Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with decline on fleshy bawling calves and short-weaned calves; over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with advance on 700-800 lb yearlings. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower on fleshy bawlers and short-weaned offerings. Hard thin-fleshed long-weaned calf packages remain well received with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.37/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −130.50 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$275.37

96 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$76.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.39

vs KY average

+8.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	277.93	1,450	91
Medium and Large 2-3	546	235.50	1,286	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	550	201.00	1,106	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.93/cwt here — about $344 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 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 sale96 hd

275.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,603 hd

257.98

+17.39

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

+8.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−130.50

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	—	Average	1,750	148.58	2,599	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,352	128.82	1,741	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	125.31	1,573	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	104.90	1,076	13

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)	1,225	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,457	$2,157	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2-3	400–450	443	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	289.99/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	225.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	256.25/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	284.34/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	229.60/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	314.01/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	299.87/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,682	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	275.47/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	311.44/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	299.63/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,570	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	285.07/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,745	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	317.48/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	247.29/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,904	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	405	313.00/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	282.90/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	251.42/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,556	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	278.45/cwt	259.00–292.50	1,693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	252.50/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	334.10/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	282.68/cwt	260.00–290.25	1,456	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	383	317.42/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	254.50/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	287.34/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,525.20/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	2,157.38/head	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,660	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	290.06/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	316.88/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,188	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	432	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	755	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	94.47/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	142.31/cwt	132.00–147.00	2,455	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	130.64/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,769	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	78.52/cwt	78.00–79.00	701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	153.28/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,710	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	128.78/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,633	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	114.61/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	115.10/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,250	7
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	740	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	325	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	946	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	368	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	662	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,390	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,358	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	955	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,118	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	914	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	2,107	55
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	237.21/cwt	230.00–245.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	272.32/cwt	261.00–288.00	1,296	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	313.73/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	250.70/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	260.80/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	245.92/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	923	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,031	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	205.06/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	254.05/cwt	242.00–269.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	215.17/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	243.02/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	303.13/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,316	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 Mar 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 1,090Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 48Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	443	270.00–285.00	277.54
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	560	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	783	201.00–209.00	205.06
1	850–900	890	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	950	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	375	310.00–325.00	316.88
3	400–450	435	285.00–297.50	290.06
2	450–500	480	280.00–295.00	287.34
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	690	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	813	186.00	186.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	311.00–315.00	313.00
4	450–500	465	310.00–317.50	313.73
18	500–550	524	295.00–312.50	299.63
5	600–650	608	259.00–292.50	278.45
9	650–700	678	240.00–283.00	260.80
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	291.00	291.00
2	350–400	385	308.00	308.00
1	700–750	740	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	280.00–285.00	282.52
8	350–400	382	280.00–312.50	289.99
2	400–450	410	250.00–262.50	256.25
2	450–500	480	249.00–260.00	254.50
2	500–550	512	244.00	244.00
3	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
5	600–650	623	227.00–234.00	229.60
1	650–700	685	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	700	189.00	189.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	427	280.00–287.50	284.34
29	450–500	476	261.00–288.00	272.32
78	500–550	515	260.00–290.25	282.68
8	550–600	574	249.00–255.00	252.50
44	600–650	619	240.00–254.00	251.42
11	650–700	683	243.00	243.00
10	700–750	731	222.00–225.00	223.49
5	800–850	818	222.00	222.00
15	850–900	853	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	360	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	432	213.00	213.00
1	550–600	550	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	415	241.00	241.00
1	450–500	460	243.00	243.00
2	650–700	662	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	189.00	189.00
1	950–1000	955	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	302.50–305.00	303.13
6	450–500	452	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	260	230.00–245.00	237.21
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	372	242.00–269.00	254.05
3	400–450	448	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	475	241.00–245.00	243.02
2	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	557	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	627	214.00–217.50	215.17
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	785	157.50	157.50
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	870	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	313.00–315.00	314.01
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
11	550–600	581	279.00–287.50	282.90
1	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
7	850–900	861	220.00–230.00	225.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	315.00–321.00	317.42
4	400–450	424	327.50–340.00	334.10
14	450–500	467	303.00–325.00	311.44
19	500–550	526	309.00–325.00	317.48
17	550–600	561	291.00–305.00	299.87
18	600–650	612	269.00–290.00	285.07
12	650–700	661	257.50–280.00	275.47
10	700–750	735	240.00–249.00	245.92
27	750–800	770	243.00–249.00	247.29
15	900–950	923	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	914	230.50	230.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	277.50	277.50
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	272.50	272.50
2	500–550	520	240.00–261.00	250.70
1	900–950	935	187.00	187.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	835	108.00	108.00

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	—	1,225	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,457	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,157.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,050.00	1,050.00

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	105.00	105.00
12	—	1,268	121.00–141.00	128.78
2	—	1,253	109.00–119.00	114.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	87.00–101.00	94.47
2	—	888	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	893	78.00–79.00	78.52
7	—	1,086	111.00–121.00	115.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	107.00	107.00
12	—	1,354	120.00–137.00	130.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	132.00–147.00	142.31
4	—	1,768	153.00–154.00	153.28

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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