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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 11
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 748▼ 400 vs year ago 908 · −44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 62▼ 46 vs year ago 140 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 8 vs year ago 14 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was spotty but stronger in spots with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 600 lbs and under were mostly steady to 5.00 higher in spots with a moderate supply and good demand, while the yearling steers appeared firm with a lite test. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs were mostly steady, while the 500-600 lbs heifers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and the 600-700 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher with a good supply and good demand for long weaned and pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady with a good supply and 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 $407.55/cwt on 61 head, down $3.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.21 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.
Average price
$407.55
▼ 3.26 vs prior sale
61 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,229
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.97
vs KY average
−9.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548408.052,23560
Medium and Large 2500377.501,8881thin
One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale61 hd
407.55
—
KY average25 barns · 940 hd
411.52
−3.97
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−9.56
This barn, trailing median33 sales
398.34
+9.21
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—High1,736222.163,8565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,520183.432,78918
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183178.892,11735
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,049153.071,60620
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,536208.473,2024thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$3,1462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,329$2,6624thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$2,5732thin

Every lot

113 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy237755.00/cwt755.00–755.001,7897
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,1349
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,4068
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381583.34/cwt572.50–590.002,2235
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423529.94/cwt522.50–537.502,2426
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425599.02/cwt587.50–600.002,54612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,6443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527448.39/cwt440.00–453.002,3634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528488.47/cwt481.00–491.002,5794
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528398.38/cwt395.00–400.002,1033
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580449.26/cwt442.50–461.002,6063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588417.58/cwt412.50–420.002,4553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606445.59/cwt440.00–447.002,7005
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629419.33/cwt414.00–427.502,6385
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,2681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683398.78/cwt380.00–408.002,7243
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713384.04/cwt366.00–391.002,73811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,7931
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2811300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4334
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860349.00/cwt349.00–349.003,0011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,6042
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2913297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,7124
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,93912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175735.00/cwt735.00–735.001,2861
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,0241
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,3571
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy251610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5314
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318572.76/cwt540.00–580.001,8216
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332503.12/cwt495.00–520.001,6707
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335476.87/cwt470.00–480.001,5983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365452.29/cwt445.00–460.001,6512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367492.89/cwt480.00–500.001,8097
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374589.00/cwt589.00–589.002,20319
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425498.69/cwt485.00–515.002,11915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434460.92/cwt455.00–480.002,0005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,9252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478444.31/cwt435.00–449.002,1249
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483473.21/cwt462.50–487.502,2865
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,8881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517430.99/cwt425.00–435.002,22811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533406.22/cwt403.00–412.502,16522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572404.36/cwt397.00–412.502,31321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572385.63/cwt375.00–395.002,2066
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622380.26/cwt361.00–387.502,36513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,78180
Heifers600–650Large 1-2635337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666379.41/cwt374.00–385.002,5278
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open719354.87/cwt350.00–360.002,5524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735328.64/cwt327.50–329.002,4164
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,6501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765327.79/cwt315.00–333.002,5088
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open802350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8072
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open875327.23/cwt321.00–340.002,8633
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,015272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,7661
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,070281.00/cwt281.00–281.003,0071
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,185272.00/cwt272.00–272.003,2231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2297613.14/cwt607.50–615.001,8214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9061
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383545.80/cwt530.00–561.002,0902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,3011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1553
Bulls400–450Large 1-2435452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,9681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467524.54/cwt520.00–527.002,4506
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480488.30/cwt476.00–507.502,3444
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517487.56/cwt482.00–505.002,5214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,4292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,1892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565415.88/cwt402.00–430.002,3502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603437.34/cwt420.00–441.002,63711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636389.34/cwt387.50–395.002,4764
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,2982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5921
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy790263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,0781
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3820265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825282.45/cwt280.00–285.002,3302
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,026223.66/cwt215.00–232.502,2954
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,536208.47/cwt200.00–221.003,2024
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,5811
Bulls——1,861225.45/cwt217.00–238.004,1964
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0111
Cows—Lean 85-90%968147.61/cwt139.00–153.001,4298
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125160.27/cwt155.00–166.001,80311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169176.66/cwt169.00–183.002,06527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232186.40/cwt185.00–189.002,2968
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520180.02/cwt168.00–184.002,73611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,521188.78/cwt186.00–194.002,8717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,145.71/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2832,549.03/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29632,572.60/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5732
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053196.06/cwt179.00–220.002,0657

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.