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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 21
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 302▼ 1,101 vs year ago 1,386 · −79.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 4 vs year ago 53 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $161.98/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$161.98
127 head · 711 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$41.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2708164.931,168118
Medium and Large 2-3757123.319339thin
One grade step is worth $41.62/cwt here — about $235 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 sale127 hd
161.98
—
KY average23 barns · 2,602 hd
160.78
+1.20
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—High1,585123.021,94916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,554102.901,5999thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28399.701,27920
CowsLean 85-90%High92585.817944thin
SteersSelectAverage1,36796.001,3124thin

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)1,215$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,076$1,1333thin

Every lot

64 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 1-2393199.00/cwt199.00–199.007828
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483189.00/cwt189.00–189.0091324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483142.41/cwt139.00–146.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500166.14/cwt165.00–169.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510137.00/cwt137.00–137.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575153.86/cwt150.00–158.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0807
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680144.67/cwt140.00–147.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,14711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2747146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757153.42/cwt140.00–158.001,1614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added946150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,41944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3965110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0622
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,060100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377173.50/cwt173.50–173.5065417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380152.93/cwt151.00–155.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437151.34/cwt150.00–152.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480161.60/cwt155.00–162.5077628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531143.77/cwt140.00–155.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585153.00/cwt153.00–153.008952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617156.00/cwt156.00–156.009635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3617127.90/cwt125.00–130.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620146.99/cwt145.00–149.009117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673124.50/cwt124.00–125.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674144.27/cwt134.00–149.009729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2852119.75/cwt119.00–120.001,0204
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381157.61/cwt151.00–162.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527150.16/cwt140.00–155.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575150.55/cwt149.00–152.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623140.55/cwt129.00–146.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2697129.00/cwt129.00–129.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,005115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1561
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,36796.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0861
Bulls——1,594132.10/cwt128.00–137.002,1064
Bulls——1,633121.18/cwt116.00–127.001,97911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92383.08/cwt82.00–84.007673
Cows—Lean 85-90%93094.00/cwt94.00–94.008741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08082.51/cwt80.00–85.008912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27298.60/cwt93.00–103.001,25412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373107.64/cwt104.00–111.001,4786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518102.02/cwt99.00–104.001,5494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576107.00/cwt106.00–109.001,6864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,133.26/head1,075.00–1,250.001,1333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.