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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,056 head

▲ 182 vs last sale 874▼ 534 vs year ago 1,590 · −33.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 125▼ 71 vs year ago 162 · −43.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 1 · +600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers 400-700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher except 700-800 lb yearlings noticeable higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher for weaned 500-600 lb packages. Yearling heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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 $271.80/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −175.22 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$271.80

28 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$37.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs KY average

−27.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	277.17	1,554	24
Medium and Large 2-3	570	239.54	1,365	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale28 hd

271.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,247 hd

272.68

−0.88

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−27.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−175.22

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	1,428	149.88	2,140	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	130.82	1,734	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	130.80	1,981	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	115.43	1,211	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	173.23	2,172	10

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)	1,212	$1,770	4thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,153	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	456	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,311	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,463	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	277.23/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,511	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	239.54/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,365	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	270.85/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,547	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	284.30/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,632	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	242.20/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,468	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	230.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,403	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	280.23/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,709	20
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	274.34/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,844	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	258.01/cwt	254.25–265.50	1,837	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	248.43/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,821	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,891	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	791	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,072	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,029	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	246.35/cwt	245.25–248.50	2,010	73
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	241.62/cwt	240.50–242.25	2,146	88
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,258	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,852	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,058	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,349	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	649	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	231.31/cwt	230.00–232.50	740	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	820	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,024	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	241.48/cwt	239.00–244.00	973	2
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	423	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	888	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	223.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	971	5
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	254.44/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,201	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,183	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	220.36/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,058	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	251.52/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,300	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	242.09/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,254	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	240.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,361	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	567	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,332	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	250.40/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,432	10
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,349	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	612	210.79/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,290	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	231.36/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,444	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,565	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,486	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	252.24/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,735	87
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	689	196.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,353	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,717	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	219.25/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,662	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	182.69/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,407	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,216	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,844	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	837	206.66/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,730	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,685	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	181.73/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,656	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	938	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,538	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,975	2
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	247	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	580	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	260.67/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,246	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	241.11/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,220	12
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	523	215.14/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,125	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	578	212.71/cwt	202.50–223.00	1,229	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	252.37/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,476	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	235.02/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,445	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	206.30/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,285	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,457	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	711	199.98/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,422	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	214.36/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,670	6
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,871	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	927	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,418	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,608	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,254	173.23/cwt	150.00–180.00	2,172	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	111.91/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	151.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,126	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	166.79/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,624	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	112.30/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,178	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	121.14/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,316	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	127.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,601	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	118.94/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,564	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	136.27/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,897	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	120.56/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,718	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	127.72/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,840	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	134.58/cwt	131.00–149.00	2,134	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	1,901.27/head	1,600.00–2,125.00	1,901	3

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,056Last week 874Year ago 1,590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 125Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.10
1	500–550	540	271.00	271.00
7	550–600	571	265.00–274.00	270.85
8	600–650	606	241.00–250.00	242.20
9	700–750	733	248.00–250.00	248.43
3	750–800	775	244.00	244.00
73	800–850	816	245.25–248.50	246.35
88	850–900	888	240.50–242.25	241.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	791	262.00	262.00
50	1050–1100	1,058	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	570	225.00–255.00	239.54
3	600–650	608	220.00–237.50	230.83
1	650–700	690	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	945	196.00	196.00
1	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	287.50	287.50
9	500–550	545	275.00–277.50	277.23
7	550–600	574	275.00–288.00	284.30
20	600–650	610	268.00–284.00	280.23
9	650–700	672	256.00–279.00	274.34
68	700–750	712	254.25–265.50	258.01
40	800–850	801	253.25	253.25
60	900–950	931	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	230.00–232.50	231.31
1	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
5	400–450	434	220.00–230.00	223.71
10	450–500	480	210.00–235.00	220.36
2	500–550	505	223.00	223.00
8	600–650	612	200.00–226.00	210.79
5	650–700	689	190.00–200.00	196.41
2	750–800	770	175.00–190.00	182.69
3	800–850	805	151.00	151.00
3	900–950	938	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	256.00	256.00
14	450–500	472	252.50–259.00	254.44
17	500–550	517	247.00–256.00	251.52
10	550–600	572	245.00–259.00	250.40
16	600–650	626	250.00	250.00
87	650–700	688	245.00–254.00	252.24
31	700–750	732	234.50	234.50
12	750–800	758	219.00–220.00	219.25
65	800–850	806	228.75	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	338	242.50	242.50
2	350–400	367	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	403	239.00–244.00	241.48
2	450–500	475	249.00	249.00
5	500–550	518	236.00–245.00	242.09
5	550–600	566	235.00–245.00	240.44
11	600–650	624	230.00–233.00	231.36
3	650–700	653	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	887	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	911	171.00–187.00	181.73
2	1000–1050	1,045	189.00	189.00
1	1200–1250	1,215	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
4	550–600	567	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	613	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	837	205.00–208.00	206.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
6	500–550	523	210.00–221.00	215.14
2	550–600	578	202.50–223.00	212.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	478	260.00–262.50	260.67
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
10	550–600	585	247.50–262.50	252.37
3	600–650	615	232.50–240.00	235.02
1	650–700	655	222.50	222.50
6	750–800	779	209.00–217.00	214.36
2	800–850	817	229.00	229.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	220.00	220.00
12	500–550	506	230.00–245.00	241.11
2	600–650	623	202.50–210.00	206.30
5	700–750	711	190.00–206.00	199.98
2	900–950	927	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	277.50	277.50
3	500–550	505	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,392	131.00–141.00	136.27
8	—	1,254	123.00–130.00	127.66
2	—	1,315	118.00–120.00	118.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,086	117.00–126.00	121.14
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,049	109.00–117.00	112.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,586	131.00–149.00	134.58
13	—	1,441	123.00–131.00	127.72
2	—	1,425	119.00–122.00	120.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,254	150.00–180.00	173.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	105.00–119.00	111.91
4	—	1,573	163.00–170.00	166.79
5	—	1,403	146.00–159.00	151.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,347	1,600.00–2,125.00	1,901.27

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)	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.