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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 27
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,393 head
701 vs last sale 692 748 vs year ago 645 · +116.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
151 vs last sale 54 84 vs year ago 121 · +69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
1 vs last sale 9 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers unevenly steady with 400-500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower with more fleshy short-weaned calves on offer; 500-700 lb steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers limited comparison. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady; over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for yearling packages. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned thin-fleshed calves suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate to good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.95/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 73.92 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.
Average price
$331.95
105 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.23
vs KY average
0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558335.331,87094
Medium and Large 2-3541303.041,64111thin
One grade step is worth $32.29/cwt here — about $229 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

30 sales
463415367319median 405.8712/1603/0305/0506/2308/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 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 sale105 hd
331.95
KY average16 barns · 779 hd
326.71
+5.23
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−0.74
This barn, trailing median30 sales
405.87
−73.92
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
BullsLow1,552200.083,10430
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451161.732,34648
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208161.101,94661
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052146.331,53947
HeifersChoiceAverage1,107214.462,37412

Every lot, as filed

124 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 1-2Fancy650–700659339.30/cwt339.30–339.302,236162
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800778266.26/cwt250.00–282.002,0722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384372.26/cwt345.00–389.001,4298
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478390.16/cwt383.00–400.001,8653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600569350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,99212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630320.42/cwt320.00–321.002,0197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619309.72/cwt300.00–317.501,91713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850805223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663292.99/cwt277.50–306.001,9435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300257390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0022
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750729282.59/cwt270.00–287.502,06014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225375.00/cwt375.00–375.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479340.24/cwt340.00–345.001,63021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000980219.95/cwt215.00–225.002,1562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433392.96/cwt391.00–399.001,7024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350337390.39/cwt385.00–392.501,3165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622323.35/cwt320.00–325.002,0116
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800764263.24/cwt251.00–275.002,0114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6271
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713324.51/cwt320.00–330.002,31422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000967257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519318.73/cwt310.00–322.001,6547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545372.19/cwt372.00–373.002,02834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950946263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,4883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500481389.84/cwt381.00–400.001,87521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574355.73/cwt352.00–362.502,0426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650622371.34/cwt331.00–382.502,31050
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750719277.83/cwt272.50–290.001,9986
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700663315.16/cwt308.00–319.002,0906
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577312.18/cwt297.50–321.001,8014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550521386.42/cwt385.00–387.502,0139
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550526366.88/cwt365.00–370.001,9304
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450432393.98/cwt385.00–400.001,7028
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400375421.68/cwt415.00–425.001,5816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850832247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400362399.11/cwt395.00–402.501,4453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350332421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,3982
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574352.70/cwt330.00–371.002,02416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600592330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419417.79/cwt405.00–430.001,7519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy900–950915235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy850–900886292.47/cwt289.80–293.852,591183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450400444.65/cwt437.00–446.001,77920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850835289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,4134
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2250–300280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007141
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2550–600560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2300–350340302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,0271
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2600–650620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
CowsLean 85-90%1,045155.36/cwt144.00–177.501,62423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,468166.42/cwt160.00–175.002,44331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413156.35/cwt152.00–160.002,20912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221167.26/cwt161.00–179.002,04235
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167147.49/cwt140.00–151.001,72111
CowsLean 85-90%1,059139.82/cwt133.00–144.001,48119
Bulls1,520162.22/cwt160.00–165.002,4662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208156.71/cwt151.00–161.001,89315
CowsLean 85-90%1,053129.56/cwt124.00–133.001,3645
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435145.54/cwt138.00–150.002,0885
Bulls1,720214.40/cwt206.00–230.003,68815
HeifersChoice1,107214.46/cwt190.00–225.002,37412
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450440347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5291
SteersLarge 1-2500–550515367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8932
BullsLarge 1-2600–650615315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9371
BullsLarge 1-2650–700683299.78/cwt297.00–302.502,0472
BullsLarge 1-2200–250245387.50/cwt387.50–387.509491
Bulls1,362189.37/cwt170.00–200.002,57913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400390435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6971
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750717317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,2861
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-31,017159.30/cwt141.00–172.501,62015
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2998178.26/cwt172.50–192.501,77910
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,2783
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,7441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800773247.33/cwt247.00–247.501,9123
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550528340.21/cwt317.50–361.001,7964
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450423347.40/cwt342.00–353.001,4702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500476327.64/cwt300.00–339.001,5608
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525310.86/cwt300.00–317.501,6327
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700664261.68/cwt253.00–275.001,7385
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650633306.46/cwt303.00–310.001,9402
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400359380.71/cwt370.00–387.501,36710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350332420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450428419.77/cwt417.00–429.001,7979
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666316.60/cwt300.00–320.002,1096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730302.48/cwt298.00–308.002,20810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800763294.08/cwt277.50–296.752,24474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700681317.93/cwt309.00–335.002,16539
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600554390.59/cwt379.00–400.002,16431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577335.11/cwt323.00–347.001,93443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800754315.98/cwt310.00–322.002,3828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750706305.23/cwt300.00–305.302,15573
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621337.07/cwt325.00–347.002,09313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450433368.10/cwt365.00–375.001,59428
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600568325.71/cwt305.00–345.001,8507
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659350.69/cwt342.50–368.002,31117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550517399.07/cwt387.50–411.002,06318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550536341.98/cwt332.50–370.001,83336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500476356.34/cwt346.00–365.001,69610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650621330.60/cwt320.00–355.002,05324
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550523344.23/cwt341.00–347.501,8002
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260365.00/cwt365.00–365.009491
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,4731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600571335.64/cwt335.00–337.501,9174
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650633290.64/cwt272.00–300.001,8403
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570289.35/cwt285.00–295.001,6494
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465361.52/cwt322.50–377.501,6816
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422331.23/cwt320.00–347.501,3983
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650609288.80/cwt270.00–302.501,7599
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665295.49/cwt281.00–302.501,9653

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.