Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand. Yearling steers sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.55/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −186.99 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$274.55

114 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$70.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.89

vs KY average

+0.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	277.04	1,569	110
Small and Medium 1-2	541	206.25	1,116	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.79/cwt here — about $453 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 sale114 hd

274.55

—

KY average24 barns · 990 hd

262.66

+11.89

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+0.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−186.99

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	—	High	1,630	154.05	2,510	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	121.71	1,822	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	120.64	1,534	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	108.78	1,197	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,197	160.66	1,923	4thin

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)	1,215	$1,688	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,590	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	1000–1050	1,010	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	272.69/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	231.49/cwt	227.25–235.50	2,019	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	234.38/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	235.13/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,709	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	2
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	249.50/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,080	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,134	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	567	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	227.27/cwt	225.75–228.75	1,748	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	238.08/cwt	236.00–240.10	1,631	152
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	816	215.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	198.91/cwt	187.00–211.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	194.44/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,241	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	282.76/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	257.45/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,380	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	897	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	946	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	1,965	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	248.02/cwt	245.00–251.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,031	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	256.41/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	217.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	235.72/cwt	234.75–239.50	1,869	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	853	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	213.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	251.89/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,877	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	917	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,768	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	263.42/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,657	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	419	288.43/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,209	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	244.37/cwt	244.00–244.50	1,803	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	800–850	814	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,002	131
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	215.35/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	277.80/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,628	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	291.21/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,494	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	288.90/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,416	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	800–850	845	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,639	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	184.52/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	520	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	437	277.93/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,215	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,473	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	100.43/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,014	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	118.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,859	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	111.44/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	115.95/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,241	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	108.10/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,231	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,197	160.66/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,923	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	124.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,601	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	124.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,796	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,493	9
Bulls	—	—	1,762	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,886	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	153.67/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	261.71/cwt	260.00–262.50	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	287.89/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	290	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	241.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	256.31/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	192.06/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	258.41/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	838	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	244.00/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	233.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	225.59/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	464	200.74/cwt	200.00–201.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	226.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	170.95/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	201.79/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	230.03/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	210.88/cwt	201.00–221.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	343	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	912	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	217.34/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,363	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	511	192.48/cwt	191.00–200.00	984	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	711	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	242.83/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	900–950	910	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,539Last week 1,664Year ago 1,454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 57Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 4

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	325	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	378	245.00–251.00	248.02
3	400–450	427	242.50–243.00	242.83
2	450–500	482	234.00	234.00
11	500–550	517	230.00–237.00	233.50
9	550–600	565	228.00–232.00	230.03
9	600–650	627	215.00–218.00	217.34
3	650–700	676	214.00	214.00
7	700–750	709	193.00–211.00	201.79
2	850–900	855	162.00–180.00	170.95
1	1000–1050	1,010	158.00	158.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	162.50	162.50
3	1100–1150	1,100	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	343	266.00	266.00
40	400–450	433	245.00–270.00	249.50
3	550–600	556	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
152	650–700	685	236.00–240.10	238.08
139	750–800	769	225.75–228.75	227.27
5	800–850	832	209.00	209.00
7	850–900	897	202.00	202.00
32	900–950	946	207.75	207.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	220.00	220.00
8	350–400	383	220.00–235.00	226.94
2	400–450	415	201.00–221.00	210.88
11	450–500	458	225.00	225.00
8	500–550	514	222.00–228.00	225.59
2	550–600	560	227.50	227.50
8	600–650	638	191.00–201.00	194.44
4	650–700	690	187.00–211.00	198.91
1	800–850	830	149.00	149.00
1	900–950	915	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	838	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	193.00	193.00
1	750–800	780	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	905	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	200.00–201.00	200.74
6	500–550	511	191.00–200.00	192.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	297	295.00	295.00
8	350–400	369	270.00–301.00	282.76
2	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	264.85
3	450–500	462	270.00–274.00	272.69
11	500–550	536	252.00–261.00	257.45
6	550–600	560	250.00–262.50	256.41
6	600–650	620	230.00–239.00	234.38
7	700–750	727	230.00–236.00	235.13
81	750–800	793	234.75–239.50	235.72
3	800–850	825	227.50	227.50
118	850–900	872	227.25–235.50	231.49
2	1000–1050	1,037	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	202.50	202.50
2	550–600	567	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	237.00	237.00
3	600–650	618	210.00–220.00	213.37
6	650–700	677	200.00–224.00	215.35
5	700–750	707	210.00–220.00	217.55
2	750–800	750	227.00	227.00
7	800–850	816	210.00–220.00	215.65
4	850–900	853	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	419	285.00–289.00	288.43
17	450–500	490	287.00–290.00	288.90
20	500–550	513	287.00–299.00	291.21
73	550–600	586	265.00–282.00	277.80
54	600–650	629	242.50–275.00	263.42
24	650–700	687	250.00–252.50	251.89
61	700–750	738	244.00–244.50	244.37
8	750–800	753	241.50	241.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
131	800–850	814	246.00	246.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
55	900–950	917	192.75	192.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	800–850	845	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	260.00–262.50	261.71
5	350–400	389	277.50–295.00	287.89
8	400–450	414	241.00–262.50	256.31
8	450–500	482	244.00–270.00	258.41
2	500–550	538	243.00–245.00	244.00
10	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	241.26
4	650–700	664	207.00–210.00	208.49
4	700–750	725	190.00–194.00	192.06
2	750–800	793	179.00–190.00	184.52
2	800–850	805	185.00–190.00	187.52
1	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	227.50	227.50
2	500–550	520	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	567	220.00–225.00	222.43
1	950–1000	970	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	275.00–291.00	277.93
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,228	118.00–122.00	119.99
18	—	1,284	122.00–130.00	124.67
9	—	1,314	110.00–116.00	113.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	97.00–102.50	100.43
6	—	1,070	114.00–119.00	115.95
14	—	1,139	104.00–114.00	108.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,568	117.00–122.00	118.55
3	—	1,675	110.00–112.00	111.44
19	—	1,443	122.00–129.00	124.49
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,197	154.00–165.00	160.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	160.00–167.00	163.80
3	—	1,700	153.00–155.00	153.67
2	—	1,325	140.00	140.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle