Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday market noticeably lower on middleweight steers and heifers due to weather. Very hot humid conditions has reduced local demand for stocker calves this week. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower and 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 $219.75/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$219.75

221 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$51.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

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	501	223.89	1,123	189
Medium and Large 2-3	549	196.06	1,077	31
Large 1-2	610	172.00	1,049	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about $73 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 sale221 hd

219.75

—

KY average25 barns · 5,475 hd

228.33

−8.58

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	1,693	128.00	2,168	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	111.08	1,596	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	110.56	1,365	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	99.13	987	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	124.00	1,600	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)	1,256	$1,433	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,408	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,525	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1-2Value Added	—	450	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	228.42/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,439	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	235.33/cwt	231.00–238.00	911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	281	239.13/cwt	237.50–243.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	233.75/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,237	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	221.25/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	224.49/cwt	222.00–227.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	196.65/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,243	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	184.70/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	221.96/cwt	203.00–227.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	217.07/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	230.36/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	186.05/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	194.49/cwt	190.00–202.50	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	181.96/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	233.70/cwt	230.00–247.50	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	236.19/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,020	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	238.67/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,348	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	558	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,286	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	227.41/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	248.21/cwt	246.00–250.50	1,025	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	182.73/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	257.42/cwt	255.00–260.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	241.33/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	238.76/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,447	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	800	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	225.79/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	860	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	108.93/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,186	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	94.94/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,282	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	115.87/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,717	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,422	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	105.91/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,463	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	772	86.73/cwt	84.00–89.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	104.85/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,291	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	97.63/cwt	90.00–103.00	972	21
Bulls	—	—	1,803	133.89/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,414	11
Bulls	—	—	1,573	121.53/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,912	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,055	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,323	1,587.33/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,433.23/head	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,433	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,408.42/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,408	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,405	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	200.67/cwt	185.00–220.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	535	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	166.16/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,353	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	176.56/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	210.08/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	211.44/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,112	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	221.68/cwt	205.00–237.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	219.33/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	229.20/cwt	226.00–231.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	220.66/cwt	214.00–229.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	235.80/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,094	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	223.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	204.20/cwt	182.00–216.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	210.30/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,211	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	190.35/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,367	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	190.21/cwt	181.00–200.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	150.62/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	221.83/cwt	214.00–231.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	229.77/cwt	228.00–231.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	235.28/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	231.25/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,205	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	229.64/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,314	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	204.86/cwt	193.00–217.00	1,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	201.98/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,363	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	773	170.67/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	250.97/cwt	237.00–260.00	791	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	186.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	222.50/cwt	210.00–235.00	579	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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 1,259Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 176Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 2Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	242.00	242.00
11	—	527	244.00	244.00
11	—	710	227.00–227.50	227.41
9	—	413	246.00–250.50	248.21
4	—	327	255.00–260.00	257.42
13	—	666	233.00–248.00	241.33
13	—	606	233.00–241.00	238.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	225.00–232.00	228.42
1	—	665	228.00	228.00
3	—	565	238.00–239.00	238.67
3	—	918	181.00	181.00
1	—	980	192.00	192.00
6	—	804	225.00	225.00
3	—	858	211.00	211.00
1	—	525	239.00	239.00
4	—	1,028	173.00–186.00	182.73
2	—	1,080	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
3	—	558	235.00	235.00
1	—	675	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	229.00	229.00
1	—	705	207.00	207.00
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
1	—	445	229.00	229.00
1	—	295	244.00	244.00
2	—	537	236.00	236.00
1	—	390	232.00	232.00
4	—	600	190.00	190.00
2	—	307	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	245	280.00	280.00
13	—	387	231.00–238.00	235.33
3	—	281	237.50–243.00	239.13
32	—	529	230.00–239.00	233.75
7	—	605	208.00–224.00	217.07
11	—	564	226.00–233.00	230.36
5	—	322	230.00–247.50	233.70
17	—	432	231.00–240.00	236.19
18	—	464	231.00–244.00	235.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	194.00	194.00
10	—	517	219.00–225.00	221.25
7	—	426	222.00–227.00	224.49
19	—	632	192.00–205.00	196.65
4	—	729	181.00–191.00	184.70
5	—	319	203.00–227.00	221.96
1	—	555	224.00	224.00
1	—	845	171.00	171.00
2	—	783	171.00–193.00	181.96
8	—	365	214.00–229.00	220.66
7	—	477	220.00–228.00	223.27
1	—	230	232.00	232.00
6	—	290	214.00–231.00	221.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	181.00	181.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
5	—	634	180.00–191.00	186.05
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
4	—	368	190.00–202.50	194.49
3	—	525	182.00–216.00	204.20
11	—	576	199.00–216.00	210.30
2	—	330	181.00–200.00	190.21
2	—	775	141.00–160.00	150.62
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	895	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	164.00	164.00
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
3	—	773	170.00–171.00	170.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	225.00	225.00
1	—	305	262.50	262.50
4	—	611	225.00–228.00	225.79
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	189.00	189.00
2	—	540	160.00	160.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	170.00	170.00
5	—	427	185.00–220.00	200.67
5	—	616	169.00–185.00	176.56
5	—	476	180.00–220.00	210.08
16	—	526	190.00–227.00	211.44
5	—	370	205.00–237.00	221.68
4	—	566	200.00–227.00	219.33
1	—	310	212.50	212.50
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	920	148.00	148.00
3	—	663	180.00–190.00	186.71
2	—	260	210.00–235.00	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	267.50	267.50
5	—	814	160.00–171.00	166.16
2	—	750	195.00	195.00
6	—	435	226.00–231.00	229.20
7	—	718	180.00–200.00	190.35
1	—	270	252.50	252.50
4	—	364	228.00–231.00	229.77
4	—	466	231.00–240.00	235.28
12	—	521	219.00–241.00	231.25
2	—	1,017	114.00	114.00
12	—	572	226.00–236.00	229.64
12	—	615	193.00–217.00	204.86
9	—	675	194.00–210.00	201.98
9	—	315	237.00–260.00	250.97
1	—	910	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	104.00–113.00	108.93
3	—	772	84.00–89.00	86.73
21	—	996	90.00–103.00	97.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	94.00–96.00	94.94
24	—	1,482	110.00–125.00	115.87
16	—	1,381	97.00–110.00	105.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,237	110.00–120.00	114.97
17	—	1,231	99.00–109.00	104.85
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,803	128.00–139.00	133.89
10	—	1,573	113.00–125.00	121.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	129.00	129.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,256	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,433.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,408.42

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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