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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 1
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,178 head
1,219 vs last sale 2,397 424 vs year ago 754 · +56.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
5 vs last sale 173 9 vs year ago 177 · 5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
18 vs last sale 9 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $215.82/cwt on 545 head.
Average price
$215.82
545 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,407
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$618
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$61.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2648217.951,413520
Large 1-2840180.001,5121thin
Medium and Large 2-3743172.751,28322
Small and Medium 1-2510156.007962thin
One grade step is worth $61.95/cwt here — about $618 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 sale545 hd
215.82
KY average25 barns · 5,903 hd
214.68
+1.14
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
BullsAverage1,495112.041,67519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43995.071,36833
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22892.771,13950
CowsLean 85-90%Low95674.5271344
HeifersChoiceAverage1,132132.951,5053thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$1,0601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$8302thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,0251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,2338
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)665$8501thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2510156.00/cwt156.00–156.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627179.78/cwt174.00–187.001,12717
SteersMedium and Large 2-3845161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3675181.99/cwt181.00–183.001,2282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3502181.50/cwt180.00–183.009114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added725177.74/cwt174.00–185.001,2896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added588195.72/cwt193.00–204.001,15111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added427212.16/cwt201.00–216.0090612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy701221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy833194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6169
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy909189.95/cwt189.95–189.951,72768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added320201.00/cwt201.00–201.006433
HeifersLarge 1-2544185.02/cwt182.00–188.001,0074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added757191.92/cwt181.00–192.501,45359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added520200.59/cwt191.00–208.001,04335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384188.62/cwt187.00–192.007248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220185.68/cwt180.00–192.504082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,020122.87/cwt108.00–139.001,2533
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added672179.96/cwt178.00–181.001,20921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472203.66/cwt191.00–213.0096128
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2289184.56/cwt180.00–187.505335
HeifersLarge 1-2465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
HeifersLarge 1-2580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650139.00/cwt139.00–139.009041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673176.54/cwt175.00–178.001,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322191.01/cwt182.50–195.006157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463185.29/cwt180.00–189.008584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428188.29/cwt180.00–198.0080613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3584161.40/cwt152.50–175.0094310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3783127.90/cwt122.00–134.001,0012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718164.07/cwt151.00–173.001,1784
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy870172.95/cwt171.00–175.001,5052
SteersMedium and Large 2-3601174.01/cwt170.00–178.001,0464
SteersMedium and Large 1-2778182.66/cwt178.00–189.001,4213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2968181.45/cwt179.00–184.001,7562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added370201.97/cwt197.00–210.0074715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3415182.00/cwt182.00–182.007551
SteersMedium and Large 2-31,070140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738189.48/cwt185.00–194.001,3982
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1741
SteersMedium and Large 2-3998167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6677
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633211.11/cwt211.00–212.001,33672
SteersMedium and Large 2-3340197.50/cwt197.50–197.506721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added657227.71/cwt220.00–231.001,49618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added607229.69/cwt220.00–236.001,3949
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added415251.24/cwt222.00–259.001,04355
SteersMedium and Large 2-3920165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5181
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,002157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5732
SteersLarge 1-2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added775202.35/cwt199.00–204.001,5683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added528237.42/cwt219.00–248.001,25435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added387241.87/cwt235.00–253.0093610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2442209.40/cwt200.00–214.009263
Dairy SteersLarge 3715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added325244.46/cwt225.00–260.007948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added738205.06/cwt196.35–213.751,513138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563235.28/cwt221.00–248.001,32528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added468244.46/cwt220.00–250.001,14445
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524237.37/cwt228.00–249.001,24424
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added333242.07/cwt231.00–254.008065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added476233.34/cwt221.00–248.001,11119
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added433238.03/cwt221.00–245.001,03118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added616211.17/cwt204.00–214.001,3019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added564236.27/cwt220.00–245.001,33321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27597.56/cwt90.50–112.001,24430
CowsLean 85-90%91068.67/cwt65.00–74.0062510
CowsLean 85-90%1,02786.37/cwt83.00–91.0088713
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16587.47/cwt85.00–90.001,01914
CowsLean 85-90%99279.25/cwt76.00–82.0078612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45897.06/cwt90.50–104.501,41527
HeifersChoice1,132132.95/cwt131.00–137.001,5053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13681.15/cwt77.00–83.009226
CowsLean 85-90%85757.61/cwt40.00–65.004949
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31887.65/cwt86.00–89.001,1554
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42883.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1852
Bulls1,411108.95/cwt98.00–115.001,53716
Bulls1,943128.50/cwt120.00–136.002,4973
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0681,152.53/head1,025.00–1,250.001,1536
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,475.63/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4762
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3665850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2988100.92/cwt98.00–105.009972
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3810585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsLarge 1-2732195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4275
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518201.20/cwt180.00–216.001,0425
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,07091.00/cwt91.00–91.009741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250182.50/cwt182.50–182.504561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430170.23/cwt160.00–190.007323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2681
BullsMedium and Large 2-3978112.48/cwt110.00–115.001,1002
BullsMedium and Large 1-2390216.57/cwt211.00–222.008452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2821172.69/cwt141.00–178.001,4187
BullsMedium and Large 1-2667191.15/cwt181.00–196.001,2755
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650163.50/cwt161.00–166.001,0632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522183.30/cwt180.00–188.009578
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418168.57/cwt160.00–188.0070511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535154.07/cwt144.00–170.0082414
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3366164.14/cwt160.00–175.006015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583184.61/cwt180.00–189.001,07611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478162.40/cwt136.00–182.007767
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630167.98/cwt161.00–171.001,0589
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3930120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1161
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2585137.50/cwt137.50–137.508041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2858148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2708
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3337163.33/cwt147.50–180.005503
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3723120.00/cwt120.00–120.008684
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3270168.14/cwt150.00–175.004546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy275207.50/cwt207.50–207.505711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480208.17/cwt192.00–220.0099910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625192.40/cwt186.00–199.001,2032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added766185.12/cwt182.00–191.001,4188
BullsLarge 1-2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
BullsLarge 1-2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2220145.00/cwt145.00–145.003191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added726188.17/cwt183.00–191.001,3665
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656208.10/cwt205.00–210.001,36510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added381240.48/cwt234.00–250.0091615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560161.00/cwt161.00–161.009021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2273214.35/cwt197.50–240.005856
BullsMedium and Large 1-2435204.04/cwt191.00–221.008884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2870148.27/cwt142.50–151.001,2905
BullsMedium and Large 2-393097.00/cwt97.00–97.009021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2576196.79/cwt181.00–219.001,13412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2321219.25/cwt219.00–220.007044

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.