Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the market was mixed with steer calves under 600 lbs steady to firm; 600-800 lbs 10.00 lower in a lite test; heavy yearlings 850-950 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower; feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Market more active today than yesterday following some improvement in the Dow market. Light supply today due to CME and stock market volatility over the past few trading days. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.93/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −178.61 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$282.93

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.07

vs KY average

+7.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	282.93	1,582	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $384.59, median $461.54 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 sale18 hd

282.93

—

KY average22 barns · 518 hd

283.01

−0.07

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+7.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−178.61

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	1,440	167.35	2,411	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	136.19	2,188	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	135.48	1,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	117.14	1,205	5thin

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)	1,650	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,130	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	2,079	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	259.13/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	285.17/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	183.51/cwt	182.50–184.00	1,499	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	133.71/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,130	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	918	237.92/cwt	237.60–238.10	2,184	170
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	851	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,358	162.94/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,213	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,103	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	142.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	306.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	254.97/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	239.76/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	287.16/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	256.15/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,483	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	206.77/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,292	2

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 1,132Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	817	182.50–184.00	183.51
3	850–900	883	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	851	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	254.97
10	550–600	579	255.00–258.00	256.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	481	300.00–310.00	306.66
8	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	287.16
9	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
8	600–650	624	255.00–265.00	259.13
6	650–700	679	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
51	850–900	895	232.25	232.25
51	900–950	932	228.50	228.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
170	900–950	918	237.60–238.10	237.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	280.00–287.50	285.17
2	500–550	503	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	237.00–242.50	239.76
1	550–600	585	212.00	212.00
2	600–650	625	190.00–222.50	206.77
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	157.50	157.50

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)	1	—	1,650	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	133.00–135.00	133.71
2	—	1,350	117.00–120.00	118.58
7	—	1,686	138.00–146.00	142.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,425	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,218	133.00–135.00	133.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	120.00–122.00	121.05
3	—	963	113.00–116.00	114.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,358	157.00–169.00	162.94

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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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle