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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 10
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
549 head
▼ 434 vs last sale 983▼ 996 vs year ago 1,545 · −64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 127▼ 36 vs year ago 169 · −21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 9▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned 400-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold uneven with breakers steady with very good demand; lean cows 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.96/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −128.38 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$269.96
60 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$44.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.45
vs KY average
+4.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555277.601,54046
Medium and Large 2-3534245.781,31313thin
Small and Medium 1-2570233.001,3281thin
One grade step is worth $44.60/cwt here — about $212 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 sale60 hd
269.96
—
KY average24 barns · 1,264 hd
266.51
+3.45
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
+4.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−128.38
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—Low1,662160.032,66011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232145.781,79536
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486144.892,15336
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044126.091,31731
HeifersChoiceAverage1,257161.572,0313thin

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)1,395$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,7153thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,605$2,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,481$2,3965

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,5164
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428331.23/cwt327.50–335.001,4182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,5861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517316.88/cwt316.00–317.501,6384
Steers500–550Large 1-2535296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,5841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2554304.74/cwt295.00–308.001,6884
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573304.44/cwt294.00–310.501,74429
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6652
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605282.56/cwt275.00–290.001,7092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625255.94/cwt252.00–260.001,6002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682288.50/cwt283.00–294.001,9684
Steers650–700Large 1-2690258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7803
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,0158
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy877259.80/cwt259.80–259.802,27852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2247291.00/cwt291.00–291.007192
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255312.50/cwt312.50–312.507971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380248.00/cwt248.00–248.009421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381293.03/cwt285.00–303.001,1167
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423305.20/cwt305.00–306.001,2915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424278.89/cwt272.00–292.501,1825
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465245.31/cwt240.00–253.001,1413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471322.00/cwt285.00–339.001,5178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481266.31/cwt252.00–270.001,2818
Heifers450–500Large 1-2490247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514278.56/cwt277.50–280.001,4326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515250.53/cwt231.00–263.001,2908
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537280.33/cwt277.00–287.001,50516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565238.17/cwt231.00–240.001,3465
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2570233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574278.88/cwt274.00–284.001,60111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579272.70/cwt258.00–277.001,57913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608282.12/cwt250.00–284.501,71595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613233.43/cwt230.00–237.001,4312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618251.13/cwt240.00–263.001,55212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661243.93/cwt240.00–248.001,6124
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666229.42/cwt227.50–231.001,5287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672251.19/cwt250.00–258.001,68834
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3721195.04/cwt179.00–207.001,4066
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6262
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3878172.34/cwt171.00–175.001,5133
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910170.03/cwt167.00–173.001,5472
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2970153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4841
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6241
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070162.07/cwt157.00–167.001,7342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215285.00/cwt285.00–285.006131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy269400.85/cwt397.50–403.001,07810
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3305305.00/cwt305.00–305.009301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306388.36/cwt377.00–394.001,1883
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329332.26/cwt330.00–337.501,0934
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2342222.50/cwt222.50–222.507612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374335.31/cwt325.00–347.501,2546
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432344.73/cwt342.50–351.001,4899
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438330.09/cwt325.00–335.001,4462
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2438245.01/cwt243.00–247.001,0732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478317.72/cwt310.00–337.501,5197
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518306.10/cwt289.00–320.001,5866
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530289.54/cwt267.50–297.501,53511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,7335
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5241
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581283.32/cwt270.00–295.001,64610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613250.58/cwt248.00–255.001,5365
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3628230.57/cwt225.00–241.001,4484
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666257.96/cwt254.00–260.001,7184
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675245.55/cwt240.00–254.001,6576
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6991
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820215.76/cwt203.00–230.001,7693
Bulls800–850Large 1-2820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3837190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5902
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5571
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2933197.06/cwt190.00–204.001,8392
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8081
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,257161.57/cwt146.00–170.002,0313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9791
Bulls——1,551159.90/cwt148.00–165.002,4807
Bulls——1,990168.36/cwt168.00–169.003,3503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
Cows—Lean 85-90%921111.35/cwt109.00–113.001,0264
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051120.72/cwt115.00–125.001,26910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085135.26/cwt126.00–150.001,46816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159132.13/cwt123.00–138.001,5316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246148.51/cwt141.00–155.001,85030
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428139.94/cwt136.00–142.001,9988
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,504146.95/cwt143.00–154.002,21027
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6052,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7052,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7132,776.64/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,714.80/head1,625.00–1,875.001,7153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045149.13/cwt145.00–153.001,5583

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.