Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.37/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −150.32 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$308.37

133 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$68.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs KY average

+5.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	308.89	1,656	132
Medium and Large 2-3	510	240.00	1,224	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.89/cwt here — about $432 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 sale133 hd

308.37

—

KY average7 barns · 321 hd

306.60

+1.77

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+5.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−150.32

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	1,507	171.89	2,591	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	144.19	1,768	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	142.63	2,008	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	128.59	1,310	43

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)	1,385	$2,049	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,044	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,506	$2,736	7

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	276.62/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,544	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	257.02/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	288.72/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	241.10/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,885	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	210	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	293.21/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	273.66/cwt	246.00–284.00	1,683	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	360.93/cwt	320.00–381.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	303	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	902	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	2,221	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	287.30/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,790	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	286.04/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	315.16/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	232.31/cwt	224.00–239.00	2,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	198.66/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	2,230	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	284.08/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	272.95/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	261.40/cwt	247.00–273.00	1,636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	274.33/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.68/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	161.76/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	212.47/cwt	197.00–225.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	282.14/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	259.41/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	235.98/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	283.97/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	270.68/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	218.47/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	296.98/cwt	295.00–300.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	236.67/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	263.75/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	267.16/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	633	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	182.69/cwt	173.00–199.00	2,991	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	136.79/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,409	23
Bulls	—	—	1,463	162.14/cwt	149.00–169.00	2,372	7
Bulls	—	—	963	140.66/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,355	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,049.28/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,506	2,735.88/head	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	317.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,483	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	534	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	267.56/cwt	240.00–282.50	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	210.07/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	237.99/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	240.46/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	240.52/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	217.65/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	221.61/cwt	202.50–240.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	245.87/cwt	232.50–271.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	254.22/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,998	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	239.16/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,040	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,379	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	274.98/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,446	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	233.94/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	279.71/cwt	264.00–288.00	1,877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	346.81/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	306.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	322.31/cwt	300.00–377.50	1,360	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	300.49/cwt	297.50–302.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	278	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	313.22/cwt	298.00–335.00	1,666	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	266.05/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	291.73/cwt	279.00–310.00	1,214	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	288.15/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	245.05/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,527	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	148.88/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,043.96/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,170	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	265.11/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	483	216.92/cwt	206.00–227.50	1,048	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	236.37/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	313.27/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	150.17/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,859	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	125.03/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,350	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	105.45/cwt	94.00–115.00	878	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	146.95/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,125	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	140.15/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,942	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	138.83/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,672	20

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,203Last week 1,358Year ago 981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 60Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 1Year ago 20

No market trend due to Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	383	297.50–302.00	300.49
40	400–450	416	279.00–310.00	291.73
7	450–500	463	284.00–294.00	288.72
68	500–550	526	270.00–289.00	274.98
27	550–600	558	263.00–280.00	276.62
210	600–650	615	246.00–284.00	273.66
3	650–700	656	240.00	240.00
10	700–750	730	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	305.00	305.00
2	200–250	220	287.50	287.50
3	300–350	310	295.00–300.00	296.98
5	350–400	362	272.00–290.00	282.14
3	400–450	438	270.00–271.00	270.68
3	450–500	467	270.00–278.00	272.95
2	500–550	525	261.00–269.00	265.11
12	550–600	574	251.00–265.00	259.41
6	600–650	627	235.00–238.00	236.67
6	650–700	669	235.00–238.00	235.98
5	700–750	720	197.00–225.00	212.47
3	750–800	752	194.00–201.00	198.66
3	800–850	817	152.00–170.00	161.76
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00
2	1150–1200	1,170	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	232.50–271.00	245.87
2	350–400	388	202.50–240.00	221.61
2	400–450	400	213.00	213.00
3	450–500	487	232.50–250.00	239.16
2	500–550	523	233.00–248.00	240.46
12	550–600	569	220.00–250.00	237.99
3	600–650	635	210.00–229.00	217.65
2	650–700	675	200.00–220.00	210.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	418	310.00–318.00	315.16
5	450–500	472	295.00–310.00	306.98
5	500–550	509	280.00–292.00	286.04
6	600–650	611	255.00–258.00	257.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	282.50	282.50
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	377	310.00–317.00	313.27
6	400–450	413	281.00–300.00	288.15
3	450–500	468	280.00–292.00	283.97
6	500–550	528	260.00–271.00	263.75
5	550–600	564	261.00–270.00	267.16
7	600–650	623	240.00–249.00	245.05
3	650–700	680	244.00–245.00	244.68
9	700–750	737	225.00–239.00	236.37
5	800–850	827	200.00–227.00	218.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	534	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	240.00–282.50	267.56
7	350–400	369	283.00	283.00
2	450–500	475	240.00–241.00	240.52
1	500–550	525	258.00	258.00
2	550–600	577	248.00	248.00
3	600–650	630	224.00–240.00	233.94
1	650–700	665	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	206.00–227.50	216.92
1	600–650	620	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	296.00	296.00
1	400–450	435	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	522	275.00–289.00	284.08
3	550–600	580	274.00–275.00	274.33
10	600–650	626	247.00–273.00	261.40
1	650–700	650	249.00	249.00
1	700–750	725	239.00	239.00
39	750–800	782	239.00–247.00	241.10
1	800–850	830	242.00	242.00
6	850–900	875	224.00–239.00	232.31
1	950–1000	970	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	342.50	342.50
3	250–300	278	367.00	367.00
4	300–350	323	340.00–349.00	346.81
8	350–400	355	320.00–381.00	360.93
29	400–450	422	300.00–377.50	322.31
16	450–500	467	310.00–320.00	317.48
109	500–550	532	298.00–335.00	313.22
14	550–600	566	290.00–297.00	293.21
35	600–650	623	278.00–297.00	287.30
14	650–700	671	264.00–288.00	279.71
15	700–750	717	250.00–275.00	266.05
7	750–800	786	252.00–260.00	254.22
1	800–850	825	252.00	252.00
115	850–900	877	254.25	254.25
55	900–950	902	246.25	246.25
54	1000–1050	1,040	228.75	228.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	385	271.00	271.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	224.00	224.00
3	750–800	780	221.00	221.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,637	173.00–199.00	182.69
7	—	1,463	149.00–169.00	162.14
3	—	963	130.00–146.00	140.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	120.00	120.00
22	—	1,238	145.00–160.00	150.17
20	—	1,204	134.00–144.00	138.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,030	131.00–147.00	136.79
14	—	1,080	119.00–130.00	125.03
6	—	833	94.00–115.00	105.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,446	145.00–151.00	146.95
33	—	1,386	134.00–145.00	140.15

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,049.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,320	1,800.00–2,175.00	2,043.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,506	2,375.00–2,900.00	2,735.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	145.00–153.00	148.88

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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