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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 30

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,132 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 892▲ 722 vs year ago 410 · +176.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 65▼ 35 vs year ago 78 · −44.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.59/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −174.43 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$272.59

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs KY average

−15.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	282.01	1,544	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	263.17	1,441	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

272.59

—

KY average25 barns · 878 hd

288.06

−15.48

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−15.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−174.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $447.02 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,395	158.79	2,214	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	137.17	1,649	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	132.78	2,017	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	115.38	1,142	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,175	152.00	1,786	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,225	181.00	2,217	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	660	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

93 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,251	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,152	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	264.29/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,377	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,452	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	288.12/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,619	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	262.27/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,492	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	293.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,788	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,653	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	2
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	246.01/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,764	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	266.67/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,928	16
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	724	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,781	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,920	1
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	810	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,895	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,997	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	2,118	55
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	851	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,221	119
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	851	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,166	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	249.43/cwt	249.00–249.50	2,168	64
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	903	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,099	29
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	937	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,005	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	943	241.65/cwt	239.00–243.95	2,279	217
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,101	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	970	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,173	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	197.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	2,009	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,160	3
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	435	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	968	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,098	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,224	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	265.95/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,372	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	243.47/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,276	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	273.98/cwt	262.00–274.75	1,543	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,430	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	258.64/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,614	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,648	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	215.53/cwt	204.00–227.50	1,429	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,568	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,398	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,614	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,561	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	221.68/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,705	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,901	86
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	808	216.64/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,750	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	856	225.61/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,931	76
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,854	31
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,791	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small and Medium 1-2	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	283.75/cwt	280.00–287.50	851	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,202	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	292.45/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,208	3
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	427	225.90/cwt	205.00–232.50	965	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,450	2
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	223.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,483	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,568	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	193.99/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,490	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,225	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,217	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,175	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,242	140.60/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,746	3
Bulls	—	—	1,352	160.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,165	6
Bulls	—	—	1,632	174.22/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,843	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,064	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	125.30/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,337	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	140.23/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,674	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	134.10/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,624	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,695	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	138.74/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,095	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	131.04/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,069	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,205	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	660	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,132Last week 892Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 65Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	433	268.00	268.00
1	450–500	460	266.00	266.00
3	550–600	563	254.00	254.00
1	600–650	600	246.00	246.00
3	650–700	673	233.00	233.00
12	700–750	727	222.00	222.00
18	750–800	769	217.00–223.00	221.68
31	850–900	882	210.25	210.25
9	900–950	923	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	260.00–269.00	265.95
98	550–600	563	262.00–274.75	273.98
11	600–650	624	254.00–263.00	258.64
2	650–700	662	249.00	249.00
86	750–800	783	242.75	242.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	808	213.00–230.00	216.64
76	850–900	856	223.00–226.00	225.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	450	244.00	244.00
6	500–550	524	230.00–248.00	243.47
3	550–600	563	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	663	204.00–227.50	215.53
2	700–750	717	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	357.50	357.50
3	500–550	533	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	618	267.50	267.50
5	700–750	717	245.00–250.00	246.01
1	750–800	765	251.00	251.00
1	800–850	815	245.00	245.00
64	850–900	869	249.00–249.50	249.43
29	900–950	903	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	190.00–205.00	197.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
11	700–750	724	246.00	246.00
13	800–850	810	234.00	234.00
2	950–1000	970	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	562	281.00–293.00	288.12
10	600–650	609	290.00–295.00	293.52
16	700–750	723	265.00–271.00	266.67
55	800–850	833	254.25	254.25
59	850–900	851	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
119	850–900	851	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	937	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
217	900–950	943	239.00–243.95	241.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	425	271.00	271.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	521	260.00–267.50	264.29
5	550–600	569	254.00–268.00	262.27
2	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	413	285.00–307.00	292.45
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	560	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	700	224.00	224.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	905	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	280.00–287.50	283.75
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	665	220.00–226.00	223.05
2	750–800	768	190.00–198.00	193.99
1	800–850	845	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	195.00	195.00
4	400–450	427	205.00–232.50	225.90
1	550–600	570	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,579	129.00–134.00	131.04
3	—	1,338	126.00–128.00	126.69
6	—	1,510	136.00–142.00	138.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	133.00–135.00	134.10
4	—	1,194	138.00–144.00	140.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
1	—	985	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,067	124.00–127.00	125.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	168.00–183.00	174.22
6	—	1,352	150.00–164.00	160.17
3	—	1,242	136.00–143.00	140.60

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.