Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Yearlings sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.89/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$183.89

521 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$61.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

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	578	187.37	1,083	477
Large 1-2	496	183.20	908	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	143.10	814	35
Small and Medium 1-2	480	126.13	606	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.24/cwt here — about $478 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 sale521 hd

183.89

—

KY average23 barns · 7,338 hd

189.86

−5.97

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	1,480	112.75	1,669	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	98.52	1,395	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	95.02	1,143	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	81.80	811	64

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)	1,350	$1,301	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,098	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,302	$1,657	7

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	728	172.76/cwt	171.10–174.25	1,258	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	216.51/cwt	199.00–230.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,322	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	195.53/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,015	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	208.42/cwt	200.00–212.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	223	215.09/cwt	200.00–225.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	179.46/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	273	209.32/cwt	202.00–222.50	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	201.32/cwt	192.00–214.00	936	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	184.21/cwt	179.50–195.00	1,124	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	319	214.79/cwt	196.00–228.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	187.79/cwt	184.00–191.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	160.60/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	188.21/cwt	183.00–190.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	182.72/cwt	182.00–185.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	147.77/cwt	144.00–151.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	122.15/cwt	110.00–130.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	183.60/cwt	171.00–190.00	468	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	518	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	692	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	121.74/cwt	115.00–129.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	106.98/cwt	103.00–111.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	151.08/cwt	142.50–160.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,548	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	215.21/cwt	195.00–229.00	902	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	181.37/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	184.71/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	161.52/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	191.94/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	236.55/cwt	221.00–252.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	367	258.80/cwt	254.00–264.00	950	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	330	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	273	245.35/cwt	243.00–247.50	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	251.31/cwt	237.50–264.00	1,058	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	241.95/cwt	224.00–259.00	1,159	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	220.78/cwt	209.00–240.00	1,362	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	189.53/cwt	184.00–190.50	1,450	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	200.67/cwt	191.00–206.50	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	214.15/cwt	200.00–224.50	1,424	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	238.72/cwt	222.00–259.00	1,253	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	231.86/cwt	213.00–241.00	1,329	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	180.23/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	199.23/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	228.19/cwt	207.00–241.00	1,196	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	168.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,230	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	88.33/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,256	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,048	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	98.62/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,199	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	73.30/cwt	70.00–76.00	713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	90.45/cwt	86.00–104.00	950	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	81.64/cwt	77.00–85.00	798	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	61.00/cwt	55.00–67.00	529	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	99.90/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,413	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	87.66/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,019	17
Bulls	—	—	1,373	108.70/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,492	12
Bulls	—	—	1,801	124.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,250	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	106.10/cwt	96.00–117.00	971	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,300.64/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,301	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	890	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,172.55/head	1,010.00–1,385.00	1,173	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,656.91/head	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	149.72/cwt	140.00–160.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	216.77/cwt	205.00–228.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	176.43/cwt	160.00–190.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	207.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	203.64/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	170.71/cwt	161.00–180.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	154.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	149.00/cwt	136.00–162.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	166.95/cwt	165.00–169.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	855	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	161.17/cwt	160.00–162.50	363	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	522	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	193.53/cwt	191.00–196.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	181.88/cwt	180.00–183.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	178.13/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,208	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	191.74/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,101	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	129.50/cwt	121.00–135.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	232.66/cwt	221.00–250.00	756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	241.18/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,020	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	239.01/cwt	230.00–245.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	234.91/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,102	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	229.59/cwt	192.00–240.00	1,316	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	416	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	193.47/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,085	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	209.34/cwt	201.00–217.50	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	525	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	204.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	205.33/cwt	196.00–230.00	770	7

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 1,575Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 194Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 28

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
156	—	728	171.10–174.25	172.76
10	—	378	199.00–230.00	216.51
13	—	773	171.00	171.00
41	—	519	185.00–204.00	195.53
1	—	800	143.00	143.00
6	—	223	200.00–225.00	215.09
6	—	273	202.00–222.50	209.32
56	—	465	192.00–214.00	201.32
28	—	610	179.50–195.00	184.21
10	—	319	196.00–228.00	214.79
42	—	419	195.00–229.00	215.21
15	—	678	176.00–182.00	178.13
33	—	574	183.00–200.00	191.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	178.00–182.00	179.46
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
11	—	406	184.00–191.00	187.79
5	—	701	160.00–161.00	160.60
4	—	376	183.00–190.00	188.21
2	—	918	126.00–129.00	127.51
4	—	469	182.00–185.00	182.72
5	—	255	171.00–190.00	183.60
1	—	990	133.00	133.00
4	—	320	191.00–196.00	193.53
8	—	522	180.00–183.00	181.88
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	137.50	137.50
2	—	518	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	144.00–151.00	147.77
3	—	772	110.00–130.00	122.15
4	—	733	115.00–129.00	121.74
2	—	920	103.00–111.00	106.98
2	—	265	142.50–160.00	151.08
1	—	530	172.00	172.00
2	—	333	161.00–180.00	170.71
4	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.43
2	—	357	183.00	183.00
2	—	450	136.00–162.00	149.00
2	—	575	165.00–169.00	166.95
2	—	822	104.00	104.00
2	—	225	160.00–162.50	161.17
3	—	682	121.00–135.00	129.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
4	—	522	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	200.00–210.00	205.03
6	—	433	200.00–212.00	208.42
2	—	917	178.00	178.00
8	—	886	176.00–183.00	181.37
3	—	711	183.00–188.00	184.71
1	—	270	212.50	212.50
7	—	578	210.00	210.00
3	—	635	190.00–196.00	191.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	171.00	171.00
2	—	768	155.00–168.00	161.52
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	221.00–252.00	236.55
7	—	818	188.00	188.00
2	—	273	243.00–247.50	245.35
29	—	421	237.50–264.00	251.31
58	—	479	224.00–259.00	241.95
43	—	617	209.00–240.00	220.78
23	—	765	184.00–190.50	189.53
12	—	722	191.00–206.50	200.67
30	—	665	200.00–224.50	214.15
114	—	525	222.00–259.00	238.72
28	—	573	213.00–241.00	231.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	367	254.00–264.00	258.80
7	—	461	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	170.00–192.00	180.23
3	—	610	190.00–209.00	199.23
13	—	524	207.00–241.00	228.19
3	—	732	161.00–173.00	168.02
11	—	325	221.00–250.00	232.66
13	—	423	231.00–250.00	241.18
1	—	270	237.00	237.00
4	—	370	230.00–245.00	239.01
15	—	469	212.50–250.00	234.91
23	—	573	192.00–240.00	229.59
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
3	—	861	155.00	155.00
2	—	425	205.00–228.00	216.77
2	—	273	200.00–215.00	207.16
3	—	493	200.00–211.00	203.64
1	—	1,150	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
14	—	561	180.00–203.00	193.47
2	—	233	201.00–217.50	209.34
1	—	795	157.00	157.00
4	—	321	200.00–220.00	204.67
7	—	375	196.00–230.00	205.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
2	—	618	140.00–160.00	149.72
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
3	—	238	160.00–190.00	176.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	265.00	265.00
3	—	380	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	88.00–89.00	88.33
1	—	1,460	82.00	82.00
34	—	1,414	92.00–112.00	99.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	82.00	82.00
42	—	1,216	93.00–106.00	98.62
17	—	1,162	83.00–91.00	87.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	70.00–76.00	73.30
26	—	1,050	86.00–104.00	90.45
25	—	978	77.00–85.00	81.64
9	—	868	55.00–67.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,373	99.00–119.00	108.70
4	—	1,801	120.00–129.00	124.91

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	—	915	96.00–117.00	106.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	89.00	89.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,350	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,300.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,010.00–1,385.00	1,172.55
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,302	1,275.00–1,750.00	1,656.91

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