Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady; however 300-400 lb weaned offerings 5.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on lean offerings with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.54/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.19 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$271.54

80 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$44.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.44

vs KY average

+1.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	275.59	1,488	71
Large 1-2	506	257.33	1,302	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	230.68	1,293	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.91/cwt here — about $194 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $404.73 across 31 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 sale80 hd

271.54

—

KY average27 barns · 1,297 hd

263.10

+8.44

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+1.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−133.19

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	—	Average	1,743	156.24	2,723	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	131.34	1,593	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	130.99	1,881	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	115.33	1,162	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	140.00	1,771	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,075	149.00	1,602	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	313.56/cwt	307.00–320.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	267.96/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	258.16/cwt	248.00–267.50	1,448	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	310.63/cwt	300.00–313.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	286.90/cwt	285.00–287.50	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	233.04/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	301.41/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	270.87/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	222.40/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	272.34/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,838	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	167.59/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	295.13/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	244.50/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	264.43/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,248	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.54/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	358.37/cwt	327.50–387.50	1,512	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	297.58/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	298.94/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	269.61/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	306.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,614	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	130.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,261	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	244.17/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	299.25/cwt	293.00–304.00	970	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	922	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	986	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	255	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	644	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	278.97/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,573	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	131.45/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,903	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,090	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	133.16/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,641	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	109.40/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,155	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	149.47/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,608	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	158.49/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,761	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,075	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	116.81/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	101.71/cwt	96.00–106.00	873	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	121.75/cwt	114.00–136.00	1,250	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	600–650	608	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	585	263.97/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	506	257.33/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	315.41/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,183	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	827	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	844	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	787	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,346	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,069	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,593	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,171	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	317.34/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,184	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	277.22/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,085	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	285.00/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,499	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	249.12/cwt	241.00–257.50	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	213.15/cwt	187.00–226.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	337.40/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,623	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,185	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	265.94/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,625	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,083	200.35/cwt	191.00–205.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	297.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	257	251.24/cwt	247.50–255.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	332.48/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	324.68/cwt	323.00–326.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	310.83/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	237.85/cwt	237.85–237.85	2,122	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	295.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,259	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	292.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	230.98/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	220.93/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	230.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	235.53/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	266.95/cwt	222.50–301.00	1,271	4

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 1,054Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 81Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 39Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	307.00–320.00	313.56
3	350–400	375	296.00–310.00	300.54
1	400–450	415	317.00	317.00
2	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	297.58
8	500–550	536	295.00–296.00	295.13
5	600–650	617	260.00–279.00	270.87
1	700–750	720	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	765	244.00–245.00	244.50
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	180.00	180.00
3	1050–1100	1,083	191.00–205.00	200.35
2	1150–1200	1,185	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	380.00	380.00
17	400–450	422	327.50–387.50	358.37
17	450–500	481	325.00–362.50	337.40
18	500–550	526	300.00–319.00	310.83
13	550–600	576	290.00–310.00	297.11
18	600–650	619	297.00	297.00
3	700–750	728	255.00	255.00
64	850–900	892	237.85	237.85
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	415	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	285.00–287.50	286.90
1	250–300	290	297.00	297.00
8	300–350	324	293.00–304.00	299.25
5	350–400	378	293.00–308.00	301.41
3	400–450	423	270.00–277.00	272.34
18	450–500	472	260.00–273.00	264.43
9	500–550	520	261.00–275.00	267.96
15	550–600	561	248.00–267.50	258.16
3	600–650	613	230.00–238.00	233.04
4	650–700	667	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	708	213.00–232.00	222.40
1	750–800	780	172.50	172.50
2	850–900	865	173.00	173.00
1	900–950	935	179.00	179.00
5	950–1000	973	160.00–171.00	167.59
1	1000–1050	1,030	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	256.00–260.00	257.33
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	312.00–321.00	315.41
31	500–550	526	278.00–293.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	247.50–255.00	251.24
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	478	241.00–257.50	249.12
2	500–550	508	227.00–235.00	230.98
4	550–600	587	220.00–240.00	230.53
4	600–650	620	187.00–226.00	213.15
6	650–700	669	214.00–225.00	220.93
1	700–750	745	199.00	199.00
1	750–800	775	162.00	162.00
1	900–950	915	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	373	309.00–323.00	317.34
21	400–450	426	280.00–300.00	295.49
3	450–500	477	274.00–284.00	277.22
16	550–600	558	278.00	278.00
25	600–650	611	250.00–283.00	265.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,085	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	300.00–313.00	310.63
3	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	306.80
1	400–450	415	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	490	308.00	308.00
2	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	275.22
9	550–600	564	276.00–285.00	278.97
3	600–650	623	240.00–253.00	244.17
1	750–800	750	244.00	244.00
1	900–950	940	199.00	199.00
4	950–1000	988	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	321.00–345.00	332.48
6	450–500	466	323.00–326.00	324.68
9	500–550	515	285.00–312.00	298.94
3	600–650	625	260.00–286.00	269.61
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	585	260.00–268.00	263.97
1	700–750	710	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	285.00–300.00	292.20
4	450–500	476	222.50–301.00	266.95
2	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	645	231.00	231.00
2	650–700	668	234.00–237.00	235.53
1	750–800	785	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	980	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	608	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	192.00	192.00
4	750–800	787	171.00	171.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	827	102.00	102.00
7	1050–1100	1,069	149.00	149.00
5	1150–1200	1,171	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	126.00–135.00	130.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,448	125.00–144.00	131.45
1	—	1,090	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,232	122.00–148.00	133.16
3	—	1,063	112.00–120.00	116.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	107.00–112.00	109.40
5	—	858	96.00–106.00	101.71
18	—	1,027	114.00–136.00	121.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	148.00–151.00	149.47
9	—	1,742	153.00–165.00	158.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	149.00	149.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · 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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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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