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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 26
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
822 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 1,136▲ 334 vs year ago 488 · +68.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 217▲ 41 vs year ago 85 · +48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 20▲ 66 vs year ago 5 · +1,320.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on calves over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.22/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$133.22
324 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537135.73728280
Medium and Large 2-3545117.2964044
One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about $89 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 sale324 hd
133.22
—
KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd
133.73
−0.50
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—Average1,41285.321,20420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51465.7499526
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28665.2083834
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07759.7864428

Every lot

126 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 1-2220162.79/cwt160.00–164.003583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280161.00/cwt161.00–161.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added309179.00/cwt179.00–179.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325164.25/cwt161.00–166.005344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380160.89/cwt153.00–166.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added395168.00/cwt168.00–168.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402170.95/cwt160.00–172.0068729
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436154.18/cwt151.00–155.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462152.67/cwt152.00–153.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3471140.39/cwt137.00–147.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478162.51/cwt154.00–163.0077718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy514145.26/cwt145.00–146.007474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524164.20/cwt154.00–165.7586035
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525135.27/cwt126.00–141.007105
Steers—Large 1-2530146.00/cwt146.00–146.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566157.47/cwt152.00–160.0089116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572149.20/cwt146.00–150.008535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617132.16/cwt125.00–135.008157
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625123.27/cwt120.00–126.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630142.70/cwt135.00–153.0089936
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3661129.00/cwt129.00–129.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671139.50/cwt139.50–139.509367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.51/cwt130.00–131.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728130.53/cwt129.00–136.0095033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755131.18/cwt129.00–133.0099011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790126.00/cwt126.00–126.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830126.00/cwt124.00–128.001,04620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885122.40/cwt120.00–123.001,0835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930115.25/cwt110.00–118.251,07211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280116.00/cwt116.00–116.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305155.74/cwt149.00–157.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310132.00/cwt132.00–132.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added357152.03/cwt146.00–154.0054313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373144.03/cwt143.00–145.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373127.96/cwt121.00–132.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413137.57/cwt134.00–142.0056810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415122.70/cwt117.00–128.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427152.96/cwt142.00–155.5065362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473136.01/cwt134.00–139.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478124.27/cwt122.00–131.0059410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481144.90/cwt139.00–151.0069746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518122.59/cwt118.00–129.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522137.37/cwt133.00–143.0071722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539126.81/cwt124.00–132.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572135.98/cwt128.00–140.0077820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3574125.68/cwt120.00–128.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591125.00/cwt120.00–130.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622128.00/cwt127.00–130.0079612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open632120.24/cwt117.00–122.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633112.00/cwt112.00–112.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3637101.93/cwt92.00–109.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676104.80/cwt100.00–107.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721103.50/cwt103.00–105.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372197.52/cwt95.00–101.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open724115.15/cwt107.00–117.5083424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open766110.28/cwt105.50–114.0084513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-278090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280791.99/cwt90.00–95.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open825100.50/cwt97.00–104.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open86096.96/cwt92.00–106.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391086.00/cwt86.00–86.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,05090.00/cwt90.00–90.009453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210173.00/cwt173.00–173.003632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2253160.50/cwt160.00–161.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313154.89/cwt151.00–159.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383162.08/cwt153.00–167.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408157.91/cwt152.00–161.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433151.06/cwt145.00–155.0065411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435136.32/cwt135.00–137.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460129.00/cwt129.00–129.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471148.97/cwt145.00–152.0070215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513131.51/cwt127.00–135.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525155.35/cwt152.00–158.0081610
Bulls—Large 1-2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532144.06/cwt140.00–152.007668
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580142.96/cwt136.00–149.0082920
Bulls—Large 1-2588136.98/cwt136.00–139.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605127.98/cwt126.00–130.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619134.36/cwt130.00–136.008329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668110.00/cwt110.00–110.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672123.66/cwt120.00–129.008317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3713108.27/cwt105.00–110.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717122.90/cwt117.00–126.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3778106.50/cwt106.00–107.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783111.00/cwt111.00–111.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835106.00/cwt100.00–112.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393579.00/cwt79.00–79.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,12086.00/cwt86.00–86.009631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 372596.00/cwt96.00–96.006961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14573.29/cwt67.00–80.008396
Bulls——1,34484.95/cwt80.00–88.001,1428
Bulls——1,76897.84/cwt92.00–103.001,7306
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02351.94/cwt50.00–53.505314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08558.70/cwt54.00–61.0063715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08765.07/cwt62.00–66.507079
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22362.74/cwt59.00–65.0076711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30968.97/cwt65.00–74.0090318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34257.02/cwt54.00–58.007655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45863.24/cwt61.00–64.509226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48555.00/cwt55.00–55.008171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53367.09/cwt65.00–71.001,02819
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0281,004.57/cwt975.00–1,025.0010,3273
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,143.55/cwt1,100.00–1,185.0013,9512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,295974.69/cwt900.00–1,025.0012,6224
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,189.35/cwt1,085.00–1,375.0017,24611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3913637.74/cwt625.00–650.005,8232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,102683.66/cwt625.00–725.007,5345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147982.58/cwt875.00–1,100.0011,2703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,356969.69/cwt785.00–1,150.0013,1499
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288079.31/cwt76.00–82.006983
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,06066.41/cwt65.00–68.007043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,7431
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,8042
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,5441

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.