Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned preconditioned feeder and yearling packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.08/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −180.46 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$281.08

51 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$76.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.83

vs KY average

−24.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	288.80	1,615	45
Medium and Large 2-3	553	244.50	1,351	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	542	212.50	1,152	4thin

One grade step is worth $76.30/cwt here — about $463 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale51 hd

281.08

—

KY average23 barns · 719 hd

269.25

+11.83

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−24.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−180.46

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	1,768	150.08	2,653	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	115.32	1,835	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	112.97	1,419	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	110.60	1,095	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	139.05	1,833	2thin

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)	1,209	$1,803	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,274	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	250–300	285	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,894	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	226.74/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	255.70/cwt	255.70–255.70	1,780	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	252.58/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,495	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	247.67/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	230.09/cwt	225.50–230.75	1,930	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	243.68/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,918	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	261.18/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,797	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	255.18/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	242.56/cwt	235.25–246.00	2,210	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,486	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	300–350	315	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	748	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	500–550	542	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	250.03/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	292.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	284.27/cwt	272.50–286.00	1,680	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	212.72/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	694	229.53/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	933	180.23/cwt	155.00–196.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	260.75/cwt	260.75–260.75	1,997	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	275.13/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,218	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,832	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,501	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	139.05/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,833	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	115.31/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,805	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	106.27/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	107.90/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,347	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	114.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,439	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	118.69/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,729	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,088	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	146.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,435	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	156.71/cwt	154.00–159.00	3,111	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,803.26/head	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,803	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	2,273.87/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	215.03/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	228.11/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	316.67/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	245.58/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	245.93/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,176	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	707	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	922	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	214.72/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	248.11/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	235.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	270.69/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	241.83/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,548	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	241.07/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	497	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	246.72/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,293	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	252.88/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,013Last week 599Year ago 1,221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 40Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	252.50	252.50
2	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
6	350–400	370	260.00–277.50	270.69
2	400–450	410	242.50–254.00	248.11
5	450–500	482	230.00–245.00	235.37
13	500–550	524	242.50–251.00	246.72
14	550–600	575	235.00–248.00	241.07
15	600–650	640	230.00–246.00	241.83
2	650–700	655	247.50	247.50
4	700–750	731	212.00–217.50	214.72
2	800–850	802	203.00	203.00
3	900–950	905	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	241.00	241.00
1	350–400	390	247.00	247.00
3	400–450	428	230.00–235.00	233.35
1	450–500	470	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	613	226.00–227.50	226.74
2	650–700	672	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	800	187.50	187.50
2	900–950	930	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	254.00	254.00
19	550–600	592	252.50–253.00	252.58
9	600–650	633	247.00–250.00	247.67
67	650–700	696	255.70	255.70
64	750–800	773	245.00	245.00
133	800–850	839	225.50–230.75	230.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	375	282.50	282.50
3	400–450	403	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	497	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	473	255.00–260.00	257.41
1	500–550	545	249.00	249.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	242.50	242.50
4	650–700	694	225.00–231.00	229.53
1	700–750	705	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	820	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	933	155.00–196.00	180.23
1	950–1000	970	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	494	280.00–295.00	292.88
2	500–550	517	287.50	287.50
19	550–600	591	272.50–286.00	284.27
14	600–650	621	251.00–260.00	255.18
26	650–700	688	250.00–265.00	261.18
8	700–750	717	237.50–253.00	250.03
40	750–800	787	232.00–245.00	243.68
3	800–850	830	230.00–232.00	230.65
3	850–900	882	208.00–218.00	212.72
14	900–950	927	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	501	295.00	295.00
12	550–600	574	290.00	290.00
13	600–650	618	271.00–280.00	275.13
11	650–700	681	269.00	269.00
19	700–750	732	255.50	255.50
71	750–800	766	260.75	260.75
219	900–950	911	235.25–246.00	242.56
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	237.50	237.50
4	500–550	542	212.50	212.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	292.50	292.50
3	350–400	375	305.00–322.50	316.67
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	531	249.00–258.00	252.88
4	550–600	572	240.00–255.00	245.58
4	600–650	633	223.00–232.00	228.11
2	650–700	678	212.50–217.50	215.03
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
4	750–800	761	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	252.50	252.50
8	450–500	478	242.50–248.00	245.93
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
2	700–750	707	177.50	177.50
1	800–850	805	177.50	177.50
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
2	900–950	922	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	135.00–144.00	139.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,565	111.00–119.00	115.31
3	—	1,540	105.00–108.00	106.27
5	—	1,729	120.00–122.00	120.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,248	104.00–109.00	107.90
2	—	1,278	125.00–127.00	125.98
28	—	1,258	110.00–118.00	114.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
2	—	948	116.00–122.00	118.69
1	—	1,040	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	142.00–149.00	146.77
2	—	1,985	154.00–159.00	156.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,209	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,803.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,478	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,273.87

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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