Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to Holiday; however market active for all classes. Very good demand for weaned and yearling packages and high dressing lean cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.40/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −158.14 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$303.40

28 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

vs KY average

+0.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	304.49	1,759	27
Medium and Large 2-3	530	274.00	1,452	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $307 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 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 sale28 hd

303.40

—

KY average12 barns · 487 hd

300.74

+2.66

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+0.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−158.14

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	1,791	172.26	3,085	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	142.66	1,808	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	139.77	2,182	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	126.54	1,261	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	162.00	2,031	13

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)	1,245	$1,796	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,685	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	800–850	825	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	154.29/cwt	118.00–191.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,142	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	283.62/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	255.30/cwt	255.30–255.30	2,219	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,902	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	266.17/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	236.74/cwt	230.00–241.00	2,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	234.34/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	288.49/cwt	281.00–291.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	759	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	306.41/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,248	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	227.91/cwt	217.50–229.50	2,316	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	303.72/cwt	281.00–304.90	1,910	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	302.49/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,987	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	269.46/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	366	306.66/cwt	305.50–317.00	1,122	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	295.90/cwt	275.00–306.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	293.32/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	256.57/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	221.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	261.61/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,387	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	316.43/cwt	310.00–320.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	280.04/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	850	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	268.13/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	206.41/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,678	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,795.63/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,242	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,100.00/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	248.31/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,537	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	235.00/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	364.43/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	346	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	256.10/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,462	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	127.82/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,783	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	148.87/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,903	12
Bulls	—	—	1,793	161.80/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,901	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,031	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	126.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,934	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	145.95/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,305	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	121.90/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,102	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	135.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,105	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	135.17/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,626	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	97.30/cwt	97.00–97.50	893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	139.54/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,550	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	181.22/cwt	174.00–193.00	3,242	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	950–1000	963	206.90/cwt	206.90–206.90	1,992	59
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	612	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	627	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	306.25/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,807	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	820	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,743	1
Heifers	Large 3	850–900	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	268	273.64/cwt	270.00–277.50	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	255.59/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	932	252.14/cwt	249.50–254.90	2,350	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	868	261.60/cwt	261.60–261.60	2,271	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	197.23/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	301.99/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	227.10/cwt	227.10–227.10	2,419	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	326.35/cwt	314.00–353.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	156.40/cwt	141.00–172.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	268.13/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	244.91/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	260.51/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,714	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	332.28/cwt	296.00–340.00	1,399	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	276.87/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,343	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	203.06/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	1,685.03/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	252.75/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	828	164.45/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	761	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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,115Last week 1,160Year ago 740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 76Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 3Year ago 6

No market trend due to Holiday; however market active for all classes. Very good demand for weaned and yearling packages and high dressing lean cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	642	263.00	263.00
3	700–750	748	254.00	254.00
1	800–850	825	251.00	251.00
8	850–900	872	230.00–241.00	236.74
5	900–950	903	241.00	241.00
31	950–1000	986	228.00	228.00
61	1000–1050	1,016	217.50–229.50	227.91
53	1050–1100	1,065	227.10	227.10
1	1150–1200	1,190	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	780	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	314.00–353.00	326.35
4	450–500	469	303.00–310.00	306.41
5	500–550	534	300.00–305.00	301.99
21	550–600	590	290.00–312.50	306.25
160	600–650	629	281.00–304.90	303.72
96	650–700	657	280.00–307.00	302.49
10	700–750	704	261.00–277.00	269.46
56	850–900	869	255.30	255.30
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,075	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	850–900	868	261.60	261.60
129	900–950	932	249.50–254.90	252.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	297.50	297.50
4	300–350	344	281.00–291.00	288.49
3	350–400	370	270.00–291.00	283.62
4	400–450	445	279.00	279.00
5	450–500	478	262.00–271.00	266.17
6	550–600	571	253.00–261.00	256.10
3	600–650	637	234.00–235.00	234.34
1	650–700	680	241.00	241.00
4	700–750	712	220.00–222.00	221.49
1	800–850	845	204.00	204.00
2	850–900	870	118.00–191.00	154.29
1	900–950	920	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	759	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	305.50–317.00	306.66
7	400–450	412	285.00–297.00	293.32
45	450–500	485	274.00–278.00	276.87
9	550–600	561	267.00–269.00	268.13
8	600–650	625	254.00–259.00	256.57
16	650–700	658	253.00–261.00	260.51
3	850–900	878	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	212.50	212.50
2	850–900	850	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	270.00–277.50	273.64
1	400–450	420	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	478	240.00–241.00	240.50
7	500–550	516	236.00–255.00	244.91
1	550–600	550	237.00	237.00
7	600–650	619	200.00–216.00	203.06
4	700–750	716	195.00–204.00	197.23
2	750–800	775	141.00–172.00	156.40
2	800–850	828	159.00–170.00	164.45
1	950–1000	985	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	950–1000	963	206.90	206.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	266	310.00–320.00	316.43
2	350–400	360	312.50	312.50
2	450–500	488	273.00–287.00	280.04
8	500–550	530	261.00–262.00	261.61
6	550–600	570	262.00–276.00	268.13
12	600–650	619	243.00–260.00	248.31
1	650–700	665	243.00	243.00
7	700–750	729	229.00–237.00	235.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
5	800–850	813	200.00–212.00	206.41
1	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
10	950–1000	951	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	296.00–340.00	332.28
6	500–550	538	275.00–306.00	295.90
2	600–650	622	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	362.50–370.00	364.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	485	251.00–260.00	255.59
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	575	250.00–256.00	252.75
1	650–700	670	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	890	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,795.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,295	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,685.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	127.00–129.00	127.82
12	—	1,278	142.00–155.00	148.87
6	—	1,203	131.00–139.00	135.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	124.00–130.00	126.18
14	—	1,579	141.00–154.00	145.95
12	—	1,548	130.00–139.00	135.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	904	116.00–125.00	121.90
2	—	918	97.00–97.50	97.30
7	—	1,111	126.00–148.00	139.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	153.00–169.00	161.80
7	—	1,789	174.00–193.00	181.22
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,254	162.00	162.00

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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