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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 15

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▼ 434 vs last sale 1,203▲ 9 vs year ago 760 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 175▼ 23 vs year ago 114 · −20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate to good demand; except 380-425 lb weaned steers and bulls sold noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Very hot dry weather reduced demand some today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.91/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −156.92 against this barn's trailing median of $442.82.

Average price

$285.91

58 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$37.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs KY average

−5.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	289.28	1,654	52
Large 1-2	535	282.50	1,511	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	251.48	1,403	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.80/cwt here — about $251 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale58 hd

285.91

—

KY average24 barns · 907 hd

289.64

−3.73

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−5.18

This barn, trailing median32 sales

442.82

−156.92

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.82 across 32 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	—	High	1,515	170.02	2,576	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	139.24	1,980	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	139.03	1,760	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	126.98	1,254	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,240	167.00	2,071	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,230	176.00	2,165	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$850	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,059	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	354.21/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,335	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	2
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	411	360.86/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,483	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	268.92/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,264	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	300.03/cwt	296.00–316.00	1,422	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	301.22/cwt	287.50–318.00	1,539	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,511	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	251.85/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,436	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	287.11/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,674	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	601	244.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,466	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	268.62/cwt	252.00–281.00	1,676	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,405	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	268.70/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,790	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	237.70/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,595	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,667	3
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 1-2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,791	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,907	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	238.38/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,945	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	833	261.25/cwt	261.25–261.25	2,176	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,186	58
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	932	244.28/cwt	239.50–247.85	2,277	95
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	986	226.00/cwt	225.00–231.00	2,228	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,291	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	296.27/cwt	292.50–300.00	915	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	380	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	817	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,178	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	291.29/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,250	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	268.38/cwt	267.50–271.00	1,165	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	238.69/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,110	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	266.68/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,248	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	273.68/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,300	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	507	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,242	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	272.67/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,418	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	254.39/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,348	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,499	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,338	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	262.67/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,468	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	235.78/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,450	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	255.08/cwt	238.00–264.00	1,599	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,568	2
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,461	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	847	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,830	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	896	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,908	33
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	960	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,987	2
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	990	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,970	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	329.17/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,037	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,197	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	999	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	345.29/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,492	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	276.58/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,203	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,105	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	294.20/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,412	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	255.20/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,302	2
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	240.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,278	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	276.45/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,487	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	237.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,382	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	230.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,422	6
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	635	208.87/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,326	5
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	223.81/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,493	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	234.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,584	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	732	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,588	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,761	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	240.51/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,852	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	215.36/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,663	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	198.50/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,598	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	182.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,731	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,230	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	161.37/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,151	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	180.84/cwt	174.00–192.00	3,152	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	119.82/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,173	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	132.95/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,323	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	125.75/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,455	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	133.85/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,684	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	143.40/cwt	137.00–161.00	1,843	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,730	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	141.84/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,092	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 1,203Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 175Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 23Year ago 6

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
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	429	286.00–300.00	291.29
35	450–500	475	273.00–280.00	273.68
24	500–550	520	263.00–275.00	272.67
3	550–600	551	272.00	272.00
12	600–650	627	238.00–264.00	255.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	292.50–300.00	296.27
1	350–400	390	302.00	302.00
4	400–450	434	267.50–271.00	268.38
9	450–500	468	265.00–272.00	266.68
6	500–550	530	247.00–269.00	254.39
12	550–600	559	262.00–267.00	262.67
2	600–650	615	232.50–239.00	235.78
2	700–750	700	224.00	224.00
7	750–800	780	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	847	216.00	216.00
33	850–900	896	213.00	213.00
2	950–1000	960	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	210.00–220.00	215.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	191.00	191.00
1	950–1000	990	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	465	225.00–252.00	238.69
2	500–550	507	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	680	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	331.00	331.00
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	601	240.00–250.00	244.00
3	650–700	686	243.00	243.00
4	700–750	731	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
7	800–850	816	231.00–245.00	238.38
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00
6	950–1000	986	225.00–231.00	226.00
5	1000–1050	1,018	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	340.00–370.00	354.21
8	400–450	411	357.00–365.00	360.86
13	450–500	474	296.00–316.00	300.03
8	500–550	511	287.50–318.00	301.22
44	550–600	583	286.00–299.00	287.11
24	600–650	624	252.00–281.00	268.62
6	650–700	666	264.00–271.00	268.70
5	750–800	766	249.00	249.00
58	850–900	864	253.00	253.00
95	900–950	932	239.50–247.85	244.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	833	261.25	261.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	252.50–285.00	268.92
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	570	250.00–252.50	251.85
1	600–650	630	223.00	223.00
4	650–700	671	230.00–241.00	237.70
1	700–750	720	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	330.00–367.50	345.29
4	500–550	538	273.00–287.00	276.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	325.00–330.00	329.17
1	350–400	360	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	480	267.50–310.00	294.20
2	500–550	510	252.50–258.00	255.20
6	600–650	616	230.00–235.00	230.85
5	650–700	677	230.00–240.00	234.00
2	700–750	740	238.00	238.00
2	750–800	770	240.00–241.00	240.51
2	800–850	805	191.00–206.00	198.50
5	950–1000	950	180.00–191.00	182.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	202.50	202.50
1	350–400	375	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
5	600–650	635	200.00–214.00	208.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	732	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	277.50	277.50
2	400–450	435	273.00–280.00	276.58
2	450–500	478	230.00–232.50	231.24
8	500–550	532	230.00–250.00	240.22
9	550–600	581	230.00–240.00	237.83
5	650–700	667	221.00–228.00	223.81
1	700–750	730	206.00	206.00
3	750–800	772	212.00–219.00	215.36
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,475	138.00–147.00	141.84
6	—	1,299	130.00–136.00	133.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	123.00–129.00	125.75
21	—	1,285	137.00–161.00	143.40
10	—	1,258	131.00–137.00	133.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	995	124.00–141.00	132.95
10	—	979	108.00–123.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	174.00–192.00	180.84
5	—	1,333	151.00–172.00	161.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	850.00	850.00

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.