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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 19
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
868 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 897▲ 176 vs year ago 692 · +25.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 44▲ 2 vs year ago 54 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the feeder market was spotty and mostly lower with an average quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 300-600 lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 lower or greater in spots with a good supply and moderate demand. Yearling steers appeared 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 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 $476.66/cwt on 43 head, down $24.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 34 comparable sales and sits +29.64 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.
Average price
$476.66
▼ 24.04 vs prior sale
43 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$516
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$80.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.55
vs KY average
+2.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549480.282,63640
Medium and Large 2548442.502,4232thin
Medium and Large 2-3530400.002,1201thin
One grade step is worth $80.28/cwt here — about $516 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale43 hd
476.66
—
KY average28 barns · 1,459 hd
479.21
−2.55
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
+2.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
447.02
+29.64
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—Average1,685219.743,7036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,586181.652,8808thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,274179.722,28915
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,065156.911,67013
SteersSelect and ChoiceLow1,323232.503,0752thin

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)1,489$3,0574thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,348$2,9115
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,618$4,0503thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,1361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2441480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483490.64/cwt485.00–500.002,3707
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485447.37/cwt435.00–460.002,1702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534469.35/cwt460.00–477.502,50610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544494.06/cwt491.00–510.002,68818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564453.28/cwt440.00–460.002,5566
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573484.18/cwt480.00–485.002,7746
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,3222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624421.31/cwt411.00–437.502,6299
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,5161
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632448.30/cwt442.50–452.502,83340
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673397.55/cwt395.00–400.002,6762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,84627
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729373.83/cwt370.00–377.502,7254
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,92360
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,16459
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926354.42/cwt347.50–362.753,282118
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,042334.75/cwt334.75–334.753,488107
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255587.50/cwt575.00–600.001,4982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320482.05/cwt470.00–505.001,5435
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340532.03/cwt515.00–540.001,8093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,7881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy367533.05/cwt525.00–540.001,9568
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434417.50/cwt410.00–420.001,8126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435460.44/cwt457.50–465.002,0036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462437.93/cwt422.50–447.502,0239
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487400.36/cwt392.50–403.001,9504
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518392.10/cwt382.50–397.502,0317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525425.93/cwt412.50–429.002,23637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568337.65/cwt333.00–342.501,9182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588407.46/cwt399.00–417.502,39615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open622398.11/cwt396.00–407.502,47629
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623390.60/cwt390.00–392.502,4338
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,53940
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658308.35/cwt300.00–312.502,0293
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708368.50/cwt368.50–368.502,60973
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6273
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4152
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,8151
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open930329.00/cwt329.00–329.003,0601
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open965293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,8271
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2965220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1232
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,068283.89/cwt275.00–292.503,0322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2307525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,5942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390456.09/cwt450.00–475.001,7794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468469.85/cwt460.00–472.502,1995
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520459.41/cwt457.50–465.002,3894
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy588441.23/cwt440.00–442.502,5942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2589413.74/cwt407.50–420.002,4376
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,5761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2747340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5402
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,2761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2766327.54/cwt322.50–330.002,5093
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2800322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2820280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2961
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,9361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,305240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,1321
Steers—Select and Choice1,340225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,0151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,333205.95/cwt197.00–213.002,7452
Bulls——1,861226.63/cwt219.00–236.004,2184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%66080.00/cwt80.00–80.005281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031152.79/cwt150.00–155.001,5754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132168.58/cwt159.00–175.001,9088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257175.80/cwt165.00–186.002,21012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340195.39/cwt193.00–200.002,6183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575193.09/cwt192.00–194.003,0412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,589177.83/cwt174.00–181.002,8266
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3482,910.94/head2,800.00–3,200.002,9115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4893,057.47/head2,700.00–3,700.003,0574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5504,000.00/head3,850.00–4,150.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7544,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070191.92/cwt181.00–199.002,0544

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.