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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 22
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,456 head
▲ 687 vs last sale 769▲ 755 vs year ago 701 · +107.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 91▼ 23 vs year ago 123 · −18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on weaned packages; 500-600 lbs steady in a lite test. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with 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 $284.50/cwt on 478 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −113.83 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$284.50
478 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$476
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$88.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.25
vs KY average
+19.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558287.041,601454
Medium and Large 2-3536238.801,28020
Large 1-2580234.001,3573thin
Small and Medium 1-2565199.001,1241thin
One grade step is worth $88.04/cwt here — about $476 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale478 hd
284.50
—
KY average24 barns · 1,578 hd
269.26
+15.25
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+19.87
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−113.83
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—High1,572164.272,58210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,467137.172,01230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,305137.121,78923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,010121.171,22328
SteersChoiceAverage1,172164.001,9222thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,254$2,3324thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323385.39/cwt382.50–391.001,2453
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425381.83/cwt329.00–390.001,62315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,3212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476325.92/cwt319.00–370.001,55114
Steers450–500Large 1-2490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533301.20/cwt299.00–302.501,6058
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536282.40/cwt279.00–289.001,5146
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3557248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585289.74/cwt285.00–294.001,69512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621285.73/cwt265.00–299.001,77422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625258.29/cwt256.00–261.001,61410
Steers650–700Large 1-2650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6254
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667242.70/cwt240.00–248.001,6193
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6102
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721267.23/cwt264.00–273.001,92711
Steers700–750Large 1-2725237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7183
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728242.03/cwt240.00–245.001,7625
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775252.02/cwt251.00–254.001,9533
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783243.29/cwt241.00–248.001,9053
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803238.66/cwt238.00–240.001,9163
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy897249.50/cwt249.50–249.502,23858
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fancy958244.60/cwt244.60–244.602,34353
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2993199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,9763
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295293.00/cwt293.00–293.008641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320318.85/cwt311.00–335.001,0204
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3338254.74/cwt242.50–261.008613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377296.51/cwt280.00–306.001,1189
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,1894
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416271.32/cwt269.00–275.001,1295
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added421293.66/cwt278.00–311.001,23630
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added459289.89/cwt277.00–291.001,33136
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464255.04/cwt250.00–260.001,1835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473244.58/cwt240.00–250.001,1577
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3512240.26/cwt230.00–249.001,23011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513293.09/cwt264.00–299.001,504111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563255.68/cwt250.00–264.001,43919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565237.02/cwt232.00–244.001,3399
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2565199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573287.01/cwt265.00–296.001,645322
Heifers550–600Large 1-2580234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620255.29/cwt240.00–266.001,58320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625233.13/cwt230.00–237.001,45714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626219.76/cwt215.00–224.001,3764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5887
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676219.43/cwt200.00–225.001,48313
Heifers700–750Large 1-2700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705253.10/cwt253.10–253.101,78472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3707199.40/cwt196.00–206.001,4103
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724217.66/cwt215.00–221.001,5769
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776240.21/cwt237.75–242.251,864252
Heifers800–850Large 1-2815171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817201.55/cwt200.00–206.001,6474
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245362.50/cwt362.50–362.508882
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290306.00/cwt306.00–306.008871
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305341.25/cwt332.50–350.001,0412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,0351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2352335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1271
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418358.77/cwt349.00–377.501,5003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419316.35/cwt290.00–330.001,32612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3443254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1253
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2451220.00/cwt220.00–220.009923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462313.22/cwt308.00–329.001,4474
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471289.25/cwt280.00–301.001,3627
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3486241.60/cwt230.00–260.001,1749
Bulls450–500Large 1-2492288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4172
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2500217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,4801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3559242.41/cwt240.00–246.001,3557
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2577261.36/cwt254.00–275.001,5089
Bulls600–650Large 1-2609230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4016
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613241.55/cwt238.00–252.001,48122
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3622224.70/cwt216.00–230.001,3986
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655245.29/cwt240.00–248.001,6073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3664225.50/cwt222.00–230.001,4978
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714222.68/cwt219.00–226.001,5904
Bulls700–750Large 1-2730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5991
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3747198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4792
Bulls750–800Large 1-2757219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6585
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808207.43/cwt200.00–215.001,6764
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9601
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4802
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9851
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7641
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,172164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570158.70/cwt155.00–165.002,4925
Bulls——1,573169.84/cwt168.00–174.002,6725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973107.56/cwt106.00–110.001,0473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004128.62/cwt124.00–134.001,29111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022118.24/cwt112.00–123.001,20814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202131.45/cwt128.00–136.001,5808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,312133.60/cwt132.00–136.001,75313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348123.54/cwt120.00–128.001,6653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362144.29/cwt137.00–158.001,96512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383124.20/cwt120.00–129.001,7182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612142.00/cwt137.00–153.002,28915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,332.23/head2,000.00–2,525.002,3324

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.