Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with some 400-450 lb calves sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady in a lite test. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.25/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.29 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$313.25

22 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.00

vs KY average

+13.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	313.25	1,684	22

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 sale22 hd

313.25

—

KY average24 barns · 849 hd

303.25

+10.00

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+13.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−148.29

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	1,488	162.86	2,423	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	144.74	1,925	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	140.70	1,958	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	125.92	1,364	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	179.00	2,381	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	280.98/cwt	259.00–284.50	1,812	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	378.66/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	333.77/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	328.39/cwt	327.00–332.75	1,668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	242.20/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	283.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	279.45/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,892	89
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	311.12/cwt	287.50–322.50	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	302.29/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,859	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	259.70/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,274	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	168.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,896	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,381	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	136.55/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,998	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	145.78/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,939	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	330	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,143	154.32/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	132.76/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,486	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,221	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	142.08/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	291.38/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	289.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	594	281.68/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,673	30
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	257	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	323.61/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	963	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	223.50/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	245.01/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	283.27/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,493	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	253.75/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	2,242	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	3

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 405Year ago 1,770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	380	280.00–295.00	283.65
8	450–500	463	270.00–280.00	275.14
2	500–550	502	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	579	256.00–262.00	259.70
4	600–650	630	241.00–246.00	242.20
1	650–700	670	243.00	243.00
3	700–750	746	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	468	286.00	286.00
18	500–550	527	278.00–290.00	283.27
30	550–600	594	268.00–284.00	281.68
93	600–650	645	259.00–284.50	280.98
4	850–900	857	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	481	225.00–250.00	245.01
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	215.00	215.00
5	650–700	675	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	370.00–382.50	378.66
2	450–500	468	332.50–335.00	333.77
13	500–550	508	327.00–332.75	328.39
9	550–600	580	290.00–302.50	291.38
19	600–650	615	293.00–308.00	302.29
89	650–700	677	275.00–288.00	279.45
8	700–750	705	282.00–290.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	768	254.00	254.00
5	850–900	857	246.00	246.00
61	950–1000	959	233.75	233.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	605	242.50–265.00	253.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	522	301.00	301.00
2	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	287.50–322.50	311.12
5	450–500	488	323.00–324.00	323.61
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	826	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	264.00	264.00
2	600–650	625	217.00–230.00	223.50
2	650–700	660	209.00	209.00
3	900–950	905	176.00	176.00
2	950–1000	963	150.00–160.00	154.96
1	1000–1050	1,040	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	121.00–122.00	121.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	165.00–175.00	168.55
2	—	1,143	142.50–165.00	154.32
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	135.00–139.00	136.55
9	—	1,368	139.00–147.00	142.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,330	141.00–152.00	145.78
2	—	1,328	135.00–138.00	136.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	102.00	102.00
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,119	124.00–139.00	132.76
1	—	1,090	112.00	112.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle