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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

620 head

▼ 270 vs last sale 890▼ 604 vs year ago 1,224 · −49.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 74▲ 33 vs year ago 47 · +70.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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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 — 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 $275.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −171.31 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

447.02

−171.31

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	—	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

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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	355	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	820	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,174	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	275.71/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,461	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	266.24/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,605	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	272.74/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,868	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,786	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,669	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	213.07/cwt	202.50–224.00	1,636	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	238.46/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,841	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	237.70/cwt	220.00–238.00	2,077	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	229.29/cwt	219.50–240.00	2,103	183
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	223.25/cwt	223.25–223.25	2,259	57
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	2,313	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	761	2
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,091	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	996	12
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	240.49/cwt	237.50–242.00	1,207	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,356	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	238.28/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,342	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,600	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	192.03/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,312	2
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	205.15/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,479	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,476	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,345	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	853	220.95/cwt	220.95–220.95	1,885	62
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,614	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	747	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	268.01/cwt	260.00–290.00	852	4
Bulls	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,017	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,026	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	271.62/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,122	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	262.90/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,251	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	230.44/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,187	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	260.33/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,354	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	255.21/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,353	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,581	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	210.03/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,626	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,105	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,558	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,115	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,929	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	129.17/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,502	11
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%	1,228	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	—	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	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	146.13/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,221	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
62	850–900	853	220.95	220.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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.