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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 15

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

874 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 871▼ 818 vs year ago 1,692 · −48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 53▲ 51 vs year ago 74 · +68.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 13 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady with good demand for weaned offerings. Very good demand for yearling loads in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for good quality weaned and open packages. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with 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 $269.12/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −177.90 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$269.12

62 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$42.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs KY average

−30.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	271.84	1,545	58
Medium and Large 2-3	535	229.76	1,229	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale62 hd

269.12

—

KY average25 barns · 1,016 hd

267.23

+1.90

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−30.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−177.90

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	1,640	159.34	2,614	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	126.92	1,546	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	126.11	1,843	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	114.85	1,185	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,595	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,775	2thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	964	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,075	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	409	327.49/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,339	6
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,187	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	236.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	268.97/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,305	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,401	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	281.32/cwt	277.50–282.00	1,460	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	229.76/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,229	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,506	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	275.21/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,615	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	262.55/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,552	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,575	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	276.25/cwt	276.25–276.25	1,854	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	250.56/cwt	248.75–252.50	1,721	134
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	227.67/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,594	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	254.81/cwt	252.75–257.75	1,852	98
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,838	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	253.24/cwt	246.75–255.75	2,056	84
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	295	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	612	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	240.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	888	7
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	413	272.90/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,127	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	426	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	937	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	243.75/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,073	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,233	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	223.69/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,152	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	238.46/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,242	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	247.84/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,333	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	237.77/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,324	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	246.79/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,380	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	226.69/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,367	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,577	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	238.55/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,567	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	214.99/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,419	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,500	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	199.04/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,443	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	227.05/cwt	226.00–228.50	1,744	50
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,470	3
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	945	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,550	1
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	955	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,614	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,018	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,354	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	225.02/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,078	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	4
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	515	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,275	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	245.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,295	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,398	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	197.42/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,329	2
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,321	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,243	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	155.22/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,294	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,827	166.01/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,033	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	99.87/cwt	93.00–103.00	950	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	108.10/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,063	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	123.09/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,331	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	124.56/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,475	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	114.90/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,434	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	132.33/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,670	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	123.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,707	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	131.65/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,030	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	1,384.58/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,385	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,909.82/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,220	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 871Year ago 1,692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 53Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	240.00–245.00	240.76
2	400–450	440	242.50–245.00	243.75
2	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
8	500–550	521	235.00–242.50	238.46
7	550–600	557	235.00–241.00	237.77
3	600–650	603	225.00–230.00	226.69
2	650–700	663	225.00–227.50	226.25
3	700–750	725	195.00–201.00	199.04
3	750–800	778	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	260.00–280.00	272.90
6	450–500	495	249.00	249.00
6	500–550	538	247.50–248.00	247.84
6	550–600	559	245.00–252.50	246.79
44	600–650	621	254.00	254.00
11	650–700	657	238.00–239.00	238.55
50	750–800	768	226.00–228.50	227.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	207.50	207.50
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	426	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	515	217.50–230.00	223.69
5	650–700	660	212.50–217.50	214.99
1	700–750	725	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	164.00	164.00
1	950–1000	955	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	303.00	303.00
3	400–450	413	287.50	287.50
4	450–500	485	268.00–272.00	268.97
4	500–550	517	271.00	271.00
19	550–600	591	259.00–264.00	262.55
134	650–700	687	248.75–252.50	250.56
63	750–800	762	241.25	241.25
1	1050–1100	1,095	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	470	230.00–240.00	236.77
4	500–550	535	222.50–251.00	229.76
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	675	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	700	227.00–228.00	227.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	321.00	321.00
6	400–450	409	315.00–330.00	327.49
13	500–550	519	277.50–282.00	281.32
21	550–600	587	266.00–278.00	275.21
6	600–650	625	252.00	252.00
47	650–700	671	276.25	276.25
98	700–750	727	252.75–257.75	254.81
84	800–850	812	246.75–255.75	253.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	479	215.00–237.50	225.02
4	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	673	195.00–200.00	197.42
1	700–750	730	181.00	181.00
2	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	815	150.00–155.00	152.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	527	240.00–250.00	245.75
13	550–600	568	240.00–255.00	246.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	435	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	515	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,542	129.00–136.00	131.65
10	—	1,380	120.00–125.00	123.69
1	—	1,795	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	93.00–103.00	99.87
14	—	1,081	115.00–134.00	123.09
6	—	983	106.00–111.00	108.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,262	129.00–141.00	132.33
26	—	1,184	119.00–127.00	124.56
3	—	1,248	111.00–118.00	114.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,827	162.00–169.00	166.01
1	—	1,495	144.00	144.00
6	—	1,478	150.00–159.00	155.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,384.58

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,909.82

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	—	1,350	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	6	—	977	120.00–130.00	124.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.