Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned offerings. Steers and heifers 600-800 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand rebounding from last week's volatile market week. Yearling steers over 800 lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady with moderate to good demand. Market active today with a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.04 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$299.50

44 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$52.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.08

vs KY average

+19.16 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	302.59	1,644	41
Large 1-2	553	261.00	1,442	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	250.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.59/cwt here — about $244 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

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 sale44 hd

299.50

—

KY average26 barns · 590 hd

277.42

+22.08

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+19.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−162.04

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	—	High	1,615	170.93	2,760	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	153.09	2,008	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	146.73	2,142	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	135.03	1,326	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,122	186.94	2,097	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,963	3thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2-3	650–700	672	215.65/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,247	3
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	935	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,048	1
Steers	Large 1-2	800–850	840	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	312.41/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,593	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	850–900	876	244.51/cwt	244.00–245.00	2,142	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	469	267.27/cwt	264.00–268.50	1,253	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,535	1
Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	292.95/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,418	5
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	241.50/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	248.38/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	280.99/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	286.44/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	236.52/cwt	235.00–237.90	2,190	112
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	269.08/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	244.78/cwt	244.50–245.00	2,056	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850–900	885	244.40/cwt	243.50–246.50	2,163	231
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	264.69/cwt	262.50–264.75	1,935	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	294.32/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,716	17
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	645	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,306	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	270.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,122	186.94/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,097	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	127.84/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,175	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	143.47/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,961	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	153.24/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,522	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	155.55/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,080	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	138.63/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,404	6
Bulls	—	—	1,697	181.36/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	164.67/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,577	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,720.12/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	263.63/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,540	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	236.99/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	760	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	279.92/cwt	267.00–293.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	290.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	842	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,890	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	283.40/cwt	262.00–291.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	225.91/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	251.87/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	248.64/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,718	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	228.80/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	215.45/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	253.10/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	232.21/cwt	230.00–233.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 389Year ago 1,305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	418	230.00–233.00	232.21
3	500–550	508	234.00	234.00
5	650–700	672	210.00–217.00	215.65
1	700–750	715	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	282.50	282.50
2	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	491	254.00	254.00
2	500–550	500	246.00	246.00
1	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
5	600–650	603	228.00–230.00	228.80
5	650–700	676	222.00–232.00	225.91
2	700–750	710	208.00–223.00	215.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	269.00	269.00
29	450–500	469	264.00–268.50	267.27
7	500–550	514	251.00–254.00	253.10
13	550–600	562	250.00–254.00	251.87
26	650–700	691	238.00–250.00	248.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
55	800–850	842	224.50	224.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	575	267.00	267.00
2	600–650	620	241.00–242.00	241.50
3	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	935	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	322.50	322.50
21	500–550	510	291.00–315.00	312.41
17	550–600	583	291.00–295.00	294.32
26	600–650	623	270.00–291.00	286.44
34	700–750	731	262.50–264.75	264.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	465	313.00	313.00
113	850–900	876	244.00–245.00	244.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	484	290.00–295.00	292.95
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	558	279.00–283.00	280.99
2	600–650	647	252.00	252.00
8	650–700	673	240.00–253.00	248.38
120	800–850	840	244.50–245.00	244.78
112	900–950	926	235.00–237.90	236.52
9	950–1000	966	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	468	260.00–277.50	269.08
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	860	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
231	850–900	885	243.50–246.50	244.40
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	645	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	241.00	241.00
3	400–450	410	260.00–275.00	270.12
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	579	236.00–240.00	236.99
1	600–650	640	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	270	292.50	292.50
7	300–350	322	280.00–295.00	290.09
6	400–450	438	262.00–291.00	283.40
6	450–500	463	267.00–293.00	279.92
11	550–600	584	249.00–268.00	263.63
2	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	234.88
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,122	179.00–188.00	186.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	919	118.00–132.00	127.84
6	—	1,013	133.00–144.00	138.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	139.00–148.00	143.47
6	—	1,646	148.00–161.00	153.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,337	150.00–163.00	155.55
2	—	1,223	144.00–145.00	144.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	175.00–184.00	181.36
5	—	1,565	157.00–173.00	164.67

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)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,720.12

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle