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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 20
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,221 head
663 vs last sale 558 367 vs year ago 1,588 · 23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
53 vs last sale 105 16 vs year ago 174 · 9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
5 vs last sale 8 15 vs year ago 28 · 53.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.89/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 130.25 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.
Average price
$275.89
108 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,477
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.97
vs KY average
0.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532279.921,49097
Medium and Large 2-3560240.361,34711thin
One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale108 hd
275.89
KY average26 barns · 1,713 hd
265.92
+9.97
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−0.57
This barn, trailing median30 sales
406.14
−130.25
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
BullsHigh1,705159.972,72713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,488144.132,14548
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,294140.321,81557
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031120.771,24537

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)960$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,4526

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2650–700664230.20/cwt230.00–231.001,5295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800758228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424273.23/cwt270.00–281.001,1586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376291.75/cwt285.00–301.001,0978
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950923196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516255.68/cwt250.00–262.501,3199
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400357312.69/cwt310.00–314.001,1163
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900874228.79/cwt228.00–230.002,0005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600562284.01/cwt283.00–285.001,5963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700681280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9077
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650631244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5408
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850807221.40/cwt220.00–228.001,78710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800–850810247.53/cwt245.00–250.002,0056
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700–750705259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723242.36/cwt242.00–245.001,75217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573271.96/cwt261.00–284.501,55824
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300260322.50/cwt322.50–322.508392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469267.83/cwt257.00–272.001,25619
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700–750744239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,78266
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500466318.63/cwt317.00–325.001,48511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400360353.17/cwt341.00–387.501,2717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400373335.80/cwt320.00–371.001,25312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800770242.64/cwt240.00–242.751,86875
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500470330.33/cwt320.00–337.001,55310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added200–250240312.00/cwt312.00–312.007491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650601269.81/cwt262.00–275.001,6225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570273.97/cwt260.00–278.001,5628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584257.78/cwt252.00–260.001,5055
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350313298.19/cwt291.00–302.009333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250228288.23/cwt275.00–300.006573
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950913173.74/cwt156.00–186.001,5863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550534293.12/cwt287.00–296.001,5657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700666246.78/cwt234.00–250.001,6448
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,072175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250230319.13/cwt280.00–355.007342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617235.68/cwt234.00–237.001,4543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600565303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000979157.93/cwt154.00–164.001,5465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450446288.24/cwt280.00–291.001,2868
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550540278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270321.29/cwt300.00–340.0086711
BullsMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,118169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8892
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-39701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2400–450435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2450–500495235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1633
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500–550520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800790224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7701
CowsLean 85-90%99599.43/cwt99.00–100.009892
Bulls1,803167.97/cwt160.00–180.003,0287
CowsLean 85-90%1,072128.50/cwt119.00–145.001,37823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488144.13/cwt127.00–157.002,14548
CowsBoner 80-85%1,266118.58/cwt115.00–124.001,5014
CowsLean 85-90%958109.52/cwt104.00–116.001,04912
HeifersLarge 1-2700–750740182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3471
SteersLarge 1-2950–1000951205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,95412
SteersLarge 1-2550–600568273.61/cwt270.00–277.001,5542
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299142.61/cwt129.00–157.001,85352
Bulls1,590150.63/cwt145.00–157.002,3956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550502306.59/cwt303.00–309.001,5395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1050–11001,085180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy850–900880255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,24457
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850840112.50/cwt112.50–112.509451
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0761
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330270.45/cwt255.00–285.008922
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250210263.78/cwt262.50–265.005542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0631,517.03/head1,200.00–1,750.001,5175
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650622242.24/cwt240.00–248.001,5078
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500481283.44/cwt272.50–292.001,3635
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350338318.89/cwt312.50–337.501,0784
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500482250.14/cwt230.00–260.001,2063
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820163.49/cwt162.00–165.001,3412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600566243.21/cwt230.00–254.001,3779
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,2172
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800767176.44/cwt161.00–191.001,3539
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950933158.51/cwt155.00–162.001,4792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415247.24/cwt247.00–247.501,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450419307.20/cwt284.00–318.001,28763
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585247.23/cwt239.00–250.001,4464
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750718190.64/cwt188.00–192.001,3693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350307315.58/cwt307.00–327.5096910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440305.00/cwt300.00–307.501,3423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530317.04/cwt308.00–335.001,68042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715238.38/cwt235.00–245.001,7043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550512291.51/cwt289.00–295.001,4936
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450427340.12/cwt320.00–375.001,45277
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350347391.24/cwt332.50–394.001,35828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400358323.24/cwt305.00–332.501,15717
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700652259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750723250.87/cwt250.00–253.001,81410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550514288.73/cwt265.00–295.001,48459
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650634254.45/cwt250.00–268.001,613102
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650631211.42/cwt202.50–227.501,3344
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619285.87/cwt274.00–297.001,77011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800–850819235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,92562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300292314.00/cwt314.00–314.009177
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500474287.73/cwt276.00–299.001,36430
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450422313.19/cwt305.00–330.001,32213
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450423266.69/cwt265.00–270.001,1283
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added250–300275345.00/cwt345.00–345.009491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559298.26/cwt290.00–310.001,66718
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7791
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750720231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850–900860243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,0909
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550517264.57/cwt260.00–270.001,3685
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400355303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,0763

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.