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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 29
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 997▼ 382 vs year ago 1,178 · −32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 179▲ 21 vs year ago 168 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 27 · −25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to firm with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 400-500 lb weaned packages with very good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower 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 $271.39/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.94 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$271.39
107 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.53
vs KY average
+3.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547276.211,51295
Medium and Large 2-3550233.251,28212thin
One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale107 hd
271.39
—
KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd
263.86
+7.53
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
+3.01
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−126.94
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—Average1,562150.862,35627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263128.111,61846
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,429125.811,79857
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,018112.251,14345
SteersChoiceAverage1,357183.002,4832thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,0932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$8851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$1,5397

Every lot

120 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265282.50/cwt282.50–282.507491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278329.38/cwt320.00–336.009165
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295303.00/cwt303.00–303.008941
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310291.00/cwt291.00–291.009021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added336311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,0454
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355257.50/cwt257.50–257.509141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378337.46/cwt322.50–367.001,27614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3413256.58/cwt251.00–262.501,0602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420327.67/cwt302.50–340.001,37633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459283.97/cwt277.00–295.001,3034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472321.71/cwt296.00–337.501,51831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514290.71/cwt289.00–293.001,4947
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528310.62/cwt299.00–321.001,64046
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557285.02/cwt284.00–287.001,5883
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572305.33/cwt302.00–309.001,7468
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed616300.70/cwt299.00–304.001,8527
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620272.71/cwt269.00–276.001,6913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632291.25/cwt276.00–298.001,84131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683289.69/cwt281.00–295.001,97910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708264.56/cwt257.00–284.001,8738
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717241.21/cwt240.00–243.001,7295
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761242.48/cwt240.00–245.001,8454
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820220.84/cwt212.00–230.001,8112
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2906195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7673
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7111
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284281.97/cwt271.00–285.008015
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added319305.90/cwt300.00–315.009764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375312.15/cwt305.00–322.501,1718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380280.36/cwt275.00–286.001,0652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388238.74/cwt231.00–271.0092610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418271.23/cwt265.00–278.001,1342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419301.68/cwt283.00–315.001,26427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460238.65/cwt232.50–250.001,09810
Heifers450–500Large 1-2466240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470256.88/cwt251.00–261.001,2074
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475283.70/cwt270.00–301.001,34830
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516284.52/cwt263.00–298.001,46833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518254.78/cwt249.00–260.001,3208
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524240.64/cwt239.00–243.001,2615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568227.97/cwt203.00–233.001,2957
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570276.42/cwt264.00–284.001,57649
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578253.58/cwt249.00–257.501,4665
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1161
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613226.46/cwt223.00–230.001,3882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623261.87/cwt247.00–271.001,63158
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676246.37/cwt240.00–261.001,66513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710222.52/cwt221.00–224.001,5802
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722204.24/cwt204.00–205.001,4754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6524
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3776192.04/cwt170.00–201.001,4908
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2441
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3977140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3682
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983158.01/cwt157.00–159.001,5532
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,037154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5972
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,053126.98/cwt120.00–141.001,3373
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added218319.60/cwt315.00–325.006972
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255312.50/cwt312.50–312.507971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added282309.70/cwt307.00–315.008733
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added310310.00/cwt310.00–310.009611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009753
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3373245.00/cwt245.00–245.009143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0271
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443293.50/cwt293.00–294.001,3002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3464254.33/cwt245.00–264.001,1804
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485283.02/cwt277.00–285.001,3734
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493301.11/cwt285.50–303.001,48416
Bulls500–550Large 1-2500261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3514249.60/cwt244.00–257.001,2837
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522288.40/cwt281.00–303.001,50511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572269.64/cwt266.00–273.001,5428
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576285.22/cwt280.00–298.001,64313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577229.52/cwt216.00–235.001,3245
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622272.21/cwt258.00–283.001,69317
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640252.70/cwt250.00–257.501,6175
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640226.50/cwt220.00–233.001,4502
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665276.07/cwt256.00–287.001,83611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682247.36/cwt235.00–255.001,6879
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723236.66/cwt235.00–239.001,7113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6833
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768235.61/cwt231.00–240.001,8095
Bulls750–800Large 1-2770222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2787226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7794
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808217.44/cwt201.00–222.001,7575
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890205.96/cwt198.00–214.001,8332
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2928174.04/cwt160.00–188.001,6152
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7081
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,163146.49/cwt140.00–153.001,7042
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3505181.00/cwt181.00–181.009141
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,357183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,4832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,487146.56/cwt136.00–152.002,17915
Bulls——1,655156.24/cwt154.00–159.002,58612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89575.48/cwt67.50–82.006762
Cows—Lean 85-90%970109.41/cwt100.00–113.001,06119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04594.93/cwt91.00–100.009923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069120.79/cwt114.00–129.001,29121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,160107.88/cwt105.00–111.001,2512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229116.63/cwt110.00–120.001,4338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275131.16/cwt120.00–144.001,67237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340116.85/cwt112.00–120.001,56612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466129.15/cwt121.00–141.001,89343
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-38051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,494.06/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,874.46/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3790785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.