Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday good quality weaned steer and heifer packages sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with 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 $196.94/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$196.94

242 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

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

$74.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	549	204.86	1,124	187
Large 1-2	564	182.33	1,028	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	465	171.20	797	38
Small and Medium 1-2	584	131.88	770	4thin
Medium 1-2	925	130.00	1,203	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.86/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale242 hd

196.94

—

KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd

197.10

−0.16

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	1,648	114.98	1,894	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	101.31	1,510	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	98.41	1,219	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	80.47	854	54
Heifers	Choice	High	1,387	134.00	1,859	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)	1,268	$1,235	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,061	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,399	$1,778	4thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	208.21/cwt	207.50–209.00	573	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	637	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	177.11/cwt	170.00–186.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	183.19/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	200.18/cwt	190.00–205.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	176.78/cwt	157.50–190.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	220.94/cwt	210.00–223.25	1,189	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	206.16/cwt	202.00–215.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	174.15/cwt	163.00–183.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	206.59/cwt	194.00–217.00	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	742	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	180.70/cwt	171.00–191.00	876	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	196.66/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,111	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	229.66/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,562	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,147	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	262.54/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	201.75/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,071	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	184.29/cwt	170.00–190.50	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	198.34/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	211.34/cwt	198.00–225.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	208.66/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	229.81/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	153.48/cwt	150.00–180.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	216.18/cwt	194.00–221.00	1,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	273.50/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	261.23/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	175.99/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,352	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,118	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,252	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	228.60/cwt	219.00–230.50	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	273.43/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	207.59/cwt	181.00–216.00	1,204	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	105.75/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,662	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	86.01/cwt	83.00–90.00	901	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	90.36/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,097	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	96.82/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,372	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	95.48/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,147	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	78.05/cwt	72.00–82.00	804	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	91.44/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,174	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,062	8
Bulls	—	—	1,443	102.34/cwt	87.00–110.00	1,477	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	103.87/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,332	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	63.45/cwt	50.00–72.00	692	8
Bulls	—	—	1,811	119.87/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,171	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	128.83/cwt	124.00–136.00	2,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	972.50/head	750.00–1,100.00	973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,435.71/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,436	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,399	1,777.97/head	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	230.23/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,204	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	227.44/cwt	216.00–237.00	1,280	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	807	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	175.16/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,363	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	200.92/cwt	183.00–213.00	1,234	20
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	502	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	188.63/cwt	172.00–196.50	1,179	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	477	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	868	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	157.13/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	168.03/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	146.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	209.40/cwt	205.00–212.50	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	220.26/cwt	210.00–231.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	191.78/cwt	174.00–206.00	1,354	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	248.08/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	874	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	236.33/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	197.18/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,014	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	193.70/cwt	174.00–209.00	1,319	8

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 1,290Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 319Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	207.50–209.00	208.21
3	—	363	190.00–205.00	200.18
3	—	803	149.00	149.00
4	—	704	185.00	185.00
11	—	445	202.00–215.00	206.16
11	—	471	194.00–217.00	206.59
1	—	970	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,095	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	201.00	201.00
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
1	—	910	137.00	137.00
13	—	565	191.00–209.00	196.66
19	—	531	190.00–204.00	201.75
13	—	665	170.00–190.50	184.29
26	—	625	172.00–196.50	188.63
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	184.00	184.00
2	—	742	160.00	160.00
4	—	477	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	232.50	232.50
1	—	340	232.50	232.50
8	—	550	215.00	215.00
51	—	538	210.00–223.25	220.94
14	—	437	218.00–237.00	229.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	170.00–186.00	177.11
5	—	563	180.00–184.00	183.19
4	—	319	157.50–190.00	176.78
10	—	513	163.00–183.00	174.15
4	—	485	171.00–191.00	180.70
9	—	426	150.00–180.00	153.48
1	—	215	177.50	177.50
2	—	663	162.00–166.00	164.04
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	184.00	184.00
2	—	663	190.00–207.00	198.34
2	—	618	198.00–225.00	211.34
2	—	528	197.00–220.00	208.66
3	—	768	174.00–180.00	175.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	229.00–230.00	229.66
3	—	646	229.00	229.00
1	—	570	240.00	240.00
7	—	723	194.00–221.00	216.18
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	196.00	196.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	255.00–270.00	262.54
5	—	553	254.00	254.00
2	—	380	277.00	277.00
5	—	614	239.50	239.50
2	—	420	272.00–275.00	273.50
2	—	518	257.50–265.00	261.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	219.00–230.50	228.60
1	—	315	243.00	243.00
3	—	376	271.00	271.00
6	—	417	261.00–285.00	273.43
2	—	615	220.00–230.00	224.96
7	—	485	245.00–259.00	248.08
4	—	528	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	185.00	185.00
14	—	580	181.00–216.00	207.59
2	—	602	169.00	169.00
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
4	—	706	157.00–157.50	157.13
1	—	250	182.00	182.00
3	—	660	164.00–171.00	168.03
4	—	819	146.00–148.00	146.50
5	—	460	205.00–212.50	209.40
2	—	773	159.00–161.00	159.98
2	—	950	122.00	122.00
1	—	385	227.00	227.00
11	—	514	180.00–210.00	197.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	219.00–239.00	230.23
2	—	975	163.00	163.00
11	—	563	216.00–237.00	227.44
1	—	365	221.00	221.00
7	—	778	174.00–178.00	175.16
20	—	614	183.00–213.00	200.92
2	—	333	210.00–231.00	220.26
12	—	706	174.00–206.00	191.78
2	—	478	230.00–243.00	236.33
1	—	270	232.50	232.50
1	—	400	257.50	257.50
1	—	815	191.00	191.00
8	—	681	174.00–209.00	193.70
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	157.00	157.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,572	99.00–114.00	105.75
11	—	1,417	94.00–98.00	96.82
4	—	1,284	90.00–92.00	91.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,048	83.00–90.00	86.01
22	—	1,030	72.00–82.00	78.05
8	—	1,141	91.00–95.00	93.09
8	—	1,090	50.00–72.00	63.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	88.00–92.00	90.36
18	—	1,201	93.00–99.00	95.48
20	—	1,282	99.00–115.00	103.87
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,387	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	87.00–110.00	102.34
7	—	1,811	116.00–124.00	119.87
3	—	1,675	124.00–136.00	128.83

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,435.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	750.00–1,100.00	972.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,399	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,777.97

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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