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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 1
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 706▲ 33 vs year ago 466 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 47▲ 25 vs year ago 39 · +64.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 2▲ 15 vs year ago 11 · +136.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages suitable for grass. Softer undertone for fleshy short-weaned individuals. Lightweight heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower on an average quality offering with more fleshy short-weaned calves on offer compared to last week; good quality hard-weaned packages over 500 lbs sold steady to firm with good demand. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower; except lean cows firm. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Impending heavy rain forecasted for tomorrow night through the weekend slowed cattle movement today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $363.01/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −84.01 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$363.01
55 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$794
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$109.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.96
vs KY average
−6.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571369.332,10751
Large 1-2580302.501,7551thin
Medium and Large 2-3543283.751,5392thin
Small and Medium 1-2505260.001,3131thin
One grade step is worth $109.33/cwt here — about $794 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
363.01
—
KY average24 barns · 1,126 hd
356.06
+6.96
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
−6.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−84.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
515456398339median 447.0203/0304/2807/1409/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $447.02 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,520155.972,3713thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483137.622,04125
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241134.361,66713
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low931122.921,14422

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,8372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,710$3,4982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$2,1326

Every lot

102 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377424.24/cwt417.50–435.001,5993
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415429.91/cwt427.50–432.501,7842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465308.82/cwt302.50–315.001,4362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470368.59/cwt355.00–380.001,7324
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528382.47/cwt361.00–395.002,01910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,7922
Steers550–600Large 1-2580302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581369.05/cwt335.00–380.002,14439
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623339.42/cwt320.00–353.002,11513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672321.94/cwt310.00–335.002,16321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8871
Steers700–750Large 1-2720271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,9511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722294.45/cwt282.00–320.002,12612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740259.73/cwt257.50–262.001,9222
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,2327
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9622
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923241.44/cwt231.00–249.002,2285
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fancy931269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,50457
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2962244.96/cwt221.00–249.002,35714
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,026223.78/cwt207.50–230.002,2965
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4151
Steers1050–1100Large 1-21,067210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260327.50/cwt327.50–327.508521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3287302.50/cwt302.50–302.508682
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335265.00/cwt265.00–265.008881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368377.95/cwt342.50–390.001,3915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425349.16/cwt339.00–355.001,48414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468338.73/cwt326.00–350.001,58526
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470304.35/cwt301.00–307.501,4302
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
Heifers450–500Large 1-2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 1-2485247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2001
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 1-2520228.28/cwt212.50–245.001,1872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524321.11/cwt305.00–337.001,68313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5612
Heifers550–600Large 1-2555283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,5711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579321.86/cwt313.00–331.001,86425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616275.67/cwt273.00–277.001,6983
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627297.08/cwt277.00–315.001,86332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Heifers650–700Small and Medium 1-2655202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695288.60/cwt283.00–290.002,0065
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708259.33/cwt256.00–261.001,8363
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718212.49/cwt202.50–222.001,5262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,1502
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,0841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Small and Medium 1-2200300.00/cwt300.00–300.006001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3280327.50/cwt325.00–332.509173
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2344373.78/cwt367.50–380.001,2864
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367418.33/cwt410.00–432.501,5354
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2375284.60/cwt270.00–300.001,0672
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383353.87/cwt347.50–360.001,3552
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 1-2400212.50/cwt212.50–212.508501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424403.06/cwt392.50–412.501,7097
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443358.02/cwt355.00–361.001,5862
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478370.35/cwt364.00–390.001,7709
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480345.91/cwt330.00–357.501,6606
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531347.62/cwt325.00–365.001,84614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2549310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,70212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569340.18/cwt325.00–355.001,93614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579309.42/cwt302.50–310.001,79213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615292.62/cwt285.00–300.001,8002
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627323.09/cwt317.50–325.002,0264
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670322.62/cwt310.00–329.002,1623
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,0438
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,9441
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7682
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,7971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7571
Bulls——1,683160.46/cwt155.00–164.002,7012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%883123.50/cwt117.00–128.001,09112
Cows—Lean 85-90%94580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
Cows—Lean 85-90%970135.70/cwt129.00–143.001,3165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021115.95/cwt114.00–117.001,1844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234141.36/cwt139.00–144.001,7445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242128.45/cwt125.00–132.001,5956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255134.59/cwt132.00–137.001,6892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412126.29/cwt119.00–132.001,7833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413132.71/cwt130.00–136.001,8755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516141.06/cwt138.00–155.002,13817
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,154156.21/cwt147.50–169.001,8035
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3700900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,836.59/head2,825.00–2,850.002,8372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29961,872.21/head1,425.00–2,250.001,8724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,652.93/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7103,497.59/head3,475.00–3,525.003,4982

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.