Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher on weaned calves in a lite test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady on similar quality in a lite test with moderate demand. Yearling steers limited comparison. Yearling heifers noticeably higher in a lite test. Quality was plain early to good late morning. Buyers showing preference for good quality weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.19/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.54 against this barn's trailing median of $404.73.

Average price

$247.19

19 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$27.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

vs KY average

−4.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	251.56	1,328	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	223.93	1,217	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $111 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $445.63, low $349.69, median $404.73 across 31 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 sale19 hd

247.19

—

KY average25 barns · 820 hd

245.93

+1.27

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−4.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

404.73

−157.54

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	—	High	1,582	171.18	2,709	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	151.28	1,895	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	147.61	2,198	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	135.52	1,328	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	156.08	1,978	7thin

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)	1,170	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	800–850	835	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	255.20/cwt	252.50–258.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	225.80/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	217.39/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	332.73/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	188.42/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	257.34/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	895	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	224.87/cwt	222.50–230.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	226.23/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,176	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	278.51/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	239.81/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	261.61/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,122	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	242.35/cwt	222.50–262.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	255.32/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	272.15/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,369	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	200–250	240	213.75/cwt	207.50–220.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	293.45/cwt	279.00–308.00	1,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	235.21/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	264.83/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,748	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	480	302.14/cwt	293.00–316.00	1,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	232.04/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	250.33/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	267.90/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	306.63/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	727	212.27/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,543	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	669	221.01/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	204.03/cwt	193.00–209.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,267	156.08/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,978	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	131.61/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,335	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	154.59/cwt	148.00–166.00	1,993	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	145.85/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,182	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	150.93/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,228	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	145.22/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,545	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	143.66/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,664	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	124.31/cwt	123.00–126.00	961	5
Bulls	—	—	1,802	181.59/cwt	173.00–193.00	3,272	7
Bulls	—	—	1,471	166.75/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,453	11
Bulls	—	—	1,270	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,867	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	155.51/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,723	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	144.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	568	211.85/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,203	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	505	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	280.79/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	282.97/cwt	263.00–289.00	1,350	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	680	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	264.48/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	248.37/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	270.26/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	247.43/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	270.95/cwt	270.95–270.95	1,653	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	213.14/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	911	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	835	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	238.88/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,467	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	194.02/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	213.75/cwt	185.00–242.50	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	258.48/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	265.14/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,270	10

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 1,186Year ago 1,259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 80Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	260.00	260.00
4	300–350	326	252.50–258.00	255.20
5	350–400	378	263.00–280.00	270.26
4	400–450	423	240.00–252.00	247.43
1	450–500	485	246.00	246.00
8	500–550	505	247.00–250.00	248.37
2	550–600	587	245.00	245.00
19	600–650	614	225.00–242.00	238.88
17	650–700	690	225.00–231.00	225.80
5	700–750	733	185.00–198.00	188.42
3	750–800	788	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	835	187.00	187.00
2	900–950	927	172.00	172.00
3	950–1000	971	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	290	185.00–242.50	213.75
2	300–350	343	222.50–262.50	242.35
3	400–450	421	222.50–230.00	224.87
5	450–500	475	223.00–230.00	226.23
1	500–550	520	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	555	205.00–230.00	217.39
4	600–650	611	191.00–221.00	213.14
4	650–700	670	193.00–195.00	194.02
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	825	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	252.50–265.00	261.61
10	450–500	479	258.00–272.00	265.14
4	500–550	525	258.00–259.00	258.48
2	550–600	565	257.00	257.00
90	600–650	610	270.95	270.95
7	700–750	726	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	835	222.00	222.00
4	900–950	911	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	328.00–335.00	332.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	275.00–290.00	278.51
3	500–550	503	262.50–277.00	272.15
3	550–600	585	256.00–258.00	257.34
6	600–650	616	247.00–254.00	250.33
6	700–750	731	227.00–235.00	232.04
3	750–800	761	228.00	228.00
4	800–850	806	230.00–237.00	235.21
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
56	900–950	946	230.00	230.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	467	250.00–263.00	255.32
1	500–550	525	238.00	238.00
5	600–650	631	230.00–243.00	239.81
4	650–700	669	190.00–235.00	221.01
3	700–750	727	208.00–220.00	212.27
1	900–950	915	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	207.50–220.00	213.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	302.00–316.00	306.63
8	450–500	480	293.00–316.00	302.14
10	500–550	513	279.00–308.00	293.45
3	600–650	605	256.00–274.00	267.90
16	650–700	660	261.00–272.00	264.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	291.00	291.00
2	350–400	388	270.00–292.00	280.79
1	400–450	425	288.00	288.00
7	450–500	477	263.00–289.00	282.97
2	500–550	508	261.00–268.00	264.48
4	600–650	635	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	700	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	410	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	475	241.00	241.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
7	650–700	668	193.00–209.00	204.03
2	750–800	767	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	955	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	212.50	212.50
10	550–600	568	209.00–216.00	211.85
2	650–700	680	176.00–180.00	177.99
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	149.00–160.00	156.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	126.00–137.00	131.61
9	—	1,064	138.00–153.00	145.22
5	—	773	123.00–126.00	124.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	135.00–138.00	136.44
32	—	1,289	148.00–166.00	154.59
10	—	1,158	139.00–147.00	143.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,496	142.00–149.00	145.85
9	—	1,476	149.00–155.00	150.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,802	173.00–193.00	181.59
11	—	1,471	156.00–173.00	166.75
1	—	1,270	147.00	147.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	153.00–158.00	155.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	142.00–150.00	144.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,575.00	1,575.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle