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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

632 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 895▼ 120 vs year ago 752 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 86▼ 8 vs year ago 58 · −13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Yearlings sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $305.86/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.16 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$305.86

39 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.35

vs KY average

−8.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	305.86	1,763	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

305.86

—

KY average26 barns · 1,307 hd

304.51

+1.35

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−8.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−141.16

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	—	Low	1,628	161.46	2,629	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	139.63	1,980	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	135.41	1,679	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	119.29	1,210	4thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	331.42/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,077	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	366	344.36/cwt	328.00–350.00	1,260	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	337.83/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,385	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	275.53/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,276	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	307.29/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,484	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	316.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,533	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	307.26/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,770	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,632	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	285.97/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,787	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,950	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,804	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,924	7
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	240.04/cwt	239.50–240.75	2,124	93
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,023	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	908	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,225	64
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	987	209.17/cwt	208.00–210.00	2,065	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	991	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,309	52
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,077	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	283.87/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,181	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	266.93/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,142	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	249.97/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,207	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	280.70/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,375	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,260	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	254.54/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,303	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	278.60/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,477	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	261.31/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,518	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	237.07/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,387	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	202.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,269	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	628	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,670	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	656	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,732	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	252.25/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,725	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	233.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,664	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	183.45/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,321	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,564	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,725	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	709	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	891	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,051	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	299.32/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,422	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	289.75/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,385	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	282.77/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,439	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	264.03/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,552	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	240.75/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,536	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	646	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,777	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,562	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,579	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,862	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,644	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,618	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,364	156.16/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,935	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	179.34/cwt	168.00–185.00	3,628	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	106.68/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,045	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	131.90/cwt	123.00–139.00	1,382	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	125.17/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,454	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	138.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,749	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	139.63/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,980	16

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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 895Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 86Year ago 58

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	315	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	483	299.00–310.00	307.29
2	550–600	583	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
7	750–800	787	244.50	244.50
1	850–900	895	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
12	950–1000	987	208.00–210.00	209.17
3	1050–1100	1,093	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	327.50–335.00	331.42
4	350–400	366	328.00–350.00	344.36
3	400–450	410	335.00–342.50	337.83
9	450–500	484	315.00–330.00	316.65
37	550–600	576	291.00–310.00	307.26
15	600–650	625	273.00–294.00	285.97
8	650–700	694	281.00	281.00
10	700–750	713	253.00	253.00
93	850–900	885	239.50–240.75	240.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	900–950	908	245.00	245.00
52	950–1000	991	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	270.00–281.00	275.53
25	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	700	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
8	400–450	428	265.00–271.00	266.93
4	500–550	512	250.00–259.00	254.54
1	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	763	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	802	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	915	187.00–190.00	188.48
1	950–1000	980	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	416	281.00–292.50	283.87
17	450–500	490	280.00–281.00	280.70
3	500–550	530	266.00–285.00	278.60
31	550–600	581	261.00–263.00	261.31
8	650–700	684	251.00–258.00	252.25
4	700–750	712	230.00–235.00	233.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	483	244.00–252.00	249.97
3	500–550	506	249.00	249.00
2	550–600	585	233.00–241.00	237.07
13	600–650	625	200.00–205.00	202.98
3	700–750	720	180.00–188.00	183.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	628	266.00	266.00
9	650–700	656	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	297.00	297.00
2	350–400	360	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	478	285.00–292.00	289.75
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	588	262.00–266.00	264.03
4	600–650	638	240.00–241.00	240.75
3	650–700	651	240.00	240.00
6	750–800	763	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	815	206.00	206.00
6	900–950	941	170.00–174.00	171.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	292.00–305.00	299.32
7	500–550	509	282.00–287.50	282.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	646	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
3	700–750	738	214.00	214.00
3	750–800	783	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	123.00–139.00	131.90
2	—	980	105.00–108.00	106.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,418	131.00–149.00	139.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,263	130.00–146.00	138.48
3	—	1,162	122.00–127.00	125.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	129.00	129.00
3	—	2,023	168.00–185.00	179.34
4	—	1,364	154.00–159.00	156.16

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.