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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 27
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,393 head
▲ 701 vs last sale 692▲ 748 vs year ago 645 · +116.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 54▲ 84 vs year ago 121 · +69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers unevenly steady with 400-500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower with more fleshy short-weaned calves on offer; 500-700 lb steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers limited comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for yearling packages. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned thin-fleshed calves suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate to good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.95/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.32 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.
Average price
$331.95
105 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.23
vs KY average
−0.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558335.331,87094
Medium and Large 2-3541303.041,64111thin
One grade step is worth $32.29/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale105 hd
331.95
—
KY average16 barns · 779 hd
326.71
+5.23
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−0.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
388.26
−56.32
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
463409355301median 388.2603/0305/0507/1409/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $315.42, median $388.26 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—Low1,552200.083,10430
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451161.732,34648
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208161.101,94661
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052146.331,53947
HeifersChoiceAverage1,107214.462,37412

Every lot

124 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,2861
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,4731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6271
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400444.65/cwt437.00–446.001,77920
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428419.77/cwt417.00–429.001,7979
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433392.96/cwt391.00–399.001,7024
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,7441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481389.84/cwt381.00–400.001,87521
Steers500–550Large 1-2515367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8932
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517399.07/cwt387.50–411.002,06318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528340.21/cwt317.50–361.001,7964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545372.19/cwt372.00–373.002,02834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554390.59/cwt379.00–400.002,16431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy569350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,99212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571335.64/cwt335.00–337.501,9174
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574355.73/cwt352.00–362.502,0426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622371.34/cwt331.00–382.502,31050
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622323.35/cwt320.00–325.002,0116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633290.64/cwt272.00–300.001,8403
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659350.69/cwt342.50–368.002,31117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666316.60/cwt300.00–320.002,1096
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713324.51/cwt320.00–330.002,31422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730302.48/cwt298.00–308.002,20810
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1004
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754315.98/cwt310.00–322.002,3828
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy835289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4134
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy886292.47/cwt289.80–293.852,591183
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2946263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,4883
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2967257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225375.00/cwt375.00–375.008441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0022
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 1-2280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,0791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337390.39/cwt385.00–392.501,3165
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 1-2340302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0271
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384372.26/cwt345.00–389.001,4298
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422331.23/cwt320.00–347.501,3983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433368.10/cwt365.00–375.001,59428
Heifers400–450Large 1-2440347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5291
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added476356.34/cwt346.00–365.001,69610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476327.64/cwt300.00–339.001,5608
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479340.24/cwt340.00–345.001,63021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519318.73/cwt310.00–322.001,6547
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525310.86/cwt300.00–317.501,6327
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536341.98/cwt332.50–370.001,83336
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570289.35/cwt285.00–295.001,6494
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577335.11/cwt323.00–347.001,93443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577312.18/cwt297.50–321.001,8014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy592330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3609288.80/cwt270.00–302.501,7599
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619309.72/cwt300.00–317.501,91713
Heifers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621330.60/cwt320.00–355.002,05324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy659339.30/cwt339.30–339.302,236162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663292.99/cwt277.50–306.001,9435
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3664261.68/cwt253.00–275.001,7385
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681317.93/cwt309.00–335.002,16539
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706305.23/cwt300.00–305.302,15573
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719277.83/cwt272.50–290.001,9986
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763294.08/cwt277.50–296.752,24474
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764263.24/cwt251.00–275.002,0114
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773247.33/cwt247.00–247.501,9123
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9151
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9221
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980219.95/cwt215.00–225.002,1562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Large 1-2245387.50/cwt387.50–387.509491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,3982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3359380.71/cwt370.00–387.501,36710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362399.11/cwt395.00–402.501,4453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375421.68/cwt415.00–425.001,5816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419417.79/cwt405.00–430.001,7519
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3423347.40/cwt342.00–353.001,4702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432393.98/cwt385.00–400.001,7028
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465361.52/cwt322.50–377.501,6816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478390.16/cwt383.00–400.001,8653
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy521386.42/cwt385.00–387.502,0139
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523344.23/cwt341.00–347.501,8002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526366.88/cwt365.00–370.001,9304
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 1-2560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3568325.71/cwt305.00–345.001,8507
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574352.70/cwt330.00–371.002,02416
Bulls600–650Large 1-2615315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621337.07/cwt325.00–347.002,09313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630320.42/cwt320.00–321.002,0197
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3633306.46/cwt303.00–310.001,9402
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663315.16/cwt308.00–319.002,0906
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665295.49/cwt281.00–302.501,9653
Bulls650–700Large 1-2683299.78/cwt297.00–302.502,0472
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy717317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729282.59/cwt270.00–287.502,06014
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778266.26/cwt250.00–282.002,0722
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy832247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0592
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8381
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fancy915235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,107214.46/cwt190.00–225.002,37412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,362189.37/cwt170.00–200.002,57913
Bulls——1,520162.22/cwt160.00–165.002,4662
Bulls——1,720214.40/cwt206.00–230.003,68815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045155.36/cwt144.00–177.501,62423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053129.56/cwt124.00–133.001,3645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059139.82/cwt133.00–144.001,48119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167147.49/cwt140.00–151.001,72111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208156.71/cwt151.00–161.001,89315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221167.26/cwt161.00–179.002,04235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413156.35/cwt152.00–160.002,20912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435145.54/cwt138.00–150.002,0885
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468166.42/cwt160.00–175.002,44331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998178.26/cwt172.50–192.501,77910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,017159.30/cwt141.00–172.501,62015

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.