Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to Holiday last Monday however demand was good for all classes today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.04/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$217.04

405 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

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	515	222.78	1,148	363
Large 1-2	618	192.67	1,191	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	165.47	926	39

One grade step is worth $57.31/cwt here — about $222 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 sale405 hd

217.04

—

KY average26 barns · 5,622 hd

212.54

+4.50

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	1,689	124.50	2,103	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	111.23	1,616	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	105.16	1,272	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	90.24	888	49
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	118.00	1,564	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,206	150.04	1,809	5thin

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)	1,250	$1,407	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,112	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,546	5

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	—	471	237.95/cwt	221.00–248.50	1,121	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	257.26/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	225.81/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,285	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	189.88/cwt	180.00–193.50	1,472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	170.79/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	151.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	231.00/cwt	220.00–237.50	739	24
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	869	214.75/cwt	207.00–217.50	1,866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	228.91/cwt	220.00–233.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	273	225.63/cwt	225.00–227.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	192.69/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,378	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	193.60/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	215.28/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	206.48/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	227.56/cwt	211.00–239.00	1,204	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	244.76/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,043	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	209.99/cwt	198.00–230.00	1,319	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	156.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	192.51/cwt	183.00–202.50	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	194.13/cwt	187.50–197.00	1,308	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	190.77/cwt	190.00–192.50	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	191.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	173.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	227.23/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,550	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	213.00/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	823	209.23/cwt	208.50–211.00	1,722	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	207.78/cwt	199.00–227.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	205.98/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	195.48/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	197.14/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,849	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	199.14/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	205.63/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	246.54/cwt	224.00–254.00	1,151	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	229.80/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,450	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	247.10/cwt	229.00–263.50	1,416	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	240.13/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,268	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	259.10/cwt	226.00–263.00	969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	216.97/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	312	238.64/cwt	219.00–247.00	745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	278	240.55/cwt	227.00–252.50	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	246.74/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,078	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	225.71/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,309	18
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,065	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,693	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	84.55/cwt	80.00–90.00	825	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	63.28/cwt	58.00–67.00	495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	90.41/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,201	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	112.36/cwt	98.00–124.00	1,640	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,126	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	108.09/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,305	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	99.10/cwt	93.00–117.00	1,022	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	94.24/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,151	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	75.60/cwt	73.00–78.00	647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	114.03/cwt	99.00–123.00	1,748	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	129.49/cwt	123.00–141.00	2,283	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,406.60/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,407	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,546.27/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,546	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,164.45/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	885	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	158.88/cwt	153.00–165.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	134.09/cwt	125.00–143.00	969	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	179.76/cwt	160.00–206.00	942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	172.70/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	205.75/cwt	200.00–208.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	120.72/cwt	115.00–130.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	197.74/cwt	190.00–206.00	757	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	213.17/cwt	210.00–219.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	167.07/cwt	157.50–180.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	188.11/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	146.77/cwt	125.00–160.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	212.88/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,407	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	251.62/cwt	242.00–270.00	936	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	217.99/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,347	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	240.78/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,151	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	162.27/cwt	157.50–167.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	200.41/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	242.33/cwt	220.00–262.50	785	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	180.90/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	208.38/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	198.93/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	197.49/cwt	176.00–204.50	1,521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	233.37/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,228	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	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 Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 1,588Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 174Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 1

No market trend due to Holiday last Monday however demand was good for all classes today.

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
56	—	471	221.00–248.50	237.95
42	—	569	210.00–237.00	225.81
11	—	775	180.00–193.50	189.88
4	—	816	167.00–182.00	170.79
8	—	930	151.00–159.00	151.97
24	—	320	220.00–237.50	231.00
10	—	372	220.00–233.00	228.91
3	—	273	225.00–227.00	225.63
15	—	715	190.00–197.00	192.69
45	—	529	211.00–239.00	227.56
71	—	426	220.00–252.00	244.76
20	—	628	198.00–230.00	209.99
4	—	665	199.00–227.00	207.78
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	190.00–199.00	193.60
3	—	485	210.00–219.00	215.28
7	—	530	204.00–210.00	206.48
1	—	420	219.00	219.00
12	—	674	187.50–197.00	194.13
3	—	232	190.00–192.50	190.77
6	—	260	200.00–208.00	205.75
6	—	386	210.00–219.00	213.17
8	—	622	181.00–195.00	188.11
1	—	345	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	140.00–170.00	156.98
2	—	410	183.00–202.50	192.51
3	—	313	185.00–195.00	191.70
7	—	579	170.00–180.00	173.11
3	—	812	115.00–130.00	120.72
2	—	280	180.00	180.00
2	—	383	190.00–206.00	197.74
6	—	536	157.50–180.00	167.07
4	—	763	125.00–160.00	146.77
2	—	678	157.50–167.00	162.27
2	—	465	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	186.00	186.00
1	—	565	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	210.00	210.00
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
3	—	455	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	239.00–262.00	257.26
17	—	682	219.00–238.00	227.23
11	—	467	224.00–254.00	246.54
25	—	631	220.00–249.00	229.80
42	—	573	229.00–263.50	247.10
21	—	528	229.00–246.00	240.13
20	—	374	226.00–263.00	259.10
6	—	716	215.00–219.00	216.97
11	—	312	219.00–247.00	238.64
2	—	278	227.00–252.50	240.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	869	207.00–217.50	214.75
16	—	823	208.50–211.00	209.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	211.00–217.00	213.00
3	—	738	201.00–209.00	205.98
1	—	960	197.00	197.00
1	—	550	217.00	217.00
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
2	—	835	192.00–199.00	195.48
22	—	938	195.00–204.00	197.14
7	—	867	199.00–200.00	199.14
1	—	1,070	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,015	155.00	155.00
3	—	763	201.00–208.00	205.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	221.00	221.00
2	—	877	193.00	193.00
11	—	437	239.00–254.00	246.74
18	—	580	219.00–237.00	225.71
12	—	661	208.00–217.00	212.88
15	—	372	242.00–270.00	251.62
16	—	618	211.00–229.00	217.99
29	—	478	220.00–249.00	240.78
5	—	769	187.00–208.00	200.41
11	—	324	220.00–262.50	242.33
5	—	720	206.00–210.00	208.38
20	—	526	210.00–246.00	233.37
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	177.00	177.00
1	—	885	186.00	186.00
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,160	123.00	123.00
3	—	920	170.00–174.00	172.70
2	—	723	170.00–192.50	180.90
3	—	545	196.00	196.00
2	—	615	206.00	206.00
2	—	688	193.00–205.00	198.93
7	—	770	176.00–204.50	197.49
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
1	—	595	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	153.00–165.00	158.88
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
2	—	723	125.00–143.00	134.09
8	—	524	160.00–206.00	179.76
2	—	347	162.50	162.50
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	980	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,126	155.00–160.00	157.55
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	976	80.00–90.00	84.55
3	—	783	58.00–67.00	63.28
26	—	1,031	93.00–117.00	99.10
4	—	856	73.00–78.00	75.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	89.00–92.00	90.41
37	—	1,460	98.00–124.00	112.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,207	100.00–119.00	108.09
11	—	1,221	88.00–99.00	94.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,533	99.00–123.00	114.03
21	—	1,763	123.00–141.00	129.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,250	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,406.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,164.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	980	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,546.27
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	92.00	92.00

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

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How this sale compares

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