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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
← earliestJun 11Jun 18 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,079 head
▲ 1,079 vs last sale 0▲ 1,079 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 0▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers 5.00 higher with with some 7.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.09/cwt on 682 head.
Average price
$135.09
682 head · 827 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.32
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2832135.291,125666
Medium and Large 2-3640126.9081316thin
One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $313 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale682 hd
135.09
—
KY average6 barns · 1,765 hd
137.41
−2.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,78393.161,66112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44466.9896818
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21060.6573419
CowsLean 85-90%High99855.7655711

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370153.00/cwt153.00–153.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430151.63/cwt149.00–156.006528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465151.70/cwt145.00–155.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484139.89/cwt135.00–143.006775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511164.00/cwt164.00–164.008388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535146.17/cwt142.00–148.0078210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572148.93/cwt142.00–151.0085226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573134.00/cwt134.00–134.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3603127.49/cwt125.00–130.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617151.81/cwt148.00–152.5093720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631140.36/cwt136.00–144.0088615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669140.31/cwt134.00–145.0093950
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718137.00/cwt137.00–137.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,05646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730119.49/cwt118.00–121.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,06112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775135.86/cwt129.00–139.001,05310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820129.79/cwt129.00–131.001,0645
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825112.68/cwt110.00–114.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed851143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,21969
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3870111.00/cwt111.00–111.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887132.33/cwt129.00–135.001,174143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2911134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,22167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,15256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy966128.90/cwt128.90–128.901,24552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,004120.29/cwt100.00–122.001,20862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285127.50/cwt127.50–127.503631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320136.74/cwt136.00–137.504382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372135.34/cwt134.00–136.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410129.00/cwt129.00–129.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413136.04/cwt129.00–140.005628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476138.54/cwt134.00–143.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483121.49/cwt112.00–131.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511145.00/cwt145.00–145.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538132.70/cwt126.00–139.0071412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558142.64/cwt142.50–144.0079611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578133.87/cwt131.00–138.0077455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580119.94/cwt117.00–126.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625123.74/cwt119.00–128.0077310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement626130.00/cwt130.00–130.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672129.75/cwt129.75–129.7587219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2691124.90/cwt121.50–126.00863100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731109.98/cwt108.00–113.008044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296595.00/cwt95.00–95.009171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285137.50/cwt137.50–137.503921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350140.50/cwt140.00–141.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436151.45/cwt146.00–154.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468150.70/cwt145.00–156.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475132.67/cwt128.00–142.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522144.76/cwt142.00–150.0075612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566125.66/cwt122.00–133.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587150.00/cwt150.00–150.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621134.62/cwt132.00–138.008365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668129.37/cwt126.00–132.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714122.99/cwt122.00–126.008787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720117.00/cwt117.00–117.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760117.43/cwt112.00–119.008927
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60986.19/cwt80.00–89.001,3874
Bulls——1,87096.64/cwt92.00–103.001,8078
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92151.59/cwt46.00–54.004754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01256.61/cwt55.00–59.005735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02552.00/cwt52.00–52.005331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11861.96/cwt60.00–64.006932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14369.65/cwt67.00–73.007964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16954.17/cwt49.00–58.006338
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29462.91/cwt61.00–65.008147
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41463.75/cwt62.00–66.009015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49269.58/cwt68.00–73.001,03812
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08075.00/cwt75.00–75.008101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,050550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,160700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,1201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3858665.89/cwt625.00–700.005,7132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3885525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,6461

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.