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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 26
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,708 head
▲ 992 vs last sale 716▲ 1,088 vs year ago 620 · +175.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 30▲ 6 vs year ago 80 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Good quality feeder steers 650 lbs and under were 10.00 to 12.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and strong demand. Yearling steers appeared sharply higher as well, but with limited head to head comparisons. Feeder heifers were mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher across the weight classes with a good supply and strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls appeared steady with a good supply and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $409.82/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −37.20 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$409.82
49 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$470
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$50.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.80
vs KY average
+0.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2570410.852,34248
Medium and Large 2520360.001,8721thin
One grade step is worth $50.85/cwt here — about $470 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale49 hd
409.82
—
KY average23 barns · 886 hd
396.01
+13.80
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
+0.52
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
−37.20
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—Average1,803202.823,65613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,243169.582,10716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483167.332,48114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067149.881,59928
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,177275.283,2407thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,080$1,7001thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2091
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388478.82/cwt467.50–490.001,8582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390504.63/cwt499.00–510.001,9686
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420462.21/cwt447.50–470.001,9414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431498.20/cwt487.00–510.002,14714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467389.51/cwt380.00–392.001,8195
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487458.34/cwt455.00–465.002,23211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529457.62/cwt447.50–461.002,4214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542401.30/cwt389.00–407.502,1753
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573414.04/cwt402.50–423.002,37232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587381.92/cwt379.00–387.002,2429
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628362.77/cwt355.00–369.002,2785
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,48113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8942
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658377.46/cwt371.00–378.002,48438
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669335.28/cwt321.00–340.002,2434
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy673404.70/cwt399.75–410.002,72461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed708400.46/cwt399.00–402.002,835151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713387.49/cwt376.00–391.502,76392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722348.35/cwt335.00–357.002,5155
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755353.00/cwt345.00–361.002,6652
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4671
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769388.25/cwt388.25–388.252,98642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825366.02/cwt350.00–375.003,020259
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,8842
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882330.51/cwt317.00–339.002,91523
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883353.22/cwt350.50–358.503,119228
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2921315.25/cwt309.00–322.502,9035
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added937336.75/cwt336.50–337.003,155113
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967332.50/cwt332.50–332.503,21561
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,9441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,0191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,0251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315430.16/cwt425.00–435.001,3552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,3051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388403.69/cwt402.50–407.501,5664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427425.46/cwt421.00–439.001,81714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438397.31/cwt392.50–402.501,7409
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474375.25/cwt360.00–383.001,77920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478395.88/cwt387.00–400.001,8923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478347.11/cwt340.00–354.001,6592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518323.98/cwt320.00–328.001,6782
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521344.64/cwt330.00–352.501,79611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525365.16/cwt359.00–385.001,91723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528298.30/cwt295.00–300.001,5753
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open567372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568323.80/cwt320.00–327.501,8392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576350.49/cwt350.00–351.002,0194
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added611367.21/cwt365.00–369.002,24433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624321.08/cwt317.50–327.502,00410
Heifers600–650Large 1-2625297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665367.22/cwt357.50–376.752,442148
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,7361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open678324.98/cwt320.00–330.002,2032
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678301.14/cwt296.00–309.002,0425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,1022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721352.76/cwt349.00–358.502,54357
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760288.34/cwt285.00–290.002,1913
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835269.05/cwt265.00–271.002,2473
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open855295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5221
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open955262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,5021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,0522
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270472.69/cwt467.50–477.501,2762
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338477.52/cwt475.00–480.001,6142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,9536
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,1973
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462477.52/cwt472.50–485.002,2065
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full480335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2496420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527383.16/cwt371.00–393.002,0195
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530413.79/cwt410.00–417.502,1932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,8371
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570378.70/cwt373.00–387.502,1595
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588351.70/cwt341.00–362.502,0682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622338.23/cwt327.00–350.002,10411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685324.95/cwt322.50–330.002,2263
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725291.56/cwt280.00–302.502,1144
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,3291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758269.97/cwt260.00–280.002,0462
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9791
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4031
Bulls900–950Large 1-2920240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2081
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4721
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,177275.28/cwt275.00–276.003,2407
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,278165.91/cwt164.00–168.002,1202
Bulls——1,675193.65/cwt184.00–199.003,2443
Bulls——1,951221.17/cwt219.00–224.004,3155
Bulls——2,033206.00/cwt206.00–206.004,1883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%835101.62/cwt100.00–103.008492
Cows—Lean 85-90%875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039144.06/cwt138.00–152.001,49712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143164.60/cwt159.00–170.001,88113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206165.43/cwt161.00–169.001,99511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323178.72/cwt173.00–187.002,3645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478179.02/cwt174.00–189.002,6464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485162.65/cwt156.00–169.002,41510
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,150186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1391
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973220.66/cwt220.00–222.502,1474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.