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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 10
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
549 head
434 vs last sale 983 996 vs year ago 1,545 · 64.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
6 vs last sale 127 36 vs year ago 169 · 21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
9 vs last sale 9 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some weaned 400-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold uneven with breakers steady with very good demand; lean cows 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.96/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 136.18 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.
Average price
$269.96
60 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$44.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.45
vs KY average
+4.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555277.601,54046
Medium and Large 2-3534245.781,31313thin
Small and Medium 1-2570233.001,3281thin
One grade step is worth $44.60/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale60 hd
269.96
KY average24 barns · 1,264 hd
266.51
+3.45
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
+4.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
406.14
−136.18
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
BullsLow1,662160.032,66011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232145.781,79536
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486144.892,15336
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,044126.091,31731
HeifersChoiceAverage1,257161.572,0313thin

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)1,395$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,7153thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,420$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,605$2,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,481$2,3965

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2350–400374335.31/cwt325.00–347.501,2546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481266.31/cwt252.00–270.001,2818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478317.72/cwt310.00–337.501,5197
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950933197.06/cwt190.00–204.001,8392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,015160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250215285.00/cwt285.00–285.006131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600581283.32/cwt270.00–295.001,64610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550514278.56/cwt277.50–280.001,4326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900865188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350329332.26/cwt330.00–337.501,0934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070162.07/cwt157.00–167.001,7342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650605282.56/cwt275.00–290.001,7092
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700652270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424278.89/cwt272.00–292.501,1825
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428331.23/cwt327.50–335.001,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255312.50/cwt312.50–312.507971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550510311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,5861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517316.88/cwt316.00–317.501,6384
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700682288.50/cwt283.00–294.001,9684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650618251.13/cwt240.00–263.001,55212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579272.70/cwt258.00–277.001,57913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550537280.33/cwt277.00–287.001,50516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518306.10/cwt289.00–320.001,5866
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650613250.58/cwt248.00–255.001,5365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554304.74/cwt295.00–308.001,6884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250247291.00/cwt291.00–291.007192
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,045173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,8081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820215.76/cwt203.00–230.001,7693
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450438330.09/cwt325.00–335.001,4462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700675245.55/cwt240.00–254.001,6576
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381293.03/cwt285.00–303.001,1167
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550530289.54/cwt267.50–297.501,53511
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750712283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,0158
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7132,776.64/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7772
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750720236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6052,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7052,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2400–450438245.01/cwt243.00–247.001,0732
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2300–350342222.50/cwt222.50–222.507612
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,714.80/head1,625.00–1,875.001,7153
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2550–600570233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428139.94/cwt136.00–142.001,9988
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8771
HeifersChoice1,257161.57/cwt146.00–170.002,0313
CowsLean 85-90%921111.35/cwt109.00–113.001,0264
CowsLean 85-90%1,085135.26/cwt126.00–150.001,46816
CowsLean 85-90%1,051120.72/cwt115.00–125.001,26910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,159132.13/cwt123.00–138.001,5316
CowsLean 85-90%82092.00/cwt92.00–92.007541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504146.95/cwt143.00–154.002,21027
Bulls1,455136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9791
Bulls1,551159.90/cwt148.00–165.002,4807
Bulls1,990168.36/cwt168.00–169.003,3503
SteersLarge 1-2650–700690258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7803
SteersLarge 1-2500–550535296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,5841
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500490247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,2103
HeifersLarge 1-2950–1000970153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4841
BullsLarge 1-2800–850820190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246148.51/cwt141.00–155.001,85030
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500471322.00/cwt285.00–339.001,5178
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350306388.36/cwt377.00–394.001,1883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300269400.85/cwt397.50–403.001,07810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy850–900877259.80/cwt259.80–259.802,27852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045149.13/cwt145.00–153.001,5583
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7761
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550515250.53/cwt231.00–263.001,2908
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650613233.43/cwt230.00–237.001,4312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380248.00/cwt248.00–248.009421
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900878172.34/cwt171.00–175.001,5133
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600575265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950910170.03/cwt167.00–173.001,5472
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465245.31/cwt240.00–253.001,1413
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350305305.00/cwt305.00–305.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672251.19/cwt250.00–258.001,68834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661243.93/cwt240.00–248.001,6124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565238.17/cwt231.00–240.001,3465
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700666257.96/cwt254.00–260.001,7184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400380399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,5164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450432344.73/cwt342.50–351.001,4899
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added300–350330397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,3121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450430355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2742
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850837190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650608282.12/cwt250.00–284.501,71595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574278.88/cwt274.00–284.001,60111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450423305.20/cwt305.00–306.001,2915
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700666229.42/cwt227.50–231.001,5287
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600561309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,7335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573304.44/cwt294.00–310.501,74429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3112
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450445243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650628230.57/cwt225.00–241.001,4484
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6652
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625255.94/cwt252.00–260.001,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750721195.04/cwt179.00–207.001,4066

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.