Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate to good demand; except 380-425 lb weaned steers and bulls sold noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Very hot dry weather reduced demand some today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.91/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −172.78 against this barn's trailing median of $458.69.

Average price

$285.91

58 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$37.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs KY average

−5.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	289.28	1,654	52
Large 1-2	535	282.50	1,511	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	251.48	1,403	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.80/cwt here — about $251 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 sale58 hd

285.91

—

KY average24 barns · 907 hd

289.64

−3.73

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−5.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

458.69

−172.78

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	1,515	170.02	2,576	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	139.24	1,980	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	139.03	1,760	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	126.98	1,254	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	167.00	2,071	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,230	176.00	2,165	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	400–450	429	291.29/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	273.68/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,300	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	411	360.86/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	268.70/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	287.11/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,674	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	276.45/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	226.00/cwt	225.00–231.00	2,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	268.38/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800–850	833	261.25/cwt	261.25–261.25	2,176	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	244.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	262.67/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	329.17/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	268.62/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,676	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	235.78/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	182.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	266.68/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	254.39/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	234.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	294.20/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	230.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	847	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	635	208.87/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	817	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	198.50/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,598	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	141.84/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,092	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	132.95/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,323	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	143.40/cwt	137.00–161.00	1,843	21
Bulls	—	—	1,743	180.84/cwt	174.00–192.00	3,152	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	119.82/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,173	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,071	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,230	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	133.85/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,684	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,730	6
Bulls	—	—	1,333	161.37/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	255.20/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	990	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,461	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	732	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	276.58/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	960	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	896	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,908	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	296.27/cwt	292.50–300.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	238.69/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	244.28/cwt	239.50–247.85	2,277	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	301.22/cwt	287.50–318.00	1,539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	354.21/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	238.38/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	237.70/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	268.92/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	255.08/cwt	238.00–264.00	1,599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	272.67/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,418	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	240.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,278	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	345.29/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	300.03/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,422	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	864	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,186	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	215.36/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	237.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	251.85/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	223.81/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,493	5

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 1,203Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 175Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 23Year ago 6

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
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	429	286.00–300.00	291.29
35	450–500	475	273.00–280.00	273.68
24	500–550	520	263.00–275.00	272.67
3	550–600	551	272.00	272.00
12	600–650	627	238.00–264.00	255.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	292.50–300.00	296.27
1	350–400	390	302.00	302.00
4	400–450	434	267.50–271.00	268.38
9	450–500	468	265.00–272.00	266.68
6	500–550	530	247.00–269.00	254.39
12	550–600	559	262.00–267.00	262.67
2	600–650	615	232.50–239.00	235.78
2	700–750	700	224.00	224.00
7	750–800	780	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	847	216.00	216.00
33	850–900	896	213.00	213.00
2	950–1000	960	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	210.00–220.00	215.07
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	191.00	191.00
1	950–1000	990	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	465	225.00–252.00	238.69
2	500–550	507	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	680	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	331.00	331.00
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	601	240.00–250.00	244.00
3	650–700	686	243.00	243.00
4	700–750	731	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
7	800–850	816	231.00–245.00	238.38
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00
6	950–1000	986	225.00–231.00	226.00
5	1000–1050	1,018	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	340.00–370.00	354.21
8	400–450	411	357.00–365.00	360.86
13	450–500	474	296.00–316.00	300.03
8	500–550	511	287.50–318.00	301.22
44	550–600	583	286.00–299.00	287.11
24	600–650	624	252.00–281.00	268.62
6	650–700	666	264.00–271.00	268.70
5	750–800	766	249.00	249.00
58	850–900	864	253.00	253.00
95	900–950	932	239.50–247.85	244.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	833	261.25	261.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	392.50	392.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	252.50–285.00	268.92
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	570	250.00–252.50	251.85
1	600–650	630	223.00	223.00
4	650–700	671	230.00–241.00	237.70
1	700–750	720	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	330.00–367.50	345.29
4	500–550	538	273.00–287.00	276.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	325.00–330.00	329.17
1	350–400	360	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	480	267.50–310.00	294.20
2	500–550	510	252.50–258.00	255.20
6	600–650	616	230.00–235.00	230.85
5	650–700	677	230.00–240.00	234.00
2	700–750	740	238.00	238.00
2	750–800	770	240.00–241.00	240.51
2	800–850	805	191.00–206.00	198.50
5	950–1000	950	180.00–191.00	182.20
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	202.50	202.50
1	350–400	375	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	635	200.00–214.00	208.87
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	732	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	435	273.00–280.00	276.58
2	450–500	478	230.00–232.50	231.24
8	500–550	532	230.00–250.00	240.22
9	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	237.83
5	650–700	667	221.00–228.00	223.81
1	700–750	730	206.00	206.00
3	750–800	772	212.00–219.00	215.36
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,475	138.00–147.00	141.84
6	—	1,299	130.00–136.00	133.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	123.00–129.00	125.75
21	—	1,285	137.00–161.00	143.40
10	—	1,258	131.00–137.00	133.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	995	124.00–141.00	132.95
10	—	979	108.00–123.00	119.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	174.00–192.00	180.84
5	—	1,333	151.00–172.00	161.37
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	167.00	167.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	850.00	850.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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