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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 5
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,186 head
▼ 533 vs last sale 1,719▲ 228 vs year ago 958 · +23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 102▼ 66 vs year ago 146 · −45.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light to moderate demand following the downturn in the CME cattle futures late last week through today. Plain, off-color and fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good 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 $270.10/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −128.23 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$270.10
165 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$411
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$81.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.93
vs KY average
+25.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2561272.231,529158
Large 1-2568229.531,3042thin
Medium and Large 2-3525226.311,1884thin
Small and Medium 1-2585191.001,1171thin
One grade step is worth $81.23/cwt here — about $411 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 sale165 hd
270.10
—
KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd
261.18
+8.93
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
+25.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−128.23
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—Low1,518159.892,42711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198139.141,66717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,408138.351,94830
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,027125.041,28420

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,605$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,575$2,0132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$2,0501thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added306297.50/cwt297.50–297.5091010
Steers300–350Small and Medium 1-2325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3337260.00/cwt260.00–260.008762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1346
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380258.63/cwt250.00–260.0098310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1032
Steers400–450Large 1-2420251.54/cwt250.00–253.001,0562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,0075
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,49012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3482240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,2652
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519288.27/cwt278.00–298.001,49630
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
Steers550–600Large 1-2585253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603228.77/cwt225.00–232.501,3792
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2605202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623259.32/cwt244.00–279.001,61627
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6772
Steers700–750Large 1-2710231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6833
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy720221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725247.64/cwt247.50–248.001,795193
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823233.51/cwt232.00–235.001,9222
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860233.00/cwt218.00–233.752,00463
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3875190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6632
Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,018158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220260.00/cwt260.00–260.005721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258268.76/cwt267.50–270.006932
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338261.70/cwt255.00–265.008853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345224.25/cwt212.50–230.007743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367232.15/cwt230.00–235.008526
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378245.64/cwt240.00–263.009294
Heifers350–400Large 1-2385227.00/cwt227.00–227.008741
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0567
Heifers400–450Large 1-2427223.00/cwt223.00–223.009522
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432267.16/cwt266.00–276.001,1548
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434235.44/cwt220.00–241.001,0229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added458276.03/cwt274.00–278.001,2644
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473253.10/cwt246.00–261.001,1976
Heifers450–500Large 1-2477240.47/cwt235.00–249.001,1475
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513226.41/cwt221.00–237.501,1613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514246.01/cwt245.00–249.001,2644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531255.79/cwt255.00–273.001,35822
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567277.17/cwt250.00–283.001,572126
Heifers550–600Large 1-2568229.53/cwt223.00–236.001,3042
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2585191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589246.19/cwt242.00–247.001,4506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3963
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618188.40/cwt184.00–195.001,1644
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621241.08/cwt240.00–253.001,497130
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4813
Heifers650–700Large 1-2667190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674182.79/cwt176.00–196.001,2324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681240.70/cwt240.50–241.001,63910
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715227.06/cwt223.00–231.001,623168
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4404
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3732175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5592
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3921
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Large 1-2240235.00/cwt235.00–235.005641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285315.00/cwt315.00–315.008981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328284.78/cwt273.00–297.509342
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2345212.50/cwt212.50–212.507331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380288.26/cwt285.00–290.001,0959
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,1783
Bulls400–450Large 1-2402270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,2551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410287.49/cwt287.00–288.001,1794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415235.18/cwt230.00–240.009762
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473229.13/cwt221.00–237.001,0842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,3852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522250.14/cwt245.00–253.001,3067
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 1-2530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0602
Bulls500–550Large 1-2535221.34/cwt221.00–222.001,1843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555248.59/cwt247.00–249.001,3805
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566227.39/cwt223.00–239.001,2875
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2570214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3608205.98/cwt200.00–213.001,2524
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612232.83/cwt223.00–242.001,42511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3663198.87/cwt194.00–202.501,3193
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720166.57/cwt160.00–180.001,1993
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722213.77/cwt202.50–218.001,5436
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3772172.33/cwt170.00–176.001,3305
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2803182.47/cwt174.00–191.001,4652
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3803160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2852
Bulls800–850Large 1-2805160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2881
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7361
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,202170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6701
Bulls——1,412156.72/cwt152.00–163.002,2136
Bulls——1,725173.11/cwt168.00–177.002,9864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%64094.00/cwt94.00–94.006021
Cows—Lean 85-90%983115.43/cwt108.00–120.001,1356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077131.86/cwt122.00–139.001,42013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,100128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119133.09/cwt130.00–136.001,4895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250143.09/cwt136.00–147.001,78911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341131.97/cwt128.00–135.001,7708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448141.28/cwt136.00–151.002,04621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,012.70/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.