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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 24
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,397 head
1,283 vs last sale 1,114 1,093 vs year ago 1,304 · +83.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
67 vs last sale 240 69 vs year ago 242 · 28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
7 vs last sale 16 23 vs year ago 32 · 71.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand. However market showing a softer undertone for plain, off-colored and fleshy bawling calves. Very good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.44/cwt on 2,043 head.
Average price
$190.44
2,043 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,055
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$456
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$62.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.01
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556192.641,0711,916
Large 1-2648170.631,10511thin
Medium and Large 2-3516157.52813110
Small and Medium 1-2474129.796166thin
One grade step is worth $62.84/cwt here — about $456 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 sale2,043 hd
190.44
KY average22 barns · 7,290 hd
193.45
−3.01
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,480116.741,72821
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,461100.591,46928
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18395.581,13058
CowsLean 85-90%High96980.7878324
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230157.991,94422
SteersChoiceAverage1,436165.412,3756thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,0573thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,605$1,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$1082thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added584219.11/cwt201.00–230.001,28018
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added379210.60/cwt190.00–225.0079830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added706169.80/cwt169.00–170.001,1995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added282210.12/cwt202.00–213.005936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy854197.90/cwt194.00–198.101,69064
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy816191.40/cwt188.00–198.001,5627
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634191.57/cwt150.00–193.001,215224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement600181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0863
HeifersLarge 1-2950114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472203.65/cwt188.00–216.0096133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added420202.23/cwt187.00–219.0084979
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added619180.72/cwt145.00–197.001,11918
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579197.29/cwt153.00–204.001,142542
HeifersLarge 1-2757154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,014134.16/cwt94.00–140.001,3608
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524201.31/cwt190.00–212.001,05555
HeifersLarge 1-2541187.66/cwt181.00–189.001,0156
HeifersLarge 1-2570188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0721
HeifersLarge 1-2845141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2409194.42/cwt152.50–201.00795145
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2343194.01/cwt192.00–195.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693167.22/cwt167.00–170.001,15913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2729176.48/cwt155.00–177.001,287110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516188.23/cwt176.50–202.50971277
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2290198.90/cwt193.00–205.005772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780144.29/cwt142.00–146.001,1257
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480191.41/cwt174.00–195.00919138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387184.48/cwt180.00–198.0071412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3965119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675143.10/cwt130.00–157.009662
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3321164.41/cwt140.00–181.005285
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2977126.45/cwt106.00–135.001,2355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3940128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2031
SteersMedium and Large 2-3690189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3041
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added678176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1933
SteersMedium and Large 2-3585189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1061
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055164.30/cwt132.00–175.001,7334
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,035129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2927180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6692
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,130152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added586196.94/cwt184.00–203.001,154170
SteersMedium and Large 1-2975172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487239.86/cwt221.00–256.001,16819
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added578235.29/cwt225.00–240.001,3605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added227237.50/cwt237.50–237.505392
SteersLarge 1-2650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390211.00/cwt211.00–211.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528233.85/cwt208.00–250.001,23517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added666219.14/cwt212.00–224.001,4596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added306219.08/cwt190.00–243.006705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added372247.21/cwt225.00–252.5092027
SteersMedium and Large 1-2845178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added421250.96/cwt216.00–269.001,05736
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added751187.17/cwt180.00–191.001,4066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added628221.95/cwt209.00–226.001,3946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added728188.37/cwt185.00–190.001,3713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added426228.20/cwt200.00–245.0097215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added770181.87/cwt174.00–186.001,4003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added258230.50/cwt230.00–231.005952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16987.34/cwt83.00–91.001,02117
HeifersChoice1,198160.20/cwt141.00–174.001,9199
HeifersChoice1,276136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,7425
CowsLean 85-90%98888.38/cwt84.00–92.008737
CowsLean 85-90%1,01380.39/cwt73.00–87.0081413
CowsLean 85-90%79368.76/cwt68.00–71.005454
SteersChoice1,436165.41/cwt136.00–175.002,3756
HeifersChoice1,238168.93/cwt161.00–174.002,0918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,467101.06/cwt90.00–115.001,48327
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190101.53/cwt93.00–115.001,20836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17680.79/cwt79.00–82.009505
Bulls1,659125.36/cwt117.00–135.002,0808
Bulls1,370111.43/cwt106.00–116.001,52713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07592.00/cwt92.00–92.009891
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2993107.81/head103.00–113.001082
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06392.50/cwt92.00–93.009832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,056.99/head950.00–1,150.001,0573
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3487170.26/cwt165.00–181.008293
BullsMedium and Large 2-3270196.00/cwt196.00–196.005291
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320152.25/cwt141.00–162.504872
BullsMedium and Large 2-3523171.18/cwt153.00–181.008959
BullsMedium and Large 1-2910111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0101
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2330127.50/cwt127.50–127.504211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3379178.32/cwt170.00–190.006764
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,035106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0971
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed758179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3573
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2475127.50/cwt127.50–127.506061
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2420147.50/cwt147.50–147.506201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,127136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5337
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3288166.13/cwt150.00–185.004786
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3472153.02/cwt133.00–185.0072235
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3424167.82/cwt129.00–189.007126
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3780154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2011
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3945109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3572159.51/cwt131.00–177.0091218
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2533126.88/cwt121.00–132.506762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3725149.62/cwt135.00–152.001,0857
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3514171.64/cwt141.00–182.0088220
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3362149.82/cwt135.00–170.005423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3820124.60/cwt112.00–132.501,0223
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added369222.76/cwt190.00–244.0082210
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added767161.25/cwt152.00–165.001,2377
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added326215.43/cwt210.00–235.0070213
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added738187.42/cwt180.00–195.001,3832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added330217.14/cwt170.00–239.0071712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added522214.27/cwt192.00–234.001,11823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627205.71/cwt191.00–214.001,2909
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added672196.80/cwt193.00–203.001,3226
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,085110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468195.66/cwt192.00–205.009166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2865171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added469230.32/cwt211.00–242.001,08031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391

How this sale compares

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.