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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 28

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

645 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 632▼ 82 vs year ago 727 · −11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 50▼ 96 vs year ago 217 · −44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 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 $306.42/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.60 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$306.42

46 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$486

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

$98.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs KY average

+1.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	308.56	1,672	45
Small and Medium 1-2	565	210.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.56/cwt here — about $486 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 sale46 hd

306.42

—

KY average18 barns · 550 hd

300.94

+5.48

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

+1.28

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−140.60

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	1,566	160.40	2,512	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	143.87	2,111	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	142.63	1,790	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	128.31	1,287	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	146.00	1,759	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,205	142.00	1,711	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,684	3thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,376	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,292	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	317.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,366	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	321.52/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,537	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,441	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	312.16/cwt	299.00–330.00	1,636	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	285.76/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,503	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	309.35/cwt	287.50–317.00	1,745	20
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	601	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,845	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	263.10/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,621	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	291.76/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,838	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,667	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	279.62/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,910	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	263.52/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,882	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,940	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	241.86/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,976	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,989	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	905	248.10/cwt	248.10–248.10	2,245	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	951	244.10/cwt	244.10–244.10	2,321	106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	829	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	989	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	251.58/cwt	240.00–263.00	901	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	295.75/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,275	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	270.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,179	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	262.67/cwt	252.00–272.50	1,211	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	235.71/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,108	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	288.62/cwt	281.00–304.00	1,371	22
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	234.88/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,205	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	253.45/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,308	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	272.46/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,420	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	275.85/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,556	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	224.00/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,266	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	256.46/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,464	18
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	575	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,164	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	257.23/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,569	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	204.13/cwt	190.00–226.00	1,290	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	661	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,339	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	708	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,473	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,709	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,822	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,641	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,486	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	163.29/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,421	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,469	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	295.78/cwt	291.00–300.00	822	2
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	306.83/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,049	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	309.88/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,140	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	313.85/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,290	4
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	420	209.06/cwt	200.00–217.50	878	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,520	4
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 2-3	478	271.94/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,300	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	312.19/cwt	312.00–312.50	1,508	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	263.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,402	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,510	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	297.25/cwt	282.50–307.00	1,644	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,374	2
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	253.05/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,592	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,537	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	241.50/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,596	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	211.65/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,403	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,642	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,778	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,417	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	718	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,386	9
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,205	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,711	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,759	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	155.26/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,217	5
Bulls	—	—	1,711	166.66/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,852	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,127	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	132.09/cwt	123.00–148.00	1,338	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,203	133.04/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,600	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	143.76/cwt	135.00–157.00	1,796	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	130.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,725	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	144.57/cwt	135.00–158.00	2,145	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	875	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,000.59/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,001	2

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 632Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 50Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	304.00	304.00
1	450–500	490	294.00	294.00
4	500–550	526	281.00–290.00	285.76
7	600–650	616	251.00–268.00	263.10
1	650–700	660	252.50	252.50
22	800–850	817	238.00–243.00	241.86
1	900–950	900	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	347.50	347.50
2	350–400	380	362.00	362.00
3	400–450	430	315.00–320.00	317.63
16	450–500	478	312.50–327.50	321.52
21	500–550	524	299.00–330.00	312.16
20	550–600	564	287.50–317.00	309.35
27	600–650	630	270.00–305.00	291.76
5	650–700	683	276.00–285.00	279.62
4	700–750	714	253.00–267.00	263.52
4	750–800	758	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	900–950	905	248.10	248.10
106	950–1000	951	244.10	244.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	601	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	291.00	291.00
4	400–450	436	270.00–272.00	270.51
6	450–500	461	252.00–272.50	262.67
6	500–550	516	251.00–258.00	253.45
18	550–600	571	250.00–259.00	256.46
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	785	209.00	209.00
1	950–1000	955	185.00	185.00
1	1100–1150	1,130	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
13	400–450	431	277.50–310.00	295.75
22	450–500	475	281.00–304.00	288.62
20	500–550	521	265.00–287.50	272.46
15	550–600	564	262.00–280.00	275.85
32	600–650	610	250.00–262.00	257.23
6	700–750	709	241.00	241.00
13	750–800	782	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	358	240.00–263.00	251.58
2	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	470	230.00–247.50	235.71
11	500–550	513	226.00–250.00	234.88
4	550–600	565	221.00–225.00	224.00
6	600–650	632	190.00–226.00	204.13
3	650–700	661	202.50	202.50
3	700–750	708	208.00	208.00
1	800–850	835	178.00	178.00
3	850–900	870	158.00–166.00	163.29
1	900–950	930	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	291.00–300.00	295.78
3	300–350	342	290.00–317.50	306.83
7	350–400	368	300.00–337.50	309.88
4	400–450	411	312.50–317.50	313.85
5	500–550	531	260.00–270.00	263.97
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	242.00	242.00
8	650–700	661	236.00–246.00	241.50
1	700–750	720	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	750	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	447	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	483	312.00–312.50	312.19
2	500–550	545	277.00	277.00
5	550–600	553	282.50–307.00	297.25
7	600–650	629	250.00–257.00	253.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	420	200.00–217.50	209.06
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	260.00–284.00	271.94
2	550–600	570	241.00	241.00
3	650–700	663	192.00–230.00	211.65
2	750–800	757	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	134.00	134.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	718	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,270	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	136.00	136.00
8	—	1,711	160.00–174.00	166.66
5	—	1,428	153.00–159.00	155.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,484	135.00–158.00	144.57
2	—	1,203	132.00–134.00	133.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,249	135.00–157.00	143.76
3	—	1,317	127.00–134.00	130.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,013	123.00–148.00	132.09
4	—	971	112.00–120.00	116.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	146.00	146.00

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.