Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.26/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$170.26

198 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$48.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	514	175.39	901	172
Medium and Large 2-3	594	137.52	816	23
Small and Medium 1-2	448	126.67	568	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.73/cwt here — about $333 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 sale198 hd

170.26

—

KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd

167.97

+2.28

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	1,702	113.09	1,925	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	90.25	1,300	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	86.25	1,099	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	77.17	792	28

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	577	170.30/cwt	165.00–173.50	983	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	170.74/cwt	168.00–174.00	886	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	182.63/cwt	179.00–188.00	862	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	188.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	795	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	186.32/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	175.03/cwt	169.00–176.50	1,286	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,085	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	168.67/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,137	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	201.89/cwt	190.00–210.00	684	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	152.74/cwt	145.00–160.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	161.86/cwt	154.00–163.75	1,004	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	131.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.46/cwt	173.00–180.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	204.83/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	157.47/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	216.04/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,041	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	168.94/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	228.49/cwt	219.00–238.00	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	201.05/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,164	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	186.25/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,384	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	223	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	323	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	287	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	442	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	458	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	582	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	404	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	562	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	211.00/cwt	205.00–224.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	229.31/cwt	221.00–232.00	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	163.80/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	203.72/cwt	200.00–207.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	66.34/cwt	63.00–71.00	640	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	93.42/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,307	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	82.75/cwt	77.00–87.00	986	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	88.01/cwt	82.00–97.00	984	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	75.48/cwt	71.00–78.00	750	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	81.70/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,141	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	92.88/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,350	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	73.22/cwt	73.00–73.50	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,213	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	121.21/cwt	114.00–131.00	2,183	9
Bulls	—	—	1,724	107.85/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,859	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	99.32/cwt	87.00–112.00	944	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	118.36/cwt	110.00–127.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	184.00/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	155.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	115.33/cwt	104.00–121.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	141.36/cwt	125.00–150.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	183.91/cwt	180.00–187.50	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	117.50–132.50	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	121.59/cwt	112.00–131.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	194.00/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	188.97/cwt	187.00–193.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	156.31/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,039	3

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 1,452Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 133Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

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
15	—	577	165.00–173.50	170.30
5	—	735	145.00	145.00
14	—	519	168.00–174.00	170.74
35	—	472	179.00–188.00	182.63
35	—	422	180.00–200.00	188.43
17	—	674	161.00	161.00
18	—	339	190.00–210.00	201.89
11	—	620	154.00–163.75	161.86
1	—	355	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–160.00	152.74
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	669	130.00–136.00	131.75
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
3	—	800	104.00–121.00	115.33
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	637	130.00–133.00	131.99
7	—	571	125.00–150.00	141.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
2	—	410	173.00–180.00	176.46
6	—	562	151.00–160.00	155.96
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
2	—	823	124.00–131.00	127.40
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
3	—	773	125.00–127.00	126.34
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	117.50–132.50	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,175	106.00	106.00
6	—	674	168.00–169.00	168.67
4	—	833	154.00–160.00	157.47
3	—	520	192.00	192.00
3	—	630	165.00–174.00	168.94
3	—	741	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	175.00–191.00	186.32
22	—	735	169.00–176.50	175.03
10	—	517	200.00–209.00	204.83
3	—	318	235.00	235.00
24	—	482	200.00–224.00	216.04
16	—	423	219.00–238.00	228.49
1	—	390	237.00	237.00
40	—	579	198.00–203.00	201.05
9	—	618	181.00–191.00	186.25
2	—	782	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	176.00	176.00
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	145.00	145.00
9	—	287	154.00	154.00
5	—	458	127.00	127.00
3	—	345	142.50	142.50
10	—	404	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	205.00–224.00	211.00
8	—	363	221.00–232.00	229.31
6	—	664	161.00–168.00	163.80
7	—	485	200.00–207.00	203.72
2	—	612	174.00	174.00
1	—	325	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
1	—	610	158.00	158.00
6	—	567	183.00–186.00	184.00
2	—	418	180.00–187.50	183.91
1	—	330	189.00	189.00
2	—	808	112.00–131.00	121.59
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
4	—	529	189.00–196.00	194.00
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
4	—	484	187.00–193.00	188.97
2	—	375	190.00–200.00	194.87
3	—	665	154.00–158.00	156.31
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	110.00–127.00	118.36
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	173.00	173.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	964	63.00–71.00	66.34
1	—	760	49.00	49.00
11	—	1,118	82.00–97.00	88.01
9	—	993	71.00–78.00	75.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	88.00–103.00	93.42
11	—	1,192	77.00–87.00	82.75
2	—	1,170	73.00–73.50	73.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	78.00–86.00	81.70
13	—	1,454	87.00–99.00	92.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	87.00	87.00
9	—	1,801	114.00–131.00	121.21
4	—	1,724	103.00–112.00	107.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	87.00–112.00	99.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00

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