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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 8

● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned and preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold firm with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.71/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.55 against this barn's trailing median of $442.26.

Average price

$309.71

130 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.12

vs KY average

+2.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	311.83	1,738	125
Large 1-2	565	267.50	1,511	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	254.15	1,312	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.68/cwt here — about $426 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 sale130 hd

309.71

—

KY average23 barns · 1,051 hd

292.59

+17.12

National average172 barns · 11,677 hd

306.73

+2.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

442.26

−132.55

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.26 across 31 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,628	160.89	2,620	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	132.84	1,657	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	128.80	1,763	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	114.80	1,112	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,110	180.00	1,998	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,185	175.26	2,077	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

136 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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,141Last week 708Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 102Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	265.00–295.00	279.57
10	250–300	282	267.50–291.00	283.47
11	300–350	331	261.00–295.00	284.71
17	350–400	371	270.00–297.50	280.19
6	400–450	421	242.50–261.00	254.65
8	450–500	470	250.00–261.00	258.39
4	500–550	520	242.00–251.00	248.02
15	550–600	576	245.00–249.00	247.29
6	600–650	623	227.00–234.00

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 8

● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,141 head

▲ 433 vs last sale 708▲ 486 vs year ago 655 · +74.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 102▲ 117 vs year ago 103 · +113.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.71/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.55 against this barn's trailing median of $442.26.

Average price

$309.71

130 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.12

vs KY average

+2.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	311.83	1,738	125
Large 1-2	565	267.50	1,511	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	254.15	1,312	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.68/cwt here — about $426 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 sale130 hd

309.71

—

KY average23 barns · 1,051 hd

292.59

+17.12

National average172 barns · 11,677 hd

306.73

+2.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

442.26

−132.55

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.26 across 31 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,628	160.89	2,620	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	132.84	1,657	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	128.80	1,763	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	114.80	1,112	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,110	180.00	1,998	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,185	175.26	2,077	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

136 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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 8, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,141Last week 708Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 102Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	265.00–295.00	279.57
10	250–300	282	267.50–291.00	283.47
11	300–350	331	261.00–295.00	284.71
17	350–400	371	270.00–297.50	280.19
6	400–450	421	242.50–261.00	254.65
8	450–500	470	250.00–261.00	258.39
4	500–550	520	242.00–251.00	248.02
15	550–600	576	245.00–249.00	247.29
6	600–650	623	227.00–234.00

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	578	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	235	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	758	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	830	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	319	282.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	902	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	241.50/cwt	240.00–243.00	809	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	309.50/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,068	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	337.17/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,291	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	331.40/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,399	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,251	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	324.23/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,524	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	257.86/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,302	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	330.59/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,679	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	283.86/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,496	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	280.27/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,581	8
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	309.45/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,810	72
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	283.26/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,756	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	623	298.44/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,859	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	647	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,527	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	661	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,910	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	270.17/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,851	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	252.91/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,826	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,755	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	248.90/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,917	129
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	235.12/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,817	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	231.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,918	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	215.45/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,786	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,723	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,647	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,891	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,107	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	279.57/cwt	265.00–295.00	635	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	260	311.25/cwt	310.00–315.00	809	4
Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	716	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	282	283.47/cwt	267.50–291.00	799	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	329	314.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,034	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	284.71/cwt	261.00–295.00	942	11
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	344	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	903	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	280	340.77/cwt	340.00–342.50	954	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	310	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	736	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	278.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	904	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	366	273.26/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,000	8
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	376	226.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	853	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,185	175.26/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,077	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	147.25/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,900	7
Bulls	—	—	1,716	164.42/cwt	157.00–178.00	2,821	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	753	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	734	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	88.12/cwt	87.00–90.00	775	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	110.05/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,077	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	120.13/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,182	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	116.89/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,343	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	134.83/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,699	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,272	119.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,522	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	130.86/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,820	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	310.00–315.00	311.25
14	300–350	329	300.00–330.00	314.37
2	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
40	400–450	423	261.00–296.00	284.47
38	450–500	475	265.00–300.00	279.16
41	500–550	510	253.00–283.00	269.12
21	550–600	575	252.00–258.00	254.43
13	600–650	616	245.00–254.00	248.33
29	650–700	671	237.00–250.00	246.77
7	700–750	717	220.00–227.00	222.17
15	750–800	766	221.00–230.00	224.23
1	800–850	820	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	595	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	862	207.00	207.00
9	900–950	936	198.00	198.00
1	950–1000	955	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	273	260.00–265.00	262.43
2	350–400	370	240.00–257.50	248.99
3	400–450	421	242.50–251.00	245.32
3	450–500	483	225.00–241.00	235.70
2	500–550	518	230.00–245.00	237.75
5	600–650	621	189.00–222.50	205.21
2	650–700	675	215.00–216.00	215.50
1	700–750	735	194.00	194.00
1	800–850	845	169.00	169.00
4	900–950	933	165.00–167.00	165.51
1	950–1000	960	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	426	270.00–300.00	284.14
3	450–500	471	285.00–295.00	288.47
11	500–550	537	257.50–270.00	267.87
12	550–600	574	260.00–271.00	264.26
7	600–650	630	242.50–260.00	250.53
2	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	765	219.00–230.00	224.46
1	800–850	815	189.00	189.00
3	850–900	878	183.00–209.00	200.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	340.00–342.50	340.77
18	350–400	378	302.50–320.00	314.15
19	400–450	413	300.00–340.00	327.69
11	450–500	461	311.00–336.00	326.45
10	500–550	522	271.00–297.50	276.91
5	550–600	579	280.00–293.00	285.17
3	600–650	618	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	690	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	237.50	237.50
4	350–400	376	220.00–235.00	226.92
3	400–450	436	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	515	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	653	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	256.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
5	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	278.12
8	350–400	366	255.00–287.50	273.26
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	232.00	232.00
5	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.95
2	550–600	568	245.00–247.50	246.23
6	600–650	626	224.00–237.00	233.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	270	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	345	309.00–310.00	309.50
1	400–450	430	291.00	291.00
9	500–550	527	280.00–291.00	283.86
8	550–600	564	274.00–285.00	280.27
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	773	223.00–239.00	235.12
6	800–850	829	210.00–228.00	215.45
2	900–950	927	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	322.50	322.50
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	383	322.50–341.00	337.17
11	400–450	422	301.00–345.00	331.40
34	450–500	470	311.00–335.00	324.23
36	500–550	508	300.00–346.00	330.59
72	550–600	585	288.00–315.00	309.45
20	600–650	620	269.00–290.00	283.26
10	650–700	685	262.00–274.00	270.17
8	700–750	722	245.00–254.00	252.91
129	750–800	770	242.00–256.00	248.90
6	800–850	828	225.00–235.00	231.65
110	900–950	928	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	298.44
3	650–700	661	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	875	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	240.00–243.00	241.50
1	350–400	375	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	295	287.50	287.50
4	300–350	319	275.00–290.00	282.70
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	505	252.50–261.00	257.86
1	550–600	550	243.00	243.00
2	600–650	647	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	755	232.50	232.50
2	850–900	870	198.00	198.00
1	900–950	900	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	109.00–121.00	116.89
56	—	1,260	122.00–148.00	134.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	87.00–90.00	88.12
29	—	984	115.00–128.00	120.13
14	—	979	102.00–113.00	110.05
2	—	753	96.00–99.00	97.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,272	115.00–123.00	119.64
40	—	1,391	124.00–146.00	130.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,716	157.00–178.00	164.42
7	—	1,290	139.00–153.00	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	172.00–177.00	175.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,700.00	1,700.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) · Mon, Apr 8

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle

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