Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with some weaned 400-600 lb packages 5.00 higher with very good buyer participation on a mostly attractive quality offering with many weaned calf packages on offer. Yearlings mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.33/cwt on 557 head.

Average price

$157.33

557 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

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	589	159.54	939	514
Large 1-2	509	148.75	756	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	581	129.04	750	39

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $189 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 sale557 hd

157.33

—

KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd

156.49

+0.84

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	—	Average	1,664	107.59	1,791	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	80.00	1,305	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	76.22	982	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	66.66	725	33

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)	1,048	$1,219	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,146	3thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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	—	533	178.33/cwt	178.00–179.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	171.88/cwt	162.00–179.00	724	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	163.47/cwt	151.00–168.35	1,118	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	171.04/cwt	165.00–180.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	171.94/cwt	168.00–176.00	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	160.85/cwt	157.00–166.50	830	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	153.66/cwt	145.00–159.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	152.51/cwt	146.00–154.50	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	167.19/cwt	161.00–173.00	784	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.70/cwt	151.00–154.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.80/cwt	151.00–160.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	112.33/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	163.07/cwt	159.00–168.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	155.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	159.95/cwt	155.50–171.00	918	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.43/cwt	130.50–145.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	139.67/cwt	138.00–141.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	139.87/cwt	135.00–150.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	126.09/cwt	121.00–131.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.84/cwt	111.00–117.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	140.95/cwt	127.00–151.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	167.55/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	156.65/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	172.30/cwt	163.00–174.75	1,241	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	153.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	199.67/cwt	191.00–204.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	164.13/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,485	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	187.36/cwt	182.00–190.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	188.95/cwt	187.00–191.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	173.93/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,071	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	206.88/cwt	193.00–214.00	890	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	182.91/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,041	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	198.24/cwt	195.00–200.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	173.54/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,189	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	213.74/cwt	210.00–219.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	192.03/cwt	180.00–200.00	995	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	209.96/cwt	196.00–217.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	178.79/cwt	170.00–200.00	933	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	160.29/cwt	153.00–165.00	999	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	870	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,137	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	61.25/cwt	58.00–64.00	675	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	72.43/cwt	69.00–75.50	1,023	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	82.25/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,395	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	65.83/cwt	64.00–69.00	820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	82.40/cwt	76.50–88.00	1,116	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	49.82/cwt	45.00–56.50	453	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	73.83/cwt	72.00–76.50	918	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	67.42/cwt	65.00–71.00	716	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	76.67/cwt	73.00–84.00	892	9
Bulls	—	—	1,628	105.27/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,714	6
Bulls	—	—	1,160	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,238	1,155.93/head	1,135.00–1,175.00	1,156	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,218.91/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	160.51/cwt	159.00–163.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	172.69/cwt	165.00–183.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	162.64/cwt	152.50–173.00	379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	136.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	127.87/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	205.16/cwt	198.00–220.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	717	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.50	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	157.78/cwt	147.50–163.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.57/cwt	124.00–134.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,049	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	104.95/cwt	101.00–109.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	168.70/cwt	159.00–177.50	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	141.78/cwt	130.00–154.00	390	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	141.49/cwt	139.00–143.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	137.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	860	121.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	184.81/cwt	180.00–190.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	202.97/cwt	190.00–213.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	149.87/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,019	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	170.62/cwt	164.00–176.00	995	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	190.23/cwt	184.00–199.00	907	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.62/cwt	140.00–151.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	188.11/cwt	180.00–194.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,204Last week 1,034Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 170Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	178.00–179.00	178.33
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
5	—	589	171.00	171.00
7	—	871	163.00–173.00	167.55
6	—	965	152.00–166.00	156.65
2	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
3	—	666	150.00–156.00	153.94
1	—	805	162.00	162.00
19	—	905	156.00–169.00	164.13
5	—	482	182.00–190.00	187.36
2	—	318	187.00–191.00	188.95
2	—	705	159.00–161.00	159.99
1	—	1,145	127.00	127.00
4	—	368	195.00–200.00	198.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	170.00	170.00
2	—	710	145.00	145.00
1	—	865	155.00	155.00
2	—	352	174.00	174.00
1	—	935	150.00	150.00
5	—	317	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	720	163.00–174.75	172.30
14	—	463	191.00–204.00	199.67
53	—	616	164.00–180.00	173.93
23	—	430	193.00–214.00	206.88
3	—	790	165.00	165.00
2	—	345	205.00	205.00
36	—	569	176.00–191.00	182.91
44	—	685	165.00–179.00	173.54
7	—	383	210.00–219.00	213.74
58	—	518	180.00–200.00	192.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	421	162.00–179.00	171.88
195	—	684	151.00–168.35	163.47
9	—	330	165.00–180.00	171.04
11	—	375	168.00–176.00	171.94
47	—	516	157.00–166.50	160.85
21	—	621	145.00–159.00	153.66
3	—	723	143.00	143.00
30	—	469	161.00–173.00	167.19
36	—	574	155.50–171.00	159.95
13	—	765	135.00–139.50	137.08
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	146.00–154.50	152.51
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
13	—	525	151.00–154.00	152.70
10	—	428	151.00–160.00	155.80
3	—	910	107.00–115.00	112.33
9	—	385	159.00–168.00	163.07
5	—	479	152.00–160.00	155.11
12	—	672	130.50–145.00	135.43
1	—	985	116.00	116.00
6	—	830	111.00–117.00	114.84
1	—	1,015	91.00	91.00
4	—	765	122.00–132.00	126.02
3	—	312	147.50–163.00	157.78
3	—	717	124.00–134.00	129.57
2	—	880	101.00–109.00	104.95
4	—	233	159.00–177.50	168.70
4	—	609	139.00–143.00	141.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	138.00–141.00	139.67
3	—	421	135.00–150.00	139.87
2	—	663	121.00–131.00	126.09
4	—	564	127.00–151.00	140.95
2	—	322	130.00	130.00
2	—	897	91.00	91.00
3	—	358	130.00	130.00
8	—	771	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
7	—	624	125.00–135.00	129.91
2	—	275	130.00–154.00	141.78
2	—	510	134.00–140.00	137.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	121.00	121.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
2	—	860	119.00–125.00	121.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	339	196.00–217.00	209.96
2	—	720	138.00–142.00	139.96
11	—	522	170.00–200.00	178.79
23	—	623	153.00–165.00	160.29
8	—	372	198.00–220.00	205.16
2	—	777	139.00	139.00
7	—	416	190.00–213.00	202.97
9	—	680	149.00–154.00	149.87
13	—	583	164.00–176.00	170.62
21	—	477	184.00–199.00	190.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	137.00	137.00
2	—	815	138.00–141.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	171.00	171.00
1	—	435	166.00	166.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	753	116.00–121.00	118.49
2	—	233	152.50–173.00	162.64
4	—	616	135.00–138.00	136.76
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
3	—	718	129.00–131.00	130.01
6	—	581	159.00–163.00	160.51
8	—	473	165.00–183.00	172.69
2	—	902	131.00	131.00
6	—	819	117.00–133.00	127.87
2	—	403	176.00–180.00	177.99
2	—	333	180.00–190.00	184.81
3	—	761	125.00	125.00
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
4	—	626	140.00–151.00	145.62
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
4	—	360	180.00–194.00	188.11
6	—	674	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	103.00	103.00
2	—	368	130.00–132.50	131.31
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,102	58.00–64.00	61.25
3	—	910	45.00–56.50	49.82
12	—	1,062	65.00–71.00	67.42
9	—	1,164	73.00–84.00	76.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,412	69.00–75.50	72.43
37	—	1,696	76.00–88.00	82.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	64.00–69.00	65.83
15	—	1,354	76.50–88.00	82.40
17	—	1,243	72.00–76.50	73.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	94.00–109.00	105.27
1	—	1,160	78.00	78.00
6	—	1,785	110.00–120.00	114.85

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,135.00–1,175.00	1,155.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,218.91

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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