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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 785▲ 411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 76▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 49▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy 400-500 lbs in a light test. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with most decline on lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $123.34/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$123.34
189 head · 722 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2
$16.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3515130.8067420
Medium and Large 1-2759122.79932162
Small and Medium 1-2460114.715287thin
One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $147 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 sale189 hd
123.34
—
KY average27 barns · 4,968 hd
129.59
−6.26
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—High1,51790.841,3786thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26355.5570216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39352.9773810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06245.0447817

Every lot

106 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 1-2290164.00/cwt164.00–164.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341153.00/cwt153.00–153.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380148.48/cwt148.00–149.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added423152.97/cwt152.00–155.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430136.01/cwt135.00–137.005856
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005165
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2450107.00/cwt107.00–107.004821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478140.12/cwt139.00–141.0067015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483137.67/cwt137.00–138.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513139.48/cwt135.00–141.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520129.81/cwt125.00–134.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540149.81/cwt146.00–154.008099
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2545116.00/cwt116.00–116.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555138.38/cwt136.00–143.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580131.00/cwt131.00–131.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584149.00/cwt149.00–149.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603130.99/cwt129.00–133.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611144.99/cwt143.00–150.008864
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645119.25/cwt119.00–120.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676126.24/cwt126.00–127.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678133.00/cwt133.00–133.009025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713123.29/cwt123.00–124.0087918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2744119.44/cwt119.00–119.508899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781115.57/cwt114.00–118.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818111.80/cwt111.00–113.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868107.71/cwt107.00–108.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy994106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,05458
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2236131.00/cwt131.00–131.003093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285127.50/cwt127.50–127.503631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295119.00/cwt119.00–119.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328128.63/cwt125.00–132.004222
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2335100.00/cwt100.00–100.003351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367110.00/cwt110.00–110.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381120.00/cwt120.00–120.004575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431125.95/cwt120.00–130.0054320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435117.00/cwt117.00–117.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3459115.91/cwt110.00–124.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462123.19/cwt122.00–124.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490133.46/cwt132.00–134.006549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521123.37/cwt120.00–132.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525118.69/cwt116.00–120.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533104.51/cwt104.00–105.005572
Heifers—Large 1-2545105.00/cwt105.00–105.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569121.65/cwt118.00–129.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578106.00/cwt106.00–106.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583117.43/cwt115.00–118.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open614117.82/cwt116.00–121.0072319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625101.00/cwt101.00–101.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626106.92/cwt101.00–112.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665108.14/cwt105.00–110.007195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366589.00/cwt89.00–89.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open685114.42/cwt113.00–115.0078417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open727105.00/cwt105.00–105.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740104.50/cwt103.00–106.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open817102.00/cwt102.00–102.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open87998.02/cwt97.00–99.008624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293098.00/cwt98.00–98.009111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325154.64/cwt150.00–159.005032
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3386135.58/cwt128.00–139.005235
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2430104.00/cwt104.00–104.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433143.98/cwt140.00–148.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443132.99/cwt131.00–135.005892
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510151.00/cwt151.00–151.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512135.72/cwt132.00–137.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3527122.35/cwt119.00–124.006453
Bulls—Large 1-2558119.00/cwt119.00–119.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570121.98/cwt120.00–124.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008341
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Large 1-2645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655113.00/cwt113.00–113.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723105.45/cwt104.00–107.007624
Bulls—Large 1-278597.00/cwt97.00–97.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283093.00/cwt93.00–93.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289586.00/cwt86.00–86.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39485.77/cwt84.00–87.001,1964
Bulls——1,763100.98/cwt99.00–103.001,7802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04046.71/cwt43.00–49.004864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06335.34/cwt30.00–43.003766
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07452.40/cwt50.00–55.005637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25452.50/cwt51.00–53.006586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26957.38/cwt56.00–60.0072810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38255.34/cwt55.00–56.007653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39751.95/cwt49.00–54.007267
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5511,487.35/cwt1,475.00–1,500.0023,0692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3973809.49/cwt770.00–850.007,8762
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,0513
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,4652
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,1731
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1671,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,1292
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,200600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,202727.46/cwt700.00–770.008,74410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,248919.19/cwt800.00–1,050.0011,47114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290924.37/cwt800.00–1,050.0011,92412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,7391
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,020800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,173622.92/cwt600.00–650.007,3072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,244986.13/cwt800.00–1,150.0012,26719
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,280.81/cwt1,190.00–1,475.0017,65024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4341,528.68/cwt1,475.00–1,625.0021,9215

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.