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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 18
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▼ 442 vs last sale 1,079▲ 637 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 67▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 8▲ 19 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 3.00 lower with moderate demand on a average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Groups of 20 head or more: Steers: 87 head Blk Few Chax Value-Added 601 lbs 156.50; 30 head Blk Value-Added 688 lbs 148.00; 42 head Blk 836 lbs 137.00; 62 head Bbwf 903 lbs 126.00; 74 head Blk-Few Red 903 lbs 127.00; 52 head Bbwf Fancy 970 lbs 121.95. Heifers: 72 head Blk replacement quality 680 lbs 135.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.93/cwt on 441 head.
Average price
$137.93
441 head · 768 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,059
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2776138.061,071428
Medium and Large 2-3511133.8668413thin
One grade step is worth $4.20/cwt here — about $387 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 sale441 hd
137.93
—
KY average20 barns · 5,071 hd
134.97
+2.96
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—High1,72690.861,5685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42361.8087918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23560.4574624
CowsLean 85-90%Low99953.665366thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390146.00/cwt146.00–146.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433148.36/cwt146.00–152.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445137.00/cwt137.00–137.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468138.72/cwt136.00–140.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472151.53/cwt150.00–153.007158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539152.50/cwt149.00–155.0082218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547159.00/cwt159.00–159.0087014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575148.50/cwt145.00–152.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601156.38/cwt151.00–156.5094089
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3602129.00/cwt129.00–129.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628135.92/cwt133.00–139.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658133.74/cwt133.00–134.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,01830
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731136.00/cwt136.00–136.0099410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,14542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882132.03/cwt130.00–133.001,1653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905125.94/cwt118.00–127.001,140146
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy970121.95/cwt121.95–121.951,18352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3262120.00/cwt120.00–120.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291131.88/cwt129.00–138.003843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy348146.00/cwt146.00–146.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382142.77/cwt135.00–146.0054510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421137.26/cwt134.00–140.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450127.00/cwt127.00–127.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478141.99/cwt140.00–143.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526127.87/cwt121.00–136.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529139.47/cwt138.00–143.5073817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574127.71/cwt127.00–130.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625121.48/cwt121.00–124.007596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement680135.00/cwt135.00–135.0091872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725112.50/cwt112.50–112.508161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791109.61/cwt108.00–110.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2892100.00/cwt100.00–100.008922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2307123.00/cwt123.00–123.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386153.16/cwt153.00–154.005916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483132.32/cwt131.00–135.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484144.80/cwt138.00–151.007016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515143.00/cwt143.00–143.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578133.48/cwt133.00–134.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615128.66/cwt126.00–130.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673115.52/cwt111.00–120.007772
Bulls—Medium 2-3795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392072.00/cwt72.00–72.006621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357046.00/cwt46.00–46.002621
Dairy Steers—Large 364045.00/cwt45.00–45.002881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0581
Bulls——1,84692.32/cwt89.00–97.001,7044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77553.00/cwt53.00–53.004111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00549.27/cwt41.00–53.004953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10360.56/cwt60.00–61.006682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17156.20/cwt54.00–59.006588
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25763.95/cwt61.00–69.0080414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33353.00/cwt53.00–53.007062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36658.62/cwt55.00–60.008017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45963.83/cwt61.00–69.0093111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3805610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,9111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,140620.00/cwt620.00–620.007,0681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,150700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510919.80/cwt910.00–930.0013,8892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,135890.00/cwt890.00–890.0010,1021
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4971,171.16/cwt1,100.00–1,290.0017,5326

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.