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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 13
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▼ 496 vs last sale 1,054▼ 187 vs year ago 745 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 81▼ 51 vs year ago 156 · −32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 39▼ 16 vs year ago 24 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady; however 300-400 lb weaned offerings 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on lean offerings with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $271.54/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.80 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$271.54
80 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,467
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.44
vs KY average
+1.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2540275.591,48871
Large 1-2506257.331,3023thin
Medium and Large 2-3561230.681,2936thin
One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale80 hd
271.54
—
KY average27 barns · 1,297 hd
263.10
+8.44
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
+1.54
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−126.80
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—Average1,743156.242,72312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,213131.341,59327
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436130.991,88129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,007115.331,16231
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,265140.001,7711thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,075149.001,6021thin

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)880$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$2,5501thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283313.56/cwt307.00–320.008872
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2365252.50/cwt252.50–252.509221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added372380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375300.54/cwt296.00–310.001,1273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3161
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2415237.50/cwt237.50–237.509861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422358.37/cwt327.50–387.501,51217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475297.58/cwt290.00–305.001,4142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481337.40/cwt325.00–362.501,62317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526310.83/cwt300.00–319.001,63518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536295.13/cwt295.00–296.001,5828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576297.11/cwt290.00–310.001,71113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617270.87/cwt260.00–279.001,6715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,83818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5571
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8563
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765244.50/cwt244.00–245.001,8702
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added892237.85/cwt237.85–237.852,12264
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0961
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8541
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,083200.35/cwt191.00–205.002,1703
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,185191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Small and Medium 1-2215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238286.90/cwt285.00–287.506834
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3257251.24/cwt247.50–255.006463
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290297.00/cwt297.00–297.008611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324299.25/cwt293.00–304.009708
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355270.00/cwt270.00–270.009591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added373317.34/cwt309.00–323.001,18414
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375315.41/cwt312.00–321.001,1835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378301.41/cwt293.00–308.001,1395
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423272.34/cwt270.00–277.001,1523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added426295.49/cwt280.00–300.001,25921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472264.43/cwt260.00–273.001,24818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added477277.22/cwt274.00–284.001,3223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478249.12/cwt241.00–257.501,1912
Heifers500–550Large 1-2506257.33/cwt256.00–260.001,3023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508230.98/cwt227.00–235.001,1732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520267.96/cwt261.00–275.001,3939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526285.00/cwt278.00–293.001,49931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,55116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561258.16/cwt248.00–267.501,44815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3587230.53/cwt220.00–240.001,3534
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611265.94/cwt250.00–283.001,62525
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613233.04/cwt230.00–238.001,4293
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620213.15/cwt187.00–226.001,3224
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3669220.93/cwt214.00–225.001,4786
Heifers700–750Large 1-2700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708222.40/cwt213.00–232.001,5752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4831
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3461
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4962
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6741
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973167.59/cwt160.00–171.001,6315
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,085197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,1371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2255252.50/cwt252.50–252.506441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2319310.63/cwt300.00–313.009918
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375306.80/cwt300.00–310.001,1513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380292.20/cwt285.00–300.001,1102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423332.48/cwt321.00–345.001,4065
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466324.68/cwt323.00–326.001,5136
Bulls450–500Large 1-2470295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3872
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476266.95/cwt222.50–301.001,2714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,5091
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515298.94/cwt285.00–312.001,5409
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523275.22/cwt270.00–280.001,4392
Bulls500–550Large 1-2535255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564278.97/cwt276.00–285.001,5739
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4802
Bulls550–600Large 1-2585263.97/cwt260.00–268.001,5442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623244.17/cwt240.00–253.001,5213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625269.61/cwt260.00–286.001,6853
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668235.53/cwt234.00–237.001,5732
Bulls700–750Large 1-2710226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6051
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,8301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8711
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2988195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9274
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0852
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3Value Added608186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1314
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3787171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3464
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3827102.00/cwt102.00–102.008442
Dairy Heifers1050–1100Large 31,069149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5937
Dairy Heifers1150–1200Large 31,171142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6635
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,075149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,742158.49/cwt153.00–165.002,7619
Bulls——1,745149.47/cwt148.00–151.002,6083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%858101.71/cwt96.00–106.008735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027121.75/cwt114.00–136.001,25018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056109.40/cwt107.00–112.001,1558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063116.81/cwt112.00–120.001,2423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,090118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232133.16/cwt122.00–148.001,64124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448131.45/cwt125.00–144.001,90328
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,265140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7711
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963130.95/cwt126.00–135.001,2614
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251

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.