Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality however several plainer odds and ends today compared to yesterday and last week. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with lightweight weaned heifer packages sharply higher with very good demand. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.84/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$247.84

334 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$514

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.45

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	526	257.00	1,352	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	430	252.50	1,086	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	753	247.74	1,866	330

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about −$514 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale334 hd

247.84

—

KY average26 barns · 7,528 hd

259.29

−11.45

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	—	Low	1,741	130.85	2,278	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	117.34	1,533	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	116.10	1,628	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	95.50	960	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,127	166.49	1,876	4thin

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)	1,290	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 2-3	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	261.81/cwt	243.00–276.00	1,505	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	289.51/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	264.15/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,389	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	230.95/cwt	229.00–231.50	1,670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	159.72/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	242.11/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,605	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	526	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	895	239.25/cwt	239.25–239.25	2,141	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	920	233.60/cwt	233.60–233.60	2,149	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	208.70/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	218.58/cwt	218.50–220.00	1,764	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,632	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	244.22/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	238.25/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	326.26/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,341	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	849	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	230.83/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,803	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	235.94/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,694	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	324.76/cwt	312.50–333.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	267.05/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,658	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	275.74/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	292.86/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,576	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	293.14/cwt	274.00–315.00	1,389	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	293.88/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	288.13/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,389	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	231.99/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	277.50/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,457	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,127	166.49/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	118.51/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,679	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	110.31/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,508	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	122.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	112.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	126.00/cwt	119.00–129.00	2,196	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	136.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,410	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	193.81/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	210.70/cwt	197.00–225.00	1,517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	218.02/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	270.77/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	655	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	264.22/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	196.12/cwt	186.00–208.00	1,418	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	285.97/cwt	262.50–291.00	1,318	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	228.81/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	301.73/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	207.83/cwt	191.00–224.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	694	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,768	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	169.05/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,204	4

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Feb 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 722Last week 942Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 88Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
1	—	370	230.00	230.00
2	—	422	240.00	240.00
2	—	483	217.50–240.00	228.81
2	—	597	215.00	215.00
1	—	315	275.00	275.00
3	—	693	170.00	170.00
4	—	712	167.00–175.00	169.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	575	243.00–276.00	261.81
7	—	427	275.00–307.00	289.51
24	—	526	256.00–272.00	264.15
14	—	723	229.00–231.50	230.95
14	—	663	229.00–250.00	242.11
16	—	786	203.00–221.00	208.70
11	—	623	225.00–256.00	238.25
16	—	461	262.50–291.00	285.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	946	159.00–160.00	159.72
2	—	577	241.00	241.00
13	—	723	186.00–208.00	196.12
3	—	377	295.00–305.00	301.73
2	—	623	191.00–224.00	207.83
1	—	760	199.00	199.00
3	—	696	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,215	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	694	254.75	254.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	277.50	277.50
19	—	807	218.50–220.00	218.58
12	—	742	220.00	220.00
9	—	667	238.00–249.00	244.22
1	—	480	260.00	260.00
3	—	755	225.00	225.00
3	—	556	269.00	269.00
1	—	1,000	191.00	191.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	895	239.25	239.25
56	—	920	233.60	233.60
10	—	849	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	320.00–337.50	326.26
2	—	807	231.00	231.00
5	—	682	266.00	266.00
24	—	781	230.00–235.00	230.83
32	—	718	225.00–255.00	235.94
3	—	388	312.50–333.00	324.76
40	—	621	250.00–289.00	267.05
15	—	579	268.00–290.00	275.74
15	—	538	279.00–297.00	292.86
8	—	474	274.00–315.00	293.14
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
3	—	576	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	246.00	246.00
7	—	880	189.00–202.00	193.81
6	—	720	197.00–225.00	210.70
2	—	655	215.00–221.00	218.02
1	—	815	194.00	194.00
1	—	785	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,010	151.00	151.00
3	—	478	260.00–272.50	264.22
1	—	520	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	233.00	233.00
4	—	439	285.00–305.00	293.88
8	—	482	275.00–301.00	288.13
4	—	631	221.00–236.00	231.99
3	—	525	269.00–282.00	277.50
9	—	574	263.00–280.00	270.77
1	—	700	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	247.50	247.50
1	—	570	249.00	249.00
2	—	390	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	197.00–200.00	198.52
1	—	595	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,127	156.00–170.00	166.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,045	103.00	103.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,417	115.00–121.00	118.51
5	—	1,367	108.00–114.00	110.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,358	120.00–126.00	122.31
4	—	1,255	110.00–114.00	112.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,743	119.00–129.00	126.00
7	—	1,770	130.00–145.00	136.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,225.00	1,225.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle