Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very good demand in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.78/cwt on 267 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.37 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$287.78

267 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$46.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.87

vs KY average

+18.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	290.53	1,639	251
Medium and Large 2-3	547	244.52	1,337	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.02/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale267 hd

287.78

—

KY average23 barns · 1,234 hd

270.90

+16.87

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+18.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−118.37

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	1,700	175.97	2,991	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	157.62	1,955	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	149.64	2,125	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	142.98	1,428	10

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	143.23/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	159.55/cwt	151.00–182.00	1,974	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	149.40/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,873	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	153.92/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	164.78/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	183.09/cwt	174.00–195.00	3,275	11
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	837	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	268.87/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,379	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,058	176.87/cwt	158.00–196.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	247.91/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	279.57/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	300.49/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	263.67/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,922	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850–900	874	259.17/cwt	254.75–261.25	2,265	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	302.72/cwt	297.50–307.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	249.99/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	307.23/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,164	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	253.60/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	296.36/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	382	354.64/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	351.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	281.81/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	260.18/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	289.77/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	228.74/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	282.05/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	900–950	941	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,362	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	343.80/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	300.49/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	229.55/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	174.42/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	274.32/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	287.15/cwt	279.00–290.50	1,505	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	243.17/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	251.24/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	268.18/cwt	252.50–296.00	1,663	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	288.19/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,625	5
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	154.19/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,610	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	126.74/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,240	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	265.53/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,142	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,881	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	243.40/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	255.46/cwt	249.00–257.50	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	245.63/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	258.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	287.82/cwt	255.00–290.90	1,759	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	293.56/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,706	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	298.69/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	332.35/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,755	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	372	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	292.41/cwt	283.00–294.50	1,404	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	307.50/cwt	288.00–322.00	1,756	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,954	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800–850	841	262.80/cwt	262.80–262.80	2,210	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	270.65/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	344.87/cwt	328.00–352.00	1,635	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	731	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	252.46/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	316.37/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	239.07/cwt	235.00–243.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	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.

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

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,358Last week 646Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	141.00–145.00	143.23
3	—	1,397	152.00–157.00	153.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,237	151.00–182.00	159.55
4	—	1,254	148.00–150.00	149.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	141.00–164.00	154.19
2	—	978	122.00–131.00	126.74
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,560	152.00–170.00	164.78
11	—	1,789	174.00–195.00	183.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	257.00	257.00
2	800–850	837	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	485	316.00	316.00
7	500–550	509	297.50–307.00	302.72
6	550–600	577	279.00–287.00	281.81
4	600–650	630	275.00–281.00	279.57
6	650–700	678	270.00–274.00	270.65
15	700–750	729	263.00–268.00	263.67
2	800–850	832	251.00	251.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	170.00–210.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	841	262.80	262.80
180	850–900	874	254.75–261.25	259.17
110	900–950	941	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	343.00–360.00	354.64
9	400–450	422	340.00–365.00	351.24
14	450–500	474	328.00–352.00	344.87
27	500–550	528	321.00–350.00	332.35
25	550–600	571	288.00–322.00	307.50
10	600–650	624	284.00–306.00	298.69
4	700–750	716	257.00–270.00	260.18
5	750–800	786	248.00–255.00	253.60
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	428	257.00–260.00	258.56
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	351	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	430	262.50–267.50	265.53
7	450–500	451	272.50	272.50
10	500–550	513	262.00–272.00	268.87
6	550–600	583	273.00–275.00	274.32
14	600–650	617	240.00–251.50	249.99
7	650–700	676	238.00–248.00	243.17
8	700–750	713	219.00–236.00	228.74
2	1050–1100	1,075	170.00–179.00	174.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	305.00–312.00	307.23
4	400–450	445	284.00–295.00	289.77
30	450–500	480	283.00–294.50	292.41
62	500–550	524	279.00–290.50	287.15
173	550–600	581	278.00–294.00	293.56
167	600–650	611	255.00–290.90	287.82
3	700–750	716	239.00	239.00
134	750–800	770	244.25	244.25
63	800–850	846	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	275	247.00	247.00
1	300–350	315	282.00	282.00
4	350–400	385	249.00–257.50	255.46
3	400–450	435	230.00–240.00	235.88
7	450–500	477	240.00–261.00	252.46
8	500–550	524	240.00–254.00	245.63
8	550–600	570	226.00–249.00	243.40
2	600–650	627	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	731	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	865	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	339	340.00–345.00	343.80
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	290.00–307.50	300.49
2	500–550	508	300.00–301.00	300.49
8	550–600	582	273.00–288.00	282.05
5	600–650	620	252.50–296.00	268.18
5	650–700	675	248.00–261.00	251.24
6	700–750	717	232.00–251.00	247.91
4	800–850	810	216.00–236.00	229.55
2	1050–1100	1,058	158.00–196.00	176.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	472	312.00–320.00	316.37
4	500–550	516	289.00–299.00	296.36
5	550–600	564	286.00–289.00	288.19
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	413	235.00–243.00	239.07
2	500–550	542	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	660	224.00	224.00
1	850–900	890	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	990	157.00	157.00

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	1	—	850	135.00	135.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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