Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good quality weaned packages in good demand; average quality calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.11/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.75 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$282.11

120 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$48.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.34

vs KY average

+24.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	579	282.92	1,637	118
Medium and Large 2-3	540	234.50	1,266	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $371 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 across 30 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 sale120 hd

282.11

—

KY average25 barns · 1,374 hd

263.77

+18.34

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+24.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−123.75

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	1,734	164.66	2,855	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	136.23	1,883	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	132.21	1,593	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	126.71	1,324	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,030	157.50	1,622	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	270.98/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,452	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	283.91/cwt	275.00–297.00	2,047	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,287	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	253.70/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	259.74/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,608	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	302.04/cwt	289.00–314.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	287.25/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,683	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	313.77/cwt	312.50–314.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,413	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,562	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,289	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	128.95/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	135.27/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,879	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	132.21/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	140.16/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800–850	815	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,133	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	288.04/cwt	277.00–318.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	248.67/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	285.71/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,674	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	248.55/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,640	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	261.30/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	221.97/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	295.33/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	282.79/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	699	242.54/cwt	242.30–258.00	1,695	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	244.36/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,030	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	175.18/cwt	172.00–182.00	3,360	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	161.12/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,518	4
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,415	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	825	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	629	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,790	177

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 1,115Year ago 948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 97Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	427	283.00	283.00
14	500–550	536	265.00–272.50	270.98
100	550–600	586	263.00–290.00	285.71
104	600–650	619	256.00–266.00	259.74
124	650–700	699	242.30–258.00	242.54
12	700–750	713	246.00–250.00	248.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	490	263.00	263.00
4	500–550	542	255.00	255.00
9	600–650	626	249.50	249.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	240.00–253.00	244.36
1	500–550	525	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	683	219.00–225.00	221.97
1	700–750	725	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
177	600–650	629	284.50	284.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	352.50	352.50
6	500–550	532	289.00–314.00	302.04
15	550–600	586	284.00–288.00	287.25
11	650–700	679	272.00–289.00	282.79
12	700–750	721	275.00–297.00	283.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	312.50–314.00	313.77
1	450–500	460	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	612	251.00–262.00	253.70
55	950–1000	957	239.00	239.00
55	1000–1050	1,017	237.25	237.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	800–850	815	261.75	261.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	520	260.00–262.50	261.30
57	650–700	660	230.00–249.00	248.55
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	825	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	280.00–303.00	295.33
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	700	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	755	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	521	277.00–318.00	288.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	667	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	127.00–130.00	128.95
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	142.00	142.00
6	—	1,389	133.00–138.00	135.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	131.00–134.00	132.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	139.00–141.00	140.16
6	—	1,918	172.00–182.00	175.18
4	—	1,563	152.00–168.00	161.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	157.50	157.50

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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