Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steers calves sold steady on similar quality. Very good demand for yearling steers. Heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for 500-600 lb weaned packages. Yearling heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.37/cwt on 257 head.

Average price

$225.37

257 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$102.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	571	230.90	1,318	233
Medium and Large 2-3	558	187.40	1,046	17thin
Large 1-2	740	163.00	1,206	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	561	128.42	720	6thin

One grade step is worth $102.48/cwt here — about $598 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 sale257 hd

225.37

—

KY average25 barns · 4,142 hd

225.74

−0.37

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	1,626	132.55	2,156	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	117.55	1,655	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	114.97	1,386	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	100.43	1,012	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,414	138.34	1,956	3thin

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)	1,228	$1,359	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,763	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2-3	—	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	256.33/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	276	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	227.53/cwt	225.00–229.50	1,415	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	226.90/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,184	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	170	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	235.10/cwt	235.10–235.10	1,669	73
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	230.73/cwt	217.50–237.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	218	289.66/cwt	280.00–300.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	946	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	2,188	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	235.62/cwt	226.00–251.00	1,126	34
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	240.20/cwt	230.00–261.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	236.86/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,002	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	222.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	231.68/cwt	222.00–249.00	1,226	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	213.69/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	233	252.70/cwt	247.50–259.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	207.23/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	314	242.92/cwt	239.00–247.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	234.28/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,319	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	218.72/cwt	211.00–231.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	254.64/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	996	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	255.28/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,220	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,009	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	228.61/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,792	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	237.03/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	247.13/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	235.77/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	253.69/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	244.33/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	249.03/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,061	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,418	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	119.11/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,497	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	88.39/cwt	81.00–93.00	823	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	106.12/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,072	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	108.88/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,443	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	107.99/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,207	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	96.93/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,005	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	120.88/cwt	113.00–133.00	1,741	26
Bulls	—	—	1,345	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	138.72/cwt	131.00–148.00	2,473	14
Bulls	—	—	1,308	123.07/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,610	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,001.21/head	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,001	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	115.75/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,086	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,359.29/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	995	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	517	173.16/cwt	160.00–180.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	229.94/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,203	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	230.55/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	132.63/cwt	123.00–142.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	208.65/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	205.60/cwt	194.00–213.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	207.59/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	198.55/cwt	184.00–210.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	230.53/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	159.48/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	243.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	232.18/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	202.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	195.19/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,103	7

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 701Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 123Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	223.00	223.00
5	—	522	224.00–231.00	226.90
1	—	735	212.00	212.00
2	—	952	151.00	151.00
5	—	380	211.00–231.00	218.72
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
1	—	465	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	188.00	188.00
1	—	215	245.00	245.00
1	—	285	269.00	269.00
1	—	405	246.00	246.00
1	—	455	255.00	255.00
2	—	575	236.00–238.00	237.03
1	—	630	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	247.00–263.00	256.33
6	—	563	248.00–256.00	254.64
1	—	500	250.00	250.00
14	—	478	250.00–264.00	255.28
13	—	784	225.00–248.00	228.61
11	—	711	230.00–255.00	247.13
5	—	612	230.00–241.00	235.77
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	231.00	231.00
1	—	770	216.00	216.00
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	280.00–300.00	289.66
49	—	946	231.25	231.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	276	265.00	265.00
7	—	622	225.00–229.50	227.53
1	—	170	235.00	235.00
73	—	710	235.10	235.10
34	—	478	226.00–251.00	235.62
13	—	381	230.00–261.00	240.20
18	—	423	229.00–248.00	236.86
24	—	529	222.00–249.00	231.68
3	—	233	247.50–259.00	252.70
4	—	314	239.00–247.00	242.92
19	—	563	223.00–242.00	234.28
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	217.50–237.00	230.73
6	—	476	220.00–225.00	222.03
3	—	587	211.00–216.00	213.69
1	—	425	221.00	221.00
6	—	627	202.00–216.00	207.23
2	—	735	178.00	178.00
1	—	830	155.00	155.00
1	—	910	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,075	123.00–142.00	132.63
8	—	671	205.00–212.00	208.65
1	—	1,150	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
3	—	655	107.50	107.50
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	177.00–180.00	178.47
1	—	920	133.00	133.00
1	—	795	153.00	153.00
1	—	990	129.00	129.00
4	—	489	194.00–213.00	205.60
2	—	528	201.00–214.00	207.59
4	—	442	184.00–210.00	198.55
2	—	615	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	232.50	232.50
1	—	710	164.00	164.00
10	—	523	220.00–238.00	229.94
2	—	150	212.50	212.50
4	—	590	223.00–235.00	230.55
1	—	270	267.50	267.50
11	—	490	228.00–235.00	230.53
2	—	828	158.00–161.00	159.48
2	—	618	200.00–210.00	205.06
3	—	380	240.00–245.00	243.03
1	—	1,075	123.00	123.00
1	—	875	160.00	160.00
7	—	434	229.00–241.00	232.18
1	—	1,170	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	252.00–259.00	253.69
3	—	511	244.00–245.00	244.33
9	—	426	241.00–254.00	249.03
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	164.00	164.00
1	—	350	169.00	169.00
3	—	517	160.00–180.00	173.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	475	211.00	211.00
2	—	638	177.00–180.00	178.49
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	215.00	215.00
2	—	323	200.00–206.00	202.98
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
7	—	565	180.00–210.00	195.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	132.00–134.00	133.01
1	—	1,405	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,257	112.00–128.00	119.11
19	—	1,118	103.00–112.00	107.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	81.00–93.00	88.39
14	—	1,010	102.00–114.00	106.12
9	—	1,037	94.00–102.00	96.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,325	104.00–113.00	108.88
26	—	1,440	113.00–133.00	120.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	103.00	103.00
14	—	1,783	131.00–148.00	138.72
6	—	1,308	119.00–128.00	123.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,303	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,001.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	113.00–119.00	115.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,359.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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