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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

871 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 912▲ 146 vs year ago 725 · +20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 41▼ 49 vs year ago 102 · −48.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady; few light 4-weights and light 5-weights sold 5.00 higher with good demand for good quality and weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady; few good quality 4-weights 5.00 to 8.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady with good demand for preconditioned and open packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to 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 $277.11/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −169.91 against this barn's trailing median of $447.02.

Average price

$277.11

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$30.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.45

vs KY average

−17.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	277.65	1,518	87
Large 1-2	545	260.00	1,417	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	247.50	1,398	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.15/cwt here — about $119 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 sale89 hd

277.11

—

KY average25 barns · 922 hd

269.66

+7.45

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−17.20

This barn, trailing median34 sales

447.02

−169.91

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	1,665	159.08	2,648	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	126.53	1,707	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	120.84	1,880	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	108.12	1,111	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,788	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	755	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	313	328.24/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,027	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	350–400	Large 1-2	381	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,095	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,245	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	321.35/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,340	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	296.14/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,392	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	272.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,296	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	264.13/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,387	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	285.13/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,505	42
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	269.49/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,525	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,607	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	260.34/cwt	248.00–282.50	1,625	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	235.79/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,504	3
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	263.41/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,754	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	226.90/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,516	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	241.02/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,627	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	257.64/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,896	85
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,872	24
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	246.37/cwt	244.50–247.75	2,047	100
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,071	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	922	242.10/cwt	242.10–242.10	2,232	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	258.25/cwt	250.00–267.50	563	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	292	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	832	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	277.24/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,062	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	271.57/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,135	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	240.91/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,055	3
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	462	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	924	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	258.06/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,231	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	509	218.42/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,112	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	246.85/cwt	242.50–252.00	1,274	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	232.01/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,237	26
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	533	203.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,086	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	229.68/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,300	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	217.94/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,238	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	218.00/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,321	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	222.18/cwt	206.00–231.00	1,493	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	200.32/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,358	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	1,776	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,265	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	835	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,720	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,356	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	535	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,064	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	994	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	286.35/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,248	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	272.65/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,189	6
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	477	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,073	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	277.89/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,370	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,186	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	242.63/cwt	242.50–243.00	1,393	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	231.79/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,437	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	218.79/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,396	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,591	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,341	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,394	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	152.71/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,364	8
Bulls	—	—	1,798	166.37/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,991	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	106.59/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,035	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	119.46/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,312	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,028	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	117.56/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,308	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	118.89/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,695	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	130.19/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,899	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	128.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,051	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	113.03/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,896	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,788.28/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 912Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 41Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
8	500–550	509	210.00–222.50	218.42
3	550–600	568	214.00–220.00	217.94
3	650–700	678	196.00–205.00	200.32
1	750–800	755	167.50	167.50
2	800–850	845	160.00–161.00	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	250.00–267.50	258.25
3	400–450	438	232.50–245.00	240.91
2	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
26	500–550	533	228.00–239.00	232.01
5	550–600	566	225.00–237.00	229.68
13	600–650	606	207.50–230.00	218.00
9	650–700	672	206.00–231.00	222.18
1	950–1000	960	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	267.50–292.50	277.24
9	400–450	418	260.00–277.50	271.57
19	450–500	477	247.50–272.50	258.06
19	500–550	516	242.50–252.00	246.85
75	650–700	697	254.75	254.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	835	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	200.00	200.00
4	500–550	533	200.00–210.00	203.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	476	270.00–280.00	272.36
3	500–550	525	262.50–267.50	264.13
36	550–600	566	262.50–272.00	269.49
3	600–650	638	232.50–242.50	235.79
17	650–700	675	234.00–246.00	241.02
100	800–850	831	244.50–247.75	246.37
60	850–900	863	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	900–950	922	242.10	242.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	308	240.00–250.00	245.04
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50
10	650–700	668	220.00–229.00	226.90
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	325.00–330.00	328.24
2	350–400	383	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	417	312.50–337.50	321.35
12	450–500	470	282.50–315.00	296.14
42	500–550	528	275.00–300.00	285.13
6	550–600	572	281.00	281.00
49	600–650	624	248.00–282.50	260.34
10	650–700	666	247.00–269.00	263.41
85	700–750	736	255.00–269.00	257.64
24	750–800	761	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	505	230.00–240.00	234.95
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	282.50–287.50	286.35
9	450–500	493	277.00–285.00	277.89
5	600–650	620	231.00–235.00	231.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	267.50	267.50
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	287.50	287.50
6	400–450	436	270.00–274.00	272.65
8	550–600	574	242.50–243.00	242.63
5	600–650	638	210.00–226.00	218.79
5	750–800	780	204.00	204.00
2	800–850	838	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	858	160.00–165.00	162.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	116.00–123.00	118.89
3	—	1,677	109.00–116.00	113.03
4	—	1,594	126.00–130.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	126.00–135.00	130.19
2	—	1,098	119.00–120.00	119.46
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	116.00–120.00	117.56
4	—	971	105.00–109.00	106.59
1	—	1,105	93.00	93.00
1	—	920	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,798	163.00–171.00	166.37
8	—	1,548	144.00–159.00	152.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788.28

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.