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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 15
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
557 vs last sale 1,141 530 vs year ago 1,114 · 47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
41 vs last sale 220 61 vs year ago 240 · 25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
21 vs last sale 4 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy short-weaned and bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.02/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 158.71 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.
Average price
$246.02
63 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$35.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.96
vs KY average
18.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542249.471,35350
Medium and Large 2-3545234.931,2806thin
Large 1-2532233.671,2426thin
Small and Medium 1-2535214.001,1451thin
One grade step is worth $35.47/cwt here — about $208 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
460418377336median 404.7312/1502/2304/2006/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $404.73 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale63 hd
246.02
KY average26 barns · 1,509 hd
254.98
−8.96
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−18.50
This barn, trailing median31 sales
404.73
−158.71
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
BullsHigh1,751160.592,81216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,422128.221,82363
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221125.221,52932
CowsLean 85-90%High1,001111.581,11737
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,185136.001,6121thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,108155.511,7232thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,243172.482,1442thin
SteersSelectAverage1,465143.652,1042thin

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)1,152$1,6713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,6683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,2742thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,277$1,8346

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1-2550–600560262.44/cwt259.00–266.001,4702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450420285.13/cwt280.00–292.501,1986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500471283.30/cwt280.00–290.001,3347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655226.76/cwt225.00–230.001,4854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400374287.58/cwt280.00–305.001,0768
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650607244.02/cwt240.00–249.001,4815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,015154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713237.51/cwt236.00–239.001,6932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484249.15/cwt241.00–256.001,20612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400372278.48/cwt270.00–285.001,03614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582244.97/cwt242.00–249.001,4267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,9241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450400242.50/cwt242.50–242.509701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323291.01/cwt285.00–297.509402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700661290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9179
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620255.61/cwt250.00–260.001,5854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500470296.68/cwt295.00–299.001,3945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524245.93/cwt243.00–249.001,28920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900886235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600571275.54/cwt272.00–281.001,57313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514281.35/cwt273.00–290.001,44617
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,020190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623233.01/cwt231.00–235.001,4526
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300265310.00/cwt310.00–310.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533252.34/cwt250.00–257.001,34512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450416268.79/cwt256.00–280.001,11820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700655248.05/cwt248.00–250.001,62541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650601268.67/cwt266.00–270.001,6153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350330299.00/cwt299.00–299.009872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600561255.64/cwt252.00–256.001,43411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600562317.33/cwt284.00–322.001,78340
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800766214.72/cwt213.00–220.001,6454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275289.00/cwt289.00–289.007951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750728216.03/cwt206.00–226.001,5732
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900870184.67/cwt184.00–186.001,6073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,668.05/head1,525.00–1,825.001,6683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1521,670.88/head1,575.00–1,850.001,6713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350332280.00/cwt280.00–280.009302
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523268.11/cwt255.00–271.001,4026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850835194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450413302.59/cwt295.00–315.001,25011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open900–950915185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230287.50/cwt287.50–287.506611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950927186.03/cwt181.00–192.001,7243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673233.61/cwt230.00–241.001,57211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,006133.55/cwt130.00–141.001,34410
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2500–550535214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1451
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2250–300255212.50/cwt212.50–212.505421
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2400–450445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2200–250210212.50/cwt212.50–212.504461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440130.79/cwt125.00–143.001,88348
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,341121.92/cwt118.00–124.001,63514
CowsLean 85-90%1,039119.11/cwt113.00–128.001,23820
CowsLean 85-90%976109.34/cwt106.00–112.001,06710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265104.94/cwt100.00–110.001,3272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268131.37/cwt125.00–139.001,66619
Bulls1,744164.57/cwt159.00–170.002,87010
Bulls1,762153.96/cwt145.00–157.002,7136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,131118.29/cwt110.00–123.001,33811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5721
CowsLean 85-90%96084.22/cwt82.50–85.008093
CowsLean 85-90%908100.02/cwt98.00–105.009084
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600585233.00/cwt230.00–236.001,3632
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Dairy HeifersChoice1,185136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6121
SteersSelect1,465143.65/cwt142.00–145.002,1042
HeifersChoice1,108155.51/cwt151.00–161.001,7232
SteersChoice1,243172.48/cwt170.00–175.002,1442
SteersLarge 1-2300–350310292.50/cwt292.50–292.509071
SteersLarge 1-2750–800780226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7631
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750710213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5122
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550505234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1824
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650625223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3943
BullsLarge 1-2250–300295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open800–850800208.50/cwt202.00–215.001,6686
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850805209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,6821
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
SteersLarge 1-2850–900885188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6641
SteersLarge 1-2550–600550262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4441
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500481241.01/cwt240.00–242.001,1594
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300280243.00/cwt243.00–243.006801
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350318247.60/cwt245.00–250.007872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,273.99/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2742
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3982,060.55/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500461262.97/cwt256.00–279.001,21223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750706257.99/cwt256.00–260.001,8214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500458313.64/cwt307.00–319.001,4366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450428307.71/cwt302.50–315.001,3177
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550522254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3262
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700670221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4812
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300253274.94/cwt260.00–282.506963
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6454
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700686245.40/cwt245.00–246.001,68310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850832163.03/cwt153.00–170.001,3563
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900880174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5311
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470262.00/cwt250.00–274.001,2312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521307.27/cwt290.00–323.001,60120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611280.68/cwt273.00–287.001,71530
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1551,606.49/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6063
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650622211.43/cwt200.00–224.001,3155
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478259.74/cwt250.00–270.001,2422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580228.35/cwt220.00–237.001,3242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3200–250205267.00/cwt267.00–267.005471
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527238.22/cwt236.00–241.001,2554
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650642231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700658220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4483
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650626226.31/cwt221.00–228.001,4174
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400379258.75/cwt247.50–270.009817
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250221255.96/cwt250.00–260.005664
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500477234.36/cwt220.00–240.001,1184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658252.52/cwt251.00–254.001,6622

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.