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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 22
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,588 head
▲ 843 vs last sale 745▲ 939 vs year ago 649 · +144.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 156▲ 18 vs year ago 156 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for 500-600 lbs weaned packages. Very good demand for yearling steer and heifer packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very 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 $200.82/cwt on 1,102 head.
Average price
$200.82
1,102 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,365
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$512
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2685202.421,3861,055
Large 1-2604178.411,07815thin
Medium and Large 2-3552158.3787432
One grade step is worth $44.05/cwt here — about $512 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 sale1,102 hd
200.82
—
KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd
202.17
−1.35
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—Average1,691130.332,20320
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436114.051,63839
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205111.701,34748
CowsLean 85-90%High96796.2793145
HeifersChoiceAverage1,068125.131,3362thin

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)1,520$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,14817
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)801$1,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,0252thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3233192.44/cwt183.00–202.504482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added268232.50/cwt232.50–232.506234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310223.00/cwt223.00–223.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340211.00/cwt211.00–211.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360246.60/cwt243.00–250.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435237.96/cwt229.00–252.001,03511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469235.45/cwt227.00–244.001,10424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536236.05/cwt221.00–242.001,26537
Steers—Large 1-2545213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588228.72/cwt223.00–236.001,3458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618224.88/cwt210.00–231.001,39014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed634239.94/cwt239.50–240.001,52164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658213.25/cwt210.00–219.001,40311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718209.81/cwt207.00–214.001,50610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726191.97/cwt190.00–194.001,3948
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2351
Steers—Large 1-2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770194.77/cwt191.00–195.001,50017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777200.21/cwt199.00–204.001,5564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy810186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821192.88/cwt187.00–199.001,58413
Steers—Large 1-2860198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866188.56/cwt183.00–194.001,6334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,150146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3213162.06/cwt155.00–170.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2227187.00/cwt187.00–187.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275198.85/cwt190.00–202.505475
Heifers—Large 1-2295171.00/cwt171.00–171.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328177.72/cwt173.00–187.505833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329192.43/cwt190.00–202.0063314
Heifers—Large 1-2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367204.87/cwt202.00–208.0075211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370195.55/cwt190.00–200.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370180.25/cwt172.50–187.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421214.83/cwt201.00–225.0090417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421199.03/cwt196.00–200.008384
Heifers—Large 1-2425181.00/cwt181.00–181.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433161.09/cwt133.00–179.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467197.36/cwt190.00–200.0092210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479217.26/cwt203.00–226.001,04139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517196.10/cwt191.00–200.001,0146
Heifers—Large 1-2Value Added523210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526216.02/cwt197.00–227.001,13630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545166.00/cwt166.00–166.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557183.32/cwt181.00–193.001,0219
Heifers—Large 1-2570184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570169.00/cwt169.00–169.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576206.30/cwt198.00–224.001,18823
Heifers—Large 1-2610189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614156.42/cwt130.00–161.009607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627193.51/cwt185.00–199.001,21316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628179.51/cwt172.00–182.001,1278
Heifers—Large 1-2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660177.02/cwt174.00–181.001,1685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3679152.07/cwt131.00–170.001,0337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682202.44/cwt191.00–207.501,381234
Heifers—Large 1-2700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726202.73/cwt178.00–213.001,472378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2767171.87/cwt157.00–181.001,31845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772210.57/cwt184.00–211.751,626127
Heifers—Large 1-2775164.61/cwt159.00–170.001,2762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783135.63/cwt123.00–145.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805147.64/cwt131.00–163.001,1893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added835206.75/cwt206.75–206.751,72659
Heifers—Large 1-2842126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,085131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added187212.50/cwt212.50–212.503972
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278227.50/cwt227.50–227.506323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2287200.00/cwt200.00–200.005742
Bulls—Large 1-2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323234.54/cwt225.00–242.507583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3329181.08/cwt160.00–205.005964
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365191.00/cwt191.00–191.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369237.44/cwt220.00–250.0087615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430234.87/cwt220.00–241.001,01012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465235.38/cwt221.00–240.001,09517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy467189.00/cwt189.00–189.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495196.00/cwt196.00–196.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513223.24/cwt213.50–229.001,14522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed517235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2152
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571225.26/cwt215.00–232.001,28612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594208.66/cwt193.00–215.001,2396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606212.43/cwt199.00–222.001,2877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608195.52/cwt194.00–197.001,1892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4022
Bulls—Large 1-2Value Added640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed652218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,4256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672205.67/cwt194.00–213.001,3826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678187.99/cwt182.00–191.001,2753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3687152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727185.65/cwt183.00–191.001,3506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805184.50/cwt180.00–189.001,4852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868157.86/cwt151.00–165.001,3702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2923144.78/cwt140.00–151.001,3364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2972133.31/cwt120.00–144.001,2963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,030121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3592152.50/cwt152.50–152.509032
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,068125.13/cwt120.00–130.001,3362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1321
Bulls——1,504110.08/cwt98.00–123.001,6564
Bulls——1,771138.28/cwt126.00–161.002,44915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87073.00/cwt73.00–73.006352
Cows—Lean 85-90%89388.48/cwt83.00–95.0079014
Cows—Lean 85-90%92078.00/cwt78.00–78.007181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013102.48/cwt96.00–119.001,03828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13397.26/cwt93.00–101.001,1025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209114.06/cwt101.00–125.001,37942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35392.64/cwt90.00–95.001,2532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441115.21/cwt103.00–129.001,66037
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28011,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3913842.36/head835.00–850.008422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,189.00/head1,085.00–1,425.001,18915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,125900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.