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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10

● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs traded sharply higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with 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 $314.31/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −130.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.30.

Average price

$314.31

67 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$57.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.51

vs KY average

−9.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	320.61	1,767	59
Medium and Large 2-3	568	269.48	1,531	6thin
Large 1-2	583	262.75	1,532	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale67 hd

314.31

—

KY average28 barns · 2,019 hd

297.79

+16.51

National average189 barns · 32,417 hd

323.71

−9.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

445.30

−130.99

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $445.30 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	—	High	1,874	151.10	2,832	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	121.70	1,826	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	117.71	1,475	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	102.59	1,086	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	141.00	1,614	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	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,513	$2,650	2thin

Every lot

124 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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,344Last week 1,333Year ago 1,315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 36Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	478	293.00–300.00	295.37
2	500–550	533	280.00–289.00	284.61
9	550–600	580	275.00–292.50	284.73
2	600–650	613	252.50–257.50	255.05
4	650–700	687	242.50–253.00	247.79
6	700–750	736	240.00–247.50	245.02
7	750–800	771	238.00–241.00

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10

● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,344 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 1,333▲ 29 vs year ago 1,315 · +2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 36▼ 98 vs year ago 152 · −64.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 28 · −82.1%

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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 $314.31/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −130.99 against this barn's trailing median of $445.30.

Average price

$314.31

67 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$57.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.51

vs KY average

−9.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	320.61	1,767	59
Medium and Large 2-3	568	269.48	1,531	6thin
Large 1-2	583	262.75	1,532	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale67 hd

314.31

—

KY average28 barns · 2,019 hd

297.79

+16.51

National average189 barns · 32,417 hd

323.71

−9.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

445.30

−130.99

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $445.30 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	—	High	1,874	151.10	2,832	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	121.70	1,826	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	117.71	1,475	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	102.59	1,086	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	141.00	1,614	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	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,513	$2,650	2thin

Every lot

124 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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,344Last week 1,333Year ago 1,315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 36Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	478	293.00–300.00	295.37
2	500–550	533	280.00–289.00	284.61
9	550–600	580	275.00–292.50	284.73
2	600–650	613	252.50–257.50	255.05
4	650–700	687	242.50–253.00	247.79
6	700–750	736	240.00–247.50	245.02
7	750–800	771	238.00–241.00

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	354.64/cwt	331.00–372.50	1,153	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	337.61/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,276	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	340.94/cwt	320.00–367.00	1,446	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	295.37/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,412	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	330.96/cwt	311.00–345.00	1,589	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	341.52/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,772	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	284.61/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,517	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	269.48/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,531	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	316.16/cwt	297.50–337.50	1,815	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	284.73/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,651	9
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	583	262.75/cwt	262.50–263.00	1,532	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	255.05/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,563	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	287.28/cwt	262.50–299.00	1,810	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	231.50/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,470	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	235.95/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,557	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	267.42/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,810	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	247.79/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,702	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	245.02/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,803	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	736	216.65/cwt	201.00–222.50	1,595	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	260.07/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,922	113
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	239.98/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,850	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	789	259.60/cwt	259.60–259.60	2,048	61
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	252.58/cwt	246.00–253.00	2,005	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	254.46/cwt	237.50–255.75	2,079	71
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	823	196.32/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,616	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	827	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,142	58
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	248.43/cwt	235.00–249.85	2,186	78
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	884	257.80/cwt	257.80–257.80	2,279	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,903	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	927	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,299	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,256	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	968	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,396	44
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,008	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,414	8
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,066	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,537	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	791	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	921	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	316	244.92/cwt	235.00–260.00	774	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	877	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	264.21/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,036	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	266.18/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,129	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	287.06/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,223	5
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	984	1
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	340	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	876	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	367	352.81/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,295	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	335.61/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,386	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	286.74/cwt	273.00–310.00	1,356	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	322.02/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,539	5
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	299.19/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,562	8
Bulls
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3Thin Fleshed	603	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,517	44
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	696	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,573	74
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,145	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,614	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,846	147.99/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,732	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	158.89/cwt	155.00–162.00	3,090	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	98.26/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,007	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	116.20/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,307	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	104.42/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,216	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	123.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,484	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,396	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,520	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	122.17/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,831	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,773	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	129.65/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,470	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,513	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	800–850	827	259.00	259.00
13	900–950	927	248.00	248.00
44	950–1000	968	247.50	247.50
8	1000–1050	1,008	239.50	239.50
4	1050–1100	1,066	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	262.50–263.00	262.75
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	260.00–272.50	269.48
2	600–650	635	230.00–233.00	231.50
2	650–700	660	233.00–239.00	235.95
4	700–750	736	201.00–222.50	216.65
1	750–800	770	224.00	224.00
3	800–850	823	195.00–197.00	196.32
2	850–900	885	210.00–220.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	750–800	789	259.60	259.60
60	850–900	884	257.80	257.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	331.00–372.50	354.64
3	350–400	378	327.50–342.50	337.61
11	400–450	424	320.00–367.00	340.94
13	450–500	480	311.00–345.00	330.96
24	500–550	519	322.50–347.50	341.52
24	550–600	574	297.50–337.50	316.16
30	600–650	630	262.50–299.00	287.28
23	650–700	677	260.00–287.50	267.42
113	700–750	739	247.50–266.00	260.07
66	750–800	794	246.00–253.00	252.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	292.50	292.50
5	400–450	426	284.00–295.00	287.06
7	450–500	451	282.50–305.00	290.74
26	500–550	526	258.00–280.00	271.88
40	550–600	575	254.00–270.00	266.11
19	600–650	629	239.00–252.50	245.66
2	650–700	652	249.00	249.00
13	700–750	733	220.00–230.00	227.10
2	750–800	767	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	230.00	230.00
4	300–350	316	235.00–260.00	244.92
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	463	239.00–240.00	239.66
4	500–550	533	227.50–237.50	233.11
2	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	617	200.00–227.50	216.28
4	650–700	673	207.50–225.00	215.66
7	700–750	720	185.00–202.50	198.30
2	750–800	773	191.00–210.00	200.35
4	800–850	824	169.00–185.00	176.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	282.50	282.50
3	300–350	331	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	392	257.50–273.00	264.21
4	400–450	424	265.00–267.50	266.18
8	450–500	479	252.00–267.50	260.98
5	500–550	525	240.00–247.50	244.37
7	550–600	570	240.00–247.50	242.49
7	600–650	626	233.00–237.00	235.03
8	650–700	674	232.50–237.50	234.69
7	700–750	706	210.00–217.50	213.21
1	900–950	945	194.00	194.00
7	950–1000	988	188.00	188.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	172.50	172.50
1	1050–1100	1,065	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	700–750	719	256.40	256.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	200.00–230.00	214.56
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	820	200.00–217.50	205.99
10	850–900	889	207.00–207.50	207.10
6	950–1000	958	199.00–207.50	200.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	696	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	600–650	603	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	345.00–357.00	352.81
6	400–450	413	317.50–357.50	335.61
5	450–500	478	317.50–340.00	322.02
8	500–550	522	292.50–327.50	299.19
2	550–600	585	283.00–292.50	287.71
3	600–650	622	245.00–247.50	245.86
2	650–700	685	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	273.00–310.00	286.74
4	500–550	538	260.00–277.50	266.66
2	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	605	237.50	237.50
3	650–700	670	230.00–232.50	231.67
14	700–750	737	228.00–237.50	236.86
2	750–800	778	220.00–237.50	228.61
6	800–850	817	185.00–215.00	206.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	573	220.00–240.00	230.03
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
4	750–800	783	210.00–212.50	211.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	119.00–124.00	122.17
1	—	1,515	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,294	116.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	1,241	112.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	1,204	122.00–125.00	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	103.00–106.00	104.42
2	—	1,125	113.00–119.00	116.20
1	—	845	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,025	96.00–102.00	98.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	155.00–162.00	158.89
5	—	1,846	142.00–153.00	147.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,134	123.00–135.00	129.65

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	—	920	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,513	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

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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

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Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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