Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Pasture conditions very good with excellent weather the last couple weeks. Yearling steers sold 2.00 higher in a limited comparison. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.81/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.74 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$306.81

105 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$34.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.18

vs KY average

−1.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	308.12	1,673	101
Medium and Large 2-3	553	273.49	1,512	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.63/cwt here — about $161 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 sale105 hd

306.81

—

KY average27 barns · 1,041 hd

300.63

+6.18

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−1.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−154.74

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	1,621	147.69	2,394	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	122.21	1,581	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	121.43	1,839	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	111.77	1,196	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,630	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	700–750	734	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,799	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	235.92/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	306.64/cwt	289.50–318.00	1,723	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	245.67/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	254.20/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	327.27/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	264.16/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	298.82/cwt	281.00–318.00	1,267	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	260.88/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	283.78/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	228.30/cwt	227.25–229.40	2,125	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	186.50/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	283.98/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	310.67/cwt	297.00–337.50	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	266.68/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,989	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	210.81/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	286.43/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,925	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	289.13/cwt	287.50–292.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	265.55/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	271.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	294.25/cwt	291.00–297.50	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	226.25/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	279.41/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,453	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	284.58/cwt	281.00–287.50	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	271.09/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	233.20/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	199.42/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	407	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	967	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	241.15/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,656	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	527	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,054	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	116.46/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	109.89/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,195	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	124.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,892	6
Bulls	—	—	1,516	143.30/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,172	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	110.95/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	127.03/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,723	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,257	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,771	4
Steers	Large 1-2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	117.16/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	158.66/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	115.78/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	918	232.74/cwt	232.50–233.00	2,137	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	987	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	986	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,209	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	250.35/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	239.11/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	242.91/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,045	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	190.53/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	274.32/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	229.63/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	292.12/cwt	283.00–311.00	1,382	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	375	338.00/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	294.35/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	235.16/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	256.15/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,701	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	319.73/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	313.84/cwt	292.00–329.75	1,623	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	287.10/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,806	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	345.36/cwt	321.00–367.00	1,499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	284.92/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,641	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,661	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 1,129Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 117Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 50

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
1	300–350	315	337.50	337.50
6	350–400	375	327.50–352.50	338.00
17	400–450	434	321.00–367.00	345.36
14	450–500	466	305.00–337.00	327.27
43	500–550	517	292.00–329.75	313.84
51	550–600	562	289.50–318.00	306.64
33	600–650	629	273.00–300.00	287.10
17	650–700	672	280.00–288.00	286.43
5	700–750	734	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	283.00–285.00	283.98
5	550–600	581	280.00–288.00	283.78
1	650–700	675	259.00	259.00
3	700–750	730	245.00–246.00	245.67
11	750–800	783	233.00–245.00	235.92
18	800–850	848	234.50	234.50
1	850–900	865	224.00	224.00
112	900–950	931	227.25–229.40	228.30
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	661	268.00	268.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	900–950	918	232.50–233.00	232.74
51	950–1000	986	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	525	271.00	271.00
3	550–600	562	273.00–275.00	274.32
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	302.00	302.00
9	350–400	366	315.00–329.00	319.73
18	400–450	424	281.00–318.00	298.82
22	450–500	473	283.00–311.00	292.12
31	500–550	520	271.00–285.00	279.41
16	550–600	576	269.00–290.00	284.92
19	600–650	625	250.00–261.00	254.20
18	650–700	664	250.00–265.00	256.15
2	700–750	707	235.00	235.00
10	750–800	771	223.00	223.00
52	850–900	881	204.25	204.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	287.50–292.00	289.13
2	350–400	380	291.00–297.50	294.25
4	400–450	410	270.00–275.00	271.25
2	450–500	475	268.00–274.00	271.09
5	500–550	522	263.00–270.00	265.55
9	550–600	568	254.00–266.00	264.16
7	600–650	611	240.00–242.00	241.15
5	650–700	677	232.00–235.00	233.20
5	700–750	728	210.00–214.00	210.81
1	800–850	800	195.00	195.00
10	850–900	876	181.00–197.00	186.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	987	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	255.00	255.00
9	400–450	430	231.00–255.00	242.91
4	450–500	476	240.00–259.00	250.35
7	500–550	523	230.00–246.00	239.11
5	550–600	561	228.00–250.00	235.16
4	600–650	613	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
8	700–750	732	179.00–195.00	190.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	410	297.00–337.50	310.67
8	500–550	519	280.00–307.00	294.35
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	255.00–267.00	260.88
1	700–750	740	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	281.00–287.50	284.58
5	500–550	519	256.00–278.00	266.68
1	650–700	665	249.00	249.00
4	700–750	735	225.00–228.00	226.25
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	825	207.00	207.00
2	850–900	873	194.00–205.00	199.42
1	900–950	925	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	613	219.00–240.00	229.63
2	650–700	663	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	950–1000	950	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	181.00	181.00
2	700–750	735	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	116.00–117.00	116.46
5	—	1,087	107.00–112.00	109.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	122.00–127.00	124.28
4	—	1,504	114.00–120.00	117.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	110.00–112.00	110.95
10	—	1,356	121.00–133.00	127.03
4	—	1,198	114.00–119.00	115.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	133.00–149.00	143.30
2	—	1,883	154.00–163.00	158.66

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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