Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.78/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$216.78

271 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$46.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

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	643	217.43	1,398	267
Medium and Large 2-3	543	175.00	949	2thin
Large 1-2	475	171.00	812	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.43/cwt here — about $586 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 sale271 hd

216.78

—

KY average23 barns · 3,849 hd

213.99

+2.79

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	1,600	119.96	1,919	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	102.62	1,499	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	101.48	1,278	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,022	88.75	907	30

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)	860	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,307	5

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	317	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	170.78/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,250	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	178.68/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	204.69/cwt	198.00–216.00	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	198.01/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,040	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	186.98/cwt	178.00–188.50	1,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	200.95/cwt	188.00–211.00	1,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	207.11/cwt	198.00–210.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	176.33/cwt	171.00–183.00	933	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	204.99/cwt	199.00–220.00	775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	188.40/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,162	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	415	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	780	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	683	169.04/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	140.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	163.46/cwt	147.00–174.00	611	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	162.23/cwt	151.00–169.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	198.56/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	198.00/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,040	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	190.94/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	237.36/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,332	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	708	212.25/cwt	212.25–212.25	1,503	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	199.48/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	246.22/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,069	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	229.57/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,210	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	204.04/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	248.02/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	226.79/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,408	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	210.74/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	197.29/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,570	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	223.37/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	218.11/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	234.69/cwt	220.00–244.00	990	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	213.93/cwt	194.00–219.00	1,339	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	96.84/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,009	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	77.16/cwt	75.00–79.00	789	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	85.09/cwt	80.00–89.00	845	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	104.63/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,541	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	90.15/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	87.88/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,002	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	104.33/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,316	38
Bulls	—	—	1,499	115.24/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,751	127.03/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,224	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	1,140.94/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,141	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,555.66/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	139.29/cwt	125.00–154.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	177.75/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	198.42/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	97.98/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	185.70/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,248	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	200.16/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,065	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	178.70/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	183.21/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	869	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	516	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	186.02/cwt	178.00–194.00	902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	169.04/cwt	168.00–170.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	120.52/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	192.37/cwt	187.00–199.00	754	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	185.77/cwt	181.00–191.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,376	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	165.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	154.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	207.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	228.70/cwt	222.50–235.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	851	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	232.87/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,190	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	195.55/cwt	186.00–214.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	148.50/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	791	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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 1,178Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 168Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 26

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	317	212.00	212.00
3	—	765	174.00–181.00	178.68
2	—	620	196.00–201.00	198.56
1	—	970	176.00	176.00
2	—	525	196.00–200.00	198.00
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	430	198.00	198.00
2	—	823	188.00–194.00	190.94
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
5	—	584	195.00–209.00	204.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	197.50	197.50
1	—	775	152.50	152.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	222.50	222.50
37	—	561	224.00–240.00	237.36
4	—	708	198.00–200.00	199.48
21	—	434	220.00–259.00	246.22
27	—	527	210.00–236.00	229.57
1	—	390	233.00	233.00
10	—	466	230.00–253.00	248.02
24	—	621	220.00–231.00	226.79
8	—	657	205.00–216.00	210.74
70	—	796	197.00–200.00	197.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	708	212.25	212.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	732	165.00–172.00	170.78
13	—	440	198.00–216.00	204.69
37	—	525	185.00–204.00	198.01
14	—	667	178.00–188.50	186.98
20	—	564	188.00–211.00	200.95
1	—	750	175.00	175.00
8	—	479	198.00–210.00	207.11
14	—	378	199.00–220.00	204.99
12	—	617	181.00–192.00	188.40
5	—	941	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	171.00–183.00	176.33
1	—	1,275	113.00	113.00
3	—	818	135.00–150.00	140.10
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
1	—	335	191.00	191.00
1	—	990	127.00	127.00
1	—	620	166.00	166.00
5	—	563	182.00–185.00	183.21
8	—	485	178.00–194.00	186.02
4	—	1,028	113.00–123.00	120.52
5	—	392	187.00–199.00	192.37
9	—	422	181.00–191.00	185.77
9	—	1,229	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	159.00	159.00
2	—	792	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	163.00	163.00
1	—	415	188.00	188.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
2	—	683	157.00–181.00	169.04
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	177.00	177.00
3	—	516	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	147.00–174.00	163.46
4	—	480	151.00–169.00	162.23
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
3	—	955	91.00	91.00
4	—	424	168.00–170.00	169.04
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
4	—	575	165.00–168.00	165.99
7	—	528	150.00–165.00	154.30
1	—	815	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	193.00	193.00
5	—	467	221.00–228.00	223.37
7	—	563	211.00–223.00	218.11
7	—	422	220.00–244.00	234.69
1	—	390	233.00	233.00
14	—	626	194.00–219.00	213.93
2	—	333	222.50–235.00	228.70
12	—	511	220.00–241.00	232.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	125.00–154.00	139.29
4	—	746	177.00–178.00	177.75
4	—	578	194.00–204.00	198.42
2	—	1,033	90.00–106.00	97.98
7	—	672	179.00–191.00	185.70
7	—	532	180.00–212.00	200.16
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
4	—	635	180.00–188.00	183.99
3	—	762	177.00–182.00	178.70
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
4	—	373	200.00–210.00	207.48
1	—	1,050	113.00	113.00
4	—	476	186.00–214.00	195.55
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
2	—	825	144.00–153.00	148.50
1	—	430	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	153.00	153.00
1	—	575	183.00	183.00
1	—	530	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,042	89.00–103.00	96.84
1	—	1,140	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,023	75.00–79.00	77.16
13	—	993	80.00–89.00	85.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	74.00–75.00	74.50
4	—	1,140	84.00–90.00	87.88
38	—	1,261	94.00–115.00	104.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,473	95.00–118.00	104.63
4	—	1,320	86.00–94.00	90.15
1	—	1,550	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	109.00–120.00	115.24
4	—	1,751	123.00–130.00	127.03

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	1	—	955	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,140.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,555.66

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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