Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Very good demand for yearling packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.31/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$209.31

412 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$667

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

$73.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.49

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	631	215.53	1,359	371
Large 1-2	735	157.00	1,154	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	656	155.26	1,019	33
Small and Medium 1-2	488	141.95	692	7thin

One grade step is worth $73.58/cwt here — about $667 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 sale412 hd

209.31

—

KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd

219.81

−10.49

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	1,586	123.16	1,953	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	116.84	1,882	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	113.13	1,426	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	95.87	1,004	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,000	145.00	1,450	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,295	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2	—	972	133.19/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	208.88/cwt	200.00–216.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	240.99/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	244.00/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	219.31/cwt	210.00–224.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	224.68/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	202.19/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	226.97/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,282	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	212.46/cwt	193.00–219.00	1,237	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	246.88/cwt	245.00–252.50	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	263	220.79/cwt	217.50–222.50	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	211.82/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	229.16/cwt	205.00–236.00	1,528	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	221.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	946	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	214.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,023	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	184.72/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,337	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	213.89/cwt	208.00–229.00	1,324	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	217.63/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,397	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	940	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	2,136	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	838	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	179.76/cwt	177.50–182.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	205.75/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	204.04/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	232.74/cwt	222.50–244.00	978	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	662	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,152	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	209.83/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	250.94/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	258.68/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	267.36/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,128	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	234.02/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	214.77/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,471	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	219.38/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	755	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	921	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,000	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	106.91/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,177	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	94.28/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,009	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	106.97/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,504	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	116.53/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,482	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	104.16/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,281	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	119.76/cwt	113.00–126.00	2,001	27
Bulls	—	—	1,495	119.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,790	6
Bulls	—	—	1,258	101.31/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	132.36/cwt	124.00–141.00	2,326	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,294.84/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,295	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	187.00/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	201.87/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	215.45/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	218.63/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	178.54/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	196.43/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,540	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	241.01/cwt	222.00–255.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	198.12/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	606	140.33/cwt	138.00–145.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	160.81/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	137.95/cwt	135.50–146.00	1,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	141.88/cwt	124.00–151.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	190.89/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	151.45/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	170.54/cwt	162.00–195.00	808	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	138.39/cwt	120.00–162.50	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	141.47/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,074	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	230.27/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	229.51/cwt	221.00–242.50	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	239.18/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	222.99/cwt	210.00–235.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	225.32/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,052	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	243.56/cwt	221.00–252.50	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	844	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 981Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 164Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	132.00–134.00	133.19
6	—	424	200.00–216.00	208.88
6	—	582	193.00–219.00	212.46
10	—	523	200.00–218.00	211.82
1	—	1,125	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,170	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	175.00	175.00
17	—	476	210.00–220.00	214.84
1	—	1,075	137.00	137.00
4	—	359	200.00–202.00	200.98
1	—	290	205.00	205.00
1	—	605	191.00	191.00
5	—	777	160.00–161.00	160.81
11	—	936	135.50–146.00	137.95
2	—	658	181.00–201.00	190.89
2	—	855	143.00–160.00	151.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	165.00	165.00
3	—	373	210.00–224.00	219.31
7	—	531	218.00–233.00	224.68
15	—	565	220.00–232.00	226.97
3	—	263	217.50–222.50	220.79
182	—	667	205.00–236.00	229.16
10	—	427	220.00–225.00	221.53
17	—	724	180.00–207.00	184.72
24	—	619	208.00–229.00	213.89
5	—	826	184.00	184.00
2	—	210	240.00	240.00
2	—	318	210.00–235.00	222.99
24	—	467	222.00–230.00	225.32
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	138.00–145.00	140.33
3	—	390	120.00–162.50	138.39
1	—	425	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	160.00	160.00
3	—	735	124.00–151.00	141.88
4	—	637	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
2	—	800	134.00	134.00
3	—	348	189.00	189.00
4	—	474	162.00–195.00	170.54
14	—	759	140.00–146.00	141.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	239.00–243.00	240.99
2	—	575	240.00–248.00	244.00
3	—	671	219.00	219.00
10	—	932	185.00–205.00	202.19
4	—	320	245.00–252.50	246.88
3	—	642	210.00–224.00	217.63
4	—	721	202.00–210.00	205.75
2	—	855	198.00–210.00	204.04
2	—	420	222.50–244.00	232.74
11	—	833	200.00–211.00	209.83
1	—	1,075	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,275	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	192.00	192.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
2	—	503	177.50–182.00	179.76
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	940	227.25	227.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	838	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	741	229.00	229.00
10	—	491	297.50	297.50
15	—	394	292.50	292.50
11	—	619	230.00–256.00	250.94
5	—	508	252.50–267.50	258.68
5	—	422	250.00–285.00	267.36
7	—	675	228.00–235.00	234.02
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	203.00	203.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	139.00	139.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	255.00	255.00
8	—	685	211.00–217.00	214.77
7	—	610	215.00–222.00	219.38
7	—	570	220.00–233.00	230.27
5	—	507	221.00–242.50	229.51
9	—	478	238.00–243.00	239.18
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	155.00	155.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	202.00	202.00
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	186.00–187.50	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	720	190.00–210.00	201.87
6	—	519	211.00–220.00	215.45
2	—	1,067	117.00	117.00
3	—	570	216.00–220.00	218.63
2	—	1,160	110.00	110.00
4	—	810	172.00–185.00	178.54
9	—	784	196.00–198.00	196.43
6	—	336	222.00–255.00	241.01
5	—	674	190.00–206.00	198.12
1	—	415	221.00	221.00
4	—	277	221.00–252.50	243.56
1	—	475	242.50	242.50
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
1	—	935	122.00	122.00
1	—	350	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,101	102.00–114.00	106.91
11	—	1,070	90.00–100.00	94.28
1	—	875	76.00	76.00
2	—	875	85.00–89.00	86.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	104.00–109.00	106.97
27	—	1,671	113.00–126.00	119.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,272	110.00–128.00	116.53
11	—	1,230	97.00–110.00	104.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,495	115.00–124.00	119.71
2	—	1,258	94.00–109.00	101.31
7	—	1,757	124.00–141.00	132.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,294.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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