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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 5
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
849 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 1,079▲ 487 vs year ago 362 · +134.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 79▲ 103 vs year ago 37 · +278.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday yearling loads comprised the bulk of the feeder offering with very good demand in a limited comparison with last week. Light demand for few fleshy middleweight calves due to extreme heat and humidity today. Slaughter cows and 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 $167.67/cwt on 413 head.
Average price
$167.67
413 head · 814 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,366
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$631
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2822168.161,382403
Medium and Large 2-3508147.9275110thin
One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $631 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 sale413 hd
167.67
—
KY average12 barns · 3,083 hd
163.95
+3.72
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—High1,808126.282,2837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,543103.501,59736
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,249102.411,27949
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00583.7184136

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)1,541$1,5253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,564$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,430$1,3751thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430151.54/cwt144.00–159.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472150.00/cwt150.00–150.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510152.00/cwt152.00–152.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537158.00/cwt158.00–158.008484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565167.00/cwt167.00–167.009445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613157.90/cwt155.00–158.509686
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660134.00/cwt134.00–134.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed710184.70/cwt184.70–184.701,311140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720143.45/cwt140.00–147.001,0335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy854165.25/cwt165.25–165.251,41165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859161.34/cwt140.00–162.001,38666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy970155.18/cwt151.75–158.251,505110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417146.09/cwt145.00–150.0060913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478147.85/cwt144.00–151.007075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480134.46/cwt126.00–139.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521154.96/cwt153.00–157.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544147.70/cwt143.00–150.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560150.15/cwt148.00–151.0084112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed589170.95/cwt170.95–170.951,00776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3611125.21/cwt122.00–127.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637135.00/cwt135.00–135.008605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642167.75/cwt167.75–167.751,07778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664162.40/cwt162.40–162.401,07875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668125.00/cwt125.00–125.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707121.00/cwt120.00–122.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748154.60/cwt154.60–154.601,15668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open816131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,06912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2282159.00/cwt159.00–159.004482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320148.00/cwt148.00–148.004741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356158.00/cwt158.00–158.005623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425141.51/cwt141.00–143.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450149.00/cwt149.00–149.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485154.00/cwt154.00–154.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512141.50/cwt140.00–142.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566154.08/cwt149.00–158.008728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618157.49/cwt150.00–162.009738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670149.00/cwt149.00–149.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5851
Bulls——1,883127.83/cwt121.00–136.002,4076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77652.69/cwt42.00–71.004097
Cows—Lean 85-90%93076.03/cwt73.00–80.007074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06189.54/cwt84.00–96.0095017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122102.30/cwt97.00–113.001,1488
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226109.53/cwt104.00–121.001,34324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26888.35/cwt84.00–93.001,1207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27298.38/cwt94.00–102.001,25118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548109.83/cwt103.00–116.001,70019
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54996.77/cwt93.00–99.001,49916
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5641,574.82/head1,400.00–1,875.001,5754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5411,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5253

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.