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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 29
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
201 vs last sale 997 382 vs year ago 1,178 · 32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
10 vs last sale 179 21 vs year ago 168 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
5 vs last sale 15 7 vs year ago 27 · 25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to firm with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advance on 400-500 lb weaned packages with very good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.39/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 134.75 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.
Average price
$271.39
107 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.53
vs KY average
+3.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547276.211,51295
Medium and Large 2-3550233.251,28212thin
One grade step is worth $42.96/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
460418377336median 406.1401/0503/0204/2706/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 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 sale107 hd
271.39
KY average26 barns · 1,550 hd
263.86
+7.53
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
+3.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
406.14
−134.75
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
BullsAverage1,562150.862,35627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263128.111,61846
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,429125.811,79857
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,018112.251,14345
SteersChoiceAverage1,357183.002,4832thin

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)973$1,0932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$8851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$1,5397

Every lot, as filed

120 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418271.23/cwt265.00–278.001,1342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613226.46/cwt223.00–230.001,3882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500459283.97/cwt277.00–295.001,3034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620272.71/cwt269.00–276.001,6913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200270.00/cwt270.00–270.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578253.58/cwt249.00–257.501,4665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,037154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5972
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950906195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761242.48/cwt240.00–245.001,8454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717241.21/cwt240.00–243.001,7295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380280.36/cwt275.00–286.001,0652
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600557285.02/cwt284.00–287.001,5883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295303.00/cwt303.00–303.008941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed600–650616300.70/cwt299.00–304.001,8527
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500493301.11/cwt285.50–303.001,48416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820220.84/cwt212.00–230.001,8112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528310.62/cwt299.00–321.001,64046
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400375312.15/cwt305.00–322.501,1718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350336311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,0454
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572305.33/cwt302.00–309.001,7468
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514290.71/cwt289.00–293.001,4947
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700665276.07/cwt256.00–287.001,83611
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,030175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570276.42/cwt264.00–284.001,57649
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450428337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723236.66/cwt235.00–239.001,7113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622272.21/cwt258.00–283.001,69317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518254.78/cwt249.00–260.001,3208
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000983158.01/cwt157.00–159.001,5532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470256.88/cwt251.00–261.001,2074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300284281.97/cwt271.00–285.008015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700682247.36/cwt235.00–255.001,6879
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800787226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950928174.04/cwt160.00–188.001,6152
BullsMedium and Large 1-21150–12001,163146.49/cwt140.00–153.001,7042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450443293.50/cwt293.00–294.001,3002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500485283.02/cwt277.00–285.001,3734
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,053126.98/cwt120.00–141.001,3373
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650640252.70/cwt250.00–257.501,6175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750735229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900890205.96/cwt198.00–214.001,8332
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-38051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,095156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,874.46/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600572269.64/cwt266.00–273.001,5428
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300255312.50/cwt312.50–312.507971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,160107.88/cwt105.00–111.001,2512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466129.15/cwt121.00–141.001,89343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,080107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1561
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275131.16/cwt120.00–144.001,67237
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229116.63/cwt110.00–120.001,4338
CowsLean 85-90%89575.48/cwt67.50–82.006762
CowsLean 85-90%970109.41/cwt100.00–113.001,06119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340116.85/cwt112.00–120.001,56612
Bulls1,487146.56/cwt136.00–152.002,17915
Bulls1,655156.24/cwt154.00–159.002,58612
SteersChoice1,357183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,4832
CowsLean 85-90%1,04594.93/cwt91.00–100.009923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006451
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550505181.00/cwt181.00–181.009141
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500466240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1183
BullsLarge 1-2750–800770222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7091
BullsLarge 1-2500–550500261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3056
CowsLean 85-90%1,069120.79/cwt114.00–129.001,29121
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850808217.44/cwt201.00–222.001,7575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500472321.71/cwt296.00–337.501,51831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400378337.46/cwt322.50–367.001,27614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300278329.38/cwt320.00–336.009165
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650632291.25/cwt276.00–298.001,84131
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750722204.24/cwt204.00–205.001,4754
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500460238.65/cwt232.50–250.001,09810
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450413256.58/cwt251.00–262.501,0602
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950940182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7111
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400355257.50/cwt257.50–257.509141
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800776192.04/cwt170.00–201.001,4908
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850835149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700665173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310291.00/cwt291.00–291.009021
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000977140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550524240.64/cwt239.00–243.001,2615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500475283.70/cwt270.00–301.001,34830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450420327.67/cwt302.50–340.001,37633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700683289.69/cwt281.00–295.001,97910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250218319.60/cwt315.00–325.006972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300282309.70/cwt307.00–315.008733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350310310.00/cwt310.00–310.009611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676246.37/cwt240.00–261.001,66513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576285.22/cwt280.00–298.001,64313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450419301.68/cwt283.00–315.001,26427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650623261.87/cwt247.00–271.001,63158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750710222.52/cwt221.00–224.001,5802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800768235.61/cwt231.00–240.001,8095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750708264.56/cwt257.00–284.001,8738
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516284.52/cwt263.00–298.001,46833
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450415247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640226.50/cwt220.00–233.001,4502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522288.40/cwt281.00–303.001,50511
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300265282.50/cwt282.50–282.507491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400388238.74/cwt231.00–271.0092610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0951,494.06/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3915885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3790785.00/head785.00–785.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350319305.90/cwt300.00–315.009764
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275295.00/cwt295.00–295.008111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600568227.97/cwt203.00–233.001,2957
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600577229.52/cwt216.00–235.001,3245
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500464254.33/cwt245.00–264.001,1804
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550514249.60/cwt244.00–257.001,2837
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400373245.00/cwt245.00–245.009143

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.