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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 27

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▼ 304 vs last sale 837▼ 76 vs year ago 609 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 23▲ 7 vs year ago 62 · +11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 39 vs year ago 42 · −92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned offerings. Yearlings sold sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.83/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$146.83

243 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	665	148.04	984	233
Medium and Large 2-3	534	118.63	633	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale243 hd

146.83

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

140.40

+6.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,510	95.02	1,435	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	69.79	995	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	67.29	866	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	59.02	555	10

Every lot

70 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	170.00/cwt	167.00–175.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	168.71/cwt	160.00–174.00	862	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	156.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	161.67/cwt	150.00–167.00

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 →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jul 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 837Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 23Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	758	128.00–145.00	144.13
2	—	735	127.00	127.00
16	—	527	148.00–156.00	152.35
56	—	615	139.00–158.75	154.25
8	—	564	142.00–154.00	149.35
2	—	485	153.00	153.00
2	—	362	155.00	155.00
4	—	435	147.00–151.00	150.04
54	—	671	142.50–154.00	151.26

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 27

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▼ 304 vs last sale 837▼ 76 vs year ago 609 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 23▲ 7 vs year ago 62 · +11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 39 vs year ago 42 · −92.9%

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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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.83/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$146.83

243 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	665	148.04	984	233
Medium and Large 2-3	534	118.63	633	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale243 hd

146.83

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

140.40

+6.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,510	95.02	1,435	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	69.79	995	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	67.29	866	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	59.02	555	10

Every lot

70 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	170.00/cwt	167.00–175.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	168.71/cwt	160.00–174.00	862	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	156.01/cwt	153.00–157.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	161.67/cwt	150.00–167.00

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 →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jul 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 837Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 23Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	758	128.00–145.00	144.13
2	—	735	127.00	127.00
16	—	527	148.00–156.00	152.35
56	—	615	139.00–158.75	154.25
8	—	564	142.00–154.00	149.35
2	—	485	153.00	153.00
2	—	362	155.00	155.00
4	—	435	147.00–151.00	150.04
54	—	671	142.50–154.00	151.26

Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	132.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	592	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	122.37/cwt	122.00–123.00	897	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	769	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	800	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	94.80/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	105.25/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,856	2

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	53.56/cwt	48.00–59.00	481	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	63.61/cwt	61.00–66.00	613	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	721	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	71.24/cwt	70.00–72.00	871	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	66.38/cwt	64.00–68.00	870	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	62.46/cwt	62.00–63.00	826	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	67.33/cwt	66.00–69.00	945	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	72.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,040	10

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	22,750	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,434	1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	150.04/cwt	147.00–151.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	127.16/cwt	122.00–132.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	152.35/cwt	148.00–156.00	803	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	149.35/cwt	142.00–154.00	842	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	822	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	154.25/cwt	139.00–158.75	949	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	151.26/cwt	142.50–154.00	1,015	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	144.13/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,093	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	938	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
1	—	575	131.00	131.00
3	—	885	105.00–108.00	106.01
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
2	—	760	118.00	118.00
2	—	530	145.00	145.00
4	—	613	133.00–135.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	122.00–132.00	127.16
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
2	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	148.00	148.00
18	—	511	160.00–174.00	168.71
13	—	688	153.00	153.00
36	—	612	150.00–167.00	161.67
1	—	465	173.00	173.00
3	—	353	180.00	180.00
11	—	714	150.00–152.50	150.93
6	—	428	167.00–175.00	170.00
1	—	305	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	148.00	148.00
2	—	768	137.00–139.00	138.02
4	—	519	153.00–157.00	156.01
9	—	840	135.00	135.00
2	—	735	143.00	143.00
1	—	930	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	855	156.90	156.90
55	—	969	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	148.00	148.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
4	—	769	100.00–108.00	104.06
2	—	727	100.00	100.00
3	—	563	130.00–133.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	134.00	134.00
3	—	875	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
8	—	733	122.00–123.00	122.37
2	—	587	150.00	150.00
3	—	628	132.00–134.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	129.00	129.00
2	—	592	139.00	139.00
2	—	500	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	61.00–66.00	63.61
5	—	898	48.00–59.00	53.56
1	—	1,060	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,444	70.00–76.00	72.01
9	—	1,404	66.00–69.00	67.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	70.00–72.00	71.24
2	—	1,323	62.00–63.00	62.46
11	—	1,310	64.00–68.00	66.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	103.00–107.00	105.25
2	—	1,420	92.00–97.00	94.80
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	675.00	675.00