Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher; lean cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher in a lite test with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $310.59/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.95 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$310.59

46 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$45.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

vs KY average

+9.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	314.55	1,725	42
Medium and Large 2-3	552	269.00	1,485	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.55/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

310.59

—

KY average25 barns · 754 hd

303.44

+7.15

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+9.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−150.95

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	1,547	174.98	2,707	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	145.15	2,257	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	143.75	1,817	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	139.63	1,538	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,010	182.50	1,843	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	450–500	492	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	628	286.90/cwt	286.90–286.90	1,802	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	321.09/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,705	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	257.41/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,950	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	284.03/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,383	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	273.27/cwt	262.00–279.50	1,692	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	293.26/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,991	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	245.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	253.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	252.83/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	250.38/cwt	222.00–277.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	240.32/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	254.79/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,750	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	252.58/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	719	208.81/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,501	5
Bulls	—	—	1,270	164.80/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,093	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	147.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,904	14
Bulls	—	—	1,732	181.76/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,148	3
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	857	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,134	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	942	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,329	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	137.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	146.92/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,301	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,010	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,843	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,046	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	143.75/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	266.84/cwt	264.00–272.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	238.42/cwt	237.50–239.50	2,284	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	248.68/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	285.94/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	276.72/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	298.52/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	295.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	188.78/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	290.34/cwt	263.00–295.00	2,035	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	231.61/cwt	226.25–233.75	2,184	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	299.66/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	217.75/cwt	213.00–222.50	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	305.98/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	252.34/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	252.00/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	200.98/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	276.45/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	316	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,153	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 507Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	290.00–308.00	298.52
2	450–500	492	302.00	302.00
2	500–550	520	285.00–286.00	285.50
1	550–600	575	299.00	299.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	740	249.00–255.00	252.00
75	900–950	943	226.25–233.75	231.61
112	950–1000	958	237.50–239.50	238.42
2	1050–1100	1,060	197.00–205.00	200.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	321.00	321.00
27	500–550	531	316.00–330.00	321.09
12	550–600	590	303.00–312.00	305.98
9	600–650	602	296.00–301.00	299.66
24	650–700	679	292.00–295.00	293.26
17	700–750	701	263.00–295.00	290.34
23	750–800	756	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	269.00	269.00
7	600–650	635	257.00–260.00	257.41
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	234.00	234.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	857	249.00	249.00
59	900–950	942	247.25	247.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	628	286.90	286.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	286.00	286.00
31	450–500	487	278.00–290.00	284.03
8	500–550	536	271.00–285.00	276.45
3	550–600	578	264.00–272.50	266.84
126	600–650	619	262.00–279.50	273.27
15	650–700	687	254.00–256.00	254.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	247.50	247.50
3	350–400	383	222.00–277.00	250.38
3	400–450	420	240.00–260.00	253.41
3	500–550	521	262.00	262.00
12	550–600	582	238.00–250.00	240.32
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	719	200.00–211.00	208.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	323	290.00–300.00	295.27
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
2	500–550	537	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	570	266.00	266.00
6	600–650	617	251.00–253.00	252.34
2	650–700	668	245.00–252.50	248.68
2	700–750	700	213.00–222.50	217.75
1	800–850	820	181.00	181.00
2	900–950	925	187.50–190.00	188.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	566	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	610	240.00–256.00	252.83
6	650–700	660	240.00–250.00	245.69
1	900–950	905	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	296.00	296.00
3	500–550	528	260.00–285.00	276.72
5	550–600	567	284.00–289.00	285.94
5	650–700	677	245.00–264.00	252.58
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	164.00–166.00	164.80
3	—	1,732	178.00–185.00	181.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,295	140.00–160.00	147.06
7	—	1,203	134.00–139.00	137.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,566	141.00–153.00	146.92
4	—	1,501	135.00–137.00	136.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	132.00–135.00	133.45
3	—	1,113	139.00–149.00	143.75
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	182.50	182.50

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