Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder and yearling steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $316.62/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.93 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$316.62

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$62.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.07

vs KY average

−10.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	320.36	1,731	30
Medium and Large 2	597	290.00	1,731	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	257.50	1,468	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.86/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale33 hd

316.62

—

KY average26 barns · 1,487 hd

298.55

+18.07

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−10.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−144.93

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	1,506	143.20	2,157	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	116.10	1,819	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	113.18	1,433	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	95.34	885	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	135.00	1,472	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)	1,435	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	599	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	301.38/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	753	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,123	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	221.66/cwt	220.00–224.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	280.83/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	317.08/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	336.09/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	271.52/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,830	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	243.63/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	247.00/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	269.52/cwt	269.10–270.00	2,121	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,035	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	290.89/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,926	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	274.94/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,645	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	90.51/cwt	89.00–92.00	846	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	115.40/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,833	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	104.07/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,221	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	115.35/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,547	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	122.47/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,675	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	138.44/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,910	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	317.27/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	315.72/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	300.00/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	224.16/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	264.93/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	291.54/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	268.14/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	309.94/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	235.02/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	224.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	241.36/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	270.82/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	247.50/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,436	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 1,344Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 54Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	280.00–282.50	280.83
9	550–600	599	277.50	277.50
8	600–650	611	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	386	305.00–312.50	309.94
6	400–450	433	290.00–300.00	291.54
11	450–500	481	295.00–302.50	300.00
4	500–550	534	262.50–270.00	268.14
12	550–600	562	270.00–272.50	270.82
10	600–650	627	260.00–267.00	264.93
15	650–700	684	237.50–247.00	241.36
3	700–750	720	222.50–225.00	224.16
2	800–850	827	208.00	208.00
2	1250–1300	1,255	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	576	220.00–230.00	224.48
1	600–650	600	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	900	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	965	172.50	172.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	580	242.50–250.00	247.50
4	600–650	621	232.50–237.50	235.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	415	312.50	312.50
12	450–500	470	322.50–340.00	336.09
12	500–550	513	315.00–322.50	317.08
5	550–600	572	295.00–310.00	301.38
10	600–650	624	295.00	295.00
22	650–700	674	262.50–275.00	271.52
4	700–750	735	238.00–256.00	247.00
7	750–800	781	246.00	246.00
9	800–850	828	235.00–245.00	243.63
3	900–950	903	220.00–224.00	221.66
1	950–1000	985	224.00	224.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	204.00	204.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
11	550–600	558	329.00	329.00
12	600–650	604	314.00	314.00
18	650–700	662	290.00–291.00	290.89
12	700–750	705	272.00	272.00
130	750–800	787	269.10–270.00	269.52
66	800–850	806	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
69	750–800	753	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	640	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	715	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	805	155.00	155.00
1	900–950	935	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	710	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	373	312.50–322.50	317.27
2	400–450	425	310.00–322.00	315.72
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	527	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	562	270.00–285.00	274.94
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	720	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	89.00–92.00	90.51
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	110.00–118.00	115.40
1	—	1,485	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,523	122.00–123.00	122.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	101.00–109.00	104.07
4	—	1,258	121.00–124.00	122.50
8	—	1,341	111.00–119.00	115.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,748	151.00–155.00	153.03
3	—	1,380	137.00–139.00	138.44

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	141.00	141.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,400.00	2,400.00

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