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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 26

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 844 vs last sale 994▼ 1,599 vs year ago 1,749 · −91.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 39▼ 44 vs year ago 95 · −46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Limited comparison with last Tuesday due to light receipts however weaned 4 weight steers and bulls noticeably higher in a lite test. Feeder heifers sold steady; except 4-weight weaned heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher in a lite test. Yearling steers sold steady in a lite test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher in a lite test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher in a lite test.

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 $266.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −180.77 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$266.25

2 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.94

vs KY average

−57.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	282.50	1,469	1thin
Large 1-2	585	250.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $7 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 sale2 hd

266.25

—

KY average18 barns · 735 hd

279.19

−12.94

National average38 barns · 6,986 hd

323.78

−57.53

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−180.77

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	—	Low	1,637	149.06	2,439	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	120.77	1,494	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	120.20	1,706	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	110.00	1,195	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,065	161.00	1,715	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	156.00	2,239	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	985	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,295	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	804	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,185	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,059	2
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	482	214.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,032	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	506	229.57/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,162	6
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,351	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,270	2
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,455	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	214.34/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,303	3
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	225.00/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,406	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,180	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,394	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,805	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	962	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	357	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,142	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	256.32/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,097	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,307	4
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	257.59/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,252	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,364	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	249.51/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,350	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,430	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	203.37/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,454	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,378	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,442	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,065	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	132.63/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	151.97/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,947	163.56/cwt	162.00–165.00	3,185	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,282	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	123.82/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,524	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	118.60/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,472	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	119.20/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,690	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	124.09/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,762	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,653	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	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 Nov 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 994Year ago 1,749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 39Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	238.00	238.00
6	500–550	506	227.50–230.00	229.57
2	550–600	567	224.00	224.00
3	600–650	608	214.00–215.00	214.34
3	700–750	730	160.00–165.00	161.63
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	925	150.00–151.00	150.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	785	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	247.50	247.50
2	550–600	557	242.50	242.50
2	600–650	625	222.50–227.50	225.00
2	1050–1100	1,062	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	210.00–215.00	214.17
2	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	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
1	400–450	435	272.50	272.50
3	550–600	588	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	815	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	520	282.50	282.50
54	950–1000	985	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	465	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	537	254.00	254.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	283.00	283.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	252.50–260.00	256.32
3	450–500	486	252.50–267.50	257.59
6	500–550	541	249.00–250.00	249.51
2	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	600–650	618	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	715	187.50–212.50	203.37
1	800–850	825	167.00	167.00
3	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	123.00–125.00	123.82
7	—	1,241	116.00–120.00	118.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	113.00–114.00	113.67
1	—	960	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,420	123.00–126.00	124.09
15	—	1,418	117.00–122.00	119.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	130.00–134.00	132.63
3	—	1,947	162.00–165.00	163.56
2	—	1,758	149.00–154.00	151.97

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	1	—	915	133.00	133.00

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.