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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 13
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 378▼ 147 vs year ago 620 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 44▼ 30 vs year ago 94 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate to good demand. Yearling 600-800 lb steers 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $135.43/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$135.43
202 head · 698 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2704136.61962188
Small and Medium 1-2345125.004311thin
Medium and Large 2-3629119.0874913thin
One grade step is worth $17.53/cwt here — about $214 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 sale202 hd
135.43
—
KY average28 barns · 5,425 hd
132.94
+2.49
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—High1,603100.711,6156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62065.471,06116
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22762.3776619
CowsLean 85-90%Low94151.7048614

Every lot

92 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—Small and Medium 1-2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417140.00/cwt140.00–140.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423122.54/cwt120.00–125.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478139.91/cwt135.00–147.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491151.41/cwt149.00–156.007439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527148.97/cwt147.00–152.0078515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527141.75/cwt141.00–143.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565136.17/cwt131.00–139.0076913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575126.50/cwt121.00–132.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581145.50/cwt145.50–145.508454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607133.65/cwt130.00–135.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628138.57/cwt136.50–142.5087012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630111.50/cwt103.00–120.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660129.69/cwt129.00–131.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672143.77/cwt139.00–146.5096627
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706124.55/cwt123.50–125.0087910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753134.66/cwt133.00–135.001,01418
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3753114.51/cwt112.00–117.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758127.41/cwt122.00–128.509666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3890104.00/cwt104.00–104.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy894129.95/cwt129.95–129.951,16255
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200118.00/cwt118.00–118.002361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220129.00/cwt129.00–129.002842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270126.00/cwt126.00–126.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358124.31/cwt117.00–127.004455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370134.16/cwt130.00–138.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405125.04/cwt122.00–128.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410114.88/cwt110.00–120.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423131.00/cwt131.00–131.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473133.59/cwt132.00–139.0063216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483116.54/cwt115.00–121.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486125.02/cwt124.00–127.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513112.29/cwt110.00–115.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518131.41/cwt126.00–135.5068112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518122.69/cwt122.00–124.006363
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2535101.00/cwt101.00–101.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571122.14/cwt121.00–124.0069713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580126.62/cwt125.00–129.0073416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583110.28/cwt106.00–115.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629127.08/cwt123.00–133.5079930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638113.80/cwt110.00–115.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667102.00/cwt102.00–102.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685109.31/cwt106.00–114.007497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open710113.00/cwt111.00–115.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373083.00/cwt83.00–83.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732100.28/cwt90.00–106.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open760109.67/cwt109.00–111.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277298.43/cwt95.00–105.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377391.02/cwt90.00–92.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383382.02/cwt80.00–83.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388881.99/cwt74.00–86.007283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230153.00/cwt153.00–153.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385134.00/cwt134.00–134.005161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418122.49/cwt121.00–124.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466138.24/cwt136.00–139.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530129.00/cwt129.00–129.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535135.37/cwt133.00–138.0072411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555141.00/cwt141.00–141.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566133.65/cwt130.00–140.0075617
Bulls—Large 1-2600119.00/cwt119.00–119.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616133.00/cwt133.00–133.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628126.66/cwt123.00–131.0079511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670123.95/cwt116.00–128.008309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722116.96/cwt106.00–122.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2774111.46/cwt108.00–114.0086310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399071.00/cwt71.00–71.007031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1311
Bulls——1,41897.75/cwt96.00–99.001,3862
Bulls——1,828107.25/cwt103.00–111.001,9613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84044.79/cwt36.00–48.003766
Cows—Lean 85-90%98355.52/cwt54.00–58.005464
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05058.24/cwt58.00–59.006124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19956.61/cwt54.00–58.006797
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20362.37/cwt60.00–65.007506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28569.09/cwt67.00–72.008886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33059.00/cwt59.00–59.007851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58463.07/cwt61.00–66.009998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70369.13/cwt67.00–72.001,1777
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3985500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,118687.14/cwt675.00–700.007,6822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,4301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,473887.01/cwt875.00–900.0013,0662

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.