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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 24

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,358 head

▲ 712 vs last sale 646▲ 635 vs year ago 723 · +87.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 64▼ 23 vs year ago 83 · −27.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very good demand in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.78/cwt on 267 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −110.56 against this barn's trailing median of $398.34.

Average price

$287.78

267 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$46.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.87

vs KY average

+18.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	290.53	1,639	251
Medium and Large 2-3	547	244.52	1,337	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.02/cwt here — about $302 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale267 hd

287.78

—

KY average23 barns · 1,234 hd

270.90

+16.87

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+18.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

398.34

−110.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $321.52, median $398.34 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,700	175.97	2,991	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	157.62	1,955	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	149.64	2,125	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	142.98	1,428	10

Every lot

100 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	354.64/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,355	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	351.24/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,482	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	258.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,107	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	344.87/cwt	328.00–352.00	1,635	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,533	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	302.72/cwt	297.50–307.00	1,541	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	332.35/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,755	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	307.50/cwt	288.00–322.00	1,756	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	281.81/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,626	6
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	298.69/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,864	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	279.57/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,761	4
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	270.65/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,835	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	260.18/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,863	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	263.67/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,922	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	253.60/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,993	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,088	2
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	837	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,959	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	841	262.80/cwt	262.80–262.80	2,210	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	874	259.17/cwt	254.75–261.25	2,265	180
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	941	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,362	110
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,967	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	679	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	888	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,000	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	307.23/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,164	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	255.46/cwt	249.00–257.50	984	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	265.53/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,142	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	235.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,026	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	289.77/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,289	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,229	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	477	252.46/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,204	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	292.41/cwt	283.00–294.50	1,404	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	268.87/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,379	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	287.15/cwt	279.00–290.50	1,505	62
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	245.63/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,287	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	243.40/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,387	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	293.56/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,706	173
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	274.32/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,599	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	287.82/cwt	255.00–290.90	1,759	167
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	249.99/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,542	14
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	627	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,254	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	243.17/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,644	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	228.74/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,631	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,711	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	731	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,579	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,881	134
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,954	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,462	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	174.42/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,875	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	343.80/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,165	4
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	372	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,302	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	239.07/cwt	235.00–243.00	987	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	316.37/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,493	5
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	300.49/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,442	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	300.49/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,526	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	296.36/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,529	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,423	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	288.19/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,625	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	282.05/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,642	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	268.18/cwt	252.50–296.00	1,663	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,478	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	251.24/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,696	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	247.91/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,778	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	229.55/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,859	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,264	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,554	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	176.87/cwt	158.00–196.00	1,871	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	164.78/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,571	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	183.09/cwt	174.00–195.00	3,275	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	126.74/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,240	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	154.19/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,610	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	159.55/cwt	151.00–182.00	1,974	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	149.40/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,873	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	153.92/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,150	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	143.23/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,084	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,358Last week 646Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	141.00–145.00	143.23
3	—	1,397	152.00–157.00	153.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,237	151.00–182.00	159.55
4	—	1,254	148.00–150.00	149.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	141.00–164.00	154.19
2	—	978	122.00–131.00	126.74
1	—	720	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,560	152.00–170.00	164.78
11	—	1,789	174.00–195.00	183.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	257.00	257.00
2	800–850	837	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	485	316.00	316.00
7	500–550	509	297.50–307.00	302.72
6	550–600	577	279.00–287.00	281.81
4	600–650	630	275.00–281.00	279.57
6	650–700	678	270.00–274.00	270.65
15	700–750	729	263.00–268.00	263.67
2	800–850	832	251.00	251.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	170.00–210.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	800–850	841	262.80	262.80
180	850–900	874	254.75–261.25	259.17
110	900–950	941	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	343.00–360.00	354.64
9	400–450	422	340.00–365.00	351.24
14	450–500	474	328.00–352.00	344.87
27	500–550	528	321.00–350.00	332.35
25	550–600	571	288.00–322.00	307.50
10	600–650	624	284.00–306.00	298.69
4	700–750	716	257.00–270.00	260.18
5	750–800	786	248.00–255.00	253.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	428	257.00–260.00	258.56
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
3	350–400	351	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	430	262.50–267.50	265.53
7	450–500	451	272.50	272.50
10	500–550	513	262.00–272.00	268.87
6	550–600	583	273.00–275.00	274.32
14	600–650	617	240.00–251.50	249.99
7	650–700	676	238.00–248.00	243.17
8	700–750	713	219.00–236.00	228.74
2	1050–1100	1,075	170.00–179.00	174.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	305.00–312.00	307.23
4	400–450	445	284.00–295.00	289.77
30	450–500	480	283.00–294.50	292.41
62	500–550	524	279.00–290.50	287.15
173	550–600	581	278.00–294.00	293.56
167	600–650	611	255.00–290.90	287.82
3	700–750	716	239.00	239.00
134	750–800	770	244.25	244.25
63	800–850	846	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	860	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	275	247.00	247.00
1	300–350	315	282.00	282.00
4	350–400	385	249.00–257.50	255.46
3	400–450	435	230.00–240.00	235.88
7	450–500	477	240.00–261.00	252.46
8	500–550	524	240.00–254.00	245.63
8	550–600	570	226.00–249.00	243.40
2	600–650	627	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	731	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	865	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	339	340.00–345.00	343.80
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	290.00–307.50	300.49
2	500–550	508	300.00–301.00	300.49
8	550–600	582	273.00–288.00	282.05
5	600–650	620	252.50–296.00	268.18
5	650–700	675	248.00–261.00	251.24
6	700–750	717	232.00–251.00	247.91
4	800–850	810	216.00–236.00	229.55
2	1050–1100	1,058	158.00–196.00	176.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	472	312.00–320.00	316.37
4	500–550	516	289.00–299.00	296.36
5	550–600	564	286.00–289.00	288.19
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	413	235.00–243.00	239.07
2	500–550	542	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	660	224.00	224.00
1	850–900	890	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	990	157.00	157.00

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	—	850	135.00	135.00

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.