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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 29
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,719 head
▲ 263 vs last sale 1,456▲ 1,189 vs year ago 530 · +224.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 100▼ 47 vs year ago 149 · −31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 9▲ 10 vs year ago 13 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on good quality weaned packages. Off-color, plain and fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $280.19/cwt on 474 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.15 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$280.19
474 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$488
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$63.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.47
vs KY average
+21.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569283.691,614439
Large 1-2580256.001,4852thin
Medium and Large 2-3550236.021,29831
Small and Medium 1-2512220.001,1262thin
One grade step is worth $63.69/cwt here — about $488 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 sale474 hd
280.19
—
KY average25 barns · 1,942 hd
271.72
+8.47
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
+21.73
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−118.15
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—High1,534164.262,52011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253137.781,72731
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,432133.681,91526
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,003121.421,21817
HeifersChoiceAverage1,225166.272,0372thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,260180.632,2767thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,117$2,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,403$2,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$1,8773thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,405$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,301$2,2124thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)965$1,3501thin

Every lot

135 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007953
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added291400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,16412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3371287.38/cwt270.00–303.001,0665
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,45747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,3843
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3428264.32/cwt260.00–269.001,1312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2762
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479283.67/cwt279.00–290.001,3597
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485294.76/cwt294.00–299.001,43027
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2372
Steers500–550Large 1-2510265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522273.28/cwt270.00–276.001,4273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527286.24/cwt280.00–294.001,50832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560262.00/cwt254.00–270.001,4672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,5591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572284.52/cwt278.00–288.001,62726
Steers550–600Large 1-2590271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,5991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607258.84/cwt257.00–261.001,5717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613239.55/cwt230.00–247.001,46816
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633284.71/cwt265.00–292.001,80242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Steers650–700Large 1-2661257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665254.38/cwt250.00–262.001,6925
Steers700–750Large 1-2705246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726254.03/cwt243.00–261.001,8445
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771251.24/cwt246.00–256.001,9378
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8652
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2804240.83/cwt240.00–245.001,9366
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815254.92/cwt253.50–255.252,07868
Steers850–900Large 1-2855235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0091
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3868220.47/cwt210.00–231.001,9142
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2869246.50/cwt246.50–246.502,1425
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,2241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3223242.13/cwt232.50–250.005402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270247.79/cwt220.00–262.506694
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280293.01/cwt280.00–307.508202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315253.62/cwt245.00–265.007996
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2315222.50/cwt222.50–222.507011
Heifers300–350Large 1-2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326299.46/cwt289.00–305.009767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378249.97/cwt240.00–257.509454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379329.40/cwt310.00–330.001,24863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383294.56/cwt282.00–305.001,1285
Heifers350–400Large 1-2391269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,0523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420283.18/cwt279.00–295.001,1897
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435262.50/cwt255.00–270.001,1422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440236.50/cwt221.00–252.001,0412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470241.36/cwt227.50–248.001,1344
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475264.17/cwt262.50–265.001,2553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483280.94/cwt273.00–285.001,35723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508260.59/cwt260.00–262.001,3247
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2512220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519269.51/cwt263.00–275.001,39918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521237.83/cwt232.00–248.001,23911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566235.03/cwt231.00–240.001,33020
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572285.18/cwt260.00–294.601,631407
Heifers550–600Large 1-2580256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4852
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583256.71/cwt255.00–258.001,4977
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602235.68/cwt231.00–240.001,4193
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630271.70/cwt249.00–272.751,71296
Heifers600–650Large 1-2640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640223.34/cwt220.00–228.001,4296
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667239.14/cwt237.00–242.001,5955
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682209.14/cwt199.00–224.001,4266
Heifers650–700Large 1-2685200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3702
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689246.96/cwt243.00–253.001,702158
Heifers700–750Large 1-2700212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,81776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745204.40/cwt204.00–208.001,52310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3767191.34/cwt183.00–204.001,4688
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768214.77/cwt208.00–217.001,6494
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805240.48/cwt235.75–244.901,936135
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2270202.50/cwt202.50–202.505471
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293313.97/cwt307.50–317.509205
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2319344.68/cwt311.00–355.001,1005
Bulls300–350Large 1-2337280.00/cwt280.00–280.009442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355333.26/cwt327.50–345.001,1833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2403223.71/cwt217.50–230.009022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428298.27/cwt288.00–306.001,2777
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440279.35/cwt272.50–282.501,2294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3459248.78/cwt232.50–270.001,1424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470276.74/cwt273.00–282.501,3016
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484290.05/cwt284.00–293.001,4044
Bulls450–500Small and Medium 1-2490201.00/cwt201.00–201.009852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520280.14/cwt277.50–283.001,4572
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3524240.41/cwt235.00–245.001,2606
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529268.89/cwt260.00–280.001,42213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571254.95/cwt251.00–260.001,4565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583239.91/cwt236.00–244.001,3992
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3604230.01/cwt228.00–231.001,3894
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2630218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3732
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635234.54/cwt232.00–236.001,4894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3671222.06/cwt216.00–226.001,4907
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 1-2680193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713220.07/cwt215.00–232.501,56910
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3727196.37/cwt190.00–201.001,4283
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2804204.17/cwt192.00–216.001,6425
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7481
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3651
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6971
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,040169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7581
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,260180.63/cwt176.00–184.002,2767
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,225166.27/cwt153.00–178.002,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5691
Bulls——1,335157.72/cwt151.00–164.002,1063
Bulls——1,675170.95/cwt166.00–177.002,8637
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%838101.92/cwt97.00–105.008542
Cows—Lean 85-90%894112.50/cwt106.00–119.001,0064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073128.21/cwt121.00–137.001,37611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216132.51/cwt128.00–135.001,61110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267141.05/cwt136.00–150.001,78720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394126.03/cwt123.00–128.001,7575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436131.72/cwt129.00–135.001,8917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,444137.39/cwt135.00–140.001,98414
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2902,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,877.08/head1,775.00–2,000.001,8773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3012,211.82/head2,125.00–2,375.002,2124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.