Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand; over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher in a lite test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand; over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher in a limited comparison. Fleshy calves pulled straight off cows facing deep discounts over health concerns due to hot dry weather. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.94/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.20 against this barn's trailing median of $406.14.

Average price

$242.94

86 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$52.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs KY average

+1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	252.21	1,370	62
Large 1-2	546	231.50	1,264	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	223.85	1,242	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	557	199.26	1,109	6thin

One grade step is worth $52.95/cwt here — about $261 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 sale86 hd

242.94

—

KY average26 barns · 1,076 hd

240.32

+2.62

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+1.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

406.14

−163.20

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	1,662	168.21	2,796	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	145.33	1,900	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	141.34	2,119	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	127.56	1,361	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,185	174.00	2,062	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,072	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	236.50/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	295.26/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	193.00/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	246.32/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,293	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	431	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	441	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	235.95/cwt	232.00–240.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	183.07/cwt	170.00–209.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	260.58/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	846	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	542	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	218.25/cwt	201.00–229.00	1,377	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	173.98/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	221.35/cwt	210.00–230.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	232.27/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	221.60/cwt	221.60–221.60	1,895	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,223	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	223.44/cwt	201.00–232.00	1,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	805	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	247.65/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,137	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	259.72/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,379	40
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	575	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,840	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	485	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	260.43/cwt	256.00–267.50	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	261.67/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	211.60/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	248.97/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,138	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	561	209.83/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	217.40/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,352	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	227.50/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	279.33/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,304	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,903	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	141.98/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,128	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	139.96/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,656	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	124.45/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,296	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	152.88/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,098	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	142.63/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,799	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,185	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	111.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	994	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	150.08/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,439	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	133.46/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,636	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,297	148.53/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,937	178.37/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,455	10
Bulls	—	—	1,535	164.93/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,532	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	133.98/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,392	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	247.46/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,368	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	246.25/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,266	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	206.49/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	249.86/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,054	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	272.65/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	511	213.79/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	639	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	800	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	213.70/cwt	210.00–217.50	759	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	200.91/cwt	190.00–212.50	673	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	605	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	573	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	241.93/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	234.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	570	198.80/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	237.49/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	530	200.19/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	204.52/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	199.34/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	831	226.86/cwt	225.25–228.50	1,885	119
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	307.76/cwt	305.00–313.50	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	233.00/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	243.80/cwt	230.00–250.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	864	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,938	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	224.26/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	229.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,079	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 864Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 126Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	333.00	333.00
3	500–550	540	259.00–267.00	261.67
3	550–600	568	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	727	236.00–239.00	236.50
1	800–850	825	233.00	233.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
5	950–1000	955	210.00–212.00	211.60
2	1050–1100	1,072	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
15	500–550	518	288.00–299.00	295.26
5	600–650	623	256.00–267.50	260.43
4	700–750	746	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	457	247.00–250.00	248.97
3	500–550	525	246.00–247.00	246.32
1	550–600	555	246.00	246.00
3	600–650	600	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	860	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	224.00	224.00
1	550–600	575	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	846	228.00	228.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	212.50	212.50
8	350–400	362	210.00–230.00	221.35
5	400–450	410	230.00–235.00	231.24
2	450–500	460	220.00–221.00	220.51
7	500–550	538	201.00–232.00	223.44
7	550–600	572	212.00–228.00	224.26
3	600–650	617	170.00–209.00	183.07
2	650–700	650	192.00–194.00	193.00
3	700–750	708	170.00–182.00	173.98
1	800–850	820	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	441	261.00	261.00
19	450–500	459	247.00–250.00	247.65
40	500–550	531	248.00–266.00	259.72
4	550–600	558	248.00–265.00	260.58
3	600–650	631	229.00–239.00	232.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	272	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	330	242.50	242.50
2	350–400	365	232.00–240.00	235.95
8	400–450	432	238.00–245.00	241.93
5	450–500	467	236.00–238.00	237.49
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50
14	550–600	569	230.00–240.00	234.40
12	600–650	631	201.00–229.00	218.25
2	650–700	688	200.00–209.00	204.52
9	700–750	744	197.00–200.00	199.34
1	800–850	830	184.00	184.00
60	850–900	855	221.60	221.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	190.00–212.50	200.91
2	350–400	355	210.00–217.50	213.70
1	400–450	415	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	460	210.00–214.00	211.98
2	500–550	530	190.00–210.00	200.19
4	550–600	570	180.00–210.00	198.80
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	522	237.00	237.00
2	550–600	570	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	605	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	800–850	831	225.25–228.50	226.86
59	850–900	864	224.25	224.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	173.00	173.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	205.00	205.00
4	500–550	511	210.00–217.50	213.79
3	550–600	561	200.00–215.00	209.83
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	305.00–313.50	307.76
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
6	400–450	422	240.00–277.50	249.86
6	450–500	461	266.00–274.00	272.65
8	500–550	514	239.00–251.00	246.25
11	550–600	553	242.00–252.00	247.46
17	600–650	622	210.00–231.00	217.40
3	650–700	661	212.00	212.00
2	700–750	725	206.00–207.00	206.49
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	230.00–250.00	243.80
1	400–450	400	225.00	225.00
5	450–500	470	225.00–235.00	229.56
8	500–550	529	220.00–232.00	227.50
3	550–600	568	228.00–236.00	233.00
4	600–650	621	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	279.00–280.00	279.33
4	500–550	530	276.00	276.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,416	130.00–137.00	134.41
21	—	1,499	137.00–146.00	141.98
8	—	1,625	147.00–155.00	150.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,183	135.00–153.00	139.96
17	—	1,041	118.00–131.00	124.45
3	—	890	110.00–113.00	111.74
1	—	885	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,372	147.00–160.00	152.88
8	—	1,261	138.00–146.00	142.63
9	—	1,226	126.00–137.00	133.46
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	144.00–152.00	148.53
10	—	1,937	170.00–190.00	178.37
13	—	1,535	153.00–169.00	164.93

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	4	—	1,039	131.00–140.00	133.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,475.00	1,475.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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