Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to holiday. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.67/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$161.67

471 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$31.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	614	162.80	1,000	454
Medium and Large 2-3	520	131.48	684	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale471 hd

161.67

—

KY average24 barns · 7,363 hd

157.89

+3.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	101.21	1,656	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	79.23	1,198	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	73.68	883	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	64.97	640	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	111.00	1,399	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	123.69	1,587	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	197.21/cwt	180.00–204.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	193.92/cwt	191.00–194.50	1,022	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	171.57/cwt	167.00–174.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	209.86/cwt	207.50–213.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	164.85/cwt	164.85–164.85	1,269	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	159.09/cwt	140.00–165.00	897	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	191.72/cwt	179.00–198.00	890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	159.83/cwt	141.00–164.50	753	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.39/cwt	145.00–163.00	831	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	148.22/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,396	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	183.71/cwt	174.00–190.00	959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	153.65/cwt	150.00–166.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	155.24/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,059	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	981	155.40/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,524	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,312	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	169.89/cwt	161.00–173.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	198.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	154.17/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	193.51/cwt	180.00–203.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	149.37/cwt	136.00–166.00	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	178.85/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,027	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	174.08/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,074	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	128.44/cwt	110.00–138.50	936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	83.29/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,288	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	72.58/cwt	68.00–75.50	889	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	54.93/cwt	52.00–58.00	542	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	73.65/cwt	70.00–83.00	696	5
Bulls	—	—	1,460	87.78/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,282	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	123.69/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	122.55/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	62.95/cwt	54.00–66.00	672	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	79.06/cwt	76.00–87.00	970	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	66.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	75.60/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,120	19
Bulls	—	—	1,597	99.23/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,585	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	85.03/cwt	84.00–86.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	999.68/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	788.28/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	192.82/cwt	180.00–198.00	735	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	164.86/cwt	156.00–181.00	948	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	129.60/cwt	129.50–130.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	173.43/cwt	169.00–176.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	389	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	147.89/cwt	130.00–157.00	938	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	179.36/cwt	161.00–184.00	951	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	186.24/cwt	179.00–194.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	141.65/cwt	134.00–149.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	140.40/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,012	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	144.96/cwt	130.00–158.00	963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	169.52/cwt	165.00–169.85	1,134	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	162.35/cwt	162.35–162.35	1,138	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	130.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.88/cwt	145.00–172.50	705	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.67/cwt	130.00–159.00	951	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	141.75/cwt	135.00–148.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	171.92/cwt	165.00–181.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 590Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 143Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	180.00–204.00	197.21
2	—	818	140.00–143.00	141.51
21	—	464	179.00–198.00	191.72
7	—	774	139.00–159.00	148.22
12	—	867	161.00	161.00
12	—	522	174.00–190.00	183.71
8	—	624	150.00–166.00	153.65
8	—	682	140.00–160.00	155.24
6	—	327	190.00–200.00	198.27
6	—	736	144.00–157.00	154.17
16	—	419	180.00–203.00	193.51
29	—	574	176.00–185.00	178.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	527	191.00–194.50	193.92
13	—	981	152.00–160.00	155.40
9	—	661	169.50	169.50
75	—	734	178.75	178.75
21	—	617	169.00–176.00	174.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
2	—	815	124.00	124.00
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
4	—	724	130.00–133.00	131.52
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
2	—	517	158.00	158.00
2	—	678	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
4	—	477	161.00–173.00	169.89
6	—	563	136.00–166.00	149.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	207.50–213.00	209.86
1	—	460	204.00	204.00
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
2	—	295	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	776	135.00	135.00
3	—	312	167.00–174.00	171.57
1	—	970	111.00	111.00
47	—	564	140.00–165.00	159.09
50	—	471	141.00–164.50	159.83
24	—	528	145.00–163.00	157.39
12	—	721	130.00–153.00	140.40
9	—	664	130.00–158.00	144.96
23	—	425	145.00–172.50	165.88
18	—	619	130.00–159.00	153.67
3	—	285	168.00	168.00
9	—	384	165.00–181.00	171.92
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	141.00	141.00
2	—	368	134.00–149.00	141.65
2	—	892	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
4	—	461	129.00–134.00	130.34
2	—	687	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	135.00–136.00	135.52
2	—	323	135.00–148.00	141.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	770	164.85	164.85
91	—	669	165.00–169.85	169.52
65	—	701	162.35	162.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	169.00–176.00	173.43
5	—	389	190.00	190.00
10	—	456	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	729	110.00–138.50	128.44
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
5	—	668	135.00–137.00	136.60
16	—	381	180.00–198.00	192.82
21	—	575	156.00–181.00	164.86
20	—	634	130.00–157.00	147.89
14	—	530	161.00–184.00	179.36
11	—	479	179.00–194.00	186.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	214.00	214.00
4	—	515	192.00	192.00
2	—	435	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	495	164.00	164.00
5	—	712	129.50–130.00	129.60
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	80.00–94.00	83.29
19	—	1,481	70.00–79.50	75.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,225	68.00–75.50	72.58
9	—	1,068	54.00–66.00	62.95
22	—	1,227	76.00–87.00	79.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	52.00–58.00	54.93
5	—	945	70.00–83.00	73.65
4	—	1,033	64.00–69.00	66.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	85.00–91.50	87.78
2	—	1,970	122.00–123.00	122.55
8	—	1,597	92.00–109.00	99.23
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	110.00–129.00	123.69

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	2	—	983	84.00–86.00	85.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,358	975.00–1,025.00	999.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	775.00–800.00	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.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle