Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

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 for weaned thin-fleshed calf packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.85/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$192.85

308 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$481

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

$54.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

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	516	198.29	1,023	273
Large 1-2	702	155.67	1,093	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	150.57	850	24
Small and Medium 1-2	378	143.44	542	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.85/cwt here — about $481 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 sale308 hd

192.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,280 hd

188.57

+4.28

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	—	High	1,632	126.53	2,065	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	95.22	1,162	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	92.37	1,287	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	83.60	852	35

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)	1,260	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	936	$961	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	984	$934	6

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	827	175.23/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,105	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	192.65/cwt	180.00–200.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	207.34/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,001	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	192.86/cwt	185.00–199.00	791	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	486	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	196.50/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,159	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	460	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	211.89/cwt	206.00–215.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	156.51/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	179.89/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	184.69/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,158	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	213.84/cwt	200.00–227.00	905	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	197.03/cwt	186.00–200.50	1,123	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	508	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	692	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	195.78/cwt	187.50–199.00	1,026	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	227.16/cwt	207.50–238.00	852	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	756	198.10/cwt	198.10–198.10	1,498	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	203.51/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,264	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	246.38/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,146	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	252.96/cwt	223.00–265.00	1,042	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	224.40/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	231.53/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,204	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	141.45/cwt	114.00–147.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	246.73/cwt	237.50–252.50	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	236.44/cwt	230.00–245.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	249.88/cwt	225.00–265.50	945	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	189.98/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	197.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,338	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	193.16/cwt	176.00–204.00	1,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	237.42/cwt	235.00–247.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	224.94/cwt	221.00–232.50	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	218.87/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,134	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	69.60/cwt	67.00–73.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	89.75/cwt	82.00–102.00	924	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	95.64/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,360	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	85.75/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,130	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	97.47/cwt	90.00–113.00	1,204	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	79.34/cwt	74.00–82.00	815	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	881	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	87.04/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,009	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	77.73/cwt	77.50–78.00	881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	133.44/cwt	113.00–155.00	2,353	19
Bulls	—	—	1,276	107.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,375	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	997	842.73/head	775.00–900.00	843	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,024.27/head	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,024	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	695	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	838.95/head	750.00–925.00	839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,053.44/head	935.00–1,200.00	1,053	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	208.12/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	232.06/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,084	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	128.72/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	185.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	191.21/cwt	187.50–195.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	133.86/cwt	127.50–140.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	235.75/cwt	229.00–239.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	169.99/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	181.85/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,247	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	168.12/cwt	159.00–170.00	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 718Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 105Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	827	168.00–180.00	175.23
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
2	—	590	193.00–200.00	196.50
5	—	1,284	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,000	148.00	148.00
1	—	665	181.00	181.00
3	—	771	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	207.50	207.50
6	—	1,055	114.00–147.00	141.45
3	—	381	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	171.00	171.00
1	—	810	159.00	159.00
6	—	863	156.00–159.00	156.51
2	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	720	159.00	159.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	756	198.10	198.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	621	190.00–213.00	203.51
20	—	465	230.00–260.00	246.38
20	—	412	223.00–265.00	252.96
10	—	563	206.00–230.00	224.40
28	—	520	215.00–243.00	231.53
4	—	260	237.50–252.50	246.73
8	—	320	230.00–245.00	236.44
4	—	768	185.00	185.00
21	—	378	225.00–265.50	249.88
6	—	707	188.00–191.00	189.98
18	—	676	190.00–200.00	197.93
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	104.00	104.00
2	—	692	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	180.00–200.00	192.65
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
7	—	410	185.00–199.00	192.86
2	—	760	147.00–152.00	149.48
9	—	585	178.00–181.00	179.89
1	—	725	139.00	139.00
1	—	955	124.00	124.00
7	—	323	180.00–190.00	185.29
2	—	258	187.50–195.00	191.21
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
2	—	465	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	—	510	181.00	181.00
2	—	637	170.00	170.00
2	—	673	169.00–171.00	169.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	483	195.00–219.00	207.34
6	—	336	206.00–215.00	211.89
5	—	700	175.00	175.00
24	—	627	176.00–187.00	184.69
38	—	423	200.00–227.00	213.84
52	—	570	186.00–200.50	197.03
26	—	524	187.50–199.00	195.78
27	—	375	207.50–238.00	227.16
22	—	686	174.00–185.00	181.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
4	—	290	170.00–180.00	175.09
1	—	640	127.50	127.50
2	—	543	151.00–154.00	152.51
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
1	—	370	157.50	157.50
2	—	742	121.00	121.00
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
4	—	793	131.00	131.00
6	—	571	159.00–170.00	168.12
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	148.00	148.00
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
2	—	285	127.50–140.00	133.86
1	—	370	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
1	—	995	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,180	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	387	210.00	210.00
3	—	825	120.00–140.00	128.72
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	176.00–204.00	193.16
5	—	363	235.00–247.00	237.42
3	—	321	221.00–232.50	224.94
17	—	518	207.00–226.00	218.87
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
4	—	576	190.00–217.00	208.12
15	—	467	210.00–239.00	232.06
1	—	665	191.00	191.00
3	—	728	168.00	168.00
3	—	410	229.00–239.00	235.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	132.50	132.50
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	67.00–73.00	69.60
19	—	1,030	82.00–102.00	89.75
11	—	1,027	74.00–82.00	79.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,422	90.00–101.00	95.64
5	—	1,318	83.00–88.00	85.75
1	—	1,315	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,220	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,235	90.00–113.00	97.47
7	—	1,159	85.00–90.00	87.04
2	—	1,133	77.50–78.00	77.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,763	113.00–155.00	133.44
7	—	1,276	105.00–110.00	107.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	775.00–900.00	842.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	905	750.00–925.00	838.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,024.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	987	935.00–1,200.00	1,053.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	106.00	106.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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