Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to lower on average quality offerings in a limited comparison with more fleshy calves on offer and impending winter weather front to impact the region on Thursday buyers showing preference for long-weaned preconditioned calves. Fleshy short-weaned calves pulled right off cows facing discounts. Demand moderate to good for good quality preconditioned calf packages. Yearlings steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower 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 $273.55/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −188.00 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$273.55

41 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$28.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs KY average

−35.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	277.07	1,565	36
Medium and Large 2-3	536	248.14	1,331	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale41 hd

273.55

—

KY average24 barns · 1,150 hd

272.71

+0.83

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−35.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−188.00

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	1,638	146.46	2,399	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,511	115.26	1,741	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	113.92	1,525	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	101.89	1,027	11

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)	1,337	$1,458	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,686	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	Large 1-2	700–750	720	225.64/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	251.86/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	237.80/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	224.90/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	243.64/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	202.40/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,971	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	270.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	373	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	268.04/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	252.60/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,301	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	877	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	276.08/cwt	254.00–283.50	1,739	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	226.62/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	204.54/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	251.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,204	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	228.75/cwt	200.00–245.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	250.65/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,547	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	245.08/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,635	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	240.28/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,403	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	224.00/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	260.40/cwt	257.50–263.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	245.92/cwt	236.00–257.50	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	227.37/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	264.92/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	281.21/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	246.17/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,748	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	232.83/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	426	288.85/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,231	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	259.03/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,741	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950–1000	988	233.90/cwt	233.90–233.90	2,311	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	289.16/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,371	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	348	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	243.35/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,913	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	281.81/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,589	29
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	261.55/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,378	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	120.24/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	81.87/cwt	79.00–85.00	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	112.58/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,182	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,417	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	112.55/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,564	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	113.36/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,406	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	119.53/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	107.43/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,108	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	129.83/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	160.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	3,216	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	94.77/cwt	92.00–97.00	974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	147.90/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,289	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,686.42/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	632	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	191.03/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,582	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	253.46/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	250.73/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,452	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	252.46/cwt	246.00–257.00	1,348	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	229.97/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	249.25/cwt	247.50–251.00	847	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	240.33/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	240.67/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	241.74/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	260	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	368	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.50	777	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	235.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	232.92/cwt	220.00–246.00	892	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	860	205.47/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	210.72/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	214.55/cwt	194.00–219.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	260.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	295.52/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,117	4

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 994Last week 1,013Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 90Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	219.00–229.00	225.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	271.00	271.00
6	450–500	485	265.00–275.00	270.81
3	500–550	532	261.00–269.00	264.92
4	550–600	595	250.00–257.50	251.86
19	600–650	637	242.00–245.00	243.64
2	650–700	672	244.00	244.00
5	700–750	742	237.00–238.00	237.80
2	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
11	800–850	813	224.00–226.00	224.90
12	850–900	867	225.00–230.00	227.37
5	950–1000	974	202.00–203.00	202.40
1	1050–1100	1,080	189.00	189.00
2	1100–1150	1,145	191.00	191.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	364	255.00–290.00	281.21
4	500–550	524	236.00–257.50	245.92
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00
6	650–700	674	225.00–238.00	232.83
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	775	225.00–226.00	225.50
2	850–900	877	207.00	207.00
2	950–1000	965	195.00–200.00	197.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	319.00	319.00
15	400–450	426	277.50–310.00	288.85
15	450–500	474	275.00–293.00	289.16
29	550–600	564	266.00–285.00	281.81
118	600–650	630	254.00–283.50	276.08
96	650–700	672	253.00–260.00	259.03
53	700–750	710	237.50–249.00	246.17
68	750–800	786	241.00–245.00	243.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	950–1000	988	233.90	233.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	281.00	281.00
12	400–450	416	264.00–270.00	268.04
11	450–500	479	250.00–255.00	251.40
34	500–550	515	245.00–256.00	252.60
39	600–650	617	233.00–258.00	250.65
37	650–700	667	234.00–253.00	245.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	200.00–245.00	228.75
2	300–350	340	247.50–251.00	249.25
2	350–400	383	220.00–246.00	232.92
3	450–500	485	227.50–232.50	229.97
3	500–550	530	220.00–226.00	224.00
3	550–600	570	225.00–230.00	226.62
2	600–650	607	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	660	199.00–210.00	204.54
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	257.50–263.00	260.40
8	400–450	418	240.00–242.50	240.67
4	450–500	491	237.00–244.00	241.74
5	500–550	526	237.50–242.50	240.33
15	550–600	584	237.50–242.50	240.28
4	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
4	700–750	736	220.00–222.00	220.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	213.00	213.00
2	350–400	368	210.00–212.50	211.22
2	450–500	477	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	560	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	860	203.00–208.00	205.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	860	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	632	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	527	257.50–264.00	261.55
2	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
2	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	378	285.00–299.00	295.52
1	400–450	420	242.50	242.50
6	450–500	474	245.00–267.50	253.46
11	500–550	534	246.00–257.00	252.46
12	550–600	579	245.00–255.00	250.73
3	600–650	610	227.50	227.50
5	650–700	654	220.00–225.00	223.01
8	800–850	828	184.00–192.00	191.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	250.00–270.00	260.38
3	350–400	363	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	445	232.50	232.50
2	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	538	230.00–240.00	235.07
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	618	190.00–217.50	210.72
8	650–700	667	194.00–219.00	214.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	118.00–123.00	120.24
2	—	1,415	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,240	112.00–114.00	113.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	79.00–85.00	81.87
3	—	1,050	112.00–113.00	112.58
4	—	1,031	106.00–109.00	107.43
2	—	1,028	92.00–97.00	94.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,390	111.00–114.00	112.55
4	—	1,684	117.00–123.00	119.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	123.00–136.00	129.83
2	—	1,998	158.00–164.00	160.94
3	—	1,548	141.00–153.00	147.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	121.00	121.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	124.00	124.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,686.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,425.00	1,425.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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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

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