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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 13

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,016 head

▲ 627 vs last sale 389▼ 289 vs year ago 1,305 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 27▼ 30 vs year ago 76 · −39.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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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 — 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 $299.50/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −147.52 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

447.02

−147.52

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	1,615	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

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. 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	898	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,361	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,455	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	269.08/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,259	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	292.95/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,418	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	312.41/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,593	21
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	280.99/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,568	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,535	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	294.32/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,716	17
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	241.50/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,497	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	286.44/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,785	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,518	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,630	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	248.38/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,672	8
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	264.69/cwt	262.50–264.75	1,935	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	244.78/cwt	244.50–245.00	2,056	120
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	840	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,882	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,823	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	876	244.51/cwt	244.00–245.00	2,142	113
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	885	244.40/cwt	243.50–246.50	2,163	231
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	236.52/cwt	235.00–237.90	2,190	112
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	935	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,048	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,198	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	881	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,103	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	232.21/cwt	230.00–233.00	971	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	267.27/cwt	264.00–268.50	1,253	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,247	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,230	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,189	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	253.10/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,301	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	251.87/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,416	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	228.80/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,380	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	215.65/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,449	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	225.91/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,527	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	248.64/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,718	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	215.45/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,530	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	842	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,890	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	790	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	290.09/cwt	280.00–295.00	934	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	831	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	270.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,107	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	283.40/cwt	262.00–291.00	1,241	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	279.92/cwt	267.00–293.00	1,296	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	236.99/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,372	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	263.63/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,540	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,468	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	1
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 1-2	645	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,306	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	760	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,300	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,122	186.94/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,097	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	164.67/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	181.36/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,078	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	127.84/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,175	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	138.63/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,404	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	155.55/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,080	7
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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
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

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
55	800–850	842	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
231	850–900	885	243.50–246.50	244.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.