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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 20
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,031 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1,027▲ 266 vs year ago 765 · +34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 128▲ 58 vs year ago 99 · +58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 37▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.79/cwt on 472 head.
Average price
$158.79
472 head · 756 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,200
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2766159.871,224436
Large 1577154.6589226
Medium and Large 2-3776122.5995210thin
One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $273 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 sale472 hd
158.79
—
KY average24 barns · 2,194 hd
159.94
−1.16
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—Average1,611122.931,9808thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47299.691,46825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21095.491,15571
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03681.9684933
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,535112.651,7292thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,490$1,3342thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205173.00/cwt173.00–173.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310163.00/cwt163.00–163.005052
Steers—Large 1326165.00/cwt165.00–165.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388166.35/cwt163.00–167.006456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474170.07/cwt167.00–174.008066
Steers—Large 1479170.00/cwt170.00–170.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484176.64/cwt175.00–180.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525162.00/cwt162.00–162.008511
Steers—Large 1542154.00/cwt154.00–154.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549171.00/cwt171.00–171.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558172.88/cwt172.00–173.009658
Steers—Large 1570145.00/cwt145.00–145.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613155.81/cwt154.00–160.5095511
Steers—Large 1635138.97/cwt137.00–141.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640141.00/cwt141.00–141.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,0685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658159.33/cwt159.00–160.001,0483
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3662139.00/cwt139.00–139.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670154.73/cwt149.00–158.001,03720
Steers—Large 1710143.66/cwt141.00–144.001,0209
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720124.50/cwt118.00–131.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734162.15/cwt159.00–164.751,190158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,28468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773155.25/cwt155.25–155.251,2003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,33540
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Steers—Large 1870142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added938150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,40730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,45555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3976103.29/cwt100.00–110.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2997130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,085103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228168.85/cwt167.50–170.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added327174.00/cwt174.00–174.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328154.32/cwt151.00–157.505062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375165.21/cwt160.00–171.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383127.25/cwt127.00–127.504872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388150.41/cwt148.00–155.0058411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411135.65/cwt135.00–136.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421147.31/cwt140.00–156.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433160.33/cwt157.00–162.0069414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456152.65/cwt147.00–155.006967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476158.72/cwt156.00–160.007568
Heifers—Large 1515147.00/cwt147.00–147.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518107.33/cwt106.00–108.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523142.60/cwt130.00–154.0074613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526159.54/cwt158.00–163.5083920
Heifers—Large 1560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560113.50/cwt107.00–120.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568137.01/cwt130.00–140.007789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585149.33/cwt148.00–150.008743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618148.51/cwt144.50–153.0091824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629130.51/cwt124.00–137.008216
Heifers—Large 1642139.00/cwt139.00–139.008922
Heifers—Large 1650138.00/cwt138.00–138.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673118.39/cwt115.00–120.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688136.61/cwt134.00–141.009409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692155.32/cwt145.50–158.751,075153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720137.00/cwt137.00–137.009862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2766130.56/cwt128.00–131.001,0007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780112.00/cwt112.00–112.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805148.75/cwt148.75–148.751,19770
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381599.00/cwt99.00–99.008071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820119.46/cwt116.00–123.009802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2169167.23/cwt157.50–170.002835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215187.33/cwt185.00–190.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225170.00/cwt170.00–170.003832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2274157.61/cwt153.00–163.004324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300169.00/cwt169.00–169.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335184.00/cwt184.00–184.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360176.00/cwt176.00–176.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360169.25/cwt167.50–171.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418148.24/cwt147.50–149.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419157.15/cwt156.00–160.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472144.02/cwt143.00–145.006807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476157.74/cwt156.00–159.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523156.41/cwt155.00–160.008187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540142.17/cwt141.00–143.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559164.57/cwt164.50–165.009207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568149.99/cwt147.00–153.008522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613148.27/cwt145.50–150.009098
Bulls—Large 1617121.00/cwt121.00–121.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620138.04/cwt134.00–142.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676137.81/cwt135.00–138.509325
Bulls—Large 1705128.00/cwt128.00–128.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718129.93/cwt126.00–134.009335
Bulls—Large 1780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781127.51/cwt126.00–132.009964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2873112.41/cwt109.00–116.009812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294586.00/cwt86.00–86.008131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 353088.00/cwt88.00–88.004661
Dairy Heifers—Large 366093.00/cwt93.00–93.006141
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,535112.65/cwt111.00–114.001,7292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0581
Bulls——1,650128.57/cwt124.00–134.002,1216
Bulls——1,835120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88862.66/cwt51.00–67.005566
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04082.59/cwt80.00–84.008598
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07576.90/cwt73.00–79.008274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08290.69/cwt85.00–96.0098115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19389.36/cwt85.00–94.001,06629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215101.86/cwt95.00–115.001,23838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27979.39/cwt78.00–84.001,0154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471101.62/cwt95.00–108.001,49520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47891.99/cwt87.00–93.001,3605
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273597.84/cwt94.00–102.007192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,333.93/head1,285.00–1,375.001,3342

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.