Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality; however more new crop short-weaned calves on offer with fleshy offerings facing discounts. Buyers showing preference for weaned preconditioned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand heading into grilling season. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.49/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.06 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$312.49

93 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$53.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.98

vs KY average

+1.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	314.80	1,740	89
Medium and Large 2-3	577	261.00	1,506	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.80/cwt here — about $234 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 sale93 hd

312.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,020 hd

297.51

+14.98

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+1.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−149.06

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	1,519	161.69	2,456	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	136.62	1,735	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	134.56	1,902	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	120.98	1,260	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,450	147.00	2,132	1thin

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)	940	$1,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	843	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,502	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	300–350	340	309.00/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	225.62/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	321.51/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,707	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	223.83/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	313.19/cwt	309.00–317.50	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	308.39/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	285.62/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,222	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	303.42/cwt	283.00–316.00	1,581	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	295.07/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	348.65/cwt	327.00–362.50	1,478	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	262.54/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	319.06/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	264.33/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	179.29/cwt	161.00–184.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	238.15/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	253.28/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,938	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	276.31/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,451	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	234.84/cwt	231.00–234.95	1,754	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	290.02/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	285.96/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	197.93/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,512	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	248.47/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	267.70/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	257.40/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,454	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	284.92/cwt	283.00–289.00	1,937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	257.28/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	299.97/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	274.23/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,585	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,502.15/head	2,375.00–2,625.00	2,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	126.54/cwt	118.00–139.00	1,360	13
Bulls	—	—	1,519	161.69/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,456	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	113.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,147	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	135.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,931	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	137.74/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,766	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	95.94/cwt	94.00–98.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,674	5
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	975	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	755	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,132	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	126.87/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,741	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	127.30/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	230.61/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	291.54/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	245.68/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	229.96/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,982	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	634	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,940	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	230.50/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	197.32/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	266.37/cwt	240.00–280.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	238.68/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	244.68/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	290.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	602	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	290.61/cwt	282.00–299.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	307.15/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,797	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	342.22/cwt	311.00–357.50	1,629	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	243.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	236.47/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	278.37/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,626	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	355	333.31/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	243.92/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	202.17/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	275.00/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,304	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	312.12/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	267.81/cwt	252.00–274.00	1,650	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,952	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,150	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	272.45/cwt	251.00–292.00	1,943	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	953	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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 801Year ago 1,143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 79Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	303.00–315.00	309.00
2	350–400	360	290.00–293.00	291.54
4	400–450	441	309.00–317.50	313.19
5	450–500	478	293.00–304.00	299.97
1	500–550	535	279.00	279.00
3	550–600	578	267.00–278.00	274.23
6	600–650	616	242.50–256.00	245.68
13	650–700	669	240.00–255.00	248.47
5	700–750	734	228.00	228.00
2	750–800	755	224.00–236.00	229.96
1	900–950	915	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
6	450–500	479	310.00–319.00	312.12
23	500–550	521	283.00–316.00	303.42
5	550–600	569	282.00–299.00	290.61
7	600–650	629	259.00–268.00	262.54
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	308.00	308.00
1	400–450	445	231.00	231.00
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
4	650–700	677	230.00–232.00	230.50
1	900–950	925	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	435	305.00–310.00	308.39
2	450–500	483	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	560	289.00–291.00	290.02
5	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	285.96
12	650–700	665	261.00–271.00	267.70
8	800–850	818	221.00–230.00	223.83
5	850–900	864	220.00–227.00	225.62
2	900–950	947	226.00	226.00
1	950–1000	955	224.00	224.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	355	320.00–347.00	333.31
14	400–450	424	327.00–362.50	348.65
25	450–500	476	311.00–357.50	342.22
51	500–550	531	300.00–352.50	321.51
35	550–600	585	294.00–315.00	307.15
12	650–700	680	283.00–289.00	284.92
21	700–750	713	251.00–292.00	272.45
21	750–800	765	249.00–254.00	253.28
46	800–850	827	236.00	236.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	280.00–300.00	290.06
1	400–450	420	279.00	279.00
4	550–600	577	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
3	650–700	682	241.00–252.00	244.68
2	700–750	720	225.00–236.00	230.61
4	800–850	808	196.00–220.00	202.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	600–650	634	306.00	306.00
87	650–700	665	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	307.50	307.50
3	350–400	370	292.50–297.50	295.07
3	450–500	486	264.00–265.00	264.33
8	500–550	523	254.00–260.00	257.28
21	550–600	565	253.00–264.00	257.40
7	600–650	608	237.00–239.00	238.15
11	750–800	764	197.00–207.00	197.93
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
5	900–950	908	161.00–184.00	179.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	313.00–325.00	319.06
36	400–450	428	265.00–292.00	285.62
19	450–500	474	268.00–286.00	275.00
27	500–550	525	266.00–282.00	276.31
33	550–600	584	268.00–279.00	278.37
54	600–650	616	252.00–274.00	267.81
12	650–700	687	242.00–245.00	243.92
70	700–750	747	231.00–234.95	234.84
9	750–800	781	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	257.50	257.50
3	350–400	375	240.00–280.00	266.37
2	400–450	445	230.00–237.50	233.75
5	450–500	482	230.00–245.00	236.47
5	500–550	541	235.00–250.00	243.00
5	550–600	569	230.00–241.00	238.68
2	600–650	602	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	708	190.00–208.00	197.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,375.00–2,625.00	2,502.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,075	118.00–139.00	126.54
3	—	1,010	112.00–117.00	113.58
2	—	873	94.00–98.00	95.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,421	130.00–145.00	135.89
5	—	1,372	124.00–129.00	126.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,282	129.00–142.00	137.74
3	—	1,170	127.00–128.00	127.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	154.00–166.00	161.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	147.00	147.00

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

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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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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