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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 16

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

939 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 621▲ 104 vs year ago 835 · +12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 136▼ 9 vs year ago 71 · −12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned preconditioned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very 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 $244.89/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.37 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$244.89

72 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

vs KY average

−19.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	250.34	1,397	50
Large 1-2	565	234.00	1,322	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	232.43	1,275	21

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale72 hd

244.89

—

KY average25 barns · 1,598 hd

254.78

−9.89

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−19.63

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.26

−143.37

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $315.42, median $388.26 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	—	Average	1,854	162.07	3,005	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	135.80	1,747	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	131.58	1,852	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	966	102.02	985	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,190	180.00	2,142	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,337	148.00	1,979	2thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,196	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	313.06/cwt	302.00–323.00	1,371	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,530	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	310.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,628	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,420	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	319.57/cwt	286.00–323.75	1,828	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	274.88/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,589	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,554	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,428	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	293.41/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,878	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	285.61/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,936	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	264.93/cwt	255.00–268.50	1,892	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	256.13/cwt	250.00–258.50	1,967	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	235.26/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,950	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	227.35/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,894	3
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	840	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,873	1
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,942	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	636	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	670	1
Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	285	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	606	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	709	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	336	309.14/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,039	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	283.26/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,079	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	243.67/cwt	222.50–260.00	943	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	293.18/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,143	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	936	4
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	433	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	920	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	262.69/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,143	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	244.78/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,155	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	257.80/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,219	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	237.39/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,128	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	244.96/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,254	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	255.22/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,330	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	228.20/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,191	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	235.04/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,328	13
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,432	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	246.76/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,419	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,438	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	208.42/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,319	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	253.15/cwt	241.00–255.50	1,608	139
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	673	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,514	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	247.58/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,671	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	213.84/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,533	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	229.66/cwt	221.00–231.10	1,658	59
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,576	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	223.95/cwt	222.00–224.50	1,738	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	231.98/cwt	230.20–233.75	1,856	38
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	864	191.78/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,657	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	972	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,798	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	283	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	786	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	371	262.89/cwt	245.00–280.00	975	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	284.30/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,157	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	299.15/cwt	293.00–307.50	1,235	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	278.29/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,288	5
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,083	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	288.02/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,400	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	266.71/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,374	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	283.60/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,489	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	239.03/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,262	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,525	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,658	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	607	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,639	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,506	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	246.92/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,558	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	240.59/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,595	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	222.47/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,508	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,688	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,767	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,142	1
Steers	—	Select	1,337	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,979	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,959	164.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	3,214	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	88.21/cwt	87.00–90.00	851	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	118.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	136.39/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,751	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,655	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	135.80/cwt	128.00–155.00	1,908	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	122.28/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,729	5

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 621Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 136Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	302.00–323.00	313.06
1	450–500	495	309.00	309.00
22	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	310.12
65	550–600	572	286.00–323.75	319.57
81	600–650	640	260.00–306.00	293.41
19	650–700	678	273.00–289.00	285.61
22	700–750	714	255.00–268.50	264.93
23	750–800	768	250.00–258.50	256.13
60	800–850	829	235.00–242.00	235.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	578	271.00–279.00	274.88
2	600–650	600	259.00	259.00
3	800–850	833	218.00–232.00	227.35
2	850–900	867	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	192.00	192.00
2	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	223.00	223.00
2	850–900	850	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	542	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	600	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	336	305.00–310.00	309.14
11	350–400	390	290.00–295.00	293.18
13	400–450	435	260.00–282.00	262.69
23	450–500	473	253.00–260.00	257.80
8	500–550	521	251.00–258.00	255.22
19	550–600	566	253.00	253.00
139	600–650	635	241.00–255.50	253.15
19	650–700	675	243.00–250.00	247.58
59	700–750	722	221.00–231.10	229.66
22	750–800	776	222.00–224.50	223.95
38	800–850	800	230.20–233.75	231.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	191.00	191.00
6	350–400	381	277.50–287.50	283.26
4	450–500	472	243.00–250.00	244.78
4	500–550	512	241.00–249.00	244.96
19	550–600	575	243.00–248.00	246.76
4	600–650	620	232.00	232.00
3	700–750	717	204.00–219.00	213.84
4	750–800	769	200.00–210.00	204.99
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	864	191.00–194.00	191.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	433	210.00–215.00	212.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	234.00	234.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	860	199.00	199.00
5	950–1000	972	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	285	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	305	232.50	232.50
3	350–400	387	222.50–260.00	243.67
4	400–450	405	230.00–232.00	231.00
5	450–500	475	235.00–238.00	237.39
8	500–550	522	220.00–238.00	228.20
13	550–600	565	230.00–237.50	235.04
3	600–650	633	202.00–219.00	208.42
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	293.00–307.50	299.15
4	450–500	486	287.00–289.00	288.02
2	500–550	525	273.00–294.00	283.60
2	550–600	590	281.00	281.00
14	600–650	631	240.00–257.00	246.92
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	765	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	407	280.00–292.50	284.30
5	450–500	463	270.00–285.00	278.29
5	500–550	515	260.00–274.00	266.71
2	550–600	567	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	630	238.00–240.00	238.98
3	650–700	663	232.00–245.00	240.59
2	700–750	747	226.00	226.00
1	850–900	870	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	270.00–285.00	277.70
7	350–400	371	245.00–280.00	262.89
2	450–500	467	232.00	232.00
2	500–550	528	233.00–245.00	239.03
2	650–700	678	221.00–224.00	222.47
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,959	155.00–170.00	164.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,337	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,405	128.00–155.00	135.80
5	—	1,414	110.00–126.00	122.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,284	127.00–150.00	136.39
1	—	1,335	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	87.00–90.00	88.21
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,008	115.00–122.00	118.73

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.