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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 19
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,136 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 1,018▲ 100 vs year ago 1,036 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 93▲ 94 vs year ago 123 · +76.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 7▼ 9 vs year ago 29 · −31.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with good demand. New crop fleshy bawling fall-born calves beginning to arrive in the market. Buyers showing preference for harder thin-fleshed long-weaned offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.91/cwt on 443 head.
Average price
$135.91
443 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$20.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.47
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534137.51735406
Large 1-2584121.707117thin
Medium and Large 2-3563117.5566229
Small and Medium 1-2255117.503001thin
One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $435 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 sale443 hd
135.91
—
KY average26 barns · 7,381 hd
138.38
−2.47
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—Low1,61492.331,49021
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23966.5082482
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44766.3496036
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02759.6161240

Every lot

121 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added253179.00/cwt179.00–179.004533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324175.29/cwt171.00–183.0056813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380165.61/cwt162.50–168.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added387170.76/cwt170.00–171.006614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401177.00/cwt177.00–177.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415173.94/cwt160.00–183.5072254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422155.67/cwt151.00–159.0065713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460154.22/cwt152.00–156.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472172.32/cwt161.00–180.5081327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522152.02/cwt150.00–155.0079411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523144.46/cwt142.00–147.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524165.23/cwt158.00–173.0086648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563161.93/cwt155.00–166.5091232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610137.68/cwt136.00–141.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617146.75/cwt142.00–158.0090554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661136.22/cwt133.00–138.009009
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672149.19/cwt144.00–151.001,00312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706126.67/cwt124.00–128.008943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730134.36/cwt131.00–136.009813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775133.34/cwt132.50–135.001,0336
Steers—Large 1-2780126.00/cwt126.00–126.009831
Steers—Large 1-2828119.54/cwt115.00–124.009902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860125.71/cwt125.00–126.001,08114
Steers—Large 1-2860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy928129.95/cwt129.95–129.951,20654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,120100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2255117.50/cwt117.50–117.503001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315141.94/cwt140.00–144.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335154.34/cwt152.00–157.0051717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377132.35/cwt130.00–136.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381145.91/cwt144.00–148.0055611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382149.61/cwt148.00–153.0057211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411146.93/cwt143.00–156.0060452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431137.31/cwt131.00–140.5059216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462146.85/cwt141.00–150.0067841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474133.06/cwt130.00–140.0063120
Heifers—Large 1-2478125.97/cwt121.00–131.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482124.63/cwt122.00–129.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516132.53/cwt130.00–135.0068417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522139.13/cwt135.00–144.5072654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563131.98/cwt130.00–133.0074319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574139.91/cwt134.00–145.0080322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576120.28/cwt113.00–127.006938
Heifers—Large 1-2578126.66/cwt126.00–127.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612120.43/cwt115.00–126.007376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624128.94/cwt126.00–131.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626112.77/cwt106.00–120.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669118.95/cwt110.00–124.007967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676133.02/cwt125.00–134.1089980
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685108.85/cwt103.00–111.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700119.25/cwt119.00–120.008354
Heifers—Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370893.00/cwt93.00–93.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715105.46/cwt100.00–110.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777106.19/cwt101.00–110.008256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open825113.00/cwt113.00–113.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284092.00/cwt92.00–92.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open870113.00/cwt113.00–113.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open983115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added319176.57/cwt165.00–183.005636
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328156.22/cwt152.50–160.005122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340142.00/cwt142.00–142.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3359156.00/cwt156.00–156.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363165.07/cwt163.00–167.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380181.22/cwt165.00–185.506899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426173.01/cwt172.00–176.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433148.29/cwt146.00–151.006423
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2437111.88/cwt104.00–128.004893
Bulls—Large 1-2460139.00/cwt139.00–139.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465147.50/cwt145.00–150.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469166.49/cwt164.00–175.007819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485135.93/cwt130.00–144.006594
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485126.00/cwt126.00–126.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519158.00/cwt158.00–158.0082011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536143.94/cwt140.00–144.507728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570136.04/cwt134.00–138.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572140.46/cwt138.50–144.008039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583152.64/cwt149.00–157.008909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628129.07/cwt122.00–131.0081110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669127.22/cwt126.00–130.008515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780115.17/cwt112.00–118.0089810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822101.17/cwt97.00–109.008328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2877103.66/cwt90.00–108.0090913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2913101.52/cwt96.00–107.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03576.00/cwt76.00–76.007871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3365107.50/cwt107.50–107.503921
Dairy Steers—Large 359582.00/cwt82.00–82.004881
Dairy Steers—Large 394587.00/cwt87.00–87.008224
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32874.81/cwt72.00–77.009932
Bulls——1,56488.70/cwt85.00–93.001,3878
Bulls——1,70298.15/cwt94.00–103.001,67111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96553.02/cwt44.00–59.0051215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03762.32/cwt60.00–66.0064620
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09458.02/cwt56.00–59.006355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17668.50/cwt66.00–71.008065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21264.27/cwt61.00–67.0077942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29170.39/cwt68.00–74.0090935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38470.15/cwt68.00–74.0097110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47164.87/cwt62.00–67.0095426
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,3951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3990835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,2671
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,3781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0017,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,8151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,3911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,6321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125922.61/cwt860.00–1,000.0010,3794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,7281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,190775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,2231

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.