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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 18

● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; weaned steer packages sharply higher with very good demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $305.76/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.51 against this barn's trailing median of $442.26.

Average price

$305.76

117 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

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

$78.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs KY average

−12.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	308.67	1,686	111
Large 1-2	520	268.71	1,397	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	248.00	1,367	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	230.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.67/cwt here — about $536 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale117 hd

305.76

—

KY average26 barns · 1,651 hd

304.25

+1.51

National average176 barns · 12,910 hd

318.58

−12.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

442.26

−136.51

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.26 across 31 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	1,560	146.59	2,287	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	127.37	1,549	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	125.88	1,843	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	104.20	1,032	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	147.05	1,835	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,690	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

157 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,321Last week 739Year ago 964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 125Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	336.00–375.00	355.11
14	400–450	421	300.00–340.00	320.43
11	450–500	455	302.50–357.50	324.73
15	500–550	520	275.00–305.00	284.64
20	550–600	569	273.00–299.00	287.49
9	600–650	630	260.00–273.00	268.59
4	650–700	659	247.50–270.00	256.37
1	700–750	710	236.00	236.00

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 18

● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,321 head

▲ 582 vs last sale 739▲ 357 vs year ago 964 · +37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 125▲ 10 vs year ago 144 · +6.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $305.76/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.51 against this barn's trailing median of $442.26.

Average price

$305.76

117 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

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

$78.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs KY average

−12.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	308.67	1,686	111
Large 1-2	520	268.71	1,397	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	248.00	1,367	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	230.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.67/cwt here — about $536 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale117 hd

305.76

—

KY average26 barns · 1,651 hd

304.25

+1.51

National average176 barns · 12,910 hd

318.58

−12.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

442.26

−136.51

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $507.01, low $344.18, median $442.26 across 31 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	1,560	146.59	2,287	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	127.37	1,549	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	125.88	1,843	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	104.20	1,032	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	147.05	1,835	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,690	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

157 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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.

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,321Last week 739Year ago 964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 125Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	336.00–375.00	355.11
14	400–450	421	300.00–340.00	320.43
11	450–500	455	302.50–357.50	324.73
15	500–550	520	275.00–305.00	284.64
20	550–600	569	273.00–299.00	287.49
9	600–650	630	260.00–273.00	268.59
4	650–700	659	247.50–270.00	256.37
1	700–750	710	236.00	236.00

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	222	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	833	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	255	362.50/cwt	342.50–372.50	924	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	323	380.82/cwt	320.00–394.00	1,230	45
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	298.01/cwt	287.50–317.50	974	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	308.72/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,142	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	313.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,172	4
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	362.94/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,383	21
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	359.97/cwt	300.00–376.00	1,505	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	305.11/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,288	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	284.23/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,202	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	6
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	460	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,087	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	348.91/cwt	307.50–366.00	1,608	41
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	317.67/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,636	44
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	268.71/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,397	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,406	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	306.33/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,734	60
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	273.33/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,588	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	284.88/cwt	267.50–306.00	1,775	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	626	231.51/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,449	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	246.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,546	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	279.30/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,866	96
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	243.79/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,653	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,554	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	257.06/cwt	243.00–263.00	1,828	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,708	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	767	219.53/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,684	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	241.29/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,858	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	227.77/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,802	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,547	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	231.85/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,880	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	215.68/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,758	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	193.98/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,756	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	575	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	211	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	559	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	295.33/cwt	285.00–302.50	827	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	283	273.60/cwt	240.00–291.00	774	3
Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	260.55/cwt	245.00–277.50	836	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	299.36/cwt	282.50–305.00	988	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	343	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,072	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	281.75/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,042	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375
Feeder Cattle · Bulls47 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Bulls	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	330.22/cwt	307.50–347.50	928	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	276.18/cwt	267.50–285.00	851	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	314.31/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,040	7
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	313.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,163	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	355.11/cwt	336.00–375.00	1,325	8
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	375	307.50
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,063	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	633	129.91/cwt	122.50–137.50	822	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	671	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	889	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,248	147.05/cwt	134.00–160.00	1,835	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	136.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,860	4
Bulls	—	—	1,701	153.36/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,609	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	109.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,050	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	83.28/cwt	70.00–92.00	806	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	98.45/cwt	92.00–104.00	963	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	120.82/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,270	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,178	104.78/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,234	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	130.82/cwt	123.00–142.00	1,589	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	112.99/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,374	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,257	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	119.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,648	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	128.21/cwt	122.00–143.00	1,917	41
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,690	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	360.00–364.00	363.02
5	600–650	604	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
11	250–300	281	307.50–347.50	330.22
7	300–350	331	300.00–335.00	314.31
10	350–400	371	300.00–320.00	313.49
15	400–450	437	294.00–313.00	306.92
15	450–500	478	287.50–301.00	291.26
3	500–550	513	257.50–271.00	263.60
4	550–600	573	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	680	228.00	228.00
5	700–750	733	218.00–229.00	224.66
3	750–800	771	222.00	222.00
6	800–850	827	189.00–210.00	200.53
1	850–900	875	184.00	184.00
1	900–950	935	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	980	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	307.50	307.50
3	400–450	431	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	323.00	323.00
3	800–850	806	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	267.50–285.00	276.18
6	400–450	418	250.00–282.50	268.43
5	450–500	483	242.50–255.00	252.67
1	500–550	535	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	632	215.00–223.00	219.36
1	650–700	680	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	725	196.00	196.00
2	850–900	868	160.00–171.00	165.45
1	900–950	905	179.00	179.00
1	950–1000	960	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	255	342.50–372.50	362.50
45	300–350	323	320.00–394.00	380.82
21	350–400	381	320.00–385.00	362.94
47	400–450	418	300.00–376.00	359.97
41	450–500	461	307.50–366.00	348.91
44	500–550	515	300.00–327.00	317.67
60	550–600	566	284.00–320.00	306.33
41	600–650	623	267.50–306.00	284.88
96	650–700	668	260.00–288.00	279.30
14	700–750	711	243.00–263.00	257.06
13	750–800	770	237.00–244.00	241.29
22	800–850	811	228.00–234.00	231.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	374	300.00–320.00	313.49
6	400–450	422	290.00–317.50	305.11
6	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	581	261.00–280.00	273.33
3	600–650	627	240.00–250.00	246.62
2	650–700	678	240.00–247.50	243.79
2	700–750	727	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	791	224.00–229.00	227.77
18	800–850	815	210.00–218.00	215.68
2	900–950	905	190.00–198.00	193.98
1	1000–1050	1,035	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	460	235.00–237.50	236.26
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	520	265.00–272.50	268.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	287.50–317.50	298.01
2	350–400	370	307.50–310.00	308.72
3	400–450	423	282.50–287.50	284.23
2	500–550	547	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	626	231.00–232.50	231.51
1	650–700	660	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	700	222.00	222.00
5	750–800	767	201.00–226.00	219.53
1	800–850	810	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	287.50	287.50
7	250–300	280	285.00–302.50	295.33
16	300–350	330	282.50–305.00	299.36
29	350–400	370	272.50–305.00	281.75
7	400–450	426	260.00–268.00	263.19
9	450–500	470	252.50–270.00	261.99
14	500–550	522	240.00–260.00	251.97
22	550–600	569	240.00–261.00	251.21
5	600–650	615	212.50–227.00	221.56
9	650–700	669	205.00–222.50	213.82
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
6	750–800	778	174.00–191.00	179.62
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	900	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	310.00–315.00	312.52
20	350–400	378	315.00–319.00	318.79
46	400–450	422	270.00–299.00	291.18
55	450–500	475	270.00–293.00	279.52
65	500–550	525	262.00–286.00	276.00
51	550–600	587	260.00–279.00	271.94
29	600–650	626	230.00–265.00	249.42
17	650–700	664	231.00–262.00	256.96
7	700–750	729	229.00–233.00	231.84
2	800–850	847	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	755	216.00–217.00	216.50
5	800–850	822	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	590	222.00	222.00
4	600–650	611	210.00–216.00	211.76
1	650–700	680	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	211	265.00	265.00
3	250–300	283	240.00–291.00	273.60
4	300–350	321	245.00–277.50	260.55
9	350–400	375	245.00–297.00	266.90
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	483	230.00–249.00	239.75
2	500–550	522	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	620	200.00–203.00	201.55
3	650–700	670	191.00–212.50	203.25
3	700–750	728	140.00–169.00	159.31
2	750–800	785	169.00–170.00	169.50
1	800–850	810	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	860	147.00	147.00
2	950–1000	985	129.00–130.00	129.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	650	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	172.50	172.50
1	500–550	525	202.50	202.50
2	600–650	633	122.50–137.50	129.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	671	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	116.00–127.00	120.82
8	—	961	105.00–115.00	109.26
12	—	978	92.00–104.00	98.45
5	—	968	70.00–92.00	83.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	115.00–122.00	119.45
41	—	1,495	122.00–143.00	128.21
3	—	1,178	102.00–107.00	104.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	108.00–119.00	112.99
41	—	1,215	123.00–142.00	130.82
1	—	1,245	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,701	148.00–160.00	153.36
1	—	1,100	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,358	130.00–142.00	136.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	134.00–160.00	147.05

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.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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