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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 30
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
728 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 888▲ 728 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 139▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand; over 600 lbs limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand. 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 $125.50/cwt on 434 head.
Average price
$125.50
434 head · 852 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$104
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1-2
$12.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3502131.806625thin
Medium and Large 1-2858125.481,077425
Large 1-2644119.007664thin
One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale434 hd
125.50
—
KY average25 barns · 5,025 hd
134.41
−8.91
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—High1,504102.531,5429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40268.2495717
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23166.0181228
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00862.5063016

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370148.00/cwt148.00–148.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440146.00/cwt146.00–146.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added447164.15/cwt163.00–165.0073414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455142.00/cwt142.00–142.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483158.87/cwt158.00–160.007677
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Steers—Large 1-2522115.00/cwt115.00–115.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531149.50/cwt148.00–150.007944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579138.41/cwt137.00–140.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611143.24/cwt140.00–146.5087519
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618123.50/cwt123.00–124.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682136.64/cwt134.00–138.009323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Steers—Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777125.16/cwt124.00–126.0097216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835115.00/cwt115.00–115.009602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy869124.55/cwt122.80–126.301,082120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy929119.90/cwt119.90–119.901,11456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938102.00/cwt102.00–102.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy955119.70/cwt119.70–119.701,143161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431133.00/cwt133.00–133.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462135.00/cwt135.00–135.006242
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2475104.00/cwt104.00–104.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487124.41/cwt122.00–129.006064
Heifers—Large 1-2507115.00/cwt115.00–115.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520119.14/cwt116.00–122.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3553112.00/cwt112.00–112.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557125.00/cwt125.00–125.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557117.00/cwt117.00–117.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605101.49/cwt100.00–103.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630110.10/cwt106.00–114.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642131.06/cwt130.00–131.75841131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673112.15/cwt105.00–114.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372594.00/cwt94.00–94.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727107.00/cwt107.00–107.0077810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3757103.00/cwt103.00–103.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open851109.00/cwt109.00–109.009284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387090.00/cwt90.00–90.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391072.00/cwt72.00–72.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,01875.00/cwt75.00–75.007643
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy165195.00/cwt195.00–195.003221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355146.00/cwt146.00–146.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435141.98/cwt140.00–146.006183
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2455108.00/cwt108.00–108.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462150.00/cwt150.00–150.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466145.74/cwt144.00–148.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525136.87/cwt132.00–143.0071912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572121.00/cwt121.00–121.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610118.74/cwt115.00–122.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610107.39/cwt101.00–114.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3668114.30/cwt111.00–116.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745113.67/cwt111.00–119.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2831106.00/cwt106.00–106.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,00079.00/cwt79.00–79.007901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17581.00/cwt81.00–81.009521
Bulls——1,31598.17/cwt94.00–100.001,2914
Bulls——1,776112.28/cwt103.00–121.001,9944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81555.00/cwt55.00–55.004481
Cows—Lean 85-90%99459.77/cwt57.00–62.005947
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04465.83/cwt63.00–69.006878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17165.49/cwt63.00–67.007678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18659.75/cwt56.00–62.007098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30070.53/cwt68.00–74.0091712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38365.85/cwt62.00–67.009117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41569.91/cwt68.00–72.0098910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,112731.93/cwt690.00–780.008,1396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,151733.63/cwt680.00–780.008,4447
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,278851.27/cwt840.00–860.0010,8792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365857.79/cwt800.00–930.0011,7095
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,275790.00/cwt790.00–790.0010,0731

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.