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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 15
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 668▲ 144 vs year ago 601 · +24.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 145▲ 43 vs year ago 113 · +38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.94/cwt on 349 head.
Average price
$189.94
349 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$60.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602196.571,183293
Medium and Large 2584168.9898618thin
Medium and Large 2-3579151.1887532
Small and Medium 2-3516136.127026thin
One grade step is worth $60.44/cwt here — about $481 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 sale349 hd
189.94
—
KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd
197.27
−7.33
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—Low1,476114.981,69819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,483106.911,58621
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22897.621,19984
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00585.3685828
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,085129.001,4001thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530124.531,9052thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,5923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,110$1,1382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,0585
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,0401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,430$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,5502thin

Every lot

121 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 2-3250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280232.50/cwt232.50–232.506511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317225.75/cwt220.00–235.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3371176.23/cwt167.50–192.506545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379224.23/cwt219.00–230.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382239.12/cwt239.00–240.009138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409230.73/cwt224.00–232.509445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0735
Steers—Medium and Large 2455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480234.08/cwt231.00–239.001,12412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487216.08/cwt212.00–226.001,0528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536229.29/cwt224.00–231.001,2298
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570172.50/cwt172.50–172.509831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574226.58/cwt219.00–236.001,30118
Steers—Medium and Large 2574206.02/cwt203.00–210.001,1837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580242.78/cwt240.00–244.251,40820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615157.00/cwt157.00–157.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619231.39/cwt229.00–235.001,4329
Steers—Medium and Large 2621194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637221.57/cwt217.00–222.501,4116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661224.50/cwt223.00–225.001,4844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671213.44/cwt199.00–221.001,43231
Steers—Medium and Large 2675192.09/cwt189.00–195.001,2972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727209.78/cwt197.00–212.001,5258
Steers—Medium and Large 2745192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758197.55/cwt194.00–199.001,49726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828198.52/cwt198.50–199.001,64449
Steers—Medium and Large 2855171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,8145
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285191.88/cwt185.00–199.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332199.96/cwt194.00–203.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333171.20/cwt165.00–177.505702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342185.00/cwt185.00–185.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365195.38/cwt191.00–200.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377166.60/cwt158.00–179.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390215.00/cwt215.00–215.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413214.36/cwt209.00–220.008858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416196.48/cwt190.00–205.008176
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3428137.81/cwt130.00–145.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3438175.00/cwt175.00–175.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459216.06/cwt210.00–220.009929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473160.00/cwt160.00–160.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477173.96/cwt170.00–176.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486194.24/cwt185.00–208.0094415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506189.00/cwt180.00–197.009568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542157.00/cwt157.00–157.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544205.56/cwt205.50–206.001,11817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559173.99/cwt168.00–176.009734
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3560135.28/cwt130.00–137.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566194.81/cwt188.00–199.001,10340
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577157.53/cwt153.00–165.009096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589213.05/cwt204.00–214.001,25520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613204.03/cwt201.00–206.001,25110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617192.38/cwt177.00–214.001,18714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618156.47/cwt141.00–167.009675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660199.35/cwt199.35–199.351,31678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666176.30/cwt168.00–181.001,17428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675137.84/cwt128.00–142.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710171.51/cwt165.00–184.001,2183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,42014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3772119.98/cwt119.00–121.009264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802183.39/cwt178.00–184.001,47110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2832146.73/cwt141.00–156.001,2214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2958165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305222.50/cwt222.50–222.506791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375222.55/cwt210.00–227.508359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400192.50/cwt192.50–192.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430233.10/cwt227.00–236.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432239.25/cwt238.00–242.001,0343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470210.38/cwt202.00–220.009896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478161.57/cwt152.50–170.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500189.00/cwt189.00–189.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515206.88/cwt200.00–215.001,0653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519221.21/cwt218.00–226.001,1485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555179.00/cwt179.00–179.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571224.49/cwt220.00–229.001,2826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575212.06/cwt202.00–217.001,2197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628199.96/cwt197.00–203.001,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684194.43/cwt191.00–198.001,3307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738188.02/cwt186.00–189.001,3883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2827178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4721
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2860114.00/cwt114.00–114.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4011
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,530124.53/cwt124.00–125.001,9052
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,085129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12896.29/cwt94.00–98.001,0863
Bulls——1,385110.50/cwt103.00–118.001,53010
Bulls——1,803131.79/cwt127.00–140.002,3766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96975.60/cwt71.00–80.007338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01687.57/cwt82.00–93.0089015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02994.32/cwt93.00–97.009715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12785.59/cwt78.00–89.0096513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23597.25/cwt90.00–103.001,20154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284108.00/cwt104.00–115.001,38717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483109.07/cwt102.00–118.001,61817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48597.74/cwt96.00–100.001,4514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0641,057.67/head775.00–1,175.001,0585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,138.18/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,592.16/head1,525.00–1,625.001,5923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.