Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light to moderate demand following the downturn in the CME cattle futures late last week through today. Plain, off-color and fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.10/cwt on 165 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.04 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$270.10

165 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$81.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs KY average

+25.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	272.23	1,529	158
Large 1-2	568	229.53	1,304	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	226.31	1,188	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	585	191.00	1,117	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.23/cwt here — about $411 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $406.14 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale165 hd

270.10

—

KY average25 barns · 1,333 hd

261.18

+8.93

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+25.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−136.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,518	159.89	2,427	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	139.14	1,667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	138.35	1,948	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	125.04	1,284	20

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)	1,605	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	182.47/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	232.83/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	288.26/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	245.64/cwt	240.00–263.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	247.64/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,795	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	253.10/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	261.70/cwt	255.00–265.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	284.78/cwt	273.00–297.50	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	255.79/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,358	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	246.01/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	227.06/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,623	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	277.17/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,572	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	458	276.03/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	306	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	258.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	259.32/cwt	244.00–279.00	1,616	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	213.77/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	248.59/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,202	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	246.19/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,450	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,012.70/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	570	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	250.14/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,306	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	287.49/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,179	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,117	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,408	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	141.28/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,046	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	131.97/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,770	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	143.09/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,789	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	131.86/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,420	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	115.43/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,285	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	173.11/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,986	4
Bulls	—	—	1,412	156.72/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,213	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	568	229.53/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	667	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	221.34/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	200–250	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	402	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,608	3
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	427	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	952	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	420	251.54/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,056	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	585	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	500	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	477	240.47/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	227.39/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	205.98/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	467	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,490	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	166.57/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	172.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	241.08/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,497	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	288.27/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,496	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	267.16/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,154	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	803	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	240.70/cwt	240.50–241.00	1,639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	198.87/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	188.40/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	603	228.77/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	182.79/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	233.00/cwt	218.00–233.75	2,004	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	224.25/cwt	212.50–230.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	232.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	235.44/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	229.13/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	226.41/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,161	3

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,186Last week 1,719Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 102Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	258	267.50–270.00	268.76
3	300–350	338	255.00–265.00	261.70
4	350–400	378	240.00–263.00	245.64
7	400–450	414	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	473	246.00–261.00	253.10
4	500–550	514	245.00–249.00	246.01
6	550–600	589	242.00–247.00	246.19
3	600–650	615	227.00	227.00
3	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	757	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	800	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	266.00–276.00	267.16
4	450–500	458	274.00–278.00	276.03
22	500–550	531	255.00–273.00	255.79
126	550–600	567	250.00–283.00	277.17
130	600–650	621	240.00–253.00	241.08
10	650–700	681	240.50–241.00	240.70
168	700–750	715	223.00–231.00	227.06
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	227.00	227.00
2	400–450	427	223.00	223.00
5	450–500	477	235.00–249.00	240.47
2	550–600	568	223.00–236.00	229.53
2	650–700	667	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	212.50–230.00	224.25
6	350–400	367	230.00–235.00	232.15
9	400–450	434	220.00–241.00	235.44
2	450–500	462	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	513	221.00–237.50	226.41
1	550–600	560	226.00	226.00
4	600–650	618	184.00–195.00	188.40
4	650–700	674	176.00–196.00	182.79
2	700–750	732	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	830	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	328	273.00–297.50	284.78
9	350–400	380	285.00–290.00	288.26
4	400–450	410	287.00–288.00	287.49
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
7	500–550	522	245.00–253.00	250.14
5	550–600	555	247.00–249.00	248.59
11	600–650	612	223.00–242.00	232.83
6	700–750	722	202.50–218.00	213.77
2	800–850	803	174.00–191.00	182.47
1	1000–1050	1,015	171.00	171.00
2	1200–1250	1,202	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	306.00	306.00
1	400–450	410	306.00	306.00
2	450–500	482	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	500	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	402	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	535	221.00–222.00	221.34
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	230.00–240.00	235.18
2	450–500	473	221.00–237.00	229.13
1	500–550	545	232.00	232.00
5	550–600	566	223.00–239.00	227.39
4	600–650	608	200.00–213.00	205.98
3	650–700	663	194.00–202.50	198.87
3	700–750	720	160.00–180.00	166.57
5	750–800	772	170.00–176.00	172.33
2	800–850	803	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	306	297.50	297.50
6	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	467	319.00	319.00
30	500–550	519	278.00–298.00	288.27
27	600–650	623	244.00–279.00	259.32
2	650–700	655	256.00	256.00
193	700–750	725	247.50–248.00	247.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	713	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	785	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	823	232.00–235.00	233.51
63	850–900	860	218.00–233.75	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	260.00	260.00
10	350–400	380	250.00–260.00	258.63
5	400–450	432	233.00	233.00
2	450–500	482	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	603	225.00–232.50	228.77
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	202.00	202.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	250.00–253.00	251.54
1	550–600	585	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	710	231.00	231.00
3	1000–1050	1,018	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	253.00	253.00
1	700–750	720	221.00	221.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,575	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	128.00	128.00
21	—	1,448	136.00–151.00	141.28
8	—	1,341	128.00–135.00	131.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	136.00–147.00	143.09
5	—	1,119	130.00–136.00	133.09
1	—	1,020	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	94.00	94.00
13	—	1,077	122.00–139.00	131.86
6	—	983	108.00–120.00	115.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,725	168.00–177.00	173.11
6	—	1,412	152.00–163.00	156.72

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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