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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 1
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
708 head
▼ 542 vs last sale 1,250▼ 461 vs year ago 1,169 · −39.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 164▼ 110 vs year ago 212 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.43/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −144.91 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$253.43
58 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,363
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.42
vs KY average
−17.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536255.411,37053
Large 1-2562240.001,3492thin
Medium and Large 2-3547227.331,2433thin
One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale58 hd
253.43
—
KY average26 barns · 1,408 hd
255.85
−2.42
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−17.16
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−144.91
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
460409358308median 398.3403/0204/2707/0608/3111/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,715152.732,62016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239128.931,59829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,503128.431,93029
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low906108.5398417
HeifersChoiceAverage1,295146.731,9002thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,700164.002,7881thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265312.50/cwt312.50–312.508282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295265.00/cwt265.00–265.007821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0171
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376349.60/cwt342.50–352.001,3144
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,1652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423336.78/cwt331.00–342.501,4252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464314.46/cwt290.00–319.001,45911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478277.97/cwt276.00–280.001,3292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530257.67/cwt250.00–273.001,3663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537300.48/cwt287.00–312.501,61418
Steers550–600Large 1-2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569291.42/cwt282.00–296.001,6586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575298.31/cwt291.00–304.001,71517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616265.34/cwt262.00–267.001,6343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628241.68/cwt235.00–248.001,5182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy675267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8021
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677265.67/cwt265.00–266.001,7993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6802
Steers700–750Small and Medium 1-2705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707267.76/cwt257.00–268.001,89347
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8735
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818232.23/cwt225.00–236.001,9003
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy832243.50/cwt243.50–243.502,02625
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0139
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fancy907237.60/cwt237.60–237.602,15554
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2907218.60/cwt210.00–223.001,9833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265269.00/cwt269.00–269.007131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290267.50/cwt267.50–267.507761
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320226.00/cwt226.00–226.007231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326289.00/cwt278.00–299.009424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added371307.94/cwt302.00–315.001,14216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3372233.98/cwt221.00–257.508703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374278.49/cwt270.00–294.001,04211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413235.00/cwt235.00–235.009713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415297.50/cwt279.00–308.001,23512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442265.17/cwt253.00–273.001,1726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467254.38/cwt246.00–260.001,1887
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482267.78/cwt260.00–284.001,2919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513263.31/cwt256.00–270.001,35122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534248.76/cwt243.00–253.001,32815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2822
Heifers550–600Large 1-2562240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569263.14/cwt259.00–284.001,4976
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572243.39/cwt240.00–248.001,39210
Heifers600–650Large 1-2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618228.23/cwt224.00–238.001,4108
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3621217.17/cwt209.00–220.001,3494
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy643255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,64312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672216.66/cwt210.00–221.001,4565
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy692248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,71654
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5682
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4033
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open812193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open862199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,7207
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2947170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6102
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6341
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,038161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3278282.61/cwt280.00–285.007862
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333310.68/cwt295.00–327.001,0357
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370308.40/cwt300.00–332.501,14110
Bulls350–400Large 1-2385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419309.88/cwt301.00–320.001,2987
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426295.77/cwt290.00–301.001,26011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477291.10/cwt281.00–300.001,38913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed481315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5154
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2520227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531278.96/cwt265.00–294.001,48113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3538263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4471
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573277.72/cwt275.00–285.001,59112
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2595232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6692
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650265.20/cwt250.00–269.001,7245
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675230.00/cwt227.00–231.001,5535
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5303
Bulls650–700Large 1-2690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6333
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2727230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6722
Bulls700–750Large 1-2735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2759209.50/cwt209.00–210.001,5904
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6341
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774233.18/cwt223.00–236.501,8054
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6343
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed826209.67/cwt209.00–210.001,7326
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7481
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3Thin Fleshed584247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,44240
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,700164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,7881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,295146.73/cwt139.00–153.001,9002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,662144.11/cwt138.00–149.002,3957
Bulls——1,757159.43/cwt153.00–172.002,8019
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74598.51/cwt98.00–99.007342
Cows—Lean 85-90%81588.48/cwt87.00–90.007212
Cows—Lean 85-90%899105.47/cwt103.00–110.009487
Cows—Lean 85-90%999122.11/cwt115.00–129.001,2206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080100.09/cwt92.00–107.001,0812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157116.55/cwt108.00–123.001,3486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278135.21/cwt124.00–149.001,72821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387118.09/cwt115.00–120.001,6383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516130.85/cwt122.00–147.001,98425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,5101

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.