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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 6
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▼ 372 vs last sale 734▼ 331 vs year ago 693 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 38▼ 33 vs year ago 70 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher in a limited comparison with very good demand. Very good demand for yearling heifers in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate 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 $145.94/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$145.94
192 head · 811 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$417
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Large 1-2
$23.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3415148.006141thin
Medium and Large 1-2813146.041,187190
Large 1-2825125.001,0311thin
One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about −$417 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 sale192 hd
145.94
—
KY average11 barns · 1,425 hd
144.86
+1.09
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—High1,830104.401,9114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25469.798759thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69469.581,1796thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10063.3869714

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added448167.00/cwt167.00–167.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487174.27/cwt172.00–175.008494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535162.99/cwt160.00–175.0087226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585157.71/cwt157.00–160.009234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629149.93/cwt145.50–152.0094320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734140.94/cwt140.00–142.001,0349
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0534
Steers—Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy905143.95/cwt143.95–143.951,30357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2938132.19/cwt130.00–132.501,2408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,006137.95/cwt137.95–137.951,38850
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330139.00/cwt139.00–139.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415134.50/cwt134.00–135.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438144.00/cwt144.00–144.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480133.45/cwt132.00–135.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506143.72/cwt139.00–146.0072725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540130.99/cwt130.00–132.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595142.07/cwt138.00–144.0084528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605114.00/cwt114.00–114.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622148.00/cwt148.00–148.0092150
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open669131.32/cwt130.00–134.008799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370097.00/cwt97.00–97.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open885116.00/cwt115.00–117.001,0276
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470151.00/cwt151.00–151.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520149.45/cwt140.00–152.007776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528154.66/cwt154.00–156.008173
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654141.00/cwt141.00–141.009225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840116.00/cwt116.00–116.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863110.50/cwt109.00–112.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2960106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00599.00/cwt99.00–99.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,18595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,830104.40/cwt100.00–110.001,9114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04371.54/cwt71.00–72.007462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07858.82/cwt56.00–60.006346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14065.21/cwt62.00–67.007436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22868.30/cwt66.00–70.008394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27470.98/cwt70.00–73.009045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67871.15/cwt69.00–74.001,1943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71068.01/cwt67.00–69.001,1633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3960590.00/cwt590.00–590.005,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140923.27/cwt850.00–1,070.0010,5254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,165700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,1551

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.