Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 400-700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher except 700-800 lb yearlings noticeable higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher for weaned 500-600 lb packages. Yearling heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good 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 $271.80/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −189.75 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$271.80

28 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$37.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs KY average

−27.24 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	277.17	1,554	24
Medium and Large 2-3	570	239.54	1,365	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale28 hd

271.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,247 hd

272.68

−0.88

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−27.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−189.75

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	1,428	149.88	2,140	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	130.82	1,734	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	130.80	1,981	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	115.43	1,211	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	173.23	2,172	10

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)	1,212	$1,770	4thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	775	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	270.85/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	242.20/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	791	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,072	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	231.31/cwt	230.00–232.50	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	246.35/cwt	245.25–248.50	2,010	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	250.40/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	938	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	223.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	251.52/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,300	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	758	219.25/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	254.44/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,201	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	210.79/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	181.73/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	220.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,844	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	252.24/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,735	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	241.48/cwt	239.00–244.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,717	31
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,029	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	241.62/cwt	240.50–242.25	2,146	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1050–1100	1,058	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,349	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	274.34/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	258.01/cwt	254.25–265.50	1,837	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	456	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	248.43/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	277.23/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	280.23/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,709	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	284.30/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,258	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	239.54/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	230.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,403	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	523	215.14/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	136.27/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,897	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	127.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	121.14/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,316	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	134.58/cwt	131.00–149.00	2,134	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	127.72/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,840	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	173.23/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,172	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	118.94/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,564	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	112.30/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,178	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	120.56/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	111.91/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	166.79/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,403	151.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,126	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,901.27/head	1,600.00–2,125.00	1,901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	711	199.98/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	206.30/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	578	212.71/cwt	202.50–223.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	235.02/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	247	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	182.69/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,486	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	423	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	689	196.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	242.09/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,215	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	241.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,220	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	567	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	837	206.66/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,730	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	240.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	231.36/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,444	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	260.67/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	252.37/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,476	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	214.36/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	927	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,056Last week 874Year ago 1,590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 125Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.10
1	500–550	540	271.00	271.00
7	550–600	571	265.00–274.00	270.85
8	600–650	606	241.00–250.00	242.20
9	700–750	733	248.00–250.00	248.43
3	750–800	775	244.00	244.00
73	800–850	816	245.25–248.50	246.35
88	850–900	888	240.50–242.25	241.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	791	262.00	262.00
50	1050–1100	1,058	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	570	225.00–255.00	239.54
3	600–650	608	220.00–237.50	230.83
1	650–700	690	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	945	196.00	196.00
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	287.50	287.50
9	500–550	545	275.00–277.50	277.23
7	550–600	574	275.00–288.00	284.30
20	600–650	610	268.00–284.00	280.23
9	650–700	672	256.00–279.00	274.34
68	700–750	712	254.25–265.50	258.01
40	800–850	801	253.25	253.25
60	900–950	931	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	230.00–232.50	231.31
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	434	220.00–230.00	223.71
10	450–500	480	210.00–235.00	220.36
2	500–550	505	223.00	223.00
8	600–650	612	200.00–226.00	210.79
5	650–700	689	190.00–200.00	196.41
2	750–800	770	175.00–190.00	182.69
3	800–850	805	151.00	151.00
3	900–950	938	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	256.00	256.00
14	450–500	472	252.50–259.00	254.44
17	500–550	517	247.00–256.00	251.52
10	550–600	572	245.00–259.00	250.40
16	600–650	626	250.00	250.00
87	650–700	688	245.00–254.00	252.24
31	700–750	732	234.50	234.50
12	750–800	758	219.00–220.00	219.25
65	800–850	806	228.75	228.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	338	242.50	242.50
2	350–400	367	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	403	239.00–244.00	241.48
2	450–500	475	249.00	249.00
5	500–550	518	236.00–245.00	242.09
5	550–600	566	235.00–245.00	240.44
11	600–650	624	230.00–233.00	231.36
3	650–700	653	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	887	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	911	171.00–187.00	181.73
2	1000–1050	1,045	189.00	189.00
1	1200–1250	1,215	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	567	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	613	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	837	205.00–208.00	206.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	523	210.00–221.00	215.14
2	550–600	578	202.50–223.00	212.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	478	260.00–262.50	260.67
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
10	550–600	585	247.50–262.50	252.37
3	600–650	615	232.50–240.00	235.02
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
6	750–800	779	209.00–217.00	214.36
2	800–850	817	229.00	229.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
12	500–550	506	230.00–245.00	241.11
2	600–650	623	202.50–210.00	206.30
5	700–750	711	190.00–206.00	199.98
2	900–950	927	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	277.50	277.50
3	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,392	131.00–141.00	136.27
8	—	1,254	123.00–130.00	127.66
2	—	1,315	118.00–120.00	118.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,086	117.00–126.00	121.14
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,049	109.00–117.00	112.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,586	131.00–149.00	134.58
13	—	1,441	123.00–131.00	127.72
2	—	1,425	119.00–122.00	120.56
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,254	150.00–180.00	173.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	105.00–119.00	111.91
4	—	1,573	163.00–170.00	166.79
5	—	1,403	146.00–159.00	151.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,347	1,600.00–2,125.00	1,901.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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