Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Yearlings sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.86/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.68 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$305.86

39 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.35

vs KY average

−8.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	305.86	1,763	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale39 hd

305.86

—

KY average26 barns · 1,307 hd

304.51

+1.35

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−8.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−155.68

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	—	Low	1,628	161.46	2,629	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	139.63	1,980	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	135.41	1,679	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	119.29	1,210	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	209.17/cwt	208.00–210.00	2,065	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	254.54/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	240.04/cwt	239.50–240.75	2,124	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	344.36/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	307.29/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	252.25/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	233.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	280.70/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,375	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	240.75/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,804	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	282.77/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	289.75/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,093	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	316.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	264.03/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	131.90/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,382	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	139.63/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,980	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	138.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,749	10
Bulls	—	—	1,500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	125.17/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	908	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,225	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	991	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,309	52
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	179.34/cwt	168.00–185.00	3,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,364	156.16/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	202.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,269	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	266.93/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,142	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,950	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	646	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,777	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	275.53/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	237.07/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	249.97/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	331.42/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	307.26/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,770	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	285.97/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,787	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	299.32/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	183.45/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	278.60/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	656	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	628	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,670	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	337.83/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	283.87/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	261.31/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,518	31

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 895Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 86Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	483	299.00–310.00	307.29
2	550–600	583	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
7	750–800	787	244.50	244.50
1	850–900	895	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
12	950–1000	987	208.00–210.00	209.17
3	1050–1100	1,093	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	327.50–335.00	331.42
4	350–400	366	328.00–350.00	344.36
3	400–450	410	335.00–342.50	337.83
9	450–500	484	315.00–330.00	316.65
37	550–600	576	291.00–310.00	307.26
15	600–650	625	273.00–294.00	285.97
8	650–700	694	281.00	281.00
10	700–750	713	253.00	253.00
93	850–900	885	239.50–240.75	240.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	900–950	908	245.00	245.00
52	950–1000	991	233.00	233.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	270.00–281.00	275.53
25	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	700	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	428	265.00–271.00	266.93
4	500–550	512	250.00–259.00	254.54
1	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	763	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	802	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	915	187.00–190.00	188.48
1	950–1000	980	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	416	281.00–292.50	283.87
17	450–500	490	280.00–281.00	280.70
3	500–550	530	266.00–285.00	278.60
31	550–600	581	261.00–263.00	261.31
8	650–700	684	251.00–258.00	252.25
4	700–750	712	230.00–235.00	233.69
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	483	244.00–252.00	249.97
3	500–550	506	249.00	249.00
2	550–600	585	233.00–241.00	237.07
13	600–650	625	200.00–205.00	202.98
3	700–750	720	180.00–188.00	183.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	628	266.00	266.00
9	650–700	656	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	297.00	297.00
2	350–400	360	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	478	285.00–292.00	289.75
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	588	262.00–266.00	264.03
4	600–650	638	240.00–241.00	240.75
3	650–700	651	240.00	240.00
6	750–800	763	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	815	206.00	206.00
6	900–950	941	170.00–174.00	171.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	292.00–305.00	299.32
7	500–550	509	282.00–287.50	282.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	646	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	738	214.00	214.00
3	750–800	783	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	123.00–139.00	131.90
2	—	980	105.00–108.00	106.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,418	131.00–149.00	139.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,263	130.00–146.00	138.48
3	—	1,162	122.00–127.00	125.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	129.00	129.00
3	—	2,023	168.00–185.00	179.34
4	—	1,364	154.00–159.00	156.16

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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