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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 8
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,203 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 1,358▲ 222 vs year ago 981 · +22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 60▲ 11 vs year ago 164 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $308.37/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −134.45 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$308.37
133 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs KY average
+5.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536308.891,656132
Medium and Large 2-3510240.001,2241thin
One grade step is worth $68.89/cwt here — about $432 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 sale133 hd
308.37
—
KY average7 barns · 321 hd
306.60
+1.77
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
+5.46
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
−134.45
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

32 sales
521457394330median 442.8203/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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—High1,507171.892,59125
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,226144.191,76843
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,408142.632,00852
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019128.591,31043

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)1,385$2,0492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$2,0444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,506$2,7367

Every lot

113 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Value Added210342.50/cwt342.50–342.507191
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added278367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,0203
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310275.00/cwt275.00–275.008531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323346.81/cwt340.00–349.001,1204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,0062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355360.93/cwt320.00–381.001,2818
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422322.31/cwt300.00–377.501,36029
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2291
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467317.48/cwt310.00–320.001,48316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522284.08/cwt275.00–289.001,4836
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532313.22/cwt298.00–335.001,666109
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566293.21/cwt290.00–297.001,66014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580274.33/cwt274.00–275.001,5913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623287.30/cwt278.00–297.001,79035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626261.40/cwt247.00–273.001,63610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671279.71/cwt264.00–288.001,87714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717266.05/cwt250.00–275.001,90815
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782241.10/cwt239.00–247.001,88539
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786254.22/cwt252.00–260.001,9987
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0791
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0091
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875232.31/cwt224.00–239.002,0336
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877254.25/cwt254.25–254.252,230115
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added902246.25/cwt246.25–246.252,22155
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,1441
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,1711
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,040228.75/cwt228.75–228.752,37954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2160305.00/cwt305.00–305.004881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220287.50/cwt287.50–287.506332
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added303325.00/cwt325.00–325.009853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310296.98/cwt295.00–300.009213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3326245.87/cwt232.50–271.008024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362282.14/cwt272.00–290.001,0215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added383300.49/cwt297.50–302.001,1516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388221.61/cwt202.50–240.008602
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3400213.00/cwt213.00–213.008522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416291.73/cwt279.00–310.001,21440
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438270.68/cwt270.00–271.001,1863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463288.72/cwt284.00–294.001,3377
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467272.95/cwt270.00–278.001,2753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487239.16/cwt232.50–250.001,1653
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523240.46/cwt233.00–248.001,2582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525265.11/cwt261.00–269.001,3922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526274.98/cwt270.00–289.001,44668
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558276.62/cwt263.00–280.001,54427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569237.99/cwt220.00–250.001,35412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574259.41/cwt251.00–265.001,48912
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2575214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615273.66/cwt246.00–284.001,683210
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627236.67/cwt235.00–238.001,4846
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635217.65/cwt210.00–229.001,3823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5743
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669235.98/cwt235.00–238.001,5796
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675210.07/cwt200.00–220.001,4182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720212.47/cwt197.00–225.001,5305
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,72310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open745224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752198.66/cwt194.00–201.001,4943
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817161.76/cwt152.00–170.001,3223
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,170157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added255355.00/cwt355.00–355.009051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255282.50/cwt282.50–282.507201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3337267.56/cwt240.00–282.509023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3369283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,0447
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377313.27/cwt310.00–317.001,1813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413288.15/cwt281.00–300.001,1906
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418315.16/cwt310.00–318.001,3173
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468283.97/cwt280.00–292.001,3293
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472306.98/cwt295.00–310.001,4495
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475240.52/cwt240.00–241.001,1422
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2483216.92/cwt206.00–227.501,0482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509286.04/cwt280.00–292.001,4565
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528263.75/cwt260.00–271.001,3936
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5227
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564267.16/cwt261.00–270.001,5075
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611257.02/cwt255.00–258.001,5706
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2620222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623245.05/cwt240.00–249.001,5277
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630233.94/cwt224.00–240.001,4743
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680244.68/cwt244.00–245.001,6643
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737236.37/cwt225.00–239.001,7429
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827218.47/cwt200.00–227.001,8075
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3950151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——963140.66/cwt130.00–146.001,3553
Bulls——1,463162.14/cwt149.00–169.002,3727
Bulls——1,637182.69/cwt173.00–199.002,99115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%833105.45/cwt94.00–115.008786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030136.79/cwt131.00–147.001,40923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080125.03/cwt119.00–130.001,35014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204138.83/cwt134.00–144.001,67220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238150.17/cwt145.00–160.001,85922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386140.15/cwt134.00–145.001,94233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446146.95/cwt145.00–151.002,12519
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,043.96/head1,800.00–2,175.002,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,049.28/head2,025.00–2,075.002,0492
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5062,735.88/head2,375.00–2,900.002,7367
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040148.88/cwt145.00–153.001,5482

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.