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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 11

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 405▼ 1,263 vs year ago 1,770 · −71.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 75▼ 49 vs year ago 96 · −51.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with some 400-450 lb calves sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady in a lite test. Quality was plain through good. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

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 $313.25/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.77 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$313.25

22 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.00

vs KY average

+13.83 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	313.25	1,684	22

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 sale22 hd

313.25

—

KY average24 barns · 849 hd

303.25

+10.00

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+13.83

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−133.77

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	1,488	162.86	2,423	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	144.74	1,925	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	140.70	1,958	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	125.92	1,364	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	179.00	2,381	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	378.66/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,568	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	333.77/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,562	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	328.39/cwt	327.00–332.75	1,668	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	291.38/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,690	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	253.75/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,535	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	302.29/cwt	293.00–308.00	1,859	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	279.45/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,892	89
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	289.00/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,037	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,820	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,951	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,108	5
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	915	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,059	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	959	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	2,242	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	257	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	617	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	283.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,078	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,274	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,338	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	245.01/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,178	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	283.27/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,493	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	259.70/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,504	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	281.68/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,673	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,350	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	242.20/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,526	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	280.98/cwt	259.00–284.50	1,812	93
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,364	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,641	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,911	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	311.12/cwt	287.50–322.50	846	3
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	330	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	998	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,595	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	323.61/cwt	323.00–324.00	1,579	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,571	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,571	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	223.50/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,397	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,817	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,593	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	963	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,492	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,143	154.32/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	168.55/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,896	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	132.76/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,486	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,812	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	145.78/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,939	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	142.08/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,944	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	136.55/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,998	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,118	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 Jun 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 405Year ago 1,770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	380	280.00–295.00	283.65
8	450–500	463	270.00–280.00	275.14
2	500–550	502	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	579	256.00–262.00	259.70
4	600–650	630	241.00–246.00	242.20
1	650–700	670	243.00	243.00
3	700–750	746	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	468	286.00	286.00
18	500–550	527	278.00–290.00	283.27
30	550–600	594	268.00–284.00	281.68
93	600–650	645	259.00–284.50	280.98
4	850–900	857	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	481	225.00–250.00	245.01
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	215.00	215.00
5	650–700	675	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	370.00–382.50	378.66
2	450–500	468	332.50–335.00	333.77
13	500–550	508	327.00–332.75	328.39
9	550–600	580	290.00–302.50	291.38
19	600–650	615	293.00–308.00	302.29
89	650–700	677	275.00–288.00	279.45
8	700–750	705	282.00–290.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	768	254.00	254.00
5	850–900	857	246.00	246.00
61	950–1000	959	233.75	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	605	242.50–265.00	253.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	522	301.00	301.00
2	550–600	550	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	287.50–322.50	311.12
5	450–500	488	323.00–324.00	323.61
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	826	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	264.00	264.00
2	600–650	625	217.00–230.00	223.50
2	650–700	660	209.00	209.00
3	900–950	905	176.00	176.00
2	950–1000	963	150.00–160.00	154.96
1	1000–1050	1,040	150.00	150.00

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	2	—	920	121.00–122.00	121.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	165.00–175.00	168.55
2	—	1,143	142.50–165.00	154.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	135.00–139.00	136.55
9	—	1,368	139.00–147.00	142.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,330	141.00–152.00	145.78
2	—	1,328	135.00–138.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	102.00	102.00
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
8	—	1,119	124.00–139.00	132.76
1	—	1,090	112.00	112.00

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.