Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last Monday due to Memorial Day Holiday; however market very active for all classes today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.67/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.47 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$273.67

79 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$42.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs KY average

+0.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	276.66	1,499	72
Large 1-2	595	265.00	1,577	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	234.14	1,301	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.51/cwt here — about $198 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

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 sale79 hd

273.67

—

KY average26 barns · 1,368 hd

268.12

+5.55

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

+0.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−132.47

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	1,524	164.76	2,511	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	150.85	1,869	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,424	143.15	2,039	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	115.80	1,154	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,105	148.86	1,645	2thin

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)	1,450	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,611	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	350–400	385	287.33/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	222.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	224.78/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	263.29/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.03/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	291.33/cwt	289.00–296.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	350	333.60/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	210.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	260.47/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,612	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	321.04/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	285.93/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,921	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	310.67/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,668	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	276.20/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,549	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,610.74/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	828	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	259.68/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,361	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	574	278.76/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	965	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	305.67/cwt	281.00–315.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	236.05/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	210.47/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,060	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	145.55/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,070	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	151.88/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,895	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	122.65/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,224	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	841	83.91/cwt	71.00–93.00	706	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	106.48/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	785	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	555	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,504	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	144.39/cwt	131.00–165.00	1,676	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	132.95/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,907	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	164.76/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,511	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,105	148.86/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	577	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	390	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	940	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	197.35/cwt	184.00–208.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	925	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	221.33/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	284.38/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	331	350.26/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	253.10/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	228.24/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	777	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	290.03/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,818	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	308.35/cwt	298.00–316.00	1,755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	292.40/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	282.35/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,477	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	326.37/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	308.40/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	267.27/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	277.51/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	263.11/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	236.00/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	314.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,542	3

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 983Last week 1,221Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 158Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 22

No market comparison with last Monday due to Memorial Day Holiday; however market very active for all classes today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	385	282.50–290.00	287.33
1	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
2	450–500	480	269.00–275.00	272.03
9	500–550	524	252.00–275.00	259.68
6	550–600	584	253.00–270.00	263.29
1	600–650	625	239.00	239.00
2	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	215.00–230.00	222.40
4	750–800	775	210.00–212.00	210.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	300.00–330.00	314.59
6	400–450	423	285.00–299.00	292.40
8	450–500	469	280.00–287.00	284.38
36	500–550	523	278.00–289.00	282.35
13	550–600	567	269.00–280.00	277.51
11	600–650	619	256.00–265.00	260.47
4	700–750	711	234.00–238.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	574	278.00–279.00	278.76
3	800–850	828	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	925	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	965	211.00	211.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	277.50	277.50
1	250–300	250	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	412	245.00–257.50	253.10
4	450–500	486	250.00–267.50	263.11
3	500–550	533	222.50–231.00	228.24
2	550–600	590	243.00	243.00
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	681	219.00–226.00	221.33
6	700–750	713	184.00–208.00	197.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	445	303.00	303.00
4	450–500	470	281.00–315.00	305.67
3	500–550	535	289.00–296.00	291.33
4	550–600	561	270.00–285.00	276.20
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	733	233.00–239.00	236.05
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	814	223.00–229.00	224.78
4	850–900	890	206.00–215.00	210.47
3	900–950	945	214.00	214.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	555	271.00	271.00
2	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	940	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	292.00	292.00
2	550–600	577	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	687	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	347.50	347.50
3	300–350	331	335.00–357.50	350.26
11	450–500	463	320.00–336.00	326.37
5	500–550	500	303.00–312.00	308.40
2	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	630	259.00	259.00
2	650–700	677	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	357.50	357.50
1	350–400	385	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	296.00	296.00
2	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	708	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	867	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,017	190.00	190.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	350	331.00–340.00	333.60
5	400–450	435	319.00–323.00	321.04
3	450–500	485	318.00	318.00
19	500–550	537	305.00–316.00	310.67
10	550–600	569	298.00–316.00	308.35
18	600–650	627	284.00–296.00	290.03
18	650–700	672	276.00–293.00	285.93
5	700–750	726	256.00–274.00	267.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	777	239.00	239.00

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)	3	—	888	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,610.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,422	140.00–160.00	145.55
4	—	1,434	129.00–136.00	132.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,248	140.00–167.00	151.88
1	—	1,000	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	119.00–126.00	122.65
4	—	841	71.00–93.00	83.91
3	—	983	103.00–108.00	106.48
4	—	1,161	131.00–165.00	144.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	163.00–168.00	164.76
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	143.00–155.00	148.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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