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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 25
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,304 head
▲ 478 vs last sale 826▲ 482 vs year ago 822 · +58.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 114▲ 116 vs year ago 126 · +92.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 39 vs year ago 71 · −54.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.75/cwt on 659 head.
Average price
$151.75
659 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$36.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561153.60861615
Medium and Large 2-3565126.3971542
Large 1-2798117.009332thin
One grade step is worth $36.60/cwt here — about −$72 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 sale659 hd
151.75
—
KY average24 barns · 7,325 hd
151.12
+0.63
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—High1,634111.841,82823
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22385.131,04146
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42183.161,18155
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02369.5471157

Every lot

123 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 1-2273187.52/cwt185.00–190.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331186.09/cwt183.00–188.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added341197.62/cwt190.00–200.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370183.82/cwt180.00–185.006806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added382195.81/cwt192.00–200.0074824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419195.77/cwt172.00–209.0082057
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420157.00/cwt157.00–157.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433165.15/cwt163.00–168.007156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471191.15/cwt170.00–198.0090039
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480159.00/cwt159.00–159.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483164.87/cwt160.00–170.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523170.78/cwt166.00–173.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525182.90/cwt173.50–189.0096074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567169.45/cwt166.00–171.009614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584183.77/cwt175.00–187.501,07343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585146.00/cwt146.00–146.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625170.61/cwt158.50–187.501,06629
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643153.01/cwt150.00–156.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663165.04/cwt159.00–168.001,09417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3669131.55/cwt129.00–142.008805
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715130.50/cwt126.00–135.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722155.79/cwt149.50–163.001,12522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759156.66/cwt147.00–157.251,18924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0679
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820140.38/cwt138.00–145.001,1513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877138.09/cwt128.00–139.251,21122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Steers—Large 1-2970116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,168113.42/cwt101.00–126.001,3252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220139.00/cwt139.00–139.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275158.69/cwt150.00–166.004363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added279174.38/cwt172.00–178.0048710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321154.68/cwt150.00–162.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328169.57/cwt163.00–181.005569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369142.52/cwt135.00–149.005266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370156.76/cwt154.00–159.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added384167.79/cwt162.00–171.0064437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418164.94/cwt159.00–169.0068935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426151.98/cwt148.00–156.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445148.00/cwt148.00–148.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470159.88/cwt154.00–167.0075144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474150.30/cwt146.00–154.0071219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515156.92/cwt148.00–165.0080897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529144.23/cwt142.00–146.007638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3529125.93/cwt116.00–140.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575144.59/cwt139.00–146.0083125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576132.66/cwt116.00–139.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577151.06/cwt147.00–159.0087218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610160.95/cwt151.00–161.50982155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618122.38/cwt120.00–128.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620144.69/cwt139.00–150.0089729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627132.99/cwt130.00–136.008346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657148.86/cwt137.00–151.0097839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669133.25/cwt131.00–137.0089113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708116.45/cwt113.00–120.008249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715131.20/cwt127.00–133.009385
Heifers—Large 1-2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778130.49/cwt124.00–131.001,01516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open806120.31/cwt116.00–126.009707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382087.50/cwt87.50–87.507182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840114.00/cwt114.00–114.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865107.33/cwt107.00–109.0092812
Heifers—Large 1-2880109.00/cwt109.00–109.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389590.00/cwt90.00–90.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395583.00/cwt83.00–83.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open985115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,006107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,068109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1647
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2218156.22/cwt153.00–160.003412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3273157.26/cwt153.00–161.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2279174.39/cwt172.50–177.004874
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2320129.19/cwt127.50–130.004133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327177.66/cwt170.00–187.0058111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330152.00/cwt152.00–152.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369207.15/cwt193.00–211.007645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383174.52/cwt171.00–185.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430187.22/cwt175.00–194.5080514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added454182.98/cwt179.00–186.008318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463165.30/cwt155.00–169.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505145.93/cwt145.00–150.0073711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509163.18/cwt160.00–168.008315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519175.02/cwt171.00–179.009085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550175.00/cwt175.00–175.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571178.70/cwt164.00–183.001,02023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575161.84/cwt156.00–171.0093114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595147.00/cwt147.00–147.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612161.21/cwt155.00–168.0098710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631140.95/cwt137.00–148.008896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665144.96/cwt140.00–150.009642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722133.36/cwt124.00–134.5096312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770129.97/cwt125.00–135.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292090.00/cwt90.00–90.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394589.00/cwt89.00–89.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970101.00/cwt101.00–101.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398084.00/cwt84.00–84.008231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3500107.00/cwt107.00–107.005351
Dairy Steers—Large 3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007904
Dairy Steers—Large 3931100.00/cwt100.00–100.009318
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32499.57/cwt95.00–106.001,3186
Bulls——1,744116.17/cwt110.00–130.002,02617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92255.75/cwt52.00–64.005146
Cows—Lean 85-90%95043.99/cwt41.00–49.004184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00569.15/cwt64.00–73.0069525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08378.38/cwt74.00–84.0084922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20579.40/cwt75.00–83.0095717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23488.49/cwt84.00–96.001,09229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35580.14/cwt76.00–84.001,08633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51987.69/cwt84.00–94.001,33222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3971751.22/cwt675.00–825.007,2945
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,9822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,037.02/cwt875.00–1,200.0011,4596
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,205.60/cwt900.00–1,575.0016,6134
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,206.14/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0015,1256

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.