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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 14
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
987 head
▲ 521 vs last sale 466▲ 274 vs year ago 713 · +38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 134▲ 4 vs year ago 88 · +4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand; 600-800 lb open heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher 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 $150.09/cwt on 419 head.
Average price
$150.09
419 head · 656 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$469
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$30.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2657150.84991405
Medium and Large 2-3570129.787408thin
Large 1-2729128.409365thin
Small and Medium 1-2435120.005221thin
One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $469 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 sale419 hd
150.09
—
KY average26 barns · 5,556 hd
142.38
+7.71
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—High1,692107.111,8128thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25975.2794828
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52074.401,13133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01065.7766419

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367160.00/cwt160.00–160.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added396167.50/cwt167.50–167.506634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414157.03/cwt153.00–161.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428143.60/cwt140.00–147.006152
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490155.00/cwt155.00–155.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491176.64/cwt166.00–179.0086729
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521166.42/cwt159.00–170.0086719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534154.00/cwt151.00–156.008224
Steers—Large 1-2555147.00/cwt147.00–147.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558162.86/cwt154.00–167.0090941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573149.74/cwt148.00–151.0085815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609152.10/cwt142.00–161.0092655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644139.00/cwt139.00–139.008957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669133.63/cwt130.00–136.0089420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678152.43/cwt144.00–152.751,03387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713138.70/cwt137.00–141.0098910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731133.00/cwt133.00–133.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added781144.14/cwt137.50–144.751,12671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814129.85/cwt126.00–132.001,0579
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy817138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1275
Steers—Large 1-2845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3860102.00/cwt102.00–102.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2896124.49/cwt124.00–127.001,1156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932121.70/cwt117.00–123.001,13412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290133.00/cwt133.00–133.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305131.00/cwt131.00–131.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326135.08/cwt132.00–140.004404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added329145.28/cwt141.00–148.004785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365138.00/cwt138.00–138.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373126.19/cwt125.00–127.504712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377150.31/cwt148.00–153.005676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410134.92/cwt132.50–137.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425125.62/cwt121.00–131.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428147.24/cwt140.00–152.0063022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466135.77/cwt133.00–137.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471124.37/cwt117.00–126.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487145.28/cwt139.00–148.0070841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3502121.66/cwt121.00–122.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526132.82/cwt128.00–134.5069921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534141.23/cwt138.00–144.0075433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560122.46/cwt120.00–125.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575127.00/cwt122.00–132.0073010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577139.59/cwt135.00–144.0080553
Heifers—Large 1-2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612113.67/cwt113.00–114.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619130.49/cwt129.00–131.008084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625140.22/cwt131.00–141.0087665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665127.28/cwt119.00–129.0084613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710132.33/cwt120.00–132.7594060
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715118.83/cwt117.00–120.008506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761108.79/cwt108.00–109.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,0157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3200147.50/cwt147.50–147.502951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2272146.00/cwt146.00–146.003972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315141.08/cwt137.50–146.004443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added347160.00/cwt160.00–160.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373154.03/cwt153.00–155.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385133.00/cwt133.00–133.005121
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2412124.00/cwt124.00–124.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413133.60/cwt128.00–139.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434147.55/cwt145.00–149.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476158.38/cwt156.00–164.007547
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2485121.00/cwt121.00–121.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524148.70/cwt148.00–153.007797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525158.33/cwt158.00–159.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572133.10/cwt125.00–137.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578143.67/cwt138.00–149.008302
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2587113.00/cwt113.00–113.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617140.00/cwt140.00–140.008646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3626119.72/cwt118.00–125.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680127.34/cwt127.00–128.008663
Bulls—Large 1-2685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723117.99/cwt116.00–120.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755121.50/cwt121.00–122.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2831108.80/cwt108.00–110.009045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870106.56/cwt105.00–110.009277
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394583.00/cwt83.00–83.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950105.00/cwt105.00–105.009981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3210102.50/cwt102.50–102.502157
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43891.50/cwt90.00–93.001,3162
Bulls——1,776112.31/cwt108.00–117.001,9956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95160.91/cwt55.00–64.505794
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00663.75/cwt60.00–66.006419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05672.03/cwt67.00–75.007616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24377.53/cwt75.00–83.5096417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28272.26/cwt68.00–74.5092610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29567.00/cwt67.00–67.008681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43272.68/cwt70.00–74.501,04117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60077.05/cwt75.00–80.501,23315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,1581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,7611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,7002

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.