Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.64/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$215.64

367 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

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	744	216.43	1,610	355
Medium and Large 2-3	634	192.18	1,219	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about $391 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 sale367 hd

215.64

—

KY average25 barns · 6,197 hd

224.92

−9.28

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	1,556	119.11	1,853	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	100.79	1,386	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	98.49	1,189	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	87.40	867	49
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	116.86	1,640	2thin

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)	1,443	$1,460	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,448	$1,470	3thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	201.55/cwt	200.00–203.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	202.40/cwt	199.00–212.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	207.11/cwt	190.00–207.75	1,671	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	201.28/cwt	190.00–205.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	216.50/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	191.80/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	172.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	174.01/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	856	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	912	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,952	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	208.01/cwt	202.50–210.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	163.66/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	187.78/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,176	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	218.39/cwt	210.00–227.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	230.20/cwt	216.00–237.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	132.16/cwt	118.00–148.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	181.80/cwt	171.00–187.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	121.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	540	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	194.61/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	204.51/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	215.15/cwt	199.00–228.00	1,226	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	222.10/cwt	214.00–241.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	224.18/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	206.16/cwt	203.50–206.25	1,513	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	225.91/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	222.02/cwt	218.00–222.25	1,570	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	243.17/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,145	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	242.80/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	245.54/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,075	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	245.12/cwt	233.00–254.00	1,294	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	237.61/cwt	220.00–256.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	237.45/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	235.59/cwt	230.00–243.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	230.36/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	658	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,484	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	93.49/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,064	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	103.60/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,433	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	94.26/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,287	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	85.84/cwt	82.00–89.00	809	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	62.16/cwt	59.00–64.00	601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	95.03/cwt	90.00–104.00	988	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	116.86/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,640	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	76.73/cwt	75.00–79.00	773	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,116	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	102.40/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,270	24
Bulls	—	—	1,345	102.76/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,382	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	126.20/cwt	121.00–137.00	2,158	9
Bulls	—	—	1,394	113.92/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,588	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	96.12/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,459.76/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,460	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	200.00/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	190.69/cwt	184.00–197.50	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	224.30/cwt	220.00–229.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	149.20/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	211.66/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	213.99/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	205.49/cwt	191.00–212.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	199.31/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	204.51/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	155.14/cwt	133.00–172.00	959	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	208.13/cwt	205.35–210.75	1,424	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	224.12/cwt	215.00–230.50	1,192	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	174.85/cwt	162.00–192.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	183.03/cwt	165.00–189.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	108.56/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	192.78/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	168.61/cwt	150.00–188.00	612	2

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 1,545Year ago 1,031

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 169Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	200.00	200.00
67	—	807	190.00–207.75	207.11
2	—	485	212.00–221.00	216.50
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,040	188.00	188.00
1	—	355	230.00	230.00
16	—	914	189.00–198.00	194.61
2	—	675	204.00–205.00	204.51
1	—	335	222.50	222.50
60	—	734	203.50–206.25	206.16
1	—	780	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	190.00–205.00	201.28
5	—	669	191.00–193.00	191.80
1	—	950	174.00	174.00
1	—	760	181.00	181.00
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	217.00	217.00
55	—	912	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	219.00–233.00	224.18
1	—	390	246.00	246.00
1	—	750	219.00	219.00
7	—	619	214.00–235.00	225.91
76	—	707	218.00–222.25	222.02
12	—	471	233.00–247.00	243.17
8	—	554	231.00–250.00	242.80
11	—	438	230.00–252.00	245.54
14	—	528	233.00–254.00	245.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	200.00–203.00	201.55
4	—	463	199.00–212.00	202.40
7	—	685	170.00–177.00	172.03
10	—	811	166.00–176.00	174.01
6	—	336	202.50–210.00	208.01
2	—	905	118.00–124.00	121.02
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	179.00–180.00	179.49
2	—	1,078	103.00–114.00	108.56
5	—	412	200.00	200.00
4	—	701	173.00	173.00
5	—	575	189.00–196.00	192.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	161.00–166.00	163.66
5	—	872	118.00–148.00	132.16
3	—	533	171.00–187.00	181.80
14	—	618	133.00–172.00	155.14
5	—	568	162.00–192.00	174.85
4	—	452	165.00–189.00	183.03
2	—	328	182.00–185.00	183.51
1	—	765	149.00	149.00
2	—	417	192.00	192.00
1	—	220	195.00	195.00
2	—	363	150.00–188.00	168.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	626	184.00–202.00	187.78
3	—	382	210.00–227.00	218.39
3	—	417	216.00–237.00	230.20
19	—	570	199.00–228.00	215.15
8	—	480	214.00–241.00	222.10
158	—	684	205.35–210.75	208.13
21	—	532	215.00–230.50	224.12
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	220.00–256.00	237.61
5	—	426	221.00–247.00	237.45
4	—	384	230.00–243.00	235.59
3	—	527	220.00–241.00	230.36
6	—	661	208.00–218.00	211.66
5	—	633	211.00–215.00	213.99
1	—	275	255.00	255.00
3	—	330	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	225.50	225.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	198.00–206.00	200.00
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
2	—	330	220.00–229.00	224.30
2	—	257	230.00	230.00
6	—	479	191.00–212.00	205.49
1	—	920	179.00	179.00
3	—	782	200.00–202.00	201.34
2	—	877	200.00	200.00
4	—	723	186.00–209.00	199.31
2	—	1,000	102.50	102.50
2	—	685	204.00–205.00	204.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	184.00–197.50	190.69
1	—	690	168.00	168.00
5	—	795	146.00–154.00	149.20
1	—	435	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,138	89.00–96.00	93.49
2	—	1,290	85.00–88.00	86.48
24	—	1,240	97.00–108.00	102.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,383	98.00–113.00	103.60
14	—	1,365	90.00–98.00	94.26
1	—	1,210	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	942	82.00–89.00	85.84
3	—	967	59.00–64.00	62.16
21	—	1,040	90.00–104.00	95.03
5	—	1,008	75.00–79.00	76.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	114.00–120.00	116.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	101.00–104.00	102.76
9	—	1,710	121.00–137.00	126.20
6	—	1,394	105.00–120.00	113.92

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	—	1,153	95.00–97.00	96.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,443	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,459.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,392	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,710.00	1,710.00

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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