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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 3
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 499▲ 367 vs year ago 226 · +162.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 98▲ 112 vs year ago 73 · +153.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 5▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Yearlings limited comparison with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with very 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 $140.98/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$140.98
247 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$22.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2715142.131,016228
Large 1-2623130.948162thin
Medium and Large 2-3555128.2671214thin
Small and Medium 1-2530120.006363thin
One grade step is worth $22.13/cwt here — about $380 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 sale247 hd
140.98
—
KY average25 barns · 5,792 hd
137.71
+3.27
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—Average1,674108.391,81536
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26973.1792966
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46572.511,06235
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09064.2670025

Every lot

119 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305161.00/cwt161.00–161.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325142.50/cwt142.50–142.504631
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2335127.00/cwt127.00–127.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added412157.38/cwt157.00–158.0064813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475135.54/cwt134.00–138.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484144.04/cwt141.00–145.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525141.99/cwt141.00–144.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538150.00/cwt150.00–150.008075
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570124.00/cwt124.00–124.007071
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571149.29/cwt147.00–151.0085212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572140.36/cwt138.00–143.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610122.24/cwt121.00–124.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615135.50/cwt135.00–137.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623147.51/cwt141.00–153.0091913
Steers—Large 1-2623130.94/cwt129.00–133.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661148.56/cwt143.00–149.509827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673133.32/cwt130.00–136.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716130.98/cwt130.00–133.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719138.89/cwt137.00–140.009998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785140.25/cwt140.00–142.001,10164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785127.00/cwt127.00–127.009971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy793144.25/cwt144.25–144.251,14458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2948125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,092112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,115106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310140.61/cwt140.00–141.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323122.42/cwt121.00–124.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372140.05/cwt137.00–143.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376133.74/cwt129.00–136.005033
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2380113.00/cwt113.00–113.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383108.00/cwt108.00–108.004143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412123.28/cwt120.00–125.005084
Heifers—Large 1-2430123.00/cwt123.00–123.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431138.86/cwt134.00–142.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433130.54/cwt129.00–132.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450118.00/cwt118.00–118.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461129.53/cwt123.00–132.0059716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472135.00/cwt135.00–135.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525130.03/cwt126.00–133.0068327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530123.41/cwt118.00–126.0065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585120.79/cwt119.00–124.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615127.50/cwt127.50–127.507846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617104.11/cwt100.00–109.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622116.39/cwt114.00–119.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open626120.43/cwt119.00–123.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655104.00/cwt103.00–105.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660128.50/cwt128.50–128.5084815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668111.68/cwt110.00–117.007466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371597.00/cwt97.00–97.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718109.01/cwt106.00–110.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376296.00/cwt96.00–96.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open791114.50/cwt114.50–114.509065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805101.00/cwt101.00–101.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386584.00/cwt84.00–84.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288090.00/cwt90.00–90.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390082.00/cwt82.00–82.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291593.00/cwt93.00–93.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02090.00/cwt90.00–90.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3227140.00/cwt140.00–140.003182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3277135.00/cwt135.00–135.003742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307158.91/cwt155.00–161.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325144.66/cwt144.00–145.004703
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335115.00/cwt115.00–115.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363137.50/cwt135.00–141.004996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369142.13/cwt138.50–151.005247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy398158.00/cwt158.00–158.006296
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2400111.00/cwt111.00–111.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411153.33/cwt153.00–154.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424146.28/cwt140.00–147.506206
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3426128.38/cwt125.00–131.0054710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465146.00/cwt146.00–146.006799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470132.42/cwt125.00–135.0062211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479141.07/cwt139.00–143.0067610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518126.21/cwt124.00–129.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526134.47/cwt129.00–139.0070715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.60/cwt130.00–136.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581123.41/cwt123.00–124.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy592145.00/cwt145.00–145.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3611115.56/cwt112.00–121.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623127.81/cwt123.00–131.007965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661129.89/cwt129.50–132.008598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385080.00/cwt80.00–80.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286593.00/cwt93.00–93.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390287.00/cwt87.00–87.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299088.00/cwt88.00–88.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02090.00/cwt90.00–90.009181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3242103.00/cwt103.00–103.002492
Dairy Steers—Large 3310109.00/cwt109.00–109.003381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49397.92/cwt87.00–102.001,46210
Bulls——1,744112.42/cwt103.00–120.001,96126
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04455.39/cwt48.00–60.005788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08164.26/cwt63.00–66.006956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12870.71/cwt68.00–74.0079811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22261.59/cwt60.00–63.007533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23270.20/cwt67.00–73.0086528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30376.54/cwt73.00–80.0099735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43477.13/cwt75.00–81.001,10611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46571.01/cwt67.00–73.001,04021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57766.04/cwt65.00–67.001,0413
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8602,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0037,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39281,009.40/cwt875.00–1,075.009,3675
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3940775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,2851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1271,220.05/cwt1,150.00–1,240.0013,7509
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,008.77/cwt825.00–1,275.0011,2074

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.