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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 9

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

621 head

▲ 155 vs last sale 466▼ 672 vs year ago 1,293 · −52.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 39▲ 43 vs year ago 93 · +46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 11▼ 9 vs year ago 11 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned packages with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

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 $297.35/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.66 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$297.35

51 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$82.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs KY average

−8.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	302.17	1,623	47
Medium and Large 2-3	537	247.67	1,329	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	510	220.00	1,122	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.17/cwt here — about $501 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

297.35

—

KY average23 barns · 1,094 hd

293.84

+3.52

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−8.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−149.66

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

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $447.02 across 34 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	1,673	163.77	2,740	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	131.33	1,841	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	129.80	1,673	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	115.08	1,139	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,299	154.67	2,009	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$950	1thin

Every lot

98 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. 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	265	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	656	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	321	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,037	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,053	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,230	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	2
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	405	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,166	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	314.40/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,349	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,389	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	319.70/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,525	10
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	490	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,377	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,195	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	306.21/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,546	17
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	280.64/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,454	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	303.33/cwt	296.00–308.00	1,696	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,541	1
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	610	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,379	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	613	301.22/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,846	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	283.44/cwt	274.00–295.00	1,754	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	240.40/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,611	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	279.71/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,902	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	259.10/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,829	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	239.51/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,708	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	241.27/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,879	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	232.28/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,905	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,954	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,916	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	226.13/cwt	208.00–226.75	2,148	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	557	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	929	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	282.65/cwt	272.00–292.50	1,020	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	307.99/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,152	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	257.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,098	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	274.29/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,190	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	277.97/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,306	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	256.02/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,229	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	235.57/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,150	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	251.68/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,304	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	271.54/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,428	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	257.34/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,459	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	252.29/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,430	17
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,475	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	248.70/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,562	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	219.61/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,379	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	249.82/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,669	43
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	680	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,550	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	712	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,588	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	200.66/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,461	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,663	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,535	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,683	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,781	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	927	190.01/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,761	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,432	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,859	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,212	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	289.63/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,231	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,367	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	285.22/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,378	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	278.51/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,401	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,485	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	245.67/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,290	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	530	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,314	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	256.11/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,439	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	269.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,528	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,545	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	229.28/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,392	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,710	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	239.44/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,609	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,626	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	222.51/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,711	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,299	154.67/cwt	145.00–173.00	2,009	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	163.77/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,740	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	708	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	109.56/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,068	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	120.51/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,244	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,216	121.91/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,482	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	120.56/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,527	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	131.71/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,703	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	132.70/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,896	48
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	125.00/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,279	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,586	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 466Year ago 1,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 39Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	351	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	457	304.00	304.00
3	500–550	518	269.00–290.00	280.64
1	550–600	575	268.00	268.00
3	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	713	238.00–241.00	239.51
12	800–850	820	220.00–235.00	232.28
1	850–900	880	222.00	222.00
3	900–950	908	211.00	211.00
61	950–1000	950	208.00–226.75	226.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	323.00	323.00
3	350–400	388	317.00	317.00
14	400–450	429	307.00–320.00	314.40
10	450–500	477	310.00–324.00	319.70
17	500–550	505	293.00–320.00	306.21
26	550–600	559	296.00–308.00	303.33
9	600–650	619	274.00–295.00	283.44
28	650–700	680	265.00–294.00	279.71
19	700–750	706	250.00–271.00	259.10
6	750–800	779	239.00–246.00	241.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	613	298.00–304.00	301.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	288.00	288.00
1	450–500	490	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	239.00	239.00
2	550–600	555	252.00	252.00
3	650–700	670	238.00–245.00	240.40
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	303.00	303.00
2	450–500	465	294.00	294.00
4	500–550	521	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	570	271.00	271.00
5	600–650	631	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	425	288.00–291.00	289.63
8	450–500	483	270.00–291.00	285.22
2	500–550	503	277.00–280.00	278.51
6	550–600	566	265.00–280.00	269.88
4	650–700	672	237.00–242.00	239.44
2	700–750	713	226.00–230.00	228.02
4	750–800	769	221.00–223.00	222.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	241.00–250.00	245.67
4	550–600	562	250.00–262.00	256.11
4	600–650	607	222.00–232.00	229.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	361	272.00–292.50	282.65
5	400–450	427	250.00–260.00	257.24
2	450–500	480	255.00–257.00	256.02
11	500–550	518	243.00–255.00	251.68
17	550–600	567	249.00–255.00	252.29
2	600–650	617	239.00	239.00
2	650–700	690	234.00	234.00
3	700–750	728	200.00–201.00	200.66
3	750–800	788	211.00	211.00
2	800–850	812	189.00	189.00
4	850–900	872	193.00	193.00
5	900–950	927	187.00–192.00	190.01
3	1000–1050	1,033	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	680	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	712	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	247.50	247.50
3	400–450	418	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	488	231.00–240.00	235.57
4	600–650	628	210.00–226.00	219.61
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
1	800–850	815	171.00	171.00
1	900–950	930	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	300.00–312.50	307.99
8	400–450	434	260.00–287.50	274.29
16	450–500	470	269.00–284.00	277.97
27	500–550	526	258.00–274.00	271.54
27	550–600	567	256.00–260.00	257.34
11	600–650	628	241.00–254.00	248.70
43	650–700	668	242.00–255.00	249.82
3	850–900	873	204.00	204.00

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	3	—	1,023	123.00–128.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	135.00	135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,032	116.00–128.00	120.51
1	—	805	88.00	88.00
4	—	975	107.00–111.00	109.56
1	—	725	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	117.00–124.00	121.91
48	—	1,429	124.00–144.00	132.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,293	124.00–144.00	131.71
6	—	1,267	114.00–123.00	120.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,673	155.00–176.00	163.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,299	145.00–173.00	154.67

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.