.507641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693124.00/cwt124.00–124.008593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732114.67/cwt113.00–120.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825103.00/cwt103.00–103.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391590.00/cwt90.00–90.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296598.00/cwt98.00–98.009461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67588.40/cwt84.00–94.001,4816
Bulls——1,719105.79/cwt99.00–113.001,81910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97849.39/cwt43.00–54.004834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16069.00/cwt69.00–69.008001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16461.69/cwt56.00–64.007189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25459.06/cwt56.00–61.007414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27765.36/cwt62.00–67.0083513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36273.32/cwt69.00–78.0099914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46766.21/cwt64.00–68.0097112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46971.02/cwt68.00–77.001,04324
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300862.87/cwt800.00–910.0011,2173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,485975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,4791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,3881

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.