Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some weaned 400-600 lbs offerings 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers limited comparison. Yearling heifers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.82/cwt on 565 head.

Average price

$233.82

565 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$57.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

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	617	238.03	1,469	520
Medium and Large 2-3	597	185.73	1,110	40
Large 1-2	756	180.16	1,362	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.87/cwt here — about $107 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 sale565 hd

233.82

—

KY average25 barns · 4,965 hd

229.90

+3.91

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	1,709	131.89	2,254	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	121.59	1,781	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	118.70	1,492	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	100.24	1,001	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,288	131.77	1,697	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)	1,460	$1,428	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$935	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	953	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	111.08/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	120.21/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,524	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	263.04/cwt	219.00–269.75	1,591	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	237.71/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,122	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	241.00/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	235.31/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,459	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	212.41/cwt	210.00–217.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	209.00/cwt	205.00–210.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	250.75/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,078	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	213.71/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	220.01/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	205.34/cwt	193.00–217.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	236.00/cwt	229.75–246.00	1,617	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	191.77/cwt	190.00–195.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	183.72/cwt	160.00–193.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	184.05/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	195.04/cwt	149.00–221.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	175.46/cwt	161.00–194.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	243.61/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,418	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,733	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	233.41/cwt	227.00–240.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	226.58/cwt	223.00–230.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	211.52/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	268.58/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	296.14/cwt	292.00–300.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	237.20/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,276	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	232.49/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	239.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	260.25/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	257.67/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	266.33/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	246.10/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	290.31/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,106	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	265.84/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,281	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	242.44/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,506	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	283.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	239.56/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,881	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	814	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	270.45/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	249.11/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	224.18/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,415	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	252.04/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	303	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,288	131.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,697	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	97.86/cwt	93.00–104.00	976	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	123.29/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,822	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	111.43/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,341	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	86.73/cwt	83.00–92.00	716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	108.06/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,117	17
Bulls	—	—	1,745	134.78/cwt	127.00–143.00	2,352	14
Bulls	—	—	1,584	121.78/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,929	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,427.83/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	229.06/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	186.99/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	199.58/cwt	182.50–232.50	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	197.95/cwt	170.00–219.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	228.71/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	205.09/cwt	190.00–223.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	260.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	706	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	201.89/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	783	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	930	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	197.79/cwt	181.00–210.00	1,119	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	243.94/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,256	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	255.68/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	247.42/cwt	229.00–261.00	1,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	264.50/cwt	253.00–269.00	960	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	248.13/cwt	240.00–266.00	801	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	940	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	161	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	491	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	415	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	239.30/cwt	221.00–257.00	1,362	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	227.67/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	957	116.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	208.74/cwt	185.00–223.00	1,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	243.07/cwt	231.00–257.00	1,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	250.02/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	276.48/cwt	267.50–287.50	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	258.87/cwt	241.00–276.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 530Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 149Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	73.00	73.00
16	—	997	93.00–104.00	97.86
5	—	825	83.00–92.00	86.73
17	—	1,034	104.00–115.00	108.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,385	108.00–112.00	111.08
37	—	1,478	114.00–137.00	123.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,268	115.00–133.00	120.21
6	—	1,203	106.00–115.00	111.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	129.00–135.00	131.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,745	127.00–143.00	134.78
4	—	1,584	111.00–125.00	121.78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	605	219.00–269.75	263.04
1	—	970	221.00	221.00
1	—	340	281.00	281.00
3	—	466	255.00	255.00
2	—	868	203.00–220.00	211.52
2	—	218	292.00–300.00	296.14
1	—	920	217.00	217.00
1	—	575	250.00	250.00
5	—	425	255.00–262.00	257.67
6	—	382	254.00–278.00	266.33
3	—	278	280.00–290.00	283.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
2	—	475	233.00–249.00	241.00
1	—	625	209.00	209.00
1	—	665	211.00	211.00
19	—	538	220.00–242.00	237.20
2	—	578	231.00–234.00	232.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	267.00–277.50	268.58
10	—	728	230.00–245.00	239.82
10	—	571	253.00–265.00	260.25
7	—	682	231.00–253.00	246.10
16	—	381	279.00–293.00	290.31
9	—	482	265.00–269.00	265.84
24	—	621	232.00–250.00	242.44
5	—	785	232.00–245.00	239.56
10	—	527	253.00–275.00	270.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	155.00	155.00
3	—	320	210.00–217.00	212.41
5	—	381	205.00–210.00	209.00
8	—	611	210.00–216.00	213.71
2	—	525	219.00–221.00	220.01
1	—	660	203.00	203.00
2	—	455	220.00	220.00
2	—	550	225.00	225.00
2	—	738	179.00–189.00	184.05
3	—	753	182.00	182.00
6	—	271	250.00–270.00	260.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	472	227.00–241.00	237.71
28	—	620	220.00–245.00	235.31
30	—	430	233.00–258.00	250.75
236	—	685	229.75–246.00	236.00
42	—	582	226.00–252.00	243.61
68	—	722	240.00	240.00
2	—	370	227.00–240.00	233.41
2	—	318	223.00–230.00	226.58
35	—	515	225.00–255.00	243.94
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	184.00	184.00
1	—	810	170.00	170.00
2	—	665	195.00–209.00	201.89
1	—	930	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	144.00	144.00
2	—	525	193.00–217.00	205.34
3	—	320	190.00–195.00	191.77
10	—	675	160.00–193.00	183.72
2	—	895	149.00	149.00
4	—	489	149.00–221.00	195.04
8	—	623	161.00–194.00	175.46
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
9	—	566	181.00–210.00	197.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	252.50	252.50
4	—	472	245.00	245.00
15	—	363	253.00–269.00	264.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
2	—	775	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	245.00–251.00	249.11
7	—	631	217.00–226.00	224.18
7	—	465	245.00–261.00	252.04
3	—	401	249.00–259.00	255.68
5	—	673	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	292.50	292.50
1	—	210	307.50	307.50
4	—	390	272.00	272.00
3	—	610	236.00	236.00
1	—	260	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	225.00–233.00	229.06
2	—	677	206.00	206.00
3	—	633	184.00–190.00	186.99
4	—	320	182.50–232.50	199.58
1	—	775	178.00	178.00
1	—	710	177.00	177.00
6	—	476	170.00–219.00	197.95
4	—	563	222.00–232.00	228.71
5	—	364	190.00–223.00	205.09
3	—	957	114.00–120.00	116.01
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	207.00	207.00
1	—	940	139.00	139.00
1	—	415	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	130.00	130.00
9	—	471	229.00–261.00	247.42
9	—	323	240.00–266.00	248.13
3	—	161	305.00	305.00
8	—	569	221.00–257.00	239.30
1	—	225	282.50	282.50
3	—	605	219.00–232.00	227.67
3	—	996	123.00	123.00
7	—	670	185.00–223.00	208.74
8	—	420	231.00–257.00	243.07
3	—	535	249.00–252.00	250.02
5	—	266	267.50–287.50	276.48
2	—	358	241.00–276.00	258.87
1	—	780	194.00	194.00
1	—	820	183.00	183.00
1	—	725	190.00	190.00

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)	2	—	1,460	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,427.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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