Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned and preconditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold firm with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.71/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.98 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$309.71

130 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.12

vs KY average

+4.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	311.83	1,738	125
Large 1-2	565	267.50	1,511	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	254.15	1,312	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.68/cwt here — about $426 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $410.51, median $458.69 across 28 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 sale130 hd

309.71

—

KY average23 barns · 1,051 hd

292.59

+17.12

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+4.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−148.98

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,628	160.89	2,620	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	132.84	1,657	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	128.80	1,763	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	114.80	1,112	47
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,110	180.00	1,998	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,185	175.26	2,077	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

136 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	247.29/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,424	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	235.12/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	280.19/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,040	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	248.02/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	267.87/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,438	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	264.26/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	279.57/cwt	265.00–295.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	258.39/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	284.71/cwt	261.00–295.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	280.27/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	215.45/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	283.47/cwt	267.50–291.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	928	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,107	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	248.90/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,917	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	309.50/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	283.26/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,756	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	280	340.77/cwt	340.00–342.50	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	246.77/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,656	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	623	298.44/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,859	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	254.43/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,463	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	283.86/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	222.17/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	276.91/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	326.45/cwt	311.00–336.00	1,505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	279.16/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,326	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	235	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	230.56/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	250.53/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	224.46/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	231.70/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	254.65/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,072	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	310	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	288.47/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	284.14/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	653	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	436	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	376	226.92/cwt	220.00–235.00	853	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	241.50/cwt	240.00–243.00	809	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	116.89/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,343	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	88.12/cwt	87.00–90.00	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	119.64/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,522	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	120.13/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,182	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	110.05/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,077	14
Bulls	—	—	1,716	164.42/cwt	157.00–178.00	2,821	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	134.83/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,699	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	97.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	147.25/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,110	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,998	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,185	175.26/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,077	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	130.86/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,820	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	862	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,784	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	513	256.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	344	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	200.27/cwt	183.00–209.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	324.23/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,524	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	955	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	936	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	933	165.51/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	245.32/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	319	282.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	237.75/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	246.23/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	273.26/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	278.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	661	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	284.47/cwt	261.00–296.00	1,203	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	330.59/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,679	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	331.40/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,399	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	269.12/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,373	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	224.23/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	231.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	270.17/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	327.69/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,353	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	285.17/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	260	311.25/cwt	310.00–315.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	252.91/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	647	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	337.17/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	329	314.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,034	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	248.99/cwt	240.00–257.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	309.45/cwt	288.00–315.00	1,810	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	314.15/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,187	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	242.95/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	248.33/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,530	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	233.91/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	205.21/cwt	189.00–222.50	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	257.86/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	235.70/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,428	1

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,141Last week 708Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 102Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	265.00–295.00	279.57
10	250–300	282	267.50–291.00	283.47
11	300–350	331	261.00–295.00	284.71
17	350–400	371	270.00–297.50	280.19
6	400–450	421	242.50–261.00	254.65
8	450–500	470	250.00–261.00	258.39
4	500–550	520	242.00–251.00	248.02
15	550–600	576	245.00–249.00	247.29
6	600–650	623	227.00–234.00	231.70
8	650–700	661	227.50–235.00	230.56
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
1	950–1000	975	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	310.00–315.00	311.25
14	300–350	329	300.00–330.00	314.37
2	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
40	400–450	423	261.00–296.00	284.47
38	450–500	475	265.00–300.00	279.16
41	500–550	510	253.00–283.00	269.12
21	550–600	575	252.00–258.00	254.43
13	600–650	616	245.00–254.00	248.33
29	650–700	671	237.00–250.00	246.77
7	700–750	717	220.00–227.00	222.17
15	750–800	766	221.00–230.00	224.23
1	800–850	820	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	862	207.00	207.00
9	900–950	936	198.00	198.00
1	950–1000	955	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	460	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	273	260.00–265.00	262.43
2	350–400	370	240.00–257.50	248.99
3	400–450	421	242.50–251.00	245.32
3	450–500	483	225.00–241.00	235.70
2	500–550	518	230.00–245.00	237.75
5	600–650	621	189.00–222.50	205.21
2	650–700	675	215.00–216.00	215.50
1	700–750	735	194.00	194.00
1	800–850	845	169.00	169.00
4	900–950	933	165.00–167.00	165.51
1	950–1000	960	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	426	270.00–300.00	284.14
3	450–500	471	285.00–295.00	288.47
11	500–550	537	257.50–270.00	267.87
12	550–600	574	260.00–271.00	264.26
7	600–650	630	242.50–260.00	250.53
2	700–750	735	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	765	219.00–230.00	224.46
1	800–850	815	189.00	189.00
3	850–900	878	183.00–209.00	200.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	340.00–342.50	340.77
18	350–400	378	302.50–320.00	314.15
19	400–450	413	300.00–340.00	327.69
11	450–500	461	311.00–336.00	326.45
10	500–550	522	271.00–297.50	276.91
5	550–600	579	280.00–293.00	285.17
3	600–650	618	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	690	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	237.50	237.50
4	350–400	376	220.00–235.00	226.92
3	400–450	436	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	515	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	653	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	256.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
5	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	278.12
8	350–400	366	255.00–287.50	273.26
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	232.00	232.00
5	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.95
2	550–600	568	245.00–247.50	246.23
6	600–650	626	224.00–237.00	233.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	305.00	305.00
1	250–300	270	307.50	307.50
2	300–350	345	309.00–310.00	309.50
1	400–450	430	291.00	291.00
9	500–550	527	280.00–291.00	283.86
8	550–600	564	274.00–285.00	280.27
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	773	223.00–239.00	235.12
6	800–850	829	210.00–228.00	215.45
2	900–950	927	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	322.50	322.50
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	383	322.50–341.00	337.17
11	400–450	422	301.00–345.00	331.40
34	450–500	470	311.00–335.00	324.23
36	500–550	508	300.00–346.00	330.59
72	550–600	585	288.00–315.00	309.45
20	600–650	620	269.00–290.00	283.26
10	650–700	685	262.00–274.00	270.17
8	700–750	722	245.00–254.00	252.91
129	750–800	770	242.00–256.00	248.90
6	800–850	828	225.00–235.00	231.65
110	900–950	928	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	623	290.00–300.00	298.44
3	650–700	661	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	240.00–243.00	241.50
1	350–400	375	222.50	222.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	295	287.50	287.50
4	300–350	319	275.00–290.00	282.70
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	505	252.50–261.00	257.86
1	550–600	550	243.00	243.00
2	600–650	647	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	755	232.50	232.50
2	850–900	870	198.00	198.00
1	900–950	900	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	109.00–121.00	116.89
56	—	1,260	122.00–148.00	134.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	87.00–90.00	88.12
29	—	984	115.00–128.00	120.13
14	—	979	102.00–113.00	110.05
2	—	753	96.00–99.00	97.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,272	115.00–123.00	119.64
40	—	1,391	124.00–146.00	130.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,716	157.00–178.00	164.42
7	—	1,290	139.00–153.00	147.25
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	180.00	180.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	172.00–177.00	175.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,700.00	1,700.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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