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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 15
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
526 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 495▼ 317 vs year ago 843 · −37.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 58▲ 28 vs year ago 52 · +53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 6▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers and heifers 600 lbs and under were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or greater in spots with a good supply and good demand for weaned and value added groups and packages. Yearling steers and heifers appeared sharply higher as well with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were steady with a good supply and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with 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 $457.36/cwt on 14 head, up $13.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +14.53 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$457.36
▲ 13.98 vs prior sale
14 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,446
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$45.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs KY average
−1.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531460.612,44613thin
Medium and Large 2585415.002,4281thin
One grade step is worth $45.61/cwt here — about $18 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 sale14 hd
457.36
—
KY average25 barns · 721 hd
455.71
+1.65
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−1.69
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
+14.53
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

32 sales
521457394330median 442.8203/0204/2707/0609/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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—Low1,665208.763,4765thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,529184.292,81714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218181.122,2069thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022154.901,58416

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 (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,275$2,9412thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$3,0082thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,775$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,330$3,8634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$3,6001thin

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1064
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343540.10/cwt520.00–550.001,8533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,8091
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,9671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431488.11/cwt472.50–492.502,1048
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440506.80/cwt500.00–517.502,2305
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,1951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474503.08/cwt493.00–515.002,3856
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506449.94/cwt446.00–465.002,2775
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507489.00/cwt489.00–489.002,4794
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586445.57/cwt442.50–455.002,6114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621452.47/cwt445.00–453.502,81017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626412.00/cwt411.00–413.002,57910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670387.99/cwt385.00–395.002,60010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681402.73/cwt400.00–405.002,7439
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2321
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,95710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4971
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822371.50/cwt371.50–371.503,05460
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823340.78/cwt325.00–350.002,8054
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925343.75/cwt343.75–343.753,180124
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,265215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,7201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2175600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,0501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319548.96/cwt547.50–550.001,7517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328507.01/cwt500.00–520.001,6633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395479.17/cwt477.50–482.501,8933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430460.72/cwt449.00–470.001,9819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434414.93/cwt410.00–422.001,8015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470424.84/cwt410.00–430.001,99712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483389.26/cwt375.00–400.001,8804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518394.06/cwt385.00–405.002,04110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531427.07/cwt417.50–432.502,26817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534368.92/cwt357.50–385.001,9708
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,4186
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575397.64/cwt383.00–407.502,2868
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2597370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,3551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,1091
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630364.82/cwt353.00–377.502,29820
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680344.12/cwt336.00–360.002,3405
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723336.20/cwt320.00–345.002,4314
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,2121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3831
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825305.67/cwt299.00–312.502,5222
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2970235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2802
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,245235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,9261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325532.26/cwt521.00–545.001,7302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2444
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,7201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443482.58/cwt465.00–490.002,1388
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4564
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535440.02/cwt437.50–442.502,3542
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563455.50/cwt452.50–460.002,5645
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585405.04/cwt400.00–410.002,3692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590323.75/cwt310.00–337.501,9102
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,1601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610393.10/cwt380.00–402.002,3985
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620326.53/cwt323.00–330.002,0242
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668361.36/cwt357.00–367.502,4147
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy755343.75/cwt337.50–350.002,5952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,4411
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0671
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2838264.86/cwt260.00–280.002,2204
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2883270.92/cwt262.00–280.002,3922
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975278.83/cwt275.00–282.502,7192
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,6141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,323194.40/cwt194.00–195.002,5722
Bulls——1,893218.34/cwt217.00–219.004,1333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903134.06/cwt133.00–135.001,2112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014148.70/cwt142.00–153.001,5089
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085174.41/cwt166.00–185.001,8925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213179.63/cwt171.00–185.002,1798
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,4321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,497192.04/cwt190.00–193.002,8755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546179.98/cwt174.00–186.002,7829
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1903,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,950.00/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4403,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2871237.04/cwt230.00–250.002,0654
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2899294.92/cwt260.00–332.502,6517
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138224.01/cwt201.00–240.002,5496
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,940.59/head2,750.00–3,150.002,9412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28953,007.82/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0082

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.