Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; some attractive weaned packages 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Timely rain fell across much of the state since last Monday improving pasture and crop conditions. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Market very active for all classes today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.10/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$205.10

302 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$56.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

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	589	209.58	1,235	277
Large 1-2	630	165.50	1,043	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	154.98	950	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	407	152.75	621	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.84/cwt here — about $613 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 sale302 hd

205.10

—

KY average26 barns · 6,156 hd

211.18

−6.09

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	1,682	126.12	2,121	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	104.12	1,520	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	101.30	1,213	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	84.69	839	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,185	136.98	1,623	11

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)	1,182	$1,089	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	836	209.77/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,754	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	200.69/cwt	200.00–202.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	210.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,290	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	228.95/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,076	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	805	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	203.39/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	229.07/cwt	220.00–231.00	946	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	221.69/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,182	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	200.58/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,366	98
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	212.42/cwt	210.00–219.00	879	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	185.75/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	181.73/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	186.53/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	134.96/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	203.01/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,813	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	253.27/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,249	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	255.72/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,501	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	235.38/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	257.50/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	236.27/cwt	235.00–240.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	238.76/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,468	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	491	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	766	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	441	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	639	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	312	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	214.02/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	232.93/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,207	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	258.97/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	233.01/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,305	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	257.90/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,104	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	609	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,185	136.98/cwt	128.00–151.00	1,623	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	76.06/cwt	73.00–79.00	779	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	105.76/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,528	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	97.55/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	94.88/cwt	90.00–99.00	954	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	105.07/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,283	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	95.01/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,100	12
Bulls	—	—	1,860	134.38/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,499	6
Bulls	—	—	1,607	122.44/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,968	8
Bulls	—	—	1,215	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,288	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	115.63/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,139	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	995.75/head	925.00–1,050.00	996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	197.50/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	185.59/cwt	171.00–192.00	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	131.97/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	166.27/cwt	148.00–179.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	222.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	197.92/cwt	189.00–211.00	1,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	208.74/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	205.56/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,010	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	171.85/cwt	162.00–182.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	223.97/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	135.96/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	219.19/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,256	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	200.71/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	388	154.58/cwt	147.50–160.00	600	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	188.02/cwt	187.00–189.00	997	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	151.58/cwt	141.00–162.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	181.30/cwt	172.00–190.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	172.99/cwt	150.00–198.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 814Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 183Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 25Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	836	208.00–210.00	209.77
1	—	900	199.00	199.00
2	—	770	200.00–210.00	205.13
4	—	728	200.00–204.00	203.01
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
1	—	635	211.00	211.00
2	—	575	210.00–212.00	210.99
1	—	970	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	795	228.00	228.00
33	—	493	243.00–256.00	253.27
49	—	587	233.00–258.00	255.72
14	—	533	231.00–237.00	235.38
5	—	677	229.00	229.00
7	—	420	240.00–270.00	257.50
4	—	375	235.00–240.00	236.27
26	—	615	220.00–245.00	238.76
3	—	713	211.00–216.00	214.02
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	200.00–202.00	200.69
8	—	574	200.00–207.00	203.39
4	—	414	210.00–219.00	212.42
1	—	1,020	108.00	108.00
4	—	684	180.00–189.00	185.75
4	—	710	180.00–184.00	181.73
2	—	225	195.00–200.00	197.39
2	—	623	184.00–189.00	186.53
1	—	390	225.00	225.00
4	—	980	130.00–141.00	135.96
4	—	536	200.00–203.00	200.71
1	—	765	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	613	200.00–215.00	210.37
28	—	470	216.00–239.00	228.95
23	—	413	220.00–231.00	229.07
45	—	533	212.00–230.00	221.69
98	—	681	196.00–204.00	200.58
13	—	573	210.00–226.00	219.19
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	131.00	131.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	114.00	114.00
3	—	783	122.00–146.00	134.96
1	—	480	181.00	181.00
2	—	865	129.00	129.00
2	—	530	187.00–189.00	188.02
2	—	343	141.00–162.00	151.58
2	—	378	172.00–190.00	181.30
2	—	418	150.00–198.00	172.99
1	—	840	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	171.00	171.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	147.50–160.00	154.58
2	—	435	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	156.00	156.00
10	—	441	145.00	145.00
7	—	312	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	227.00–237.00	232.93
3	—	460	253.00–262.00	258.97
5	—	676	220.00	220.00
9	—	560	231.00–237.00	233.01
16	—	428	242.00–267.00	257.90
4	—	611	220.00–225.00	222.28
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	193.00–215.00	197.50
2	—	1,130	125.00–139.00	131.97
4	—	919	148.00–179.00	166.27
4	—	769	189.00–211.00	197.92
2	—	808	187.00–188.00	187.50
4	—	711	205.00–210.00	208.74
1	—	335	236.00	236.00
1	—	355	221.00	221.00
2	—	630	203.00–208.00	205.56
2	—	537	213.00	213.00
4	—	581	221.00–228.00	223.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	315	198.00	198.00
8	—	470	171.00–192.00	185.59
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
2	—	513	162.00–182.00	171.85
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	126.00	126.00
2	—	490	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,024	73.00–79.00	76.06
5	—	1,006	90.00–99.00	94.88
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	101.00–114.00	105.76
2	—	1,520	97.00–98.00	97.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,221	100.00–113.00	105.07
12	—	1,158	92.00–99.00	95.01
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	128.00–151.00	136.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,860	129.00–142.00	134.38
8	—	1,607	117.00–126.00	122.44
1	—	1,215	106.00	106.00

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	3	—	985	110.00–123.00	115.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	925.00–1,050.00	995.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	975.00	975.00

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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