Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand; some fancy weaned packages and yearlings sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; yearling heifer packages noticeably higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. 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 $280.81/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −180.73 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$280.81

133 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$69.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.35

vs KY average

−6.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	283.43	1,589	128
Small and Medium 1-2	521	213.90	1,114	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.53/cwt here — about $475 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 sale133 hd

280.81

—

KY average24 barns · 879 hd

266.46

+14.35

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−6.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−180.73

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	1,572	160.90	2,529	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	126.25	1,610	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	124.01	1,715	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	107.41	1,154	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	128.00	1,805	1thin

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)	1,000	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	750–800	762	238.90/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,608	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	255.61/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	259.16/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,368	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	253.85/cwt	250.00–254.60	1,554	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	253.66/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,088	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	271.76/cwt	260.75–282.50	1,772	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,201	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	521	213.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	248.70/cwt	242.50–255.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	206.83/cwt	203.00–230.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	461	249.14/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,149	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	229.99/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	272.99/cwt	265.00–280.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	232.39/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	267.92/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,916	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	275.16/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,644	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	1,949	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	226.44/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	224.43/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	197.05/cwt	184.00–210.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	291.83/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	265.96/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,604	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	468	321.13/cwt	297.50–331.00	1,503	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	224.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,132	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	291.63/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	967	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	114.79/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,151	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	130.88/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	107.72/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,194	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	99.04/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,104	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	122.38/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,623	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	152.85/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,218	1,863.19/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	232.19/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,402	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,401	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	627	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	218.13/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	249.60/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	225.38/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,391	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	352	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	231.69/cwt	227.50–232.50	748	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	568	198.56/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	202.29/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	263.38/cwt	255.00–280.00	851	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	387	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	813	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	236.42/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,239	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	221.30/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	623	215.73/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	487	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	236.20/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	244.17/cwt	240.00–252.50	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	431	315.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,361	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 1,539Year ago 1,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 128Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	410	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	473	265.00–285.00	275.16
20	500–550	528	252.00–270.00	259.16
4	550–600	577	255.00–257.50	255.61
25	600–650	643	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	694	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	713	230.00–236.00	232.39
10	750–800	762	236.00–241.00	238.90
11	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	960	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	410	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	470	254.00	254.00
6	600–650	613	219.00–230.00	226.44
4	700–750	718	184.00–210.00	197.05
2	750–800	778	220.00–229.00	224.43
2	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	337.50	337.50
7	400–450	431	310.00–330.00	315.78
11	450–500	468	297.50–331.00	321.13
6	500–550	523	291.00–292.00	291.83
98	550–600	569	289.00	289.00
17	600–650	603	261.00–273.00	265.96
156	650–700	652	260.75–282.50	271.76
72	700–750	715	265.00–270.00	267.92
64	750–800	762	255.75	255.75
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	205.00–220.00	213.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	429	245.00–263.00	253.66
10	450–500	461	245.00–252.00	249.14
110	600–650	612	250.00–254.60	253.85
6	650–700	684	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	265.00–280.00	272.99
3	300–350	323	255.00–280.00	263.38
5	350–400	377	242.50–255.00	248.70
3	400–450	405	240.00–252.50	244.17
4	450–500	471	230.00–242.00	236.20
21	500–550	524	227.50–239.00	236.42
12	550–600	575	227.00–233.00	229.99
34	600–650	617	219.00–236.00	225.38
7	700–750	734	203.00–230.00	206.83
2	800–850	818	190.00–194.00	192.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	227.50–232.50	231.69
2	350–400	352	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	528	217.50–225.00	221.30
4	550–600	571	217.50–220.00	218.13
2	600–650	628	195.00–210.00	202.29
1	650–700	650	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	568	190.00–207.50	198.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	220.00	220.00
7	600–650	623	212.50–218.00	215.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	425	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	473	235.00–240.00	237.43
8	500–550	503	220.00–226.00	224.98
2	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	355	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	287.50–300.00	291.63
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	252.50	252.50
2	400–450	428	250.00–255.00	252.54
8	500–550	535	240.00–251.00	249.60
3	550–600	566	247.50	247.50
8	600–650	604	227.50–234.00	232.19
2	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	627	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,275	127.00–134.00	130.88
1	—	1,420	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	113.00–118.00	114.79
12	—	1,108	104.00–113.00	107.72
1	—	880	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,115	96.00–103.00	99.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	125.00–130.00	126.72
5	—	1,326	118.00–125.00	122.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	149.00–157.00	152.85
1	—	1,890	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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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