Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on weaned packages; 500-600 lbs steady in a lite test. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.50/cwt on 478 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −121.64 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$284.50

478 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$88.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.25

vs KY average

+19.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	287.04	1,601	454
Medium and Large 2-3	536	238.80	1,280	20
Large 1-2	580	234.00	1,357	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	565	199.00	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.04/cwt here — about $476 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale478 hd

284.50

—

KY average24 barns · 1,578 hd

269.26

+15.25

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+19.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−121.64

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	1,572	164.27	2,582	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	137.17	2,012	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	137.12	1,789	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	121.17	1,223	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,172	164.00	1,922	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,332	4thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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	450–500	464	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	233.13/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	243.29/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	261.36/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	271.32/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	282.40/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	993	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	255.68/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,439	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	418	358.77/cwt	349.00–377.50	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	238.66/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	258.29/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	293.09/cwt	264.00–299.00	1,504	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	287.01/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,645	322
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	462	313.22/cwt	308.00–329.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	267.23/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	301.20/cwt	299.00–302.50	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	252.02/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	253.10/cwt	253.10–253.10	1,784	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	289.89/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,331	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	289.25/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	201.55/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	341.25/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	217.66/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	316.35/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,326	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	958	244.60/cwt	244.60–244.60	2,343	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	296.51/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,118	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.29/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	222.68/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	241.55/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,481	22
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	500	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	207.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	897	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,238	58
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	565	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	451	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	992	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	118.24/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,208	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	124.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	142.00/cwt	137.00–153.00	2,289	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	131.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,580	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	107.56/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	144.29/cwt	137.00–158.00	1,965	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,172	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	123.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,665	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	128.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,291	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	133.60/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,753	13
Bulls	—	—	1,573	169.84/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,672	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	158.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,492	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	757	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,658	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	730	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	492	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	609	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,401	6
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	725	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	318.85/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,189	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	4
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	225.50/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	747	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,332.23/head	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	381.83/cwt	329.00–390.00	1,623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	241.60/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	237.02/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,339	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	219.76/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	199.40/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	293.66/cwt	278.00–311.00	1,236	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	325.92/cwt	319.00–370.00	1,551	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	323	385.39/cwt	382.50–391.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	285.73/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,774	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	242.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	219.43/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,483	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	240.21/cwt	237.75–242.25	1,864	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	289.74/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	559	242.41/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,355	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	224.70/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,398	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	240.26/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	255.29/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	254.74/cwt	242.50–261.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	244.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,157	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	242.70/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,456Last week 769Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 91Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	293.00	293.00
9	350–400	377	280.00–306.00	296.51
5	400–450	416	269.00–275.00	271.32
5	450–500	464	250.00–260.00	255.04
2	500–550	527	254.00	254.00
19	550–600	563	250.00–264.00	255.68
14	600–650	625	230.00–237.00	233.13
9	700–750	724	215.00–221.00	217.66
4	800–850	817	200.00–206.00	201.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	421	278.00–311.00	293.66
36	450–500	459	277.00–291.00	289.89
111	500–550	513	264.00–299.00	293.09
322	550–600	573	265.00–296.00	287.01
20	600–650	620	240.00–266.00	255.29
7	650–700	651	244.00	244.00
72	700–750	705	253.10	253.10
252	750–800	776	237.75–242.25	240.21
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	815	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	311.00–335.00	318.85
4	350–400	386	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	242.50–261.00	254.74
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.58
11	500–550	512	230.00–249.00	240.26
9	550–600	565	232.00–244.00	237.02
4	600–650	626	215.00–224.00	219.76
13	650–700	676	200.00–225.00	219.43
3	700–750	707	196.00–206.00	199.40
1	900–950	930	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	426	306.00	306.00
1	450–500	465	317.00	317.00
6	500–550	536	279.00–289.00	282.40
10	600–650	625	256.00–261.00	258.29
1	650–700	670	257.00	257.00
5	700–750	728	240.00–245.00	242.03
3	750–800	783	241.00–248.00	243.29
3	800–850	803	238.00–240.00	238.66
3	950–1000	993	199.00	199.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	382.50–391.00	385.39
2	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
15	400–450	425	329.00–390.00	381.83
14	450–500	476	319.00–370.00	325.92
8	500–550	533	299.00–302.50	301.20
12	550–600	585	285.00–294.00	289.74
22	600–650	621	265.00–299.00	285.73
2	650–700	652	264.00	264.00
11	700–750	721	264.00–273.00	267.23
3	750–800	775	251.00–254.00	252.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
58	850–900	897	249.50	249.50
53	950–1000	958	244.60	244.60
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	725	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	462	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	557	248.00	248.00
3	650–700	667	240.00–248.00	242.70
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	362.50	362.50
1	250–300	295	347.50	347.50
2	300–350	305	332.50–350.00	341.25
2	350–400	352	335.00	335.00
12	400–450	419	290.00–330.00	316.35
7	450–500	471	280.00–301.00	289.25
9	550–600	577	254.00–275.00	261.36
22	600–650	613	238.00–252.00	241.55
3	650–700	655	240.00–248.00	245.29
4	700–750	714	219.00–226.00	222.68
4	800–850	808	200.00–215.00	207.43
1	850–900	895	219.00	219.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	349.00–377.50	358.77
4	450–500	462	308.00–329.00	313.22
1	500–550	540	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	555	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	288.00	288.00
6	600–650	609	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	219.00	219.00
5	750–800	757	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	306.00	306.00
1	300–350	335	309.00	309.00
1	350–400	390	289.00	289.00
3	400–450	443	254.00	254.00
9	450–500	486	230.00–260.00	241.60
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	559	240.00–246.00	242.41
6	600–650	622	216.00–230.00	224.70
8	650–700	664	222.00–230.00	225.50
2	700–750	747	198.00	198.00
2	900–950	925	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,022	112.00–123.00	118.24
3	—	973	106.00–110.00	107.56
11	—	1,004	124.00–134.00	128.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	120.00–129.00	124.20
15	—	1,612	137.00–153.00	142.00
13	—	1,312	132.00–136.00	133.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,202	128.00–136.00	131.45
12	—	1,362	137.00–158.00	144.29
3	—	1,348	120.00–128.00	123.54
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,172	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	168.00–174.00	169.84
5	—	1,570	155.00–165.00	158.70

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,254	2,000.00–2,525.00	2,332.23

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

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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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