Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand; some weaned 300-500 lb heifer calves sharply higher. Yearlings sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.85/cwt on 650 head.

Average price

$166.85

650 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$50.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

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	594	168.65	1,002	621
Medium and Large 2-3	562	129.00	725	27
Small and Medium 1-2	415	118.25	491	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.40/cwt here — about $511 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 sale650 hd

166.85

—

KY average21 barns · 4,104 hd

162.60

+4.25

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	—	High	1,795	116.28	2,087	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	89.48	1,160	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	88.15	1,269	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	76.94	792	57
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	114.81	1,393	4thin

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)	850	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,294	$1,365	6

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	148.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	189.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	151.49/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	190.06/cwt	179.00–198.00	808	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	171.00/cwt	146.00–174.50	1,096	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	194.53/cwt	190.00–198.00	947	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	161.45/cwt	158.00–170.00	836	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.28/cwt	143.00–146.00	923	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	118.25/cwt	107.50–129.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	130.00/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	176.06/cwt	166.00–176.50	1,445	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	171.24/cwt	157.50–183.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	160.49/cwt	156.00–170.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.12/cwt	152.50–170.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	151.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	162.20/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,158	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.45/cwt	137.00–147.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	173.50/cwt	160.00–180.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	150.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	163.09/cwt	159.00–167.00	935	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	144.76/cwt	144.00–147.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	216.59/cwt	203.00–229.00	936	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	185.00/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,276	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	198.17/cwt	189.50–200.25	1,151	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	183.69/cwt	178.00–192.00	950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	205.46/cwt	201.00–214.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	160.72/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	981	128.22/cwt	123.00–144.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	221.30/cwt	220.00–222.50	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	172.60/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,156	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	214.63/cwt	204.00–218.00	992	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,303	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	173.92/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,249	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	201.09/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,040	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	184.90/cwt	172.00–188.75	1,170	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	224.29/cwt	210.00–229.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	222.88/cwt	215.00–234.00	847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	160.97/cwt	154.50–171.00	1,087	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	211.23/cwt	200.00–222.00	767	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	68.69/cwt	63.00–71.00	735	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	75.99/cwt	70.00–81.00	760	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	61.92/cwt	60.00–63.00	584	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	92.68/cwt	85.00–107.00	1,372	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	83.43/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,153	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,173	116.95/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,253	112.67/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,412	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	84.31/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,046	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	93.84/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,254	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	85.77/cwt	80.00–101.00	919	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	77.54/cwt	69.00–81.00	939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,796	122.72/cwt	108.00–140.00	2,204	12
Bulls	—	—	1,792	103.40/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,853	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,579.39/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,202	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	85.95/cwt	84.00–88.00	729	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	101.52/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	121.04/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	128.55/cwt	123.00–134.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	185.18/cwt	170.00–191.00	993	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	215.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	187.15/cwt	181.00–195.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	165.60/cwt	160.00–171.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	847	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	268	191.93/cwt	187.50–200.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	188.55/cwt	170.00–198.00	884	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	130.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	133.66/cwt	125.00–143.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	170.97/cwt	155.00–182.50	446	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	202.03/cwt	180.00–210.00	766	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.42/cwt	125.00–139.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	186.02/cwt	183.00–202.00	895	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	188.27/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,071	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	168.98/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,044	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	188.31/cwt	180.00–196.00	968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	201.33/cwt	184.00–212.00	930	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	165.74/cwt	163.00–175.00	938	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	133.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	139.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	152.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,024	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	98.37/cwt	90.00–110.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	175.74/cwt	171.00–180.00	576	2

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 375Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 92Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	145.00–151.00	148.99
11	—	323	185.00–200.00	189.97
12	—	674	149.00–152.00	151.49
25	—	425	179.00–198.00	190.06
109	—	641	146.00–174.50	171.00
20	—	518	158.00–170.00	161.45
190	—	714	141.00–166.00	162.20
40	—	573	159.00–167.00	163.09
3	—	268	187.50–200.00	191.93
84	—	469	170.00–198.00	188.55
27	—	379	180.00–210.00	202.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	143.00–146.00	145.28
8	—	771	127.00–134.00	130.00
4	—	848	110.00	110.00
11	—	322	157.50–183.00	171.24
6	—	484	156.00–170.00	160.49
3	—	427	152.50–170.00	164.12
7	—	932	125.00	125.00
5	—	504	150.00–155.00	151.39
10	—	665	137.00–147.00	142.45
8	—	376	160.00–180.00	173.50
14	—	579	150.00–154.00	150.93
1	—	170	175.00	175.00
7	—	261	155.00–182.50	170.97
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
4	—	728	125.00–139.00	131.42
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	107.50–129.00	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
5	—	479	130.00–137.50	133.65
3	—	766	115.00	115.00
4	—	585	144.00–147.00	144.76
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
2	—	847	90.00	90.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
2	—	430	135.00–137.00	135.99
2	—	623	126.00–135.00	130.34
3	—	528	125.00–143.00	133.66
3	—	366	125.00–130.00	128.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	487	190.00–198.00	194.53
58	—	821	166.00–176.50	176.06
3	—	575	183.00–186.00	185.00
2	—	750	154.00	154.00
20	—	517	178.00–192.00	183.69
5	—	378	201.00–214.00	205.46
7	—	623	157.00–163.00	160.72
4	—	987	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	432	203.00–229.00	216.59
43	—	581	189.50–200.25	198.17
2	—	275	220.00–222.50	221.30
22	—	670	166.00–180.00	172.60
19	—	462	204.00–218.00	214.63
2	—	773	168.00–169.00	168.51
31	—	718	162.00–179.00	173.92
41	—	517	194.00–210.00	201.09
53	—	633	172.00–188.75	184.90
7	—	331	210.00–229.00	224.29
11	—	380	215.00–234.00	222.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
1	—	905	141.00	141.00
4	—	981	123.00–144.00	128.22
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	151.00	151.00
9	—	675	154.50–171.00	160.97
1	—	415	196.00	196.00
2	—	363	200.00–222.00	211.23
5	—	324	210.00–225.00	215.32
24	—	569	177.00–198.00	188.27
22	—	618	159.00–174.00	168.98
9	—	514	180.00–196.00	188.31
15	—	462	184.00–212.00	201.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	118.00–125.00	121.04
2	—	995	106.00	106.00
4	—	536	170.00–191.00	185.18
5	—	382	181.00–195.00	187.15
2	—	433	160.00–171.00	165.60
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
18	—	481	183.00–202.00	186.02
11	—	566	163.00–175.00	165.74
5	—	774	130.00–136.00	133.41
6	—	727	136.00–146.00	139.49
1	—	1,190	98.00	98.00
7	—	671	150.00–156.00	152.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	158.00	158.00
2	—	773	123.00–134.00	128.55
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
3	—	877	90.00–110.00	98.37
2	—	328	171.00–180.00	175.74
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
2	—	440	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,070	63.00–71.00	68.69
26	—	1,000	70.00–81.00	75.99
4	—	943	60.00–63.00	61.92
18	—	1,071	80.00–101.00	85.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,480	85.00–107.00	92.68
16	—	1,382	81.00–86.00	83.43
2	—	1,453	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,241	81.00–86.00	84.31
48	—	1,336	87.00–106.00	93.84
8	—	1,211	69.00–81.00	77.54
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	116.00–118.00	116.95
2	—	1,253	111.00–114.00	112.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,796	108.00–140.00	122.72
6	—	1,792	92.00–108.00	103.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,202	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,500	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,579.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	848	84.00–88.00	85.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	92.00–111.00	101.52

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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