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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 4

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▼ 240 vs last sale 645▼ 365 vs year ago 770 · −47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 121▲ 1 vs year ago 74 · +1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 12 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; lean cows sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 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 $318.76/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −128.26 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$318.76

57 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.96

vs KY average

+9.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	318.76	1,799	57

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 sale57 hd

318.76

—

KY average25 barns · 926 hd

307.80

+10.96

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+9.60

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−128.26

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	1,674	174.78	2,926	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	151.82	1,919	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	147.89	2,213	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	141.49	1,590	26

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,175	1thin

Every lot

86 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	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,286	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	332.90/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,358	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,579	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,335	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	293.51/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,579	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	321.63/cwt	299.00–329.00	1,737	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,715	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	324.41/cwt	297.00–327.50	1,865	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	293.03/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,805	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	624	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,872	5
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	627	263.25/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,651	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	636	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,029	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	265.44/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,802	5
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	750	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,815	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	779	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,951	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,045	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,282	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	987	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	2,312	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	550	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	333	326.41/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,087	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,027	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	291.28/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,086	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	292.18/cwt	289.00–293.00	1,271	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,197	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	285.18/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,337	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	272.03/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,306	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	285.55/cwt	283.00–288.00	1,482	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	233.93/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,228	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	556	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,279	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	564	245.45/cwt	234.00–257.00	1,384	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	273.29/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,582	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,640	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	637	237.08/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,510	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	264.55/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,688	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,605	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,716	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,646	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	718	245.25/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,761	4
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	865	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,894	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	181.00/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,710	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,746	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,920	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,428	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	322.20/cwt	322.00–322.50	1,479	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	301.95/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,416	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,535	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	283.20/cwt	261.00–292.00	1,524	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,656	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,476	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	285.28/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,600	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,597	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	263.13/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,626	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	265.44/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,670	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,670	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	230.71/cwt	227.50–234.00	1,541	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	236.61/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,734	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,631	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,856	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,888	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,674	174.78/cwt	164.00–197.00	2,926	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	134.02/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,466	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	153.96/cwt	144.00–164.00	1,807	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	139.24/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,656	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	156.39/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,019	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	150.95/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,222	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	141.25/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,188	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 645Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 121Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	469	290.00–317.50	301.95
4	500–550	538	261.00–292.00	283.20
1	550–600	585	273.00	273.00
2	600–650	618	259.00–267.50	263.13
2	650–700	665	244.00	244.00
5	700–750	733	235.00–238.00	236.61
2	800–850	800	232.00	232.00
2	850–900	862	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	321.00	321.00
5	450–500	459	322.00–322.50	322.20
3	500–550	543	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	561	280.00–288.00	285.28
10	600–650	629	257.00–267.00	265.44
2	650–700	660	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	555	266.00	266.00
2	650–700	668	227.50–234.00	230.71
1	750–800	755	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	245.00–246.00	245.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	373	290.00–292.50	291.28
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	480	266.00–278.00	272.03
20	550–600	579	266.00–275.00	273.29
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	655	240.00–250.00	245.00
2	700–750	705	230.00–237.00	233.52
2	900–950	945	175.00–187.00	181.00
1	950–1000	970	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	177.00	177.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	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
5	300–350	333	322.50–335.00	326.41
5	400–450	435	289.00–293.00	292.18
8	450–500	469	279.00–288.00	285.18
8	500–550	519	283.00–288.00	285.55
2	550–600	592	277.00	277.00
6	600–650	638	262.00–277.50	264.55
2	650–700	673	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	230.00	230.00
10	600–650	637	210.00–240.00	237.08
1	700–750	740	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	450	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	525	227.50–240.00	233.93
9	550–600	564	234.00–257.00	245.45
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	905	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	370	347.50	347.50
6	400–450	408	310.00–350.00	332.90
1	450–500	475	332.50	332.50
13	500–550	540	299.00–329.00	321.63
32	550–600	575	297.00–327.50	324.41
9	600–650	616	290.00–295.00	293.03
11	750–800	779	250.50	250.50
52	950–1000	987	234.25	234.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	292.00–295.00	293.51
5	650–700	679	260.00–269.00	265.44
1	800–850	845	242.00	242.00
53	950–1000	963	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	627	259.00–270.00	263.25
5	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	750	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	568	302.00	302.00
3	600–650	636	319.00	319.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	164.00–197.00	174.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,094	120.00–143.00	134.02
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
11	—	1,174	144.00–164.00	153.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	139.00–143.00	141.25
13	—	1,472	144.00–159.00	150.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,291	150.00–163.00	156.39
4	—	1,189	136.00–144.00	139.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,175.00	2,175.00

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.