Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and bull calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with moderate demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.37/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −170.50 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$235.37

24 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs KY average

−1.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	241.50	1,284	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	227.47	1,272	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	547	210.00	1,149	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale24 hd

235.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,875 hd

236.85

−1.48

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−1.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−170.50

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	1,819	153.81	2,798	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	125.47	1,563	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	118.68	1,667	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	107.51	1,223	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,080	176.00	1,901	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,285	160.00	2,056	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	550–600	567	237.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	611	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,528	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	391	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	226.21/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,580	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	243.74/cwt	242.50–245.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	223.10/cwt	221.10–224.10	1,829	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	245.91/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,188	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	245.55/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	661	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,557	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	234.16/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	732	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,654	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	245.51/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	275.84/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	238.04/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,350	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	876	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	2,061	58
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	227.61/cwt	221.00–230.50	1,668	80
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	234.85/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,888	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	225.20/cwt	225.20–225.20	2,115	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,380	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	263.45/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	251.80/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	219.88/cwt	216.00–224.10	2,104	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	229.72/cwt	225.00–232.10	2,017	184
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	827	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	198.79/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	247.39/cwt	238.00–252.50	1,321	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	253.14/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,595	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	303.35/cwt	294.00–306.00	1,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	280.38/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	272.51/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,423	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	486	270.13/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	387	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,080	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	128.28/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,678	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	114.90/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,322	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	122.97/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,704	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	109.72/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,607	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	134.63/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	122.37/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,476	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	107.73/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,250	9
Bulls	—	—	1,811	153.12/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,773	9
Bulls	—	—	1,890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	193.53/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	230.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,217	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	252.86/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,201	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	588	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	587	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	242.60/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	223.76/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	235.76/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,323	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	228.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	171.30/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	268.59/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	155.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.04/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	845	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	210.25/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	224.92/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,536	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	231.48/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	257.27/cwt	242.50–265.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	237.93/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	214.58/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	225.46/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,093	5

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,664Last week 2,285Year ago 1,564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 78Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	242.50–265.00	257.27
2	350–400	368	242.50–245.00	243.74
2	400–450	447	235.00	235.00
5	450–500	474	235.00–240.00	237.93
5	500–550	527	239.00	239.00
4	550–600	567	230.00–240.00	237.55
14	600–650	631	230.00–233.00	231.48
68	650–700	683	221.00–226.00	224.92
3	700–750	713	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	765	212.00–218.00	215.04
4	850–900	873	206.00	206.00
2	900–950	913	150.00–160.00	155.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	600–650	611	250.00	250.00
75	650–700	661	235.50	235.50
62	700–750	732	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	222.50	222.50
2	400–450	418	220.00–222.50	221.26
5	450–500	485	220.00–232.50	225.46
2	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	581	222.50–232.00	226.21
8	600–650	631	200.00–226.00	214.58
4	650–700	672	210.00–211.00	210.25
1	750–800	785	192.00	192.00
3	850–900	883	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	483	243.00–249.00	245.91
7	500–550	515	243.00–247.50	245.55
174	600–650	602	262.50	262.50
80	700–750	733	221.00–230.50	227.61
198	800–850	820	221.10–224.10	223.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	466	257.50–265.00	263.45
6	550–600	582	247.50–254.00	251.80
6	600–650	632	230.00–239.00	234.16
6	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
123	800–850	804	229.00–235.00	234.85
184	850–900	878	225.00–232.10	229.72
52	900–950	939	225.20	225.20
109	950–1000	957	216.00–224.10	219.88
12	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	294.00–306.00	303.35
7	450–500	487	272.50–282.50	280.38
6	500–550	522	261.00–285.00	272.51
3	550–600	551	272.50–277.50	275.84
19	600–650	630	242.00–258.00	253.14
16	700–750	723	244.00–246.00	245.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	534	238.00–252.50	247.39
15	550–600	567	232.50–241.00	238.04
2	600–650	620	220.00–225.00	222.54
2	700–750	738	195.00–202.50	198.79
2	800–850	827	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	876	235.25	235.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	555	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	635	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	260.00–277.50	268.59
8	450–500	475	250.00–257.00	252.86
3	500–550	520	238.00–245.00	242.60
13	550–600	561	230.00–242.50	235.76
6	600–650	621	225.00–230.00	228.39
3	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	775	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	815	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	915	166.00–174.00	171.30
1	950–1000	965	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	387	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	443	287.00	287.00
5	450–500	486	269.00–275.00	270.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	465	237.50	237.50
7	500–550	529	225.00–235.00	230.01
4	550–600	580	220.00–225.00	223.76
3	650–700	680	180.00–200.00	193.53
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	588	232.50–235.00	233.74
1	750–800	780	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	587	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	176.00	176.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	128.00–129.00	128.28
10	—	1,386	119.00–126.00	122.97
8	—	1,465	104.00–116.00	109.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	114.00–116.00	114.90
4	—	1,309	130.00–139.00	134.63
5	—	1,206	119.00–126.00	122.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	116.00	116.00
1	—	930	97.00	97.00
9	—	1,160	102.00–112.00	107.73
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,811	148.00–158.00	153.12
1	—	1,890	160.00	160.00

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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