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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 28
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 440 vs last sale 765▼ 132 vs year ago 457 · −28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 99▼ 5 vs year ago 109 · −4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher in a limited comparison with very good demand; over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.36/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$148.36
136 head · 677 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$286
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3485149.337243thin
Medium and Large 1-2681148.341,010133
One grade step is worth $0.99/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale136 hd
148.36
—
KY average27 barns · 4,480 hd
142.05
+6.32
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—High1,978103.552,0485thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40067.2794227
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28466.8385834
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06263.196719thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280166.00/cwt166.00–166.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326168.39/cwt165.00–170.005493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373170.33/cwt170.00–171.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405156.00/cwt156.00–156.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471171.12/cwt167.00–175.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480163.47/cwt163.00–165.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512166.73/cwt160.00–170.0085413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535151.00/cwt151.00–151.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585154.50/cwt154.50–154.509047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587151.00/cwt151.00–151.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628148.74/cwt145.00–153.009348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635144.00/cwt144.00–144.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653143.66/cwt143.00–145.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665138.00/cwt138.00–138.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804140.64/cwt136.00–141.001,13170
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287132.50/cwt132.50–132.503802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378141.92/cwt140.00–144.005368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407132.00/cwt132.00–132.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415141.25/cwt138.00–144.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475145.93/cwt140.00–150.0069312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480127.00/cwt127.00–127.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490139.29/cwt138.00–139.506837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528143.66/cwt141.00–146.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2547136.00/cwt136.00–136.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575141.19/cwt136.00–144.5081214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615134.56/cwt130.00–139.0082811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645123.00/cwt123.00–123.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668123.65/cwt122.00–125.008263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open804114.01/cwt113.00–117.009174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900106.00/cwt106.00–106.009541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320163.00/cwt163.00–163.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420161.00/cwt161.00–161.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423145.00/cwt145.00–145.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455157.00/cwt157.00–157.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475146.64/cwt144.00–148.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476162.50/cwt160.00–165.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526144.31/cwt140.00–149.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565132.83/cwt128.00–137.507502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569146.40/cwt142.00–149.0083315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615141.89/cwt140.00–143.0087310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620129.00/cwt129.00–129.008003
Bulls—Large 1-2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660142.50/cwt142.00–143.009418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680135.99/cwt135.00–137.009253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726131.00/cwt131.00–131.009513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795121.00/cwt121.00–121.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822111.78/cwt107.50–120.009196
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,978103.55/cwt100.00–109.002,0485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84054.00/cwt54.00–54.004541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04562.14/cwt59.00–64.006494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13566.53/cwt65.00–68.007554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22060.00/cwt60.00–60.007321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26859.41/cwt57.00–61.007533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28565.48/cwt63.00–67.0084117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28670.06/cwt68.00–75.0090114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30264.76/cwt62.00–66.008439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46369.03/cwt67.00–72.001,01017
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,1801

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.