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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 14
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,593 head
▲ 735 vs last sale 858▲ 824 vs year ago 769 · +107.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 83▼ 1 vs year ago 91 · −1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 19▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher; except 500-600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower in a limited comparison. Yearling steers limited comparison with very good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady to firm with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $349.59/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −48.75 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$349.59
125 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.08
vs KY average
+10.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567352.041,996120
Medium and Large 2-3570290.641,6565thin
One grade step is worth $61.40/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale125 hd
349.59
—
KY average25 barns · 1,599 hd
339.51
+10.08
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
+10.85
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−48.75
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—Low1,610203.343,27420
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,323162.722,15216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518161.402,45129
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066150.671,60516
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170151.001,7671thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average923148.461,3702thin

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)1,280$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$2,5501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278457.73/cwt452.50–462.501,2722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388421.34/cwt400.00–435.001,6356
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427397.80/cwt387.00–414.001,6993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455388.13/cwt385.00–390.001,7668
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,7612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518380.57/cwt375.00–387.001,97120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539338.89/cwt335.00–352.501,82712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560380.00/cwt376.00–381.002,12816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570365.38/cwt363.00–369.002,0835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624368.31/cwt350.00–377.002,29840
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3632323.25/cwt308.00–333.002,04317
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,2041
Steers650–700Large 1-2650312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669338.44/cwt335.00–340.002,2649
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680357.65/cwt357.00–359.002,43239
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727312.29/cwt303.00–313.002,27060
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3732273.43/cwt225.00–280.002,0028
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741355.50/cwt355.50–355.502,63418
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,43817
Steers750–800Large 1-2760317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3771276.69/cwt255.00–287.502,1333
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810317.40/cwt291.00–318.502,57126
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed824326.79/cwt326.00–327.752,693125
Steers800–850Large 1-2840240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0161
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed858324.17/cwt323.50–324.802,781232
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868296.38/cwt283.50–303.502,57320
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925271.06/cwt260.00–283.502,50713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235372.50/cwt372.50–372.508751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282361.04/cwt315.00–395.001,0183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288401.65/cwt400.00–405.001,1573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332343.07/cwt340.00–350.001,1393
Heifers300–350Large 1-2345377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383359.72/cwt350.00–372.501,3783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added403383.77/cwt380.00–387.501,5472
Heifers400–450Large 1-2433357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438364.38/cwt337.50–372.501,5968
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6271
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472349.90/cwt335.00–365.001,65215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517331.60/cwt325.00–337.501,71418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,8896
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568325.77/cwt324.00–327.501,8502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578356.90/cwt335.00–359.002,06394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581317.05/cwt313.00–320.001,8424
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615289.76/cwt280.00–300.001,7822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620345.81/cwt332.50–351.002,144167
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623303.63/cwt282.50–320.001,8925
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680335.65/cwt334.60–337.002,282193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680272.96/cwt270.00–276.001,8562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712200.48/cwt192.50–202.501,4275
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737309.74/cwt274.00–314.002,283205
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782264.63/cwt258.00–269.002,0695
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,9071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open836256.71/cwt250.00–260.002,1463
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open866244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,1138
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open960238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,2851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2132
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2285417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,1901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420384.02/cwt372.50–395.001,6132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422413.64/cwt410.00–425.001,7464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480365.79/cwt342.50–378.001,7563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487360.80/cwt360.00–362.501,7573
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7752
Bulls500–550Large 1-2522332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3534302.47/cwt295.00–330.001,6159
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6531
Bulls550–600Large 1-2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607317.26/cwt311.00–330.001,9263
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,8182
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 1-2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655306.04/cwt296.00–311.002,0053
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy716276.67/cwt276.00–278.001,9813
Bulls700–750Large 1-2737226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6662
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3740237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy760274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0821
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2774254.23/cwt246.00–272.001,9687
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9891
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2912
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3783150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,353175.60/cwt175.00–176.002,3762
Bulls——1,452196.23/cwt181.00–205.002,84910
Bulls——1,872219.16/cwt210.00–227.004,1038
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Cows—Lean 85-90%980134.23/cwt131.00–137.001,3153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010147.55/cwt144.00–152.001,4904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099150.98/cwt145.00–154.001,6595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,156161.60/cwt157.00–166.001,8688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286162.63/cwt156.00–166.002,0915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394150.76/cwt148.00–154.002,1024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484159.66/cwt155.00–165.002,36917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,540172.57/cwt167.00–183.002,6586
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,654170.41/cwt165.00–175.002,8198
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%923148.46/cwt148.00–149.001,3702
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.