USDA Lexington, KY Daily Cattle 08/18 15:20
08/18/2025 | 3:20 pm CDT USDA Lexington, KY Daily Cattle 08/18 15:20
AMS_2127 MARS
Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky-Lexington,KY
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 08/18/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 574 427 864
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 10 14 16
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 48 93 126
Compared to last Monday the feeder market was stronger with a good quality
offering. Good quality feeder steers and heifers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher or
greater in several spots with an average supply and strong demand for quality
feeder cattle. Yearling steers and heifers appeared sharply higher as well but
with limited comparisons. Increased gains in the feeder cattle futures market
coupled with limited cattle movement is increasing the premiums buyers are
willing to pay for quality cattle, while discounting plainer and off colored
cattle more severely and increasing the price spread in most class breaks.
Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower with a moderate supply and slaughter
bulls were steady with good demand.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 580-580 580 300-300 300
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 260-260 260 505-505 505
1 345-345 345 490-490 490
2 380-390 385 497.5-500 498.73 Fancy
1 395-395 395 441-441 441
1 400-400 400 400-400 400
11 400-437 428 482.5-500 492.12 Fancy
1 455-455 455 447.5-447.5 447.5 Fancy
5 450-495 475 375-410 390.67
3 502-505 503 387-395 389.68 Fancy
6 500-530 519 372.5-375 373.75
2 550-575 563 380-392.5 386.11 Fancy
5 580-595 585 345-355 352.97
1 615-615 615 315-315 315
1 650-650 650 319-319 319
8 710-730 718 250-264 256.97
2 765-765 765 252-260 256
1 905-905 905 238-238 238
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 370-380 375 362-387.5 374.58
1 490-490 490 364-364 364
3 510-535 525 331-337.5 334.5
1 590-590 590 289-289 289
2 600-600 600 280-280 280
6 656-685 669 255-271 264.54
DAIRY HEIFERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 590-590 590 209-209 209
DAIRY STEERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
18 592-592 592 334-334 334 Value Added
10 722-722 722 325-325 325 Value Added
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 320-325 323 413-422.5 417.71
8 327-340 335 430-450 436.23 Fancy
1 355-355 355 450-450 450 Fancy
5 365-375 367 397-412.5 403.27
6 420-430 426 395-412.5 405.01 Fancy
9 400-447 430 367.5-387 376.48
6 455-467 465 385-390 385.82 Value Added
12 450-490 474 359-378 371.99
6 502-540 521 357.5-370 365.98 Value Added
2 527-527 527 346-346 346
26 552-552 552 362.5-362.5 362.5 Value Added
6 565-595 578 320-337.5 330.39
5 595-595 595 344-344 344 Guaranteed Open
74 620-620 620 370.25-370.25 370.25 Value Added
2 625-625 625 315-315 315
80 660-660 660 375.25-375.25 375.25 Value Added
13 677-690 680 303-317 307.56
6 705-748 737 291-297 292.66
2 755-755 755 269-269 269
42 763-763 763 326-326 326 Value Added
1 805-805 805 271-271 271 Fleshy
7 805-821 819 289-304 301.89 Guaranteed Open
2 902-902 902 259-259 259
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 405-445 425 352.5-360 356.43
3 460-490 477 340-350 346.57
2 510-535 523 308-310 308.98
1 575-575 575 300-300 300
1 670-670 670 284-284 284
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 290-290 290 292.5-292.5 292.5
1 655-655 655 260-260 260
STEERS - Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 670-670 670 282.5-282.5 282.5
1 765-765 765 283-283 283
STEERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 530-530 530 267.5-267.5 267.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 270-270 270 362.5-362.5 362.5
5 365-365 365 492.5-497.5 495.5 Fancy
3 421-421 421 481-481 481 Fancy
1 430-430 430 405-405 405
2 465-465 465 472.5-472.5 472.5 Value Added
8 450-485 470 400-439 419.18
11 517-525 520 385-400 393.52 Value Added
2 530-535 533 361-367.5 364.27
2 550-550 550 387-387 387 Value Added
3 550-590 568 377-383 378.94
15 619-630 623 367-385 374.81 Value Added
3 610-640 625 335-353 345.81
1 685-685 685 347-347 347
12 705-742 732 318-341.5 331.97
11 760-760 760 332.5-351 349.32 Value Added
4 755-767 762 310-324 313.49
4 805-835 816 330-335 332.25
5 865-890 885 321-327 322.17
1 935-935 935 301-301 301
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 447-447 447 380-380 380
6 455-490 479 360-391 374.02
2 550-595 573 330-338 333.84
3 620-637 631 305-321 310.24
2 695-695 695 300-300 300
1 855-855 855 291-291 291
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 460-460 460 330-330 330
1 595-595 595 261-261 261
1 600-600 600 275-275 275
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1335-1335 1335 2100-2100 2100 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1385-1385 1385 2100-2100 2100
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1545-1545 1545 2675-2675 2675
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 775-835 805 2000-2075 2038.9
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1155-1155 1155 3275-3275 3275 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1175-1175 1175 1775-1775 1775 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1800-1920 1860 217-222 219.42 Average
BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1310-2290 1738 207-211 209.8 High
1 1835-1835 1835 180-180 180 Low
1 1965-1965 1965 192-192 192 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1190-1251 1221 156-171 163.31 Average
4 1190-1290 1231 177-182 180.26 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 1345-1675 1476 164-173 169.54 Average
3 1360-1750 1512 178-181 179.16 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1060-1060 1060 107.5-107.5 107.5 Very Low
5 1095-1380 1214 138-156 149.34 Average
3 830-915 872 164-168 166.03 High
6 685-1175 874 121-133 127.99 Low
1 885-885 885 210-210 210 High Return to Feed
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1095-1220 1158 143-145 144.05 Average
HEIFERS - Select and Choice 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1135-1135 1135 211-211 211 Average
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