Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned preconditioned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.89/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.98 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$244.89

72 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

vs KY average

−19.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	250.34	1,397	50
Large 1-2	565	234.00	1,322	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	232.43	1,275	21

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale72 hd

244.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,598 hd

254.78

−9.89

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−19.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−160.98

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	1,854	162.07	3,005	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	135.80	1,747	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	131.58	1,852	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	966	102.02	985	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,190	180.00	2,142	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,337	148.00	1,979	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	285.61/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	255.22/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	229.66/cwt	221.00–231.10	1,658	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	231.98/cwt	230.20–233.75	1,856	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	438	313.06/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,432	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	283.60/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	274.88/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	293.18/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,143	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	288.02/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	413	299.15/cwt	293.00–307.50	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	293.41/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,878	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	319.57/cwt	286.00–323.75	1,828	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	235.26/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,950	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	227.35/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	244.78/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	278.29/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	213.84/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	246.76/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,419	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	283.26/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	240.59/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	864	191.78/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	284.30/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	244.96/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	433	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	920	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	285	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	606	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,022	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,142	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	135.80/cwt	128.00–155.00	1,908	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	122.28/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,729	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	136.39/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,751	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,655	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Select	—	1,337	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,959	164.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	3,214	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	88.21/cwt	87.00–90.00	851	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	118.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,197	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	840	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	972	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	266.71/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	228.20/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	208.42/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	310.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,628	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	262.69/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,143	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	246.92/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	264.93/cwt	255.00–268.50	1,892	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	256.13/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,967	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	223.95/cwt	222.00–224.50	1,738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	253.15/cwt	241.00–255.50	1,608	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	336	309.14/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	247.58/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	257.80/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,219	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	235.04/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,328	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	237.39/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	239.03/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	222.47/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	243.67/cwt	222.50–260.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	262.89/cwt	245.00–280.00	975	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,083	2

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 621Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 136Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	302.00–323.00	313.06
1	450–500	495	309.00	309.00
22	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	310.12
65	550–600	572	286.00–323.75	319.57
81	600–650	640	260.00–306.00	293.41
19	650–700	678	273.00–289.00	285.61
22	700–750	714	255.00–268.50	264.93
23	750–800	768	250.00–258.50	256.13
60	800–850	829	235.00–242.00	235.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	578	271.00–279.00	274.88
2	600–650	600	259.00	259.00
3	800–850	833	218.00–232.00	227.35
2	850–900	867	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	192.00	192.00
2	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	223.00	223.00
2	850–900	850	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	542	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	600	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	305.00–310.00	309.14
11	350–400	390	290.00–295.00	293.18
13	400–450	435	260.00–282.00	262.69
23	450–500	473	253.00–260.00	257.80
8	500–550	521	251.00–258.00	255.22
19	550–600	566	253.00	253.00
139	600–650	635	241.00–255.50	253.15
19	650–700	675	243.00–250.00	247.58
59	700–750	722	221.00–231.10	229.66
22	750–800	776	222.00–224.50	223.95
38	800–850	800	230.20–233.75	231.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	191.00	191.00
6	350–400	381	277.50–287.50	283.26
4	450–500	472	243.00–250.00	244.78
4	500–550	512	241.00–249.00	244.96
19	550–600	575	243.00–248.00	246.76
4	600–650	620	232.00	232.00
3	700–750	717	204.00–219.00	213.84
4	750–800	769	200.00–210.00	204.99
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	864	191.00–194.00	191.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	433	210.00–215.00	212.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	234.00	234.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	860	199.00	199.00
5	950–1000	972	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	285	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	305	232.50	232.50
3	350–400	387	222.50–260.00	243.67
4	400–450	405	230.00–232.00	231.00
5	450–500	475	235.00–238.00	237.39
8	500–550	522	220.00–238.00	228.20
13	550–600	565	230.00–237.50	235.04
3	600–650	633	202.00–219.00	208.42
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	293.00–307.50	299.15
4	450–500	486	287.00–289.00	288.02
2	500–550	525	273.00–294.00	283.60
2	550–600	590	281.00	281.00
14	600–650	631	240.00–257.00	246.92
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	765	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	407	280.00–292.50	284.30
5	450–500	463	270.00–285.00	278.29
5	500–550	515	260.00–274.00	266.71
2	550–600	567	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	630	238.00–240.00	238.98
3	650–700	663	232.00–245.00	240.59
2	700–750	747	226.00	226.00
1	850–900	870	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	270.00–285.00	277.70
7	350–400	371	245.00–280.00	262.89
2	450–500	467	232.00	232.00
2	500–550	528	233.00–245.00	239.03
2	650–700	678	221.00–224.00	222.47
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,959	155.00–170.00	164.08
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	180.00	180.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,337	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,405	128.00–155.00	135.80
5	—	1,414	110.00–126.00	122.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,284	127.00–150.00	136.39
1	—	1,335	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	87.00–90.00	88.21
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,008	115.00–122.00	118.73

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