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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 22
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
974 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 1,005▼ 155 vs year ago 1,129 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 81▲ 20 vs year ago 117 · +17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 19 · +21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher on weaned packages with very good demand on an active market with very good buyer participation. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm in a lite test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $382.94/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.08 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$382.94
88 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.12
vs KY average
+8.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532384.412,04786
Medium and Large 2-3573319.561,8312thin
One grade step is worth $64.85/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale88 hd
382.94
—
KY average23 barns · 1,138 hd
362.82
+20.12
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
+8.92
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−64.08
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—High1,717175.583,0156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,223150.941,84548
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,345150.072,01944
CowsLean 85-90%Low979128.211,25532

Every lot

122 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2213385.92/cwt382.50–390.008223
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270343.70/cwt320.00–385.009283
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added286413.27/cwt400.00–440.001,1823
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,1731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305403.03/cwt400.00–405.001,2295
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330428.77/cwt427.50–430.001,4152
Steers350–400Small and Medium 1-2350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378422.95/cwt415.00–432.001,59918
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395391.50/cwt380.00–403.001,5462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3416349.07/cwt300.00–369.001,4524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418425.28/cwt413.00–437.501,77832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427401.04/cwt392.50–411.001,71213
Steers400–450Small and Medium 1-2432285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467373.88/cwt367.50–380.001,7464
Steers450–500Large 1-2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478365.72/cwt360.00–383.001,7486
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484419.31/cwt410.00–422.002,02915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2509372.54/cwt354.00–383.001,89616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513400.89/cwt387.50–409.002,05741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,0961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573367.55/cwt342.00–387.002,10628
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573319.56/cwt315.00–324.001,8312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612362.46/cwt337.50–370.002,21841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639309.16/cwt291.00–332.501,9766
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668333.84/cwt292.50–363.002,23019
Steers650–700Large 1-2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675303.61/cwt299.00–318.002,0494
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717337.73/cwt332.50–339.002,42210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721287.45/cwt275.00–295.002,0736
Steers700–750Large 1-2736305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed742330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,44940
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2271
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777277.40/cwt269.00–285.002,1555
Steers800–850Large 1-2800271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,1681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825272.64/cwt255.00–287.002,2494
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy847290.25/cwt290.25–290.252,45840
Steers850–900Large 1-2860251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,1591
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,0421
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fancy902280.80/cwt280.80–280.802,53354
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3721
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,057224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,3682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265361.13/cwt347.50–375.009574
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added323383.11/cwt372.00–403.001,23714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323358.70/cwt357.50–360.001,1592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378393.39/cwt360.00–402.501,48720
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425382.33/cwt363.00–397.501,62540
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431351.95/cwt341.00–360.001,5174
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468368.80/cwt347.50–378.001,72627
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473313.81/cwt312.50–315.001,4842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478339.27/cwt335.00–342.501,6223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514318.04/cwt312.00–321.001,6357
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523293.96/cwt287.50–301.001,5372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528339.72/cwt322.50–355.001,79435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553333.53/cwt320.00–341.001,84412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570315.60/cwt312.50–317.501,79910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619285.03/cwt272.50–292.501,76411
Heifers600–650Large 1-2628275.52/cwt269.00–280.001,7305
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5591
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634315.28/cwt297.00–316.001,99927
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660273.80/cwt267.00–283.001,8074
Heifers650–700Large 1-2660265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666302.85/cwt284.00–319.002,0177
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720253.04/cwt240.00–262.501,8223
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737275.56/cwt269.00–277.002,03120
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Replacement756275.25/cwt275.25–275.252,08123
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761264.26/cwt259.00–265.002,0118
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement803290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,32910
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3233336.83/cwt325.00–350.007852
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250355.00/cwt355.00–355.008881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0401
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 1-2275289.18/cwt275.00–305.007952
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305419.14/cwt417.50–422.501,2783
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 1-2320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2345397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,2451
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366415.74/cwt400.00–435.001,5229
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380395.28/cwt382.50–410.001,5024
Bulls350–400Small and Medium 1-2395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added419391.32/cwt387.50–397.501,6405
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455395.72/cwt395.00–400.001,8017
Bulls450–500Large 1-2455380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3468350.61/cwt342.50–367.001,6413
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489369.16/cwt360.00–381.001,8055
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518360.19/cwt353.00–367.501,8668
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525380.49/cwt380.00–381.001,9982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3535302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570286.12/cwt272.00–300.001,6312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587315.59/cwt313.00–321.001,8533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635301.61/cwt299.00–302.501,9154
Bulls600–650Large 1-2642301.91/cwt295.00–303.001,9387
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,9312
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8461
Bulls700–750Large 1-2715279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,9951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759283.60/cwt274.00–285.002,1538
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823210.08/cwt200.00–215.001,7293
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3880162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4301
Bulls950–1000Large 1-2995182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8111
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,148184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,1123
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3908224.50/cwt224.50–224.502,03861
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,007197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,98412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,270154.45/cwt154.00–155.001,9622
Bulls——1,941186.15/cwt178.00–200.003,6134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845100.13/cwt92.00–107.008464
Cows—Lean 85-90%989128.95/cwt115.00–135.001,27516
Cows—Lean 85-90%995111.64/cwt109.00–114.001,1112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013141.57/cwt135.00–161.001,43410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173137.48/cwt135.00–140.001,6138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174145.62/cwt140.00–148.001,7108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247155.64/cwt149.00–164.001,94132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330153.07/cwt149.00–158.002,03627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369145.31/cwt142.00–148.001,98917
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,064139.50/cwt136.00–143.001,4846
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094159.27/cwt149.00–186.001,74217

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.