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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 27
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▼ 633 vs last sale 1,031▲ 73 vs year ago 325 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 157▲ 26 vs year ago 104 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 3▲ 111 vs year ago 3 · +3,700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady across the board. Good demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 higher. Great buyer participation throughout the sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.19/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$162.19
265 head · 721 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.27/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 1-2733165.161,210239
Medium and Large 2-3617134.8983226
One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $379 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 sale265 hd
162.19
—
KY average24 barns · 4,000 hd
162.82
−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—Average1,442120.991,74512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,511104.171,57443
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17898.591,16269
CowsLean 85-90%Low91580.5473719

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,3673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,548$1,2655
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$1,22710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$1,40029
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,2833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,2132thin

Every lot

86 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 1-2Fancy305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375168.82/cwt167.50–170.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437182.00/cwt182.00–182.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478147.58/cwt102.50–158.007057
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487163.96/cwt162.00–168.007985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511165.00/cwt165.00–165.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3513154.46/cwt153.00–156.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546181.00/cwt177.00–183.009883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578127.98/cwt100.00–150.007406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591171.70/cwt166.00–179.001,0158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620147.00/cwt146.00–148.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641152.95/cwt150.00–159.009809
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670137.65/cwt131.00–144.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686158.45/cwt155.00–159.001,0877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688165.25/cwt165.25–165.251,13772
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732155.80/cwt155.00–156.001,1405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765127.00/cwt127.00–127.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821165.64/cwt165.00–166.251,360116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835145.46/cwt138.00–153.001,2152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3863112.30/cwt110.00–117.009693
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2247180.00/cwt180.00–180.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317178.87/cwt174.00–185.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339180.00/cwt180.00–180.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377164.32/cwt157.00–169.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388147.55/cwt145.00–150.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421169.12/cwt167.00–172.007128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427158.87/cwt155.00–163.006787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471150.58/cwt145.00–154.0070910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517163.50/cwt159.00–165.0084514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522154.25/cwt147.00–157.008057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571154.67/cwt147.00–156.008838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580151.72/cwt149.00–155.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624138.97/cwt130.00–149.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625148.00/cwt148.00–148.009252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3691129.36/cwt115.00–134.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698142.00/cwt142.00–142.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900102.00/cwt102.00–102.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366173.00/cwt173.00–173.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435164.00/cwt164.00–164.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495123.00/cwt123.00–123.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530153.00/cwt153.00–153.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575161.70/cwt159.00–163.009303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635150.98/cwt147.00–153.009593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685139.00/cwt139.00–139.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779128.04/cwt126.00–130.009974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3950128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2161
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357566.00/cwt66.00–66.003801
Dairy Steers—Large 369079.00/cwt79.00–79.005451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 364263.00/cwt63.00–63.004042
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263111.49/cwt109.00–113.001,4084
Bulls——1,532125.74/cwt116.00–134.001,9268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89763.93/cwt62.00–66.005733
Cows—Lean 85-90%90088.68/cwt85.00–93.007987
Cows—Lean 85-90%93379.75/cwt75.00–84.007449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08583.35/cwt79.00–88.0090411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18197.13/cwt90.00–104.001,14736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220108.61/cwt105.00–117.001,32522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42998.14/cwt95.00–102.001,40212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549107.19/cwt103.00–116.001,66030
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,226.50/head1,000.00–1,500.001,22710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,366.61/head1,125.00–1,450.001,3673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5481,265.12/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2655
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,267.62/head1,000.00–1,475.001,2685
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,419.62/head1,100.00–1,800.001,42021
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3171,484.02/head1,425.00–1,575.001,4843
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.