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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 19

● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

726 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 908▼ 495 vs year ago 1,221 · −40.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 140▼ 40 vs year ago 158 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate to good demand with more fleshy and average quality calves on offer this week compared to last week. Good demand for long-weaned calves in thin-flesh suitable for grass. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some lean cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.16/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.18 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$331.16

103 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$93.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs KY average

−3.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	338.46	1,849	92
Medium and Large 2-3	544	272.60	1,483	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	555	245.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.46/cwt here — about $489 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 sale103 hd

331.16

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−2.11

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−3.10

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−67.18

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 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	—	Low	1,563	201.80	3,155	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	165.10	2,058	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	156.39	1,713	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	156.36	2,201	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	147.50	1,679	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	195.70	2,407	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	170.00	1,819	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	234.00	2,995	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	187.00	2,291	1thin

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

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 908Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 140Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	137.00–138.00	137.55
3	—	1,045	140.00–149.00	144.32
11	—	1,134	153.00–170.00	163.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	144.00–147.00	145.33
7	—	1,236	153.00–158.00	154.76

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 19

● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

726 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 908▼ 495 vs year ago 1,221 · −40.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 140▼ 40 vs year ago 158 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.16/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.18 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$331.16

103 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$93.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs KY average

−3.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	338.46	1,849	92
Medium and Large 2-3	544	272.60	1,483	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	555	245.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.46/cwt here — about $489 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 sale103 hd

331.16

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−2.11

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−3.10

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−67.18

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 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	—	Low	1,563	201.80	3,155	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	165.10	2,058	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	156.39	1,713	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	156.36	2,201	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	147.50	1,679	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	195.70	2,407	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	170.00	1,819	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	234.00	2,995	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	187.00	2,291	1thin

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

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 908Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 140Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	137.00–138.00	137.55
3	—	1,045	140.00–149.00	144.32
11	—	1,134	153.00–170.00	163.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	144.00–147.00	145.33
7	—	1,236	153.00–158.00	154.76

Every lot

143 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	422.55/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,154	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	420.56/cwt	413.00–435.00	1,607	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	403.60/cwt	391.00–406.00	1,687	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	417.79/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,826	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	451	410.67/cwt	410.00–411.00	1,852	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	395.70/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,812	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	360.21/cwt	352.50–364.00	1,675	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	360.70/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,858	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	389.73/cwt	381.00–392.00	2,030	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	371.06/cwt	364.00–373.00	1,974	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	560	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,686	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	360.68/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,067	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	381.41/cwt	376.00–386.00	2,205	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,958	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	350.22/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,185	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,147	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	289.95/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,957	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	332.31/cwt	324.00–339.00	2,273	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	304.21/cwt	297.00–311.00	2,160	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	294.51/cwt	286.00–299.00	2,106	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	722	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,029	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,430	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	934	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,494	17
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,005	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,342	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,000	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,490	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	975	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	349.62/cwt	337.50–373.00	972	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	341.71/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,121	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	262.60/cwt	232.50–300.00	953	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	365.20/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,329	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls45 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	188	393.48/cwt	392.00–395.00	740	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	960	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,273	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	407.37/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,320	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	431.24/cwt	423.00–439.00	1,445	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	411.17/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,534	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,291	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,280	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,230	195.70/cwt	195.00–197.00	2,407	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	161.36/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	183.65/cwt	172.00–198.00	2,577	6
Bulls	—	—	1,681	214.45/cwt	201.00–228.00	3,605	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	137.55/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,318	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	144.32/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,508	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	163.10/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,850	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	145.33/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,792	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	154.76/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,913	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	168.96/cwt	158.00–180.00	2,112	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,951	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	166.91/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,315	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	155.47/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,312	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,679	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,276	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	825	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,958.75/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,959	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	160.06/cwt	149.00–167.50	1,473	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	175.96/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,652	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	2,160.13/head	1,850.00–2,625.00	2,160	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	152.00–158.00	155.47
9	—	1,387	163.00–171.00	166.91
8	—	1,341	140.00–148.00	145.50

Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	147.00–148.00	147.50

Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	187.00	187.00

Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	234.00	234.00

Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00

Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	195.00–197.00	195.70

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	157.00–170.00	161.36
15	—	1,681	201.00–228.00	214.45
6	—	1,403	172.00–198.00	183.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	515	252.50–255.00	253.76
2	600–650	600	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	382.00	382.00
4	400–450	416	337.50–365.00	350.77
10	450–500	482	332.50–357.00	350.53
5	500–550	521	320.00–344.00	328.78
8	550–600	561	280.00–315.00	308.28
1	600–650	610	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	790	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	420.00–430.00	426.10
7	400–450	416	410.00–427.50	419.10
10	500–550	521	350.00–371.00	365.64
12	550–600	573	350.00–364.00	355.49
5	600–650	609	323.00–349.00	341.64
4	650–700	669	318.00–336.00	325.08
3	700–750	723	286.00–307.00	294.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	392.00–395.00	393.48
1	200–250	230	417.50	417.50
5	300–350	324	397.00–415.00	407.37
2	350–400	373	410.00–412.50	411.17
7	400–450	424	365.00–407.50	392.74
9	450–500	470	365.00–397.50	381.86
6	550–600	578	321.00–343.00	336.69
3	600–650	628	302.00–314.00	309.77
8	650–700	677	275.00–313.00	297.21
2	700–750	725	279.00–284.00	281.57
4	750–800	773	269.00–270.00	269.75
3	800–850	835	244.00	244.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	930	226.00	226.00
3	950–1000	970	220.00–233.00	227.97
1	1050–1100	1,050	226.00	226.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	439.00	439.00
2	300–350	335	423.00–439.00	431.24
3	800–850	831	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	577	310.00–329.00	320.74
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	261.00	261.00
1	800–850	800	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	369	389.00–417.50	402.78
34	400–450	433	356.00–387.50	369.55
39	450–500	470	337.00–373.00	359.91
44	500–550	532	320.00–359.00	342.78
35	550–600	569	322.50–382.00	344.09
7	600–650	618	309.00–331.00	315.95
25	650–700	665	304.00–314.00	311.64
18	700–750	740	275.00–286.00	284.53
5	800–850	808	276.00	276.00
3	900–950	945	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	337.50–373.00	349.62
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	364	350.00–375.00	365.20
6	400–450	429	340.00–355.00	346.10
6	450–500	483	321.00–337.00	330.87
10	500–550	522	295.00–320.00	308.83
3	550–600	572	295.00–317.50	308.26
5	600–650	620	281.00–303.00	298.39
4	650–700	675	284.00–297.00	290.00
1	750–800	785	253.00	253.00
2	850–900	870	247.00–263.00	254.91
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	835	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	328	300.00–360.00	341.71
3	350–400	363	232.50–300.00	262.60
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	482	293.00–345.00	311.13
6	500–550	527	270.00–300.00	282.86
4	550–600	570	240.00–265.00	257.20
4	600–650	634	272.50–276.00	274.63
2	650–700	688	251.00–256.00	253.53
1	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	975	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
17	900–950	934	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	352.50–364.00	360.21
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	675	283.00–297.00	289.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	411.00–430.00	417.79
3	450–500	451	410.00–411.00	410.67
22	500–550	521	381.00–392.00	389.73
40	550–600	578	376.00–386.00	381.41
15	600–650	624	342.00–360.00	350.22
26	650–700	684	324.00–339.00	332.31
9	700–750	710	297.00–311.00	304.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	405.00–442.50	422.55
2	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	382	413.00–435.00	420.56
6	400–450	418	391.00–406.00	403.60
7	450–500	458	394.00–400.00	395.70
18	500–550	532	364.00–373.00	371.06
3	550–600	573	360.00–361.00	360.68
1	600–650	610	321.00	321.00
1	650–700	675	318.00	318.00
3	700–750	715	286.00–299.00	294.51
1	900–950	910	267.00	267.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	197.00	197.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	355.00–367.00	360.70
2	700–750	722	281.00	281.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	207.50	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	221.00	221.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,958.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	939	168.00–185.00	175.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	920	149.00–167.50	160.06

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)	6	—	1,174	1,850.00–2,625.00	2,160.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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Heifers · 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

Heifers · 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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