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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 12
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
500 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 325▲ 27 vs year ago 473 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 104▲ 59 vs year ago 64 · +92.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparisons with last Monday due to Holiday; however very good demand for all classes today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.84/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$133.84
246 head · 690 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$12
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$25.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2689134.77928236
Medium and Large 2-3699112.617878thin
Large 1-2840109.009162thin
One grade step is worth $25.77/cwt here — about $12 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 sale246 hd
133.84
—
KY average23 barns · 3,828 hd
138.95
−5.11
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—High1,628106.851,74014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26475.8095841
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53175.241,15226
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06768.2772822

Every lot

88 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278193.46/cwt191.00–195.005385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305184.00/cwt184.00–184.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378184.04/cwt178.00–190.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400158.00/cwt158.00–158.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420171.51/cwt165.00–181.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462166.85/cwt160.00–170.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473156.57/cwt154.00–159.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515156.46/cwt152.00–161.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525172.09/cwt165.00–175.5090311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575155.00/cwt155.00–155.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582167.00/cwt167.00–167.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611147.69/cwt144.00–149.0090210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630159.96/cwt151.00–166.001,00812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657152.00/cwt150.00–154.009993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678147.49/cwt146.00–149.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776144.28/cwt142.00–145.001,1204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2941126.00/cwt124.00–127.001,1864
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added283167.50/cwt167.50–167.504744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315159.36/cwt156.00–161.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373143.52/cwt143.00–144.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410135.00/cwt132.00–138.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419145.22/cwt143.50–146.006089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463141.44/cwt139.00–146.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528134.51/cwt134.00–135.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531148.30/cwt141.00–155.0078711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568147.54/cwt143.00–150.0083821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594135.80/cwt135.00–136.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620122.67/cwt121.00–125.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625138.79/cwt136.00–140.2586725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657128.00/cwt128.00–128.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673132.16/cwt130.00–133.008896
Heifers—Large 1-2690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721131.04/cwt130.00–134.5094568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775114.48/cwt114.00–116.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381696.44/cwt92.00–101.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open868128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,11561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390587.00/cwt87.00–87.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950105.00/cwt105.00–105.009984
Heifers—Large 1-299090.00/cwt90.00–90.008911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285192.50/cwt192.50–192.505491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292167.00/cwt167.00–167.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added311174.00/cwt174.00–174.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324163.42/cwt162.50–165.005296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375161.24/cwt155.00–167.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390173.00/cwt173.00–173.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440150.94/cwt146.00–156.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520150.06/cwt147.00–155.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523140.97/cwt140.00–142.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550137.33/cwt131.00–145.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580149.69/cwt148.00–152.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620146.49/cwt146.00–147.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621141.75/cwt139.00–144.008807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662146.57/cwt142.50–148.5097016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670135.33/cwt131.00–139.009073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3681124.77/cwt123.00–126.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722124.75/cwt121.00–129.009015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3762100.00/cwt100.00–100.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788122.00/cwt122.00–122.009613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808119.95/cwt115.00–124.0096911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870117.69/cwt115.00–119.001,0243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2931102.68/cwt94.00–108.009566
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395095.00/cwt95.00–95.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2985101.69/cwt91.00–107.001,0023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19580.00/cwt80.00–80.009561
Bulls——1,54595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4681
Bulls——1,671110.08/cwt103.00–115.001,83912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06365.50/cwt65.00–66.006962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06567.21/cwt65.00–68.007167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06558.31/cwt53.00–63.006214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06972.57/cwt69.00–75.0077611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21272.75/cwt68.00–75.0088213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30578.12/cwt75.00–83.001,01926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43372.50/cwt67.00–75.001,03913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60779.07/cwt76.00–83.001,27112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,88065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,2221
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299594.00/cwt94.00–94.009351

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.