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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 21
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
765 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 987▲ 220 vs year ago 545 · +40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 92▼ 19 vs year ago 118 · −16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 3 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers traded mixed with middleweights 400-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower in a light test with good demand; yearling packages noticeably higher in a limited comparison 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 $133.49/cwt on 453 head.
Average price
$133.49
453 head · 890 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$172
per head · Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1-2617143.008837thin
Medium and Large 1-2895133.391,193445
Medium and Large 2-3925114.001,0551thin
One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale453 hd
133.49
—
KY average26 barns · 4,356 hd
140.12
−6.63
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—Average1,691104.011,75933
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22873.8490733
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38873.561,02119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09766.3372710

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405156.00/cwt156.00–156.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450154.00/cwt154.00–154.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470165.96/cwt164.00–170.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536159.89/cwt151.00–162.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545149.00/cwt149.00–149.008121
Steers—Large 1-2592144.50/cwt144.50–144.508554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612147.00/cwt147.00–147.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615141.00/cwt141.00–141.008671
Steers—Large 1-2651141.00/cwt141.00–141.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667136.04/cwt130.00–138.009074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735132.00/cwt132.00–132.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761126.14/cwt124.00–131.009609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832135.35/cwt135.35–135.351,126121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy842139.85/cwt139.85–139.851,17859
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3925114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy939133.39/cwt133.00–133.751,253115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,027125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,284114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,09092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3222117.50/cwt117.50–117.502612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345133.00/cwt133.00–133.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355136.00/cwt136.00–136.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410124.39/cwt120.00–129.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added453142.57/cwt140.00–146.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468134.33/cwt133.00–135.006293
Heifers—Large 1-2480119.00/cwt119.00–119.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515128.67/cwt125.00–135.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518143.65/cwt137.00–146.0074410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572136.42/cwt134.00–139.007807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572120.68/cwt119.00–124.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576132.04/cwt127.00–134.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Heifers—Large 1-2632122.73/cwt122.00–125.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open671124.00/cwt124.00–124.008326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686122.52/cwt120.00–125.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711135.50/cwt135.50–135.50963146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753109.50/cwt108.00–111.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325143.00/cwt143.00–143.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2352161.00/cwt161.00–161.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481145.13/cwt142.00–149.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482135.00/cwt135.00–135.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529141.56/cwt134.00–148.007496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574143.31/cwt142.00–143.508238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611132.01/cwt131.00–135.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657136.50/cwt136.50–136.508974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008511
Bulls—Large 1-2695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
Bulls—Large 1-2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733120.97/cwt120.00–123.008873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,683105.24/cwt96.00–113.001,77130
Bulls——1,77391.68/cwt89.00–94.001,6253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02064.00/cwt64.00–64.006531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06466.20/cwt62.00–68.007046
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11058.00/cwt58.00–58.006441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15869.35/cwt69.00–70.008033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22071.12/cwt67.00–73.0086814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24676.51/cwt73.00–86.0095318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24864.09/cwt63.00–65.008002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35371.47/cwt71.00–72.009674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42075.66/cwt73.00–81.001,07413
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13583.00/cwt83.00–83.009421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,290975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,5781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,344.30/cwt1,275.00–1,375.0018,4175
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,5051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,3781

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.