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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 19
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 351 vs last sale 513▲ 323 vs year ago 541 · +59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 136▼ 17 vs year ago 143 · −11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned offerings; 600-800 lbs unevenly steady, yearlings steady to weak in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower; yearling heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand. CME feeder cattle futures weak compared to the gains in the Dow futures late last week and today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.84/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.49 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$242.84
93 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,373
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$53.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.20
vs KY average
−1.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567251.441,42763
Medium and Large 2-3564227.321,28127
Large 1-2550210.001,1551thin
Small and Medium 1-2530198.001,0492thin
One grade step is worth $53.44/cwt here — about $377 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 sale93 hd
242.84
—
KY average25 barns · 1,192 hd
252.04
−9.20
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−1.57
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−155.49
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—Average1,579163.692,58511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266146.261,85138
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,450146.042,11848
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,045130.741,36625

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)1,325$2,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,5943thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,4083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$1,6251thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283341.06/cwt331.00–346.009653
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1241
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315343.71/cwt343.00–345.001,0833
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315247.50/cwt247.50–247.507801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,2391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378268.93/cwt250.00–274.001,0176
Steers350–400Large 1-2390282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1883
Steers400–450Large 1-2400289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477274.78/cwt265.00–281.001,31115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483299.22/cwt290.00–305.001,4459
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521296.37/cwt290.00–305.001,54422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534279.74/cwt274.00–287.001,4945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574265.13/cwt259.00–272.001,52212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578239.71/cwt230.00–249.001,3862
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594283.94/cwt279.00–284.501,68719
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610246.02/cwt245.00–248.001,5013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615251.84/cwt251.00–253.001,5497
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654247.41/cwt245.00–250.001,6185
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686269.72/cwt256.00–272.001,85027
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717237.31/cwt231.00–245.001,7028
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724257.49/cwt246.00–268.001,86441
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8511
Steers800–850Large 1-2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,98620
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821239.23/cwt225.00–240.001,964104
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy838224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,87711
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy865224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2942225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1207
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,0004
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2229272.41/cwt269.00–275.006245
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005831
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2289259.31/cwt253.00–261.007496
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313259.44/cwt251.00–277.508129
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3326235.09/cwt223.00–247.007669
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370237.39/cwt227.00–247.008789
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3408229.75/cwt225.00–232.509375
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414247.16/cwt240.00–255.001,0239
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415263.01/cwt257.50–269.001,09112
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 1-2423210.92/cwt207.50–214.008922
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472244.21/cwt243.00–245.001,1535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478229.43/cwt223.00–235.001,09711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,27012
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513222.18/cwt220.00–230.001,1405
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520255.62/cwt254.00–257.001,3298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529243.73/cwt239.00–247.501,2899
Heifers550–600Large 1-2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1-2555186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575228.49/cwt210.00–236.001,31422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579243.72/cwt242.00–246.001,4118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584254.01/cwt253.00–254.501,48338
Heifers600–650Large 1-2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,54034
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625200.35/cwt186.00–213.001,25211
Heifers650–700Large 1-2660192.02/cwt190.00–194.001,2672
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671193.34/cwt185.00–212.001,29713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691242.73/cwt242.00–245.001,67728
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3721194.03/cwt190.00–198.001,3996
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6844
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772216.19/cwt214.00–218.001,6695
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785235.10/cwt235.10–235.101,84669
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2806181.30/cwt179.00–188.001,4614
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7535
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2210200.00/cwt200.00–200.004201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3235307.50/cwt307.50–307.507232
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007354
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy247351.00/cwt351.00–351.008672
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275357.50/cwt357.50–357.509831
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2291335.00/cwt335.00–335.009753
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2302215.00/cwt215.00–215.006492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318361.29/cwt342.50–390.001,1494
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330325.40/cwt297.50–340.001,0743
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335269.00/cwt269.00–269.009011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355246.00/cwt246.00–246.008732
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365298.37/cwt290.00–303.001,0893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3403247.48/cwt245.00–250.009972
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2426201.93/cwt195.00–209.008604
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431280.79/cwt267.50–287.501,2107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470285.33/cwt270.00–300.001,3415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523252.97/cwt251.00–255.001,3232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560257.20/cwt247.50–272.501,44010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2711
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2570207.92/cwt199.00–217.001,1852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618231.37/cwt219.00–238.001,4308
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3626209.37/cwt208.00–212.001,3113
Bulls650–700Large 1-2663212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4064
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665227.98/cwt215.00–235.001,5167
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3668205.72/cwt199.00–209.001,3744
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4502
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785192.01/cwt190.00–193.001,5073
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5831
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,399154.54/cwt148.00–162.002,1624
Bulls——1,682168.92/cwt164.00–176.002,8417
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953109.25/cwt108.00–110.001,0414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,0191
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062125.87/cwt120.00–129.001,3375
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064140.31/cwt131.00–161.001,49315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195142.90/cwt137.00–148.001,70812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209132.50/cwt128.00–136.001,6026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,246132.53/cwt128.00–135.001,6515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325152.40/cwt147.00–165.002,01920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456142.56/cwt139.00–146.002,07619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488151.61/cwt147.00–161.002,25624
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2996152.28/cwt140.00–162.001,5176
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-37701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,490.63/head1,425.00–1,550.001,4912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3252,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.