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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 24
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,397 head
▲ 1,283 vs last sale 1,114▲ 1,093 vs year ago 1,304 · +83.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 240▼ 69 vs year ago 242 · −28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 16▼ 23 vs year ago 32 · −71.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand. However market showing a softer undertone for plain, off-colored and fleshy bawling calves. Very good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages suitable for grass. 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 $190.44/cwt on 2,043 head.
Average price
$190.44
2,043 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$456
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$62.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556192.641,0711,916
Large 1-2648170.631,10511thin
Medium and Large 2-3516157.52813110
Small and Medium 1-2474129.796166thin
One grade step is worth $62.84/cwt here — about $456 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 sale2,043 hd
190.44
—
KY average22 barns · 7,290 hd
193.45
−3.01
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—High1,480116.741,72821
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461100.591,46928
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18395.581,13058
CowsLean 85-90%High96980.7878324
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230157.991,94422
SteersChoiceAverage1,436165.412,3756thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,0573thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,605$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$1082thin

Every lot

137 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added227237.50/cwt237.50–237.505392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added306219.08/cwt190.00–243.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372247.21/cwt225.00–252.5092027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390211.00/cwt211.00–211.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421250.96/cwt216.00–269.001,05736
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487239.86/cwt221.00–256.001,16819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528233.85/cwt208.00–250.001,23517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578235.29/cwt225.00–240.001,3605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628221.95/cwt209.00–226.001,3946
Steers—Large 1-2650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666219.14/cwt212.00–224.001,4596
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728188.37/cwt185.00–190.001,3713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751187.17/cwt180.00–191.001,4066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy816191.40/cwt188.00–198.001,5627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy854197.90/cwt194.00–198.101,69064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055164.30/cwt132.00–175.001,7334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,130152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added282210.12/cwt202.00–213.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288166.13/cwt150.00–185.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290198.90/cwt193.00–205.005772
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3321164.41/cwt140.00–181.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326215.43/cwt210.00–235.0070213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343194.01/cwt192.00–195.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3362149.82/cwt135.00–170.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379210.60/cwt190.00–225.0079830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387184.48/cwt180.00–198.0071412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409194.42/cwt152.50–201.00795145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420202.23/cwt187.00–219.0084979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424167.82/cwt129.00–189.007126
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472203.65/cwt188.00–216.0096133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472153.02/cwt133.00–185.0072235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480191.41/cwt174.00–195.00919138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3514171.64/cwt141.00–182.0088220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516188.23/cwt176.50–202.50971277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524201.31/cwt190.00–212.001,05555
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2533126.88/cwt121.00–132.506762
Heifers—Large 1-2541187.66/cwt181.00–189.001,0156
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Large 1-2570188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3572159.51/cwt131.00–177.0091218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579197.29/cwt153.00–204.001,142542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586196.94/cwt184.00–203.001,154170
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement600181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619180.72/cwt145.00–197.001,11918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634191.57/cwt150.00–193.001,215224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675143.10/cwt130.00–157.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693167.22/cwt167.00–170.001,15913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706169.80/cwt169.00–170.001,1995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725149.62/cwt135.00–152.001,0857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729176.48/cwt155.00–177.001,287110
Heifers—Large 1-2757154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767161.25/cwt152.00–165.001,2377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780144.29/cwt142.00–146.001,1257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820124.60/cwt112.00–132.501,0223
Heifers—Large 1-2845141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3945109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0301
Heifers—Large 1-2950114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3965119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2977126.45/cwt106.00–135.001,2355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,014134.16/cwt94.00–140.001,3608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,127136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5337
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added258230.50/cwt230.00–231.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270196.00/cwt196.00–196.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320152.25/cwt141.00–162.504872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330217.14/cwt170.00–239.0071712
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2330127.50/cwt127.50–127.504211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369222.76/cwt190.00–244.0082210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3379178.32/cwt170.00–190.006764
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2420147.50/cwt147.50–147.506201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426228.20/cwt200.00–245.0097215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468195.66/cwt192.00–205.009166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469230.32/cwt211.00–242.001,08031
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2475127.50/cwt127.50–127.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487170.26/cwt165.00–181.008293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522214.27/cwt192.00–234.001,11823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523171.18/cwt153.00–181.008959
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584219.11/cwt201.00–230.001,28018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627205.71/cwt191.00–214.001,2909
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672196.80/cwt193.00–203.001,3226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738187.42/cwt180.00–195.001,3832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed758179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770181.87/cwt174.00–186.001,4003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,035106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,085110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,436165.41/cwt136.00–175.002,3756
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,198160.20/cwt141.00–174.001,9199
Heifers—Choice1,238168.93/cwt161.00–174.002,0918
Heifers—Choice1,276136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,7425
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370111.43/cwt106.00–116.001,52713
Bulls——1,659125.36/cwt117.00–135.002,0808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79368.76/cwt68.00–71.005454
Cows—Lean 85-90%98888.38/cwt84.00–92.008737
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01380.39/cwt73.00–87.0081413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16987.34/cwt83.00–91.001,02117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17680.79/cwt79.00–82.009505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190101.53/cwt93.00–115.001,20836
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467101.06/cwt90.00–115.001,48327
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993107.81/head103.00–113.001082
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06392.50/cwt92.00–93.009832
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07592.00/cwt92.00–92.009891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,056.99/head950.00–1,150.001,0573

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.