Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday good quality weaned steer packages traded sharply higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some sharply higher in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some good quality weaned 400-600 lb packages traded sharply higher with very good demand. Active market with an attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $316.34/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −145.21 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$316.34

61 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$66.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.24

vs KY average

+0.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	318.86	1,727	58
Large 1-2	597	275.00	1,642	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	252.50	1,502	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.36/cwt here — about $224 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 across 31 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 sale61 hd

316.34

—

KY average24 barns · 1,099 hd

297.10

+19.24

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+0.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−145.21

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	1,649	145.56	2,400	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	122.08	1,596	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	121.98	1,720	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	105.26	1,123	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,872	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	306.08/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	347.53/cwt	313.00–375.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,091	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	282	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	325.37/cwt	306.00–337.00	1,741	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	251.22/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,580	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	311	364.98/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	229.62/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,750	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	220.50/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	263.76/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	311	321.02/cwt	310.00–332.50	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	296.73/cwt	261.00–307.00	1,807	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,872.12/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	224.96/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	230.98/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,684	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	295.19/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	824	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	279.47/cwt	274.00–290.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	292.88/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	217.44/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	239.20/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,380	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	244.12/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,299	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	123.69/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,646	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	116.04/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,048	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	123.96/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,733	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,773	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	597	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,642	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	145.56/cwt	134.00–153.00	2,400	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	89.03/cwt	84.00–97.00	957	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,280	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	119.96/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	890	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	860	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	907	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	181.51/cwt	163.00–201.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	247.70/cwt	247.70–247.70	2,014	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	262.67/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,526	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	225.53/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	308.33/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	260.53/cwt	244.00–269.00	1,865	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	226.81/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	289.70/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	291.76/cwt	251.00–298.50	1,532	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	251.47/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,650	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	249.12/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	355.72/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,334	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	357	376.80/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	366.46/cwt	310.00–400.00	1,539	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	270.39/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,804	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	229.44/cwt	228.50–233.50	2,026	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	265.14/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,275	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	339.14/cwt	297.50–372.50	1,608	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	247.90/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,911	135

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,048Last week 741Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 62Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	357	340.00–385.00	376.80
2	400–450	417	332.00	332.00
4	450–500	469	313.00–375.00	347.53
4	500–550	506	303.00–315.00	306.08
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	615	247.00–252.50	249.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	280.00–285.00	283.34
2	500–550	547	261.00	261.00
4	550–600	556	260.00–265.00	263.76
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	280	297.50	297.50
1	350–400	360	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	312.50	312.50
3	350–400	363	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	482	269.00	269.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	695	241.00	241.00
6	800–850	815	222.00–230.00	224.96
1	850–900	895	214.00	214.00
2	950–1000	955	204.00	204.00
4	1050–1100	1,091	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	311	337.50–380.00	364.98
6	350–400	375	325.00–377.50	355.72
55	400–450	420	310.00–400.00	366.46
24	450–500	474	297.50–372.50	339.14
47	500–550	535	306.00–337.00	325.37
9	550–600	579	289.00–310.00	295.19
38	600–650	609	261.00–307.00	296.73
15	650–700	667	255.00–282.50	270.39
63	700–750	716	244.00–269.00	260.53
135	750–800	771	241.00–249.00	247.90
67	800–850	813	247.70	247.70
49	850–900	883	228.50–233.50	229.44
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	275.00	275.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	907	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	708	221.00–232.50	226.81
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	310.00–332.50	321.02
6	350–400	360	307.50–310.00	308.33
19	400–450	419	274.00–299.00	289.70
13	450–500	481	257.50–280.00	265.14
111	500–550	525	251.00–298.50	291.76
36	550–600	581	251.00–265.00	262.67
42	600–650	629	238.00–255.00	251.22
38	650–700	656	238.00–255.00	251.47
29	700–750	729	219.00–235.00	230.98
22	750–800	762	229.00–230.00	229.62
1	850–900	890	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	274.00–290.00	279.47
5	350–400	383	285.00–300.00	292.88
2	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
10	500–550	532	240.00–251.00	244.12
6	550–600	577	235.00–248.00	239.20
1	600–650	630	227.00	227.00
4	650–700	686	216.00–234.00	220.50
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
18	750–800	779	216.00–221.00	217.44
1	850–900	875	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	824	225.50	225.50
5	850–900	860	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	220.00–231.00	225.53
1	550–600	560	227.00	227.00
2	600–650	602	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	163.00–201.00	181.51
1	900–950	900	170.00	170.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,872.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,331	118.00–130.00	123.69
4	—	1,220	114.00–117.00	116.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	63.00	63.00
1	—	970	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,075	84.00–97.00	89.03
6	—	1,066	112.00–126.00	119.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,398	119.00–136.00	123.96
4	—	1,508	116.00–119.00	117.55
1	—	1,255	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	134.00–153.00	145.56

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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle