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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▼ 743 vs last sale 1,132▼ 328 vs year ago 717 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 43▼ 56 vs year ago 83 · −67.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday the market was mixed with steer calves under 600 lbs steady to firm; 600-800 lbs 10.00 lower in a lite test; heavy yearlings 850-950 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower; feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Market more active today than yesterday following some improvement in the Dow market. Light supply today due to CME and stock market volatility over the past few trading days. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a lite test.

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 $282.93/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −162.36 against this barn's trailing median of $445.30.

Average price

$282.93

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.07

vs KY average

+7.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	282.93	1,582	18thin

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 sale18 hd

282.93

—

KY average22 barns · 518 hd

283.01

−0.07

National average147 barns · 5,055 hd

275.65

+7.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

445.30

−162.36

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $445.30 across 33 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	1,440	167.35	2,411	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	136.19	2,188	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	135.48	1,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	117.14	1,205	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,650	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 1,132Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	817	182.50–184.00	183.51
3	850–900	883	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	851	180.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▼ 743 vs last sale 1,132▼ 328 vs year ago 717 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 43▼ 56 vs year ago 83 · −67.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $282.93/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −162.36 against this barn's trailing median of $445.30.

Average price

$282.93

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.07

vs KY average

+7.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	282.93	1,582	18thin

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 sale18 hd

282.93

—

KY average22 barns · 518 hd

283.01

−0.07

National average147 barns · 5,055 hd

275.65

+7.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

445.30

−162.36

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.70, low $353.17, median $445.30 across 33 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	1,440	167.35	2,411	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	136.19	2,188	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	135.48	1,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	117.14	1,205	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,650	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 1,132Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	817	182.50–184.00	183.51
3	850–900	883	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	851	180.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	254.97/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,313	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	256.15/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,483	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,484	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	183.51/cwt	182.50–184.00	1,499	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	851	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,532	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,695	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	285.17/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,226	3
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,245	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	239.76/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,230	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	206.77/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,292	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Bulls	750–800	Small and Medium 1-2	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	162.94/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,275	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,103	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,365	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,632	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,601	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,123	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	133.71/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,130	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,686	142.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,399	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	515	250.00–257.50	254.97
10	550–600	579	255.00–258.00	256.15

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	481	300.00–310.00	306.66
8	500–550	525	280.00–295.00	287.16
9	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
8	600–650	624	255.00–265.00	259.13
6	650–700	679	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
51	850–900	895	232.25	232.25
51	900–950	932	228.50	228.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
170	900–950	918	237.60–238.10	237.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	280.00–287.50	285.17
2	500–550	503	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	775	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	237.00–242.50	239.76
1	550–600	585	212.00	212.00
2	600–650	625	190.00–222.50	206.77
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	157.50	157.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	2,150.00	2,150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	133.00–135.00	133.71
2	—	1,350	117.00–120.00	118.58
7	—	1,686	138.00–146.00	142.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,425	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,218	133.00–135.00	133.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	120.00–122.00	121.05
3	—	963	113.00–116.00	114.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,358	157.00–169.00	162.94

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle