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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 11
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▲ 397 vs last sale 398▲ 295 vs year ago 500 · +59.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 130▲ 131 vs year ago 123 · +106.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 114▲ 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last Monday due to Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.32/cwt on 350 head.
Average price
$153.32
350 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$937
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$31.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614154.10946338
Medium and Large 2-3471132.946267thin
Large 1-2677132.678983thin
Small and Medium 1-2482123.005932thin
One grade step is worth $31.10/cwt here — about $353 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 sale350 hd
153.32
—
KY average17 barns · 4,540 hd
154.02
−0.71
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—High1,628121.881,98427
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27096.011,21968
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41094.431,33164
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06081.3686267

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)1,080$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$1,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,137$1,0252thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321182.08/cwt171.00–185.005845
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340159.00/cwt159.00–159.005411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382172.63/cwt169.00–178.006593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410176.15/cwt175.00–178.007229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2411166.50/cwt165.00–167.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467181.21/cwt170.00–186.008468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480166.47/cwt165.00–168.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510149.00/cwt149.00–149.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521160.53/cwt158.00–163.0083613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533171.34/cwt164.00–175.0091320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568160.38/cwt154.00–162.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578167.80/cwt163.00–172.0097015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580138.00/cwt138.00–138.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623168.24/cwt160.00–171.251,04824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed627174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,09178
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634153.23/cwt149.00–155.009715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675151.57/cwt143.00–156.001,0239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707147.66/cwt146.00–150.001,0443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720159.07/cwt152.00–163.001,1454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed749168.75/cwt168.75–168.751,26467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added760155.36/cwt154.50–157.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218192.36/cwt190.00–195.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243174.97/cwt172.50–177.504254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270165.15/cwt161.00–169.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322176.75/cwt173.00–178.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322159.00/cwt159.00–159.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323139.33/cwt133.00–145.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380169.00/cwt169.00–169.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385157.75/cwt151.00–164.0060711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405135.00/cwt135.00–135.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407146.05/cwt143.00–151.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424160.25/cwt151.00–164.0067915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476147.17/cwt143.00–150.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479160.71/cwt151.00–165.0077032
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2482123.00/cwt123.00–123.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513145.01/cwt144.00–147.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526151.29/cwt149.00–152.007967
Heifers—Large 1-2565133.00/cwt133.00–133.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568147.03/cwt142.00–150.008357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576152.82/cwt150.00–158.0088025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613127.45/cwt125.00–130.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620147.43/cwt142.00–150.5091427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634139.50/cwt138.00–140.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650128.00/cwt128.00–128.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662144.98/cwt141.00–147.0096031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672135.67/cwt133.00–139.009123
Heifers—Large 1-2685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed688161.75/cwt161.75–161.751,11371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.74/cwt128.00–133.009484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774153.81/cwt148.50–154.101,19058
Heifers—Large 1-2780129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813122.00/cwt122.00–122.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910115.25/cwt98.00–121.001,0494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988109.61/cwt95.00–124.001,0832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240145.00/cwt145.00–145.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2262160.00/cwt160.00–160.004192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317177.52/cwt171.00–180.005636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335152.00/cwt152.00–152.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357165.34/cwt158.00–172.005907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408164.27/cwt157.00–168.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458169.57/cwt168.00–173.007777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470151.00/cwt151.00–151.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487162.44/cwt151.00–167.007919
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513141.50/cwt141.00–142.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523154.99/cwt153.00–157.008117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565156.70/cwt153.00–158.0088511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591165.33/cwt165.00–166.009773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620154.60/cwt153.00–158.009595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630142.18/cwt140.00–147.008965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642138.50/cwt138.50–138.508892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673147.01/cwt146.00–149.009896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715136.04/cwt134.00–136.5097314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3722127.00/cwt127.00–127.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790124.00/cwt124.00–124.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808124.44/cwt118.00–131.001,0052
Bulls—Large 1-2880126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2895129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920106.00/cwt106.00–106.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2977116.68/cwt114.50–126.001,14010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,519113.25/cwt102.00–117.001,7209
Bulls——1,682126.20/cwt119.00–134.002,12318
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01562.50/cwt55.00–69.0063410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01876.98/cwt69.00–81.0078418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05484.17/cwt81.00–88.0088726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16396.31/cwt90.00–104.001,12013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20279.47/cwt74.00–85.009557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25291.51/cwt87.00–95.001,14627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298102.98/cwt96.00–111.001,33734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33184.03/cwt80.00–85.001,1189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37190.54/cwt85.00–94.001,24120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45299.33/cwt95.00–107.001,44235
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287592.00/cwt92.00–92.008051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1371,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.