Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday weaned steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; yearling loads 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand; under 600 lbs lightly tested. Weaned feeder heifers 500-700 lbs traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand; under 500 lbs lightly tested; yearling load noticeably higher in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower today; however cows carrying more fill than last Tuesday and yesterday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −185.83 against this barn's trailing median of $461.54.

Average price

$275.71

3 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.30

vs KY average

+7.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	275.71	1,461	3thin

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 sale3 hd

275.71

—

KY average24 barns · 693 hd

270.41

+5.30

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+7.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

461.54

−185.83

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	1,636	161.16	2,636	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	140.33	2,068	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	131.65	1,608	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,180	126.72	1,496	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,115	173.00	1,929	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,105	141.00	1,558	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Large 1-2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	238.28/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,342	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	240.49/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,207	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	213.07/cwt	202.50–224.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,091	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	238.46/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	229.29/cwt	219.50–240.00	2,103	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	2,313	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	266.24/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	275.71/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,461	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	355	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	237.70/cwt	220.00–238.00	2,077	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,012	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	2,259	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	272.74/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,868	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	262.90/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,251	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	260.33/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,354	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,115	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	154.06/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	137.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,059	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	127.05/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,514	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	135.71/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,660	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	129.17/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,105	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	119.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,473	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,687	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	146.13/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,221	11
Bulls	—	—	1,315	141.16/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,856	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	161.29/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,660	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	173.05/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,144	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	271.62/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	230.44/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	255.21/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,353	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	853	220.95/cwt	220.95–220.95	1,885	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	210.03/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	268.01/cwt	260.00–290.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	205.15/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	192.03/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,345	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 890Year ago 1,224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 74Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	240.00	240.00
12	400–450	433	230.00	230.00
3	500–550	502	237.50–242.00	240.49
3	550–600	563	230.00–242.50	238.28
3	650–700	678	236.00	236.00
6	700–750	721	191.00–208.00	205.15
2	800–850	802	184.00	184.00
2	900–950	922	175.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	507	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	683	185.00–199.00	192.03
2	700–750	745	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	820	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
62	850–900	853	220.95	220.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	670	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	202.50–224.00	213.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	427	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
2	700–750	718	232.50	232.50
9	750–800	772	230.00–243.00	238.46
59	850–900	874	220.00–238.00	237.70
183	900–950	917	219.50–240.00	229.29
57	1000–1050	1,012	223.25	223.25
53	1050–1100	1,055	219.25	219.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	272.50–282.50	275.71
4	600–650	603	262.50–267.50	266.24
22	650–700	685	271.00–273.00	272.74
5	700–750	706	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	260.00–290.00	268.01
1	350–400	360	282.50	282.50
3	400–450	413	270.00–272.50	271.62
9	450–500	476	255.00–272.50	262.90
18	500–550	530	251.00–267.50	255.21
1	650–700	665	209.00	209.00
1	700–750	725	218.00	218.00
5	750–800	774	208.00–218.00	210.03
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	257.50	257.50
2	350–400	387	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	515	222.50–245.00	230.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	520	255.00–265.00	260.33
5	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	143.00–162.00	154.06
19	—	1,192	122.00–132.00	127.05
5	—	1,223	133.00–141.00	135.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	135.00–142.00	137.72
4	—	1,308	125.00–133.00	128.95
11	—	1,520	143.00–153.00	146.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,163	124.00–135.00	129.17
4	—	1,228	118.00–121.00	119.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	139.00–144.00	141.16
4	—	1,649	159.00–163.00	161.29
5	—	1,817	169.00–176.00	173.05

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	1	—	910	155.00	155.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle