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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 22
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
661 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 526▲ 189 vs year ago 472 · +40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 80▲ 19 vs year ago 61 · +31.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mostly stronger with a good quality offering. Feeder steers 300-500 lbs were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while the 500-650 lbs steers were steady with a good supply and good demand for weaned packages and groups. Yearling steers appeared higher as well with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 500 lbs and under were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while the 600-700 lbs heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 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 $468.57/cwt on 63 head, up $11.21 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +25.75 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.
Average price
$468.57
▲ 11.21 vs prior sale
63 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.32
vs KY average
+0.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543468.572,54463
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale63 hd
468.57
—
KY average24 barns · 958 hd
463.25
+5.32
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
+0.11
This barn, trailing median32 sales
442.82
+25.75
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—High1,854224.574,16311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537183.082,81314
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,231182.772,25112
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029160.571,65313
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320247.003,2601thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,400$2,7544thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,450$3,3062thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)920$2,4752thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2187585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,0942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441481.81/cwt480.00–497.502,1259
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473436.23/cwt432.50–440.002,0632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478508.53/cwt503.00–513.002,43110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527436.61/cwt435.00–440.002,3013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538476.11/cwt472.50–490.002,56147
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563440.02/cwt431.00–451.002,47710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,7223
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,4221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628446.79/cwt438.00–452.502,80620
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640398.43/cwt390.00–407.002,5502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,81422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707386.42/cwt365.00–399.002,7323
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750386.00/cwt363.00–397.502,8953
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9151
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added933355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,31267
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935323.79/cwt320.00–327.503,0272
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,9701
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added989343.50/cwt343.50–343.503,39756
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,014335.75/cwt335.75–335.753,40557
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,145299.00/cwt299.00–299.003,4241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2178604.23/cwt585.00–620.001,0762
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1182
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,4722
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy282595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,6782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322502.50/cwt495.00–510.001,6183
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,6161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360503.72/cwt500.00–510.001,8138
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369487.99/cwt475.00–500.001,8014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428453.00/cwt453.00–453.001,9394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460444.01/cwt443.00–445.002,0424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477426.37/cwt415.00–433.002,03418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520383.80/cwt382.50–385.001,9962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523430.86/cwt421.00–449.002,25316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523400.77/cwt390.00–411.002,0964
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563366.00/cwt365.00–367.002,0612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575383.85/cwt380.00–387.502,2072
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577410.66/cwt407.50–416.002,3707
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618366.52/cwt357.50–385.002,2655
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,71581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open652377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666354.29/cwt347.50–357.502,3604
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703342.53/cwt335.00–350.002,4082
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815264.27/cwt259.00–275.002,1543
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4394
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,5121
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2298617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,8403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed315635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333597.56/cwt595.00–600.001,9902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363485.34/cwt475.00–495.001,7622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1353
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2403438.66/cwt425.00–452.501,7682
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3405415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,0651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426469.11/cwt461.00–480.001,9985
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2484483.93/cwt475.00–507.502,34210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,0333
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565432.72/cwt429.00–440.002,4454
Bulls550–600Large 1570370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625405.44/cwt397.50–422.502,5347
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631442.28/cwt432.50–452.502,7914
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658373.68/cwt367.50–380.002,4592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,7304
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0504
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6534
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy755372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,8091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2822260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1372
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,6624
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3321
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5341
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2421
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6191
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,320247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,065189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0131
Bulls——1,663217.00/cwt209.00–220.003,6093
Bulls——2,048232.90/cwt227.00–243.004,7707
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041152.66/cwt145.00–160.001,5895
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056170.59/cwt163.00–178.001,8017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161176.75/cwt170.00–183.002,0527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330191.20/cwt187.00–195.002,5435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547181.78/cwt178.00–186.002,81213
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4503,306.21/head3,150.00–3,450.003,3062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29202,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 29001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5673,105.53/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1063
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043237.50/cwt233.00–240.002,4773
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148190.69/cwt181.00–204.002,1893

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.