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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
427 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 532▼ 86 vs year ago 513 · −16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 103▼ 43 vs year ago 136 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 2▲ 12 vs year ago 2 · +600.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly steady with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 650 lbs and under were mostly steady to 4.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 650 lbs and under were unevenly steady bouncing from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher across the weight classes with good demand for weaned packages. No trends on yearling steers or heifers due to limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.93/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.40 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$334.93
30 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−20.74
vs KY average
−15.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572334.931,91630
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale30 hd
334.93
—
KY average23 barns · 1,370 hd
355.67
−20.74
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−15.88
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
−63.40
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—Average1,676197.723,31311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491171.572,55824
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,234167.782,07127
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023156.121,59720
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,220135.001,6471thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,187231.552,7483thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,8103thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,198$2,7312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,397$2,6845
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,405$3,3252thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378418.15/cwt407.50–427.501,5815
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418427.42/cwt425.00–442.501,7877
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435395.06/cwt390.00–400.001,7192
Steers400–450Medium 1-2445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462368.54/cwt367.00–373.001,7034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472394.15/cwt391.00–407.501,8605
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512380.06/cwt372.50–385.001,9463
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561399.04/cwt385.00–402.002,2396
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0742
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,0012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621317.47/cwt305.00–324.001,9714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639349.77/cwt339.00–354.002,2354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665334.61/cwt320.00–347.502,22519
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674377.18/cwt367.00–380.002,54218
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709327.67/cwt312.00–335.002,3237
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1191
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,3723
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3901
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9101
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2972277.32/cwt270.00–281.002,6963
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,6271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy160521.95/cwt505.00–540.008352
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195385.00/cwt385.00–385.007511
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2208403.52/cwt397.50–410.008392
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235385.00/cwt385.00–385.009051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,0602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,2281
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2305310.00/cwt310.00–310.009461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3322296.42/cwt285.00–320.009543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed341422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,4413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376395.78/cwt385.00–400.001,4886
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added381407.97/cwt405.00–410.001,5545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423381.10/cwt372.50–392.501,61211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6171
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3460300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474368.07/cwt360.00–377.501,74514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480342.53/cwt330.00–352.501,6443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open515346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,7822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523335.17/cwt323.00–340.001,7534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy570287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583314.51/cwt300.00–320.001,8348
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587347.45/cwt343.00–349.002,04015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open610347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624321.97/cwt321.00–323.002,0094
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,8631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,29974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open669335.03/cwt323.00–340.002,24116
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680262.52/cwt260.00–265.001,7852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open701317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy730241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792262.32/cwt261.00–269.002,0786
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1422
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open855286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,4456
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,043225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,2691
Bulls300–350Medium 2310207.50/cwt207.50–207.506431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,2841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3091
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3365301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,0992
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368382.48/cwt377.50–387.501,4083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383397.94/cwt390.00–410.001,5245
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416400.92/cwt387.50–415.001,66810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443373.87/cwt355.00–380.001,6564
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472360.99/cwt347.50–367.501,7045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488378.39/cwt375.00–380.001,8476
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525364.16/cwt362.50–365.001,9126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562377.06/cwt367.50–380.002,11910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7271
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620308.77/cwt307.50–310.001,9142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7971
Bulls650–700Large 1-2650277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8041
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659316.19/cwt315.00–321.002,0845
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9622
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773244.13/cwt240.00–247.501,8873
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,138245.32/cwt240.00–251.002,7922
Steers—Select and Choice1,285204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,6211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2511
Bulls——1,657196.62/cwt191.00–201.003,2588
Bulls——1,973209.49/cwt205.00–214.004,1332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%981128.61/cwt125.00–133.001,2627
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed983209.95/cwt207.00–212.502,0643
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038154.43/cwt141.00–163.001,6038
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168178.42/cwt176.00–181.002,0842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222166.35/cwt160.00–174.002,03319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232154.96/cwt153.00–156.001,9093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282180.89/cwt177.00–185.002,3195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459170.32/cwt164.00–177.002,48518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523184.53/cwt180.00–190.002,8104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,713156.90/cwt154.00–161.002,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,809.76/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,731.42/head2,350.00–3,050.002,7312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3972,684.18/head2,000.00–3,175.002,6845
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001

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.