Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Limited comparison with last Tuesday due to light receipts however weaned 4 weight steers and bulls noticeably higher in a lite test. Feeder heifers sold steady; except 4-weight weaned heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher in a lite test. Yearling steers sold steady in a lite test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher in a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −195.29 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$266.25

2 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.94

vs KY average

−57.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	282.50	1,469	1thin
Large 1-2	585	250.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $7 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 sale2 hd

266.25

—

KY average18 barns · 735 hd

279.19

−12.94

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−57.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−195.29

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	1,637	149.06	2,439	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	120.77	1,494	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	120.20	1,706	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	110.00	1,195	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,065	161.00	1,715	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	156.00	2,239	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2-3	550–600	567	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	214.34/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,351	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,062	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	482	214.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	985	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,295	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	357	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,442	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,239	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,065	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	123.82/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,524	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,282	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	118.60/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,472	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	124.09/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,762	6
Bulls	—	—	1,245	132.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,947	163.56/cwt	162.00–165.00	3,185	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	151.97/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,672	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	119.20/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,690	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	257.59/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	249.51/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	229.57/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,455	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	203.37/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	256.32/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,394	3

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 994Year ago 1,749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 39Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	238.00	238.00
6	500–550	506	227.50–230.00	229.57
2	550–600	567	224.00	224.00
3	600–650	608	214.00–215.00	214.34
3	700–750	730	160.00–165.00	161.63
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	925	150.00–151.00	150.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	557	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	625	222.50–227.50	225.00
2	1050–1100	1,062	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	210.00–215.00	214.17
2	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	272.50	272.50
3	550–600	588	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	520	282.50	282.50
54	950–1000	985	233.00	233.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	465	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	537	254.00	254.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	283.00	283.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	252.50–260.00	256.32
3	450–500	486	252.50–267.50	257.59
6	500–550	541	249.00–250.00	249.51
2	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	600–650	618	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	715	187.50–212.50	203.37
1	800–850	825	167.00	167.00
3	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	123.00–125.00	123.82
7	—	1,241	116.00–120.00	118.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	113.00–114.00	113.67
1	—	960	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,420	123.00–126.00	124.09
15	—	1,418	117.00–122.00	119.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	130.00–134.00	132.63
3	—	1,947	162.00–165.00	163.56
2	—	1,758	149.00–154.00	151.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	133.00	133.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle