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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 5
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▼ 780 vs last sale 1,588▲ 145 vs year ago 663 · +21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 174▲ 78 vs year ago 125 · +62.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 28▲ 21 vs year ago 1 · +2,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to Holiday last Monday however demand was good for all classes today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.04/cwt on 405 head.
Average price
$217.04
405 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,129
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515222.781,148363
Large 1-2618192.671,1913thin
Medium and Large 2-3560165.4792639
One grade step is worth $57.31/cwt here — about $222 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 sale405 hd
217.04
—
KY average26 barns · 5,622 hd
212.54
+4.50
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—Average1,689124.502,10331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453111.231,61639
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,210105.161,27252
CowsLean 85-90%Average98490.2488849
HeifersChoiceAverage1,325118.001,5641thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,206150.041,8095thin

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)1,250$1,4074thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$1,1126
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,5465

Every lot

115 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278240.55/cwt227.00–252.506692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added312238.64/cwt219.00–247.0074511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374259.10/cwt226.00–263.0096920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3427210.00/cwt210.00–210.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433257.26/cwt239.00–262.001,11411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455186.00/cwt186.00–186.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467246.54/cwt224.00–254.001,15111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528240.13/cwt229.00–246.001,26821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573247.10/cwt229.00–263.501,41642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631229.80/cwt220.00–249.001,45025
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682227.23/cwt219.00–238.001,55017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686213.00/cwt211.00–217.001,4613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716216.97/cwt215.00–219.001,5546
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738205.98/cwt201.00–209.001,5203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763205.63/cwt201.00–208.001,5693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy823209.23/cwt208.50–211.001,72216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835195.48/cwt192.00–199.001,6322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867199.14/cwt199.00–200.001,7277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy869214.75/cwt207.00–217.501,86617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938197.14/cwt195.00–204.001,84922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,8911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,9151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232190.77/cwt190.00–192.504433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260205.75/cwt200.00–208.005356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added273225.63/cwt225.00–227.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313191.70/cwt185.00–195.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320231.00/cwt220.00–237.5073924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345212.00/cwt212.00–212.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372228.91/cwt220.00–233.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383197.74/cwt190.00–206.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386213.17/cwt210.00–219.008236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410192.51/cwt183.00–202.507892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420219.00/cwt219.00–219.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426244.76/cwt220.00–252.001,04371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465154.00/cwt154.00–154.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471237.95/cwt221.00–248.501,12156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485215.28/cwt210.00–219.001,0443
Heifers—Large 1-2Value Added500201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529227.56/cwt211.00–239.001,20445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530206.48/cwt204.00–210.001,0947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536167.07/cwt157.50–180.008956
Heifers—Large 1-2565191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569225.81/cwt210.00–237.001,28542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577193.60/cwt190.00–199.001,1173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579173.11/cwt170.00–180.001,0027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617156.98/cwt140.00–170.009696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622188.11/cwt181.00–195.001,1708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628209.99/cwt198.00–230.001,31920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665207.78/cwt199.00–227.001,3824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674194.13/cwt187.50–197.001,30812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678162.27/cwt157.50–167.001,1002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715192.69/cwt190.00–197.001,37815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3763146.77/cwt125.00–160.001,1204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775189.88/cwt180.00–193.501,47211
Heifers—Large 1-2790186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3812120.72/cwt115.00–130.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816170.79/cwt167.00–182.001,3944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added930151.97/cwt151.00–159.001,4138
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added255221.00/cwt221.00–221.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added324242.33/cwt220.00–262.5078511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3347162.50/cwt162.50–162.505642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368158.88/cwt153.00–165.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372251.62/cwt242.00–270.0093615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added437246.74/cwt239.00–254.001,07811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478240.78/cwt220.00–249.001,15129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524179.76/cwt160.00–206.009428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526233.37/cwt210.00–246.001,22820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580225.71/cwt219.00–237.001,30918
Bulls—Large 1-2590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618217.99/cwt211.00–229.001,34716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661212.88/cwt208.00–217.001,40712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688198.93/cwt193.00–205.001,3692
Bulls—Large 1-2690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Bulls—Large 1-2700177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720208.38/cwt206.00–210.001,5005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723180.90/cwt170.00–192.501,3082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723134.09/cwt125.00–143.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769200.41/cwt187.00–208.001,5415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770197.49/cwt176.00–204.501,5217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6932
Bulls—Large 1-2885186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920172.70/cwt170.00–174.001,5893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3980110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,035167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,065159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,160123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,4271
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,126157.55/cwt155.00–160.001,7744
Steers—Choice1,525120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8301
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,325118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533114.03/cwt99.00–123.001,74810
Bulls——1,763129.49/cwt123.00–141.002,28321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78363.28/cwt58.00–67.004953
Cows—Lean 85-90%85675.60/cwt73.00–78.006474
Cows—Lean 85-90%97684.55/cwt80.00–90.0082516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03199.10/cwt93.00–117.001,02226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207108.09/cwt100.00–119.001,30541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22194.24/cwt88.00–99.001,15111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32890.41/cwt89.00–92.001,2012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460112.36/cwt98.00–124.001,64037
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,164.45/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,406.60/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4074
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,546.27/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5465
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290592.00/cwt92.00–92.008331

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.