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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 9
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
771 head
363 vs last sale 1,134 222 vs year ago 549 · +40.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
55 vs last sale 153 35 vs year ago 133 · 26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
2 vs last sale 17 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%
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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 calves sharply higher with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.97/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 51.17 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.
Average price
$354.97
180 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$675
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$103.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.39
vs KY average
+14.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562359.852,024166
Large 1-2566312.001,7673thin
Medium and Large 2-3545306.811,6738thin
Small and Medium 1-2527256.121,3493thin
One grade step is worth $103.73/cwt here — about $675 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 sale180 hd
354.97
KY average23 barns · 1,158 hd
340.57
+14.39
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
+14.05
This barn, trailing median30 sales
406.14
−51.17
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
BullsLow1,629203.643,31813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265166.282,10426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519161.842,45828
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,056143.831,51922

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)1,100$2,0514thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$2,0427
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$1,8074thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,445$2,8751thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2800–850825215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900861227.98/cwt225.00–229.001,9634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683296.14/cwt294.00–300.002,0235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524327.65/cwt321.00–331.001,7175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718267.15/cwt250.00–273.001,9186
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621336.36/cwt327.00–348.002,08910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340386.72/cwt382.50–392.501,3153
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1000–10501,013277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,81154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350328401.83/cwt393.00–413.001,3186
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480352.81/cwt344.00–359.001,6933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431365.00/cwt343.00–380.001,57315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378390.30/cwt383.00–397.501,4752
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627341.15/cwt337.00–345.002,1395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500462372.41/cwt362.50–377.501,7215
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,093235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5693
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750714295.79/cwt285.00–298.002,1126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265370.00/cwt370.00–370.009811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0843
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450416391.51/cwt385.00–397.501,6295
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750733323.25/cwt313.00–324.002,36914
SteersMedium and Large 1-21100–11501,100210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629292.08/cwt287.50–301.001,8374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900881271.63/cwt270.00–275.002,3933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,4382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650633338.44/cwt322.50–340.502,142106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400375414.90/cwt401.00–430.001,5565
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850825221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550533373.83/cwt351.00–387.001,99322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571325.40/cwt314.00–332.501,85812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500468381.38/cwt372.50–385.001,7857
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900869202.15/cwt193.00–223.001,7574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500487409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665326.62/cwt314.00–336.002,17220
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600553356.27/cwt352.50–360.001,9702
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4452,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0551,575.59/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5762
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-3820156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800775233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430388.07/cwt372.50–402.001,6695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950945181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7101
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2500–550515274.18/cwt267.50–281.001,4122
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550–600555302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6791
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2500–550540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850835299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,4974
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300271437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,1863
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2550–600550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2300–350320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202159.63/cwt155.00–164.001,9196
Bulls1,445171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516159.10/cwt157.00–163.002,41217
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,305149.28/cwt146.00–152.001,9482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097148.26/cwt145.00–151.001,6263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,317171.80/cwt165.00–177.002,26317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,571169.80/cwt167.00–174.002,6689
Bulls1,606198.89/cwt184.00–206.003,1947
Bulls1,699216.81/cwt210.00–226.003,6845
CowsLean 85-90%1,080116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2531
CowsLean 85-90%1,001155.72/cwt148.00–165.001,5597
CowsLean 85-90%1,082139.88/cwt133.00–146.001,51414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0321,783.32/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersLarge 1-2Value Added550–600555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
SteersLarge 1-2650–700670274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,8361
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600572303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7332
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,4082
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,038.00/head2,025.00–2,050.002,0382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,236.71/head1,900.00–2,650.002,2374
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,167.48/head2,075.00–2,300.002,1673
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2913168.28/cwt162.00–172.001,5363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550517310.50/cwt307.50–315.001,6055
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650641248.67/cwt248.00–250.001,5943
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700653257.38/cwt240.00–267.001,6813
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600565358.47/cwt357.00–360.002,0252
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,8162
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400373381.57/cwt378.00–385.001,4232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600592300.67/cwt290.00–312.001,7803
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850835203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6951
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550526356.24/cwt332.50–367.501,8745
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475338.98/cwt337.00–341.001,6102
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300293353.70/cwt347.50–360.001,0362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620272.77/cwt252.00–287.001,6913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500460350.49/cwt350.00–351.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450447349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,5602
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,1561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325374.44/cwt362.50–385.001,2172
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800750221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700660291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,9211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6671
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500472358.55/cwt347.50–377.001,6923
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650620380.49/cwt347.50–389.002,35954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521352.50/cwt332.50–370.001,83748
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550510335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7091
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435363.02/cwt361.00–365.001,5792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600564343.23/cwt329.00–348.001,9365
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450436421.83/cwt415.00–424.001,83910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500464414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,9215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550526403.80/cwt387.50–414.002,12430
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600583369.03/cwt342.00–371.002,151101
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577385.59/cwt381.00–390.002,22520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700656345.01/cwt341.00–346.002,2635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515372.07/cwt368.00–379.001,9168
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950925261.58/cwt258.00–265.002,4202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425408.09/cwt407.50–410.001,7344

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.