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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 671▼ 276 vs year ago 771 · −35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 87▼ 40 vs year ago 98 · −40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 19 · −68.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was uneven and spotty with an average quality offering. Feeder steers 400-550 lbs appeared lower with a lite test, while the 600-700 lbs steers were mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers 400 lbs and under were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while the 400-600 lbs heifers were steady to 4.00 lower with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a moderate supply and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $443.38/cwt on 24 head, up $1.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +0.56 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$443.38
▲ 1.12 vs prior sale
24 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$79.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs KY average
−10.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537454.562,44120
Medium and Large 2565400.002,2602thin
Medium and Large 2-3553375.002,0722thin
One grade step is worth $79.56/cwt here — about $369 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale24 hd
443.38
—
KY average24 barns · 647 hd
446.06
−2.68
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−10.34
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
+0.56
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

32 sales
521457394330median 442.8203/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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—Low1,764226.593,9969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,568184.152,88719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301182.182,3717thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,078162.411,75014
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280220.002,8161thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285231.002,9681thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$3,1001thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382447.59/cwt445.00–452.501,7103
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,0543
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,8812
Steers450–500Large 1-2450365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479435.81/cwt430.00–450.002,0885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,2851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,43716
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,0381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,1031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578433.04/cwt429.00–440.002,5033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625406.27/cwt405.00–407.502,5392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633421.09/cwt419.00–427.002,66516
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660407.96/cwt403.00–413.002,6932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673385.83/cwt380.00–390.002,59719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3764
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy680299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,0331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,3172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,6696
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783298.36/cwt290.00–307.002,3362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829315.24/cwt310.00–316.002,6138
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added890334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,97721
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980319.00/cwt319.00–319.003,1261
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,023323.25/cwt323.25–323.253,30751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278626.06/cwt615.00–635.001,7406
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,7261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368512.39/cwt502.50–520.001,8863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2392470.36/cwt462.00–487.501,8443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413452.32/cwt442.50–462.501,8682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420423.84/cwt419.00–432.501,7804
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430485.55/cwt472.50–490.002,08813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458475.50/cwt472.50–477.502,1785
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474441.59/cwt437.00–453.002,09313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517391.55/cwt379.00–408.002,0246
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523426.01/cwt420.00–427.502,22815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538357.47/cwt350.00–365.001,9232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563379.29/cwt371.00–391.002,1359
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568351.36/cwt350.00–354.001,9963
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609379.64/cwt357.00–389.002,31220
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616340.89/cwt340.00–342.502,1004
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open678387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6274
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684338.18/cwt330.00–345.002,3138
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765269.57/cwt259.00–280.002,0622
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open990262.00/cwt259.00–265.002,5942
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,040281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,9221
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,123243.86/cwt235.00–253.002,7392
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,275235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,9961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2190615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,1692
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210465.00/cwt465.00–465.009771
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2233635.27/cwt630.00–640.001,4802
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy242660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5972
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2288604.96/cwt600.00–610.001,7422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2316584.85/cwt580.00–587.501,8483
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2367483.06/cwt460.00–505.001,7737
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380428.64/cwt420.00–442.501,6298
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410467.22/cwt460.00–477.001,9163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438432.88/cwt430.00–445.001,8965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461436.43/cwt427.50–440.002,0127
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512429.11/cwt412.00–441.002,19712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538392.35/cwt375.00–403.002,11112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557381.80/cwt371.00–390.002,12711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583350.76/cwt345.00–363.002,0453
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608334.99/cwt332.50–340.002,0373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623359.85/cwt350.00–375.002,24210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy680368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,5022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687323.38/cwt321.00–327.502,2226
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy775365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,8291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783305.86/cwt297.00–315.002,3952
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,022257.01/cwt255.00–261.002,6273
Bulls1100–1150Large 1-21,111228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,5336
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,6221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,285231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,9681
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,280220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,8161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,479220.11/cwt210.00–225.003,2554
Bulls——1,904239.22/cwt230.00–246.004,5554
Bulls——2,340202.00/cwt202.00–202.004,7271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975134.52/cwt129.00–145.001,3123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104163.83/cwt159.00–168.001,8097
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108180.85/cwt170.00–186.002,0044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268180.04/cwt170.00–184.002,2835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,385187.54/cwt187.00–188.002,5972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553192.06/cwt187.00–200.002,9837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576179.54/cwt172.00–185.002,83012
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963200.86/cwt179.00–225.001,9342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.