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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 1,016▲ 732 vs year ago 158 · +463.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 46▲ 50 vs year ago 24 · +208.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearling heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower in a limited comparison. Plain, fleshy and new crop calves calves facing discounts. The downturn in the CME feeder cattle futures softened demand today. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with 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 $279.94/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −167.08 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$279.94

40 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$56.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

vs KY average

+9.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	290.49	1,552	32
Large 1-2	505	250.00	1,263	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	233.63	1,255	6thin

One grade step is worth $56.86/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

279.94

—

KY average23 barns · 899 hd

285.21

−5.27

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+9.44

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−167.08

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	1,499	166.47	2,496	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	143.55	2,095	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	141.51	1,739	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	121.17	1,366	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	186.00	2,381	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,638	161.64	2,648	2thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	936	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	288.12/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,080	5
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	385	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	887	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,045	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,012	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,286	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,323	3
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	476	206.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	984	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	307.27/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,466	5
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	297.59/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,547	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,454	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	233.63/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,255	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,568	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,539	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,581	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,783	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	240.50/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,623	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,502	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	221.72/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,559	7
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	230.80/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,673	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	258.94/cwt	248.00–260.25	1,919	74
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	754	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,908	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,931	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	851	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,787	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,015	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	904	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	2,104	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	2,142	31
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,945	17
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,154	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	714	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	702	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	258.89/cwt	240.00–265.00	875	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	755	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	252.55/cwt	237.50–255.00	993	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	997	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,096	13
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	470	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	952	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,145	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,053	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	259.63/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,238	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	212.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,101	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	254.28/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,330	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,175	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	252.78/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,436	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	236.05/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,357	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	199.32/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,254	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	654	257.90/cwt	257.90–257.90	1,687	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	216.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,416	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	205.80/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,364	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	708	228.09/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,615	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	210.91/cwt	202.50–213.00	1,546	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,699	71
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	842	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,431	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	895	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,763	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,085	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,083	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	631	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	880	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	776	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	272.06/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,012	7
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	261.96/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,113	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	237.36/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,021	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	232.39/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,081	2
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	263.35/cwt	247.50–279.00	1,417	7
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	254.86/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,455	7
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,360	2
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	660	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,393	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	225.42/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,504	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	212.27/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,509	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,466	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,548	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,635	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,134	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,280	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,381	1
Steers	—	Select	1,638	161.64/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,648	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,361	159.96/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,177	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	188.74/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,271	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	131.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,426	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	100.00/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,115	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,490	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	120.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,391	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	140.54/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,657	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,238	135.30/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,675	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	154.47/cwt	147.00–167.00	2,130	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	140.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,094	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	149.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,228	10

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 1,016Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 46Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	375	270.00–292.50	288.12
4	400–450	442	291.00	291.00
3	450–500	460	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	525	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	572	269.00	269.00
10	600–650	648	244.00	244.00
4	650–700	675	240.00–242.00	240.50
3	700–750	725	230.00–232.50	230.80
7	800–850	813	237.50	237.50
63	850–900	854	236.00	236.00
59	900–950	904	232.75	232.75
31	950–1000	966	221.75	221.75
30	1050–1100	1,077	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	230.00–231.00	230.50
3	450–500	476	205.00–210.00	206.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	288.00	288.00
2	350–400	387	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	241.00	241.00
6	500–550	537	232.00–242.00	233.63
2	650–700	678	220.00–223.00	221.51
7	700–750	703	220.00–224.00	221.72
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	851	210.00	210.00
17	1000–1050	1,000	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	293.00–311.00	307.27
20	500–550	520	285.00–311.00	297.59
9	550–600	558	281.00	281.00
4	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
9	650–700	663	269.00	269.00
74	700–750	741	248.00–260.25	258.94
73	750–800	754	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	262.50	262.50
4	300–350	338	240.00–265.00	258.89
7	350–400	393	237.50–255.00	252.55
2	400–450	402	248.00	248.00
3	450–500	471	243.00	243.00
2	500–550	527	223.00	223.00
4	550–600	575	230.00–242.00	236.05
1	600–650	600	216.00	216.00
19	650–700	655	210.00–220.00	216.23
25	700–750	733	202.50–213.00	210.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	415	264.00	264.00
8	450–500	477	255.00–263.00	259.63
13	500–550	523	247.00–259.00	254.28
6	550–600	568	249.00–256.00	252.78
11	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
78	650–700	654	257.90	257.90
71	700–750	741	229.25	229.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	223.00	223.00
2	350–400	387	195.00	195.00
3	450–500	475	220.00–225.00	221.70
4	500–550	518	210.00–220.00	212.49
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
6	600–650	629	185.00–215.00	199.32
4	650–700	663	197.00–210.00	205.80
2	800–850	842	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	200.00–205.00	202.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	800	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	708	226.00–229.00	228.09
1	850–900	895	197.00	197.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	291	302.50	302.50
7	350–400	372	260.00–287.50	272.06
3	400–450	425	250.00–280.00	261.96
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	538	247.50–279.00	263.35
7	550–600	571	246.00–260.00	254.86
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	667	223.00–230.00	225.42
7	700–750	711	210.00–215.00	212.27
1	800–850	810	181.00	181.00
1	900–950	905	171.00	171.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	570	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	242.50	242.50
1	300–350	320	242.50	242.50
3	400–450	430	222.50–247.50	237.36
2	450–500	465	227.50–237.50	232.39
1	500–550	535	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	640	212.50	212.50
2	700–750	740	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	136.00–144.00	140.54
8	—	1,379	147.00–167.00	154.47
9	—	1,139	125.00–135.00	130.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,487	137.00–145.00	140.84
3	—	1,238	135.00–136.00	135.30
10	—	1,490	145.00–155.00	149.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,087	128.00–135.00	131.18
2	—	1,115	96.00–104.00	100.00
7	—	1,159	112.00–124.00	120.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	160.00–163.00	161.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	186.00–192.00	188.74
1	—	1,585	148.00	148.00
4	—	1,361	153.00–165.00	159.96

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.