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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 14
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,259 head
▲ 301 vs last sale 958▲ 573 vs year ago 686 · +83.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 146▲ 55 vs year ago 121 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 11 · −81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher on good quality weaned packages. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. 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 $233.67/cwt on 601 head.
Average price
$233.67
601 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,327
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$675
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$105.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566238.261,348560
Medium and Large 2-3595175.611,04436
Large 1-2970156.001,5131thin
Small and Medium 1-2507132.836734thin
One grade step is worth $105.44/cwt here — about $675 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 sale601 hd
233.67
—
KY average27 barns · 6,338 hd
230.93
+2.74
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—Low1,690126.952,14523
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,401111.591,56437
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202109.001,31047
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03299.751,02947
HeifersChoiceAverage1,333148.001,9732thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,374157.832,1694thin

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)833$1,0502thin

Every lot

143 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 1-2360258.75/cwt257.50–260.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378271.99/cwt271.00–273.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427274.77/cwt261.00–282.501,1737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465257.97/cwt256.00–259.001,2003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480276.42/cwt269.00–281.001,32720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485244.51/cwt244.00–245.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3531229.73/cwt219.00–240.001,2204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541270.70/cwt264.00–274.001,4646
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566253.64/cwt251.00–258.001,4368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573267.30/cwt258.00–279.001,53227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607233.74/cwt231.00–238.001,4194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612251.47/cwt239.00–259.001,53913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666254.94/cwt239.00–265.001,69843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688230.09/cwt229.50–236.001,58318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719252.45/cwt233.00–260.001,81516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added791240.25/cwt238.50–250.001,90080
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818225.81/cwt212.00–240.001,8473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825237.01/cwt235.00–238.001,95510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy830246.50/cwt246.50–246.502,04662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3905152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910203.13/cwt191.00–215.001,8482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy927231.26/cwt225.00–240.002,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,026220.57/cwt219.00–221.002,2637
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,140150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,160152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,200160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180262.50/cwt262.50–262.504731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215256.05/cwt240.00–270.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added216288.07/cwt275.00–295.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255192.50/cwt192.50–192.504911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added274266.58/cwt262.50–280.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288243.08/cwt225.00–253.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313200.64/cwt200.00–201.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322226.63/cwt205.00–240.007306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added334256.47/cwt240.00–263.0085741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370222.49/cwt220.00–227.008233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381248.39/cwt231.00–260.0094612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413223.31/cwt215.00–230.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425174.04/cwt160.00–193.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432268.18/cwt237.00–273.501,15961
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2461137.10/cwt117.50–147.506323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,19017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473218.12/cwt210.00–229.001,0326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474247.58/cwt235.00–256.001,17441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516222.69/cwt220.00–229.001,1494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518177.16/cwt170.00–183.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530250.44/cwt238.00–260.001,32757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565244.77/cwt230.00–250.001,38324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576197.05/cwt181.00–207.001,1358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579221.03/cwt210.00–228.001,28011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612229.35/cwt221.00–236.001,40413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620165.97/cwt162.00–170.001,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631199.83/cwt188.00–215.001,26120
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664192.94/cwt183.00–216.001,28117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3686172.51/cwt164.00–180.001,1834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688235.85/cwt220.00–240.001,623104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713227.89/cwt211.00–229.001,62580
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3728158.40/cwt145.00–167.001,1536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731183.17/cwt172.00–194.001,3394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759198.32/cwt190.00–205.001,5055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765142.66/cwt138.00–147.501,0912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3822155.32/cwt148.00–161.001,2773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2851192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905178.95/cwt170.00–188.001,6192
Heifers—Large 1-2970156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,027158.68/cwt156.00–167.001,6304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200250.00/cwt250.00–250.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255274.64/cwt268.00–287.507003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290187.50/cwt155.00–220.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310265.00/cwt265.00–265.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320278.71/cwt277.50–280.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320202.50/cwt202.50–202.506481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372280.86/cwt277.50–287.501,0453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374254.75/cwt240.00–263.009539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385207.68/cwt190.00–232.508003
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Bulls—Large 1-2417209.00/cwt209.00–209.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425206.32/cwt200.00–212.508772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430275.39/cwt258.00–282.501,1849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430239.50/cwt230.00–249.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472251.10/cwt238.00–268.001,1855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473206.38/cwt192.50–219.009762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477224.69/cwt218.00–235.001,0723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523237.69/cwt230.00–240.001,2438
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527253.50/cwt242.00–265.001,33612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539216.92/cwt210.00–224.001,1695
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572222.83/cwt220.00–227.001,2754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577248.44/cwt245.00–249.001,4337
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583237.11/cwt221.00–244.001,38212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607235.23/cwt229.00–238.001,42811
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2615152.50/cwt152.50–152.509381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625218.34/cwt213.00–225.001,3658
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Value Added627221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3862
Bulls—Large 1-2630219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672222.81/cwt222.00–224.001,4975
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673213.02/cwt209.00–217.001,4347
Bulls—Large 1-2685187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690173.57/cwt164.00–183.001,1982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726190.75/cwt160.00–206.001,3857
Bulls—Large 1-2730188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777183.37/cwt174.00–193.001,4255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2867216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3875175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3950166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007052
Dairy Steers—Large 3615152.50/cwt152.50–152.509381
Dairy Steers—Large 3650137.00/cwt137.00–137.008911
Dairy Steers—Large 3Fancy873183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,59855
Dairy Steers—Large 393591.00/cwt91.00–91.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,374157.83/cwt149.00–169.002,1694
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,333148.00/cwt126.00–167.001,9732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473120.09/cwt115.00–127.001,7698
Bulls——1,792133.66/cwt129.00–139.002,39514
Bulls——1,99588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,7561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85480.73/cwt75.00–85.006894
Cows—Lean 85-90%92189.42/cwt86.00–93.008245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050106.49/cwt103.00–111.001,11821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08398.95/cwt93.00–103.001,07217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148108.02/cwt100.00–112.001,24026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263116.34/cwt112.00–123.001,46915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28394.88/cwt92.00–98.001,2176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332108.31/cwt100.00–112.001,44323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515116.99/cwt113.00–124.001,77214
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928125.01/cwt124.00–126.001,1602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.