Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on weaned 400-600 lb packages with very good demand; others steady on similar quality. Yearling steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 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 $305.71/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.84 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$305.71

123 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$77.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs KY average

−12.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	307.32	1,703	118
Large 1-2	510	286.00	1,459	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	250.00	1,438	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	510	230.00	1,173	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.32/cwt here — about $530 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale123 hd

305.71

—

KY average26 barns · 1,691 hd

303.02

+2.68

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−12.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−155.84

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	1,837	149.84	2,753	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	126.40	1,922	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	125.89	1,539	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	109.01	1,077	8thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Value Added	350–400	371	303.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,127	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	690	250.60/cwt	239.00–251.50	1,729	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	322.95/cwt	312.50–338.00	1,489	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	305.95/cwt	276.00–317.00	1,771	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	360.65/cwt	313.00–377.00	1,536	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	277.75/cwt	267.50–282.00	1,205	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	321	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	306.98/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	281.02/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,917	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	245.25/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	279.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,461	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	287.88/cwt	277.50–290.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	269.16/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,575	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	245.48/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	291.50/cwt	260.00–308.00	1,845	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	288.22/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	268.31/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	316.37/cwt	290.00–326.00	1,648	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	460	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	225.65/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,388	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	250.41/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	260.09/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	905	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	835	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	238.39/cwt	221.00–243.00	2,017	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	114.79/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,138	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	128.63/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,972	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	112.99/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	127.16/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,556	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	106.65/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,837	149.84/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,753	10
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	722	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,610	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	770	233.05/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	213.98/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,327	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	684	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	769	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,072	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	913	231.68/cwt	230.00–232.50	2,115	81
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	510	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	288.96/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	223.95/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	277.17/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	369	328.76/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	252.79/cwt	240.00–261.50	1,545	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	212.05/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	242.18/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,763	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	253.75/cwt	253.75–253.75	2,055	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	234.69/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	274.61/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,411	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	277.44/cwt	264.00–292.00	1,296	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	600–650	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	200.51/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	240.66/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	192.88/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	225.47/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 1,048Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 63Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year 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	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	321	300.00	300.00
17	350–400	371	300.00–310.00	303.80
15	400–450	434	267.50–282.00	277.75
35	450–500	467	264.00–292.00	277.44
25	500–550	514	268.00–283.00	274.61
16	550–600	585	262.00–280.00	269.16
78	600–650	611	240.00–261.50	252.79
71	650–700	690	239.00–251.50	250.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	310	277.50–290.00	287.88
3	350–400	380	280.00–292.50	288.22
1	400–450	430	258.00	258.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
7	500–550	521	250.00–253.00	250.41
3	550–600	575	256.00–262.00	260.09
49	600–650	615	219.00–238.00	225.65
1	700–750	730	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	211.00	211.00
3	900–950	905	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	211.00–217.00	213.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	684	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	375	261.00	261.00
2	450–500	480	232.00–237.50	234.69
5	500–550	511	205.00–240.00	212.05
4	550–600	580	210.00–232.00	225.47
5	600–650	612	180.00–210.00	192.88
6	650–700	667	185.00–211.00	200.51
3	750–800	771	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	875	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	351.00	351.00
8	350–400	369	320.00–342.50	328.76
25	400–450	426	313.00–377.00	360.65
21	450–500	461	312.50–338.00	322.95
49	500–550	521	290.00–326.00	316.37
60	550–600	579	276.00–317.00	305.95
37	600–650	633	260.00–308.00	291.50
113	650–700	682	275.00–295.00	281.02
28	700–750	728	238.00–246.00	242.18
62	800–850	810	253.75	253.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.00	302.00
2	350–400	365	317.50	317.50
5	450–500	462	302.50–310.00	306.98
3	500–550	548	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	578	261.00–274.00	268.31
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	233.00	233.00
13	800–850	846	221.00–243.00	238.39
9	900–950	945	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	722	223.00	223.00
2	750–800	770	231.00–235.00	233.05
2	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
64	750–800	769	269.50	269.50
81	900–950	913	230.00–232.50	231.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	280.00–297.50	288.96
3	450–500	476	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	629	237.50–245.00	240.66
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	323.00	323.00
7	500–550	523	275.00–290.00	279.31
3	550–600	581	277.00–277.50	277.17
2	600–650	618	240.00–251.00	245.48
7	650–700	658	241.00–251.00	245.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	620	232.00	232.00
2	750–800	768	221.00–227.00	223.95
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	583	225.00–235.00	230.02
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	885	177.00	177.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	185.00	185.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	112.00–119.00	114.79
3	—	1,003	103.00–110.00	106.65
1	—	930	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,533	123.00–135.00	128.63
2	—	1,448	109.00–116.00	112.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	118.00–133.00	127.16
1	—	1,210	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,837	144.00–156.00	149.84

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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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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