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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 22
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,588 head
843 vs last sale 745 939 vs year ago 649 · +144.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
18 vs last sale 156 18 vs year ago 156 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
4 vs last sale 24 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for 500-600 lbs weaned packages. Very good demand for yearling steer and heifer packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.82/cwt on 1,102 head.
Average price
$200.82
1,102 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,365
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$512
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.35
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2685202.421,3861,055
Large 1-2604178.411,07815thin
Medium and Large 2-3552158.3787432
One grade step is worth $44.05/cwt here — about $512 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 sale1,102 hd
200.82
KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd
202.17
−1.35
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
BullsAverage1,691130.332,20320
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,436114.051,63839
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,205111.701,34748
CowsLean 85-90%High96796.2793145
HeifersChoiceAverage1,068125.131,3362thin

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)1,520$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$1,14817
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)801$1,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,0252thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2215130.00/cwt130.00–130.002801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805184.50/cwt180.00–189.001,4852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy467189.00/cwt189.00–189.008832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821192.88/cwt187.00–199.001,58413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added835206.75/cwt206.75–206.751,72659
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576206.30/cwt198.00–224.001,18823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added526216.02/cwt197.00–227.001,13630
HeifersLarge 1-2610189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added777200.21/cwt199.00–204.001,5564
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0251
HeifersLarge 1-2425181.00/cwt181.00–181.007691
HeifersLarge 1-2660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added367204.87/cwt202.00–208.0075211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2227187.00/cwt187.00–187.004242
HeifersLarge 1-2Value Added523210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added627193.51/cwt185.00–199.001,21316
HeifersLarge 1-2570184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0491
HeifersLarge 1-2295171.00/cwt171.00–171.005041
HeifersLarge 1-2775164.61/cwt159.00–170.001,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628179.51/cwt172.00–182.001,1278
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,085131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4211
HeifersLarge 1-2340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557183.32/cwt181.00–193.001,0219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370195.55/cwt190.00–200.007246
HeifersLarge 1-2700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517196.10/cwt191.00–200.001,0146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421199.03/cwt196.00–200.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329192.43/cwt190.00–202.0063314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767171.87/cwt157.00–181.001,31845
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3614156.42/cwt130.00–161.009607
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3213162.06/cwt155.00–170.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2467197.36/cwt190.00–200.0092210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805147.64/cwt131.00–163.001,1893
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433161.09/cwt133.00–179.006983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2770194.77/cwt191.00–195.001,50017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added421214.83/cwt201.00–225.0090417
SteersMedium and Large 2-3233192.44/cwt183.00–202.504482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2-3735168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340211.00/cwt211.00–211.007171
SteersLarge 1-2545213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy810186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5074
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,150146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,6791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2866188.56/cwt183.00–194.001,6334
SteersMedium and Large 1-2726191.97/cwt190.00–194.001,3948
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added618224.88/cwt210.00–231.001,39014
SteersLarge 1-2860198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2360246.60/cwt243.00–250.008882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added268232.50/cwt232.50–232.506234
SteersLarge 1-2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added536236.05/cwt221.00–242.001,26537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added718209.81/cwt207.00–214.001,50610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added435237.96/cwt229.00–252.001,03511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added588228.72/cwt223.00–236.001,3458
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added310223.00/cwt223.00–223.006911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added469235.45/cwt227.00–244.001,10424
Dairy SteersLarge 3592152.50/cwt152.50–152.509032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed634239.94/cwt239.50–240.001,52164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658213.25/cwt210.00–219.001,40311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added513223.24/cwt213.50–229.001,14522
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
HeifersChoice1,068125.13/cwt120.00–130.001,3362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209114.06/cwt101.00–125.001,37942
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,441115.21/cwt103.00–129.001,66037
CowsLean 85-90%1,013102.48/cwt96.00–119.001,03828
CowsLean 85-90%92078.00/cwt78.00–78.007181
CowsLean 85-90%87073.00/cwt73.00–73.006352
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35392.64/cwt90.00–95.001,2532
CowsLean 85-90%89388.48/cwt83.00–95.0079014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13397.26/cwt93.00–101.001,1025
Bulls1,504110.08/cwt98.00–123.001,6564
Bulls1,771138.28/cwt126.00–161.002,44915
Bulls1,23092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1321
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28011,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3913842.36/head835.00–850.008422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0991,189.00/head1,085.00–1,425.001,18915
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,125900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008371
BullsMedium and Large 2-3687152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0442
BullsMedium and Large 2-3610181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2287200.00/cwt200.00–200.005742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365191.00/cwt191.00–191.006971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2608195.52/cwt194.00–197.001,1892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2594208.66/cwt193.00–215.001,2396
BullsMedium and Large 1-2868157.86/cwt151.00–165.001,3702
BullsMedium and Large 2-3329181.08/cwt160.00–205.005964
BullsMedium and Large 1-2923144.78/cwt140.00–151.001,3364
BullsMedium and Large 1-2972133.31/cwt120.00–144.001,2963
BullsLarge 1-2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3328177.72/cwt173.00–187.505833
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3960105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0081
HeifersLarge 1-2842126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2275198.85/cwt190.00–202.505475
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660177.02/cwt174.00–181.001,1685
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3370180.25/cwt172.50–187.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3545166.00/cwt166.00–166.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3570169.00/cwt169.00–169.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3783135.63/cwt123.00–145.001,0623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2925146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3679152.07/cwt131.00–170.001,0337
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added369237.44/cwt220.00–250.0087615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added606212.43/cwt199.00–222.001,2877
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added682202.44/cwt191.00–207.501,381234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added726202.73/cwt178.00–213.001,472378
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added479217.26/cwt203.00–226.001,04139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added772210.57/cwt184.00–211.751,626127
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added672205.67/cwt194.00–213.001,3826
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed517235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added278227.50/cwt227.50–227.506323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added727185.65/cwt183.00–191.001,3506
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added465235.38/cwt221.00–240.001,09517
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added571225.26/cwt215.00–232.001,28612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2495196.00/cwt196.00–196.009701
BullsLarge 1-2Value Added640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added187212.50/cwt212.50–212.503972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added323234.54/cwt225.00–242.507583
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added430234.87/cwt220.00–241.001,01012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678187.99/cwt182.00–191.001,2753
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,030121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed652218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,4256

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.