Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; lean cows sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.76/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.78 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$318.76

57 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.96

vs KY average

+9.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	318.76	1,799	57

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 sale57 hd

318.76

—

KY average25 barns · 926 hd

307.80

+10.96

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+9.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−142.78

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	1,674	174.78	2,926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	151.82	1,919	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	147.89	2,213	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	141.49	1,590	26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Large 1-2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	174.78/cwt	164.00–197.00	2,926	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	134.02/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,466	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	624	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	718	245.25/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	408	332.90/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	293.03/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	293.51/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	321.63/cwt	299.00–329.00	1,737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.03/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	285.28/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	181.00/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,282	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	291.28/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	236.61/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	273.29/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	265.44/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	865	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	283.20/cwt	261.00–292.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	301.95/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	263.13/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	141.25/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,188	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	156.39/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,019	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	139.24/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	153.96/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,807	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	150.95/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,222	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	556	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	750	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,815	4
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	627	263.25/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,651	6
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	637	237.08/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	636	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,715	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	233.93/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	230.71/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	285.55/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	264.55/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	333	326.41/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	245.45/cwt	234.00–257.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	292.18/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	285.18/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,337	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	322.20/cwt	322.00–322.50	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	445	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	987	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,312	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	324.41/cwt	297.00–327.50	1,865	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,951	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	265.44/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,670	10

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 645Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 121Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	469	290.00–317.50	301.95
4	500–550	538	261.00–292.00	283.20
1	550–600	585	273.00	273.00
2	600–650	618	259.00–267.50	263.13
2	650–700	665	244.00	244.00
5	700–750	733	235.00–238.00	236.61
2	800–850	800	232.00	232.00
2	850–900	862	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	321.00	321.00
5	450–500	459	322.00–322.50	322.20
3	500–550	543	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	561	280.00–288.00	285.28
10	600–650	629	257.00–267.00	265.44
2	650–700	660	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	555	266.00	266.00
2	650–700	668	227.50–234.00	230.71
1	750–800	755	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	245.00–246.00	245.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	373	290.00–292.50	291.28
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	480	266.00–278.00	272.03
20	550–600	579	266.00–275.00	273.29
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	655	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	700–750	705	230.00–237.00	233.52
2	900–950	945	175.00–187.00	181.00
1	950–1000	970	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	177.00	177.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	322.50–335.00	326.41
5	400–450	435	289.00–293.00	292.18
8	450–500	469	279.00–288.00	285.18
8	500–550	519	283.00–288.00	285.55
2	550–600	592	277.00	277.00
6	600–650	638	262.00–277.50	264.55
2	650–700	673	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	230.00	230.00
10	600–650	637	210.00–240.00	237.08
1	700–750	740	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	450	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	525	227.50–240.00	233.93
9	550–600	564	234.00–257.00	245.45
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	370	347.50	347.50
6	400–450	408	310.00–350.00	332.90
1	450–500	475	332.50	332.50
13	500–550	540	299.00–329.00	321.63
32	550–600	575	297.00–327.50	324.41
9	600–650	616	290.00–295.00	293.03
11	750–800	779	250.50	250.50
52	950–1000	987	234.25	234.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	292.00–295.00	293.51
5	650–700	679	260.00–269.00	265.44
1	800–850	845	242.00	242.00
53	950–1000	963	237.00	237.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	627	259.00–270.00	263.25
5	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	750	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	568	302.00	302.00
3	600–650	636	319.00	319.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	164.00–197.00	174.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,094	120.00–143.00	134.02
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
11	—	1,174	144.00–164.00	153.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	139.00–143.00	141.25
13	—	1,472	144.00–159.00	150.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,291	150.00–163.00	156.39
4	—	1,189	136.00–144.00	139.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,175.00	2,175.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle