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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 25
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
▼ 211 vs last sale 754▼ 7 vs year ago 550 · −1.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 104▼ 31 vs year ago 72 · −43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on good quality 500-600 lb packages. Very good demand for yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.94/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$167.94
303 head · 783 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,315
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$476
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2786168.421,324298
Medium and Large 2-3610139.008485thin
One grade step is worth $29.42/cwt here — about $476 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 sale303 hd
167.94
—
KY average24 barns · 4,313 hd
167.48
+0.46
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—High1,617110.211,7828thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21283.061,00711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42979.301,13310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99467.7567412

Every lot

80 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 2-3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400166.00/cwt166.00–166.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430173.45/cwt172.00–175.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466166.11/cwt164.00–170.007748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527176.23/cwt174.00–178.009298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569163.23/cwt155.00–165.009299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590186.30/cwt184.00–189.001,09935
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619165.06/cwt156.00–173.001,02215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670148.89/cwt144.00–154.009984
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673137.51/cwt135.00–140.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675172.96/cwt166.00–178.001,16729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710173.72/cwt168.50–175.001,23315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy808173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,40261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy959163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,56356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987156.10/cwt156.10–156.101,54153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2292172.47/cwt167.50–177.505043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366164.69/cwt160.00–167.006035
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2400117.50/cwt117.50–117.504701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430149.06/cwt146.00–150.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432163.34/cwt154.00–165.0070611
Heifers—Large 1-2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473148.53/cwt145.00–153.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480160.27/cwt154.00–163.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3493133.02/cwt130.00–134.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526155.07/cwt148.00–159.0081615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540143.72/cwt142.00–147.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540139.00/cwt139.00–139.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556147.00/cwt147.00–147.008174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574142.63/cwt141.00–146.0081914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616152.15/cwt140.00–155.5093715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630136.36/cwt133.00–138.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631122.54/cwt120.00–125.007734
Heifers—Large 1-2656125.03/cwt123.00–129.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663137.26/cwt136.00–138.009104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673122.72/cwt120.00–127.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710126.33/cwt126.00–127.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,16444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818127.68/cwt124.00–132.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2854121.25/cwt117.00–125.001,0354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310187.50/cwt187.50–187.505811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366176.65/cwt172.50–178.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432166.35/cwt158.00–169.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467163.23/cwt156.00–167.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495136.00/cwt136.00–136.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006991
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524159.02/cwt150.00–162.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575154.70/cwt153.00–158.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630157.49/cwt156.00–159.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655155.03/cwt147.00–159.001,0153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673131.81/cwt127.00–136.008875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703126.99/cwt121.00–130.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3743118.33/cwt115.00–120.008793
Bulls—Large 1-2755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763124.00/cwt124.00–124.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2912111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547108.04/cwt103.00–111.001,6716
Bulls——1,825116.72/cwt115.00–118.002,1302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95958.60/cwt54.00–64.005625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01371.80/cwt68.00–75.007274
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02877.59/cwt76.00–80.007983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13281.97/cwt79.00–83.009285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22573.00/cwt73.00–73.008941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28986.16/cwt85.00–89.001,1115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35583.99/cwt83.00–85.001,1382
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43979.43/cwt76.00–83.001,1437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,0381
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299588.00/cwt88.00–88.008761

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.