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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 18

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

801 head

▲ 294 vs last sale 507▲ 249 vs year ago 552 · +45.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 47▼ 8 vs year ago 62 · −12.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with very good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher; lean cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher in a lite test with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $310.59/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.43 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$310.59

46 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$45.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

vs KY average

+9.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	314.55	1,725	42
Medium and Large 2-3	552	269.00	1,485	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.55/cwt here — about $240 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

310.59

—

KY average25 barns · 754 hd

303.44

+7.15

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+9.93

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−136.43

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	—	Average	1,547	174.98	2,707	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	145.15	2,257	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	143.75	1,817	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	139.63	1,538	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,010	182.50	1,843	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	298.52/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,266	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,557	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,486	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,485	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	321.09/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,705	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,485	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,719	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	305.98/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,805	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	299.66/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,804	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	257.41/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,635	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	293.26/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,991	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	290.34/cwt	263.00–295.00	2,035	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	252.00/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,865	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,950	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,895	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	857	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,134	53
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	942	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,329	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	231.61/cwt	226.25–233.75	2,184	75
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	238.42/cwt	237.50–239.50	2,284	112
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	200.98/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,130	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	495	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	588	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	295.27/cwt	290.00–300.00	954	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	250.38/cwt	222.00–277.00	959	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,193	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	253.41/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,064	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	284.03/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,383	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,365	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	276.45/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,482	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,445	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	266.84/cwt	264.00–272.50	1,542	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	240.32/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,399	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	252.34/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,557	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	273.27/cwt	262.00–279.50	1,692	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	628	286.90/cwt	286.90–286.90	1,802	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	248.68/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,661	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	254.79/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,750	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	217.75/cwt	213.00–222.50	1,524	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	719	208.81/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,501	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	188.78/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,746	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	316	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,153	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,421	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	276.72/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,461	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,624	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	285.94/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,621	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	252.83/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,542	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	245.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,622	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	252.58/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,710	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,010	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	164.80/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	181.76/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,148	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,448	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	143.75/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,600	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	137.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,650	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	147.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,904	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,046	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	146.92/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,301	20

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 507Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	290.00–308.00	298.52
2	450–500	492	302.00	302.00
2	500–550	520	285.00–286.00	285.50
1	550–600	575	299.00	299.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	740	249.00–255.00	252.00
75	900–950	943	226.25–233.75	231.61
112	950–1000	958	237.50–239.50	238.42
2	1050–1100	1,060	197.00–205.00	200.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	321.00	321.00
27	500–550	531	316.00–330.00	321.09
12	550–600	590	303.00–312.00	305.98
9	600–650	602	296.00–301.00	299.66
24	650–700	679	292.00–295.00	293.26
17	700–750	701	263.00–295.00	290.34
23	750–800	756	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	269.00	269.00
7	600–650	635	257.00–260.00	257.41
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	857	249.00	249.00
59	900–950	942	247.25	247.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	628	286.90	286.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	286.00	286.00
31	450–500	487	278.00–290.00	284.03
8	500–550	536	271.00–285.00	276.45
3	550–600	578	264.00–272.50	266.84
126	600–650	619	262.00–279.50	273.27
15	650–700	687	254.00–256.00	254.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	247.50	247.50
3	350–400	383	222.00–277.00	250.38
3	400–450	420	240.00–260.00	253.41
3	500–550	521	262.00	262.00
12	550–600	582	238.00–250.00	240.32
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	719	200.00–211.00	208.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	323	290.00–300.00	295.27
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
2	500–550	537	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	570	266.00	266.00
6	600–650	617	251.00–253.00	252.34
2	650–700	668	245.00–252.50	248.68
2	700–750	700	213.00–222.50	217.75
1	800–850	820	181.00	181.00
2	900–950	925	187.50–190.00	188.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	566	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	610	240.00–256.00	252.83
6	650–700	660	240.00–250.00	245.69
1	900–950	905	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	296.00	296.00
3	500–550	528	260.00–285.00	276.72
5	550–600	567	284.00–289.00	285.94
5	650–700	677	245.00–264.00	252.58
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	164.00–166.00	164.80
3	—	1,732	178.00–185.00	181.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,295	140.00–160.00	147.06
7	—	1,203	134.00–139.00	137.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,566	141.00–153.00	146.92
4	—	1,501	135.00–137.00	136.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	132.00–135.00	133.45
3	—	1,113	139.00–149.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	182.50	182.50

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.