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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 7
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 531▼ 343 vs year ago 852 · −40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 119▲ 2 vs year ago 80 · +2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Some plainer steer calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Heifer calves sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.32/cwt on 374 head.
Average price
$153.32
374 head · 854 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,310
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$517
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$1.55/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 2-3520154.8380610thin
Medium and Large 1-2863153.281,323364
One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about −$517 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 sale374 hd
153.32
—
KY average26 barns · 4,751 hd
162.23
−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—High1,940125.002,4251thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34691.251,22817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52787.431,33535
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17086.981,01810
SteersChoiceAverage1,305126.001,6442thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,286$1,1746
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$1,0002thin

Every lot

76 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 2-3344166.90/cwt152.50–172.505747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360184.00/cwt184.00–184.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473177.37/cwt165.00–185.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532154.00/cwt154.00–154.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564171.24/cwt169.00–173.009667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608155.73/cwt153.00–162.009477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610152.00/cwt152.00–152.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657144.02/cwt140.00–148.009465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720149.99/cwt149.00–152.001,0803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725137.00/cwt137.00–137.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767164.71/cwt144.00–165.801,26366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822148.58/cwt139.00–152.001,22111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy849157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,33340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1979
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3913130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy922154.10/cwt154.10–154.101,42194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2959145.75/cwt145.75–145.751,39854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3970120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,026139.10/cwt139.10–139.101,42748
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added337173.50/cwt173.50–173.505856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360167.82/cwt167.50–168.006043
Heifers—Large 1-2390157.00/cwt157.00–157.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464162.58/cwt153.00–174.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469142.11/cwt140.00–150.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500143.00/cwt143.00–143.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518155.40/cwt148.00–158.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573146.00/cwt146.00–146.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575132.03/cwt130.00–134.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646144.00/cwt144.00–144.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670127.96/cwt126.00–130.008572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775118.37/cwt114.00–124.009173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3870101.00/cwt101.00–101.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open935116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280187.50/cwt187.50–187.505251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330177.50/cwt177.50–177.505861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357180.00/cwt180.00–180.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375161.00/cwt161.00–161.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420148.00/cwt148.00–148.006221
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520159.26/cwt157.00–160.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536153.03/cwt151.00–157.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008203
Bulls—Large 1-2565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585156.01/cwt155.00–157.009136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008051
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634148.21/cwt146.00–151.009409
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660127.44/cwt120.00–135.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668148.48/cwt144.00–150.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714131.80/cwt126.00–135.009419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750133.00/cwt133.00–133.009981
Bulls—Large 1-2795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3930104.00/cwt104.00–104.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1641
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,305126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,6442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,940125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05877.50/cwt76.00–79.008202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19075.00/cwt75.00–75.008931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19889.35/cwt82.00–97.001,0708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32385.66/cwt81.00–89.001,1337
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38197.41/cwt91.00–103.001,3459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50185.10/cwt81.00–89.001,27725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59193.25/cwt89.00–102.001,48410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0371,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,174.03/head1,100.00–1,325.001,1746

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.