Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady for weaned packages with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.14/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −182.40 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$279.14

106 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.21

vs KY average

+10.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	280.78	1,501	99
Large 1-2	571	256.00	1,462	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale106 hd

279.14

—

KY average22 barns · 972 hd

265.93

+13.21

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+10.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−182.40

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	1,633	164.78	2,691	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	130.69	1,650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	126.31	1,768	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	104.66	1,110	22

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)	1,305	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,925	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	450–500	472	255.06/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	241.75/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	250.64/cwt	242.50–251.50	1,531	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,145	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	286.87/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,386	7
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	231.58/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	257.11/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,347	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	236.30/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,801	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	257.05/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,229	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	266.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,179	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	253.10/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,465	273
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	240.76/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950–1000	957	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	2,170	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	923	228.43/cwt	226.75–230.75	2,108	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	245.91/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,630	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,058	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	237.55/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,655	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	171.30/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	256.22/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,466	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	224.58/cwt	219.00–226.25	1,949	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,886	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	286.14/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,099	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	235.57/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	233.73/cwt	224.00–239.25	1,968	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	297.12/cwt	269.00–303.00	1,506	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	257.39/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	436	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	253.50/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,606	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	251.49/cwt	246.75–253.75	1,942	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	271.24/cwt	268.00–277.50	1,546	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	265.37/cwt	249.00–267.75	1,794	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	287.88/cwt	260.00–302.50	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	211.84/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,404	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	213.78/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,221	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	116.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	121.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,230	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	85.73/cwt	77.00–91.00	825	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	97.61/cwt	95.00–99.00	955	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	111.69/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,630	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	133.33/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,884	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,549	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	109.37/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,337	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	140.23/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,916	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	126.89/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,750	16
Bulls	—	—	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	175.65/cwt	167.00–181.00	3,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,597	162.04/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,588	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	213.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	787	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	242.88/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,363	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	209.98/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,480	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	223.68/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,707	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	240.57/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,167	26
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	196.36/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	201.27/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	230.79/cwt	227.50–232.49	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	217.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	234.92/cwt	232.50–237.50	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	240.33/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	831	210.44/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	769	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	220.12/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	222.61/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	190.94/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	406	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	598	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	710	211.73/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,503	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	210.40/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,307	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	271.71/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,005	7

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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,285Last week 1,024Year ago 1,843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 116Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	292.50	292.50
12	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
15	350–400	384	270.00–290.00	286.14
1	400–450	445	262.50	262.50
9	450–500	472	254.00–259.00	255.06
4	500–550	500	250.00–257.00	253.50
22	550–600	572	255.00–258.00	256.22
4	600–650	603	245.00	245.00
21	650–700	669	240.00	240.00
11	700–750	722	236.00–244.00	241.75
36	750–800	762	234.00–238.50	236.30
219	800–850	842	224.00–239.25	233.73
71	850–900	868	219.00–226.25	224.58
52	950–1000	962	223.00	223.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	184.00	184.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	182.00	182.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	294.00	294.00
7	450–500	483	282.50–290.00	286.87
52	500–550	507	269.00–303.00	297.12
21	550–600	570	268.00–277.50	271.24
11	600–650	615	254.00–270.00	257.39
91	650–700	676	249.00–267.75	265.37
266	750–800	772	246.75–253.75	251.49
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	256.00	256.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
7	400–450	446	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	470	230.00–237.50	235.57
3	650–700	660	220.00–237.50	231.58
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	762	221.00	221.00
3	850–900	885	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
171	900–950	923	226.75–230.75	228.43
57	950–1000	957	226.75	226.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	282.50	282.50
15	400–450	443	250.00–270.00	266.07
18	450–500	478	250.00–261.00	257.05
59	500–550	524	242.50–267.00	257.11
273	550–600	579	245.00–259.00	253.10
91	600–650	611	242.50–251.50	250.64
103	650–700	663	240.00–247.50	245.91
67	700–750	726	228.00	228.00
40	750–800	762	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	364	232.50–237.50	234.92
10	400–450	443	235.00–245.00	240.76
26	450–500	485	232.50–246.00	240.57
7	500–550	534	237.00–245.00	240.33
9	550–600	584	236.00–238.00	237.55
5	600–650	600	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	690	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	723	195.00–207.50	201.27
7	750–800	782	194.00	194.00
2	800–850	807	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	227.50–232.49	230.79
2	400–450	428	210.00–225.00	217.63
6	450–500	467	210.00–233.00	223.68
15	500–550	504	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	560	210.00–230.00	220.12
5	600–650	631	222.00–223.00	222.61
1	700–750	700	167.50	167.50
2	750–800	775	167.50–175.00	171.30
1	800–850	815	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	940	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	980	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	192.50–200.00	196.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	598	245.00	245.00
24	700–750	710	210.00–213.00	211.73
6	750–800	769	216.00	216.00
10	800–850	831	205.00–216.00	210.44
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	285.00	285.00
6	300–350	331	260.00–302.50	287.88
7	350–400	370	255.00–282.50	271.71
3	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
11	550–600	561	240.00–244.00	242.88
7	600–650	621	200.00–225.00	210.40
17	650–700	663	202.00–220.00	211.84
2	700–750	705	207.50–212.50	209.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	220.00	220.00
3	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
3	400–450	406	227.50	227.50
3	450–500	482	210.00–220.00	213.29
7	550–600	571	200.00–227.50	213.78
3	600–650	637	182.50–195.00	190.94
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	945	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	114.00–120.00	116.99
4	—	1,210	127.00–129.00	128.01
4	—	1,366	137.00–144.00	140.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,011	115.00–126.00	121.63
6	—	962	77.00–91.00	85.73
3	—	978	95.00–99.00	97.61
7	—	1,222	105.00–114.00	109.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	109.00–115.00	111.69
7	—	1,413	132.00–136.00	133.33
16	—	1,379	123.00–130.00	126.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,819	167.00–181.00	175.65
5	—	1,597	159.00–165.00	162.04

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,600.00	1,600.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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