Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a lite test. Very good demand for yearling packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher in a lite test with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.86/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −166.01 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$239.86

57 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$58.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.08

vs KY average

−30.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	248.36	1,370	43
Medium and Large 2-3	575	235.00	1,351	1thin
Large 1-2	569	230.99	1,314	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	579	190.11	1,101	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.25/cwt here — about $269 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

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 sale57 hd

239.86

—

KY average25 barns · 1,406 hd

254.93

−15.08

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−30.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−166.01

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	2,068	159.29	3,294	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	129.39	1,820	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	128.81	1,571	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	102.16	1,022	10

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)	1,220	$1,901	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,350	4thin

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 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	265.68/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	277.43/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	279.17/cwt	258.00–287.00	1,862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	243.75/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,402	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	230.19/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,522	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	270.80/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,598	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	231.50/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	247.43/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	295.85/cwt	293.00–301.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	253.66/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	236.65/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	876	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,900.92/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	264.23/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	211.32/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	270.74/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	266.33/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	227.57/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	587	189.53/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	462	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,063	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	117.94/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,212	3
Bulls	—	—	2,068	159.29/cwt	153.00–166.00	3,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	85.11/cwt	82.00–88.00	783	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	131.62/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,882	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	114.80/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	99.52/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,467	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	131.36/cwt	122.00–148.00	1,637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	727	238.37/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,733	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	828	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,053	65
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	569	230.99/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	652	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,349.71/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	176.51/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	192.01/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	816	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	155.96/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	229.85/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	641	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	261.88/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	236.02/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	180	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	272.77/cwt	263.00–282.00	1,257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	253.43/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,287	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	739	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	367	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	285.42/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,724	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	415	292.97/cwt	274.00–301.00	1,216	5

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 618Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 50Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 1

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	350–400	390	309.00	309.00
5	400–450	415	274.00–301.00	292.97
9	450–500	461	263.00–282.00	272.77
11	500–550	508	251.00–255.00	253.43
3	550–600	588	261.00–275.00	265.68
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
11	800–850	827	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	310	273.00	273.00
3	350–400	370	293.00–301.00	295.85
2	400–450	445	264.00	264.00
2	450–500	463	245.00–250.00	247.43
7	500–550	531	244.00–251.00	247.43
22	550–600	575	238.00–251.00	243.75
4	600–650	632	231.00–232.00	231.50
14	650–700	661	228.00–236.00	230.19
2	700–750	745	233.00	233.00
3	850–900	881	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	540	193.00	193.00
5	550–600	587	185.00–202.00	189.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	569	213.00–235.00	230.99
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	652	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
111	700–750	727	238.00–239.00	238.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	232.50	232.50
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	238.00	238.00
5	450–500	472	221.00–236.00	229.85
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	641	194.00	194.00
1	650–700	680	211.00	211.00
7	700–750	739	184.00	184.00
2	900–950	910	149.00–163.00	155.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	816	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	271.00–285.00	277.43
4	500–550	508	281.00	281.00
5	550–600	590	270.00–271.00	270.80
3	600–650	646	252.00–257.00	253.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	319.00	319.00
13	600–650	604	277.00–290.00	285.42
11	650–700	667	258.00–287.00	279.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	297.00	297.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	828	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	257.00–267.00	261.88
2	600–650	623	235.00–245.00	240.10
2	700–750	723	235.00–237.00	236.02
1	800–850	800	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	294.00	294.00
4	400–450	417	261.00–281.00	266.33
1	450–500	475	273.00	273.00
4	500–550	514	270.00–271.00	270.74
7	550–600	575	251.00–271.00	264.23
3	600–650	641	231.00–248.00	236.65
2	650–700	675	223.00–232.00	227.57
3	750–800	767	201.00–221.00	211.32
2	800–850	830	191.00–193.00	192.01
1	850–900	880	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	933	172.00–181.00	176.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	690	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	305	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	500	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	292.00	292.00
3	500–550	511	284.00	284.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,900.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,298	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,349.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	114.00–124.00	117.94
2	—	920	82.00–88.00	85.11
5	—	1,016	95.00–103.00	99.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,430	125.00–145.00	131.62
1	—	1,265	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	112.00–118.00	114.80
11	—	1,246	122.00–148.00	131.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,068	153.00–166.00	159.29

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

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

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