Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand for calves over 550 lbs; moderate demand for weaned good quality 400-500 lb steers. Falling CME cattle futures late last week continued into today's trading putting downward pressure on the cash market. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.82/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$221.82

387 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$723

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

$71.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

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	732	224.11	1,641	362
Medium and Large 2-3	627	193.52	1,213	22
Small and Medium 1-2	600	153.00	918	3thin

One grade step is worth $71.11/cwt here — about $723 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 sale387 hd

221.82

—

KY average12 barns · 1,131 hd

218.87

+2.95

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	1,625	120.69	1,961	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	101.91	1,522	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	98.42	1,214	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	86.73	915	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,155	144.09	1,664	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,195	140.00	1,673	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,200	3thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2	—	601	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	186.73/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,259	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	215.55/cwt	213.00–219.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	204.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	136.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	187.52/cwt	182.00–193.00	915	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	200.80/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,537	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	941	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,943	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	172.67/cwt	170.00–181.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	191.53/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	196.76/cwt	191.00–201.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	151.94/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	165.33/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,020	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	852	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	573	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	928	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	427	150.26/cwt	142.50–158.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	111.72/cwt	101.00–122.50	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.40/cwt	189.00–203.00	942	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	146.02/cwt	141.00–151.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	194.07/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,015	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	975	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	573	190.48/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	194.97/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,129	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	208.91/cwt	201.00–212.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,347	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	229.28/cwt	228.50–235.00	1,316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	236.39/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,225	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	279	182.35/cwt	172.00–187.50	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	643	217.74/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,400	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	884	216.25/cwt	216.25–216.25	1,912	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	177.06/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	191.29/cwt	179.00–213.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	186.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	251.84/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	269.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	180.16/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	227.01/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,335	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	244.57/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	232.03/cwt	224.00–236.50	1,471	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	259.37/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,222	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	219.36/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,325	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	247.28/cwt	243.00–250.50	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	233.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	212.99/cwt	200.00–222.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	89.32/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,102	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	106.52/cwt	99.00–119.00	1,343	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	105.60/cwt	99.00–118.00	1,617	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	96.78/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,385	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	86.03/cwt	83.00–89.00	927	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	80.04/cwt	78.00–82.00	799	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,155	144.09/cwt	126.00–165.00	1,664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	95.93/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,161	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	94.35/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,006	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	88.80/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	69.59/cwt	65.00–75.00	705	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	104.23/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,520	5
Bulls	—	—	1,854	135.05/cwt	129.00–146.00	2,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,558	120.20/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,873	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	707	163.63/cwt	147.00–172.00	1,157	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	603	187.44/cwt	174.00–201.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	177.21/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,189	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	819	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	230.08/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	235.97/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,116	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	755	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	164.79/cwt	147.00–190.00	1,178	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	188.50/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,152	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	233.85/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,235	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	174.26/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,237	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	151.92/cwt	137.00–161.00	1,086	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	183.16/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	917	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,065	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	149.29/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	235.25/cwt	230.00–240.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	203.47/cwt	199.00–221.00	1,180	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	192.11/cwt	187.50–197.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	158.27/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	153.01/cwt	140.00–161.00	952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	209.00/cwt	182.50–222.50	1,106	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,095	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	263.01/cwt	262.00–264.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	230.45/cwt	220.00–241.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	898	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 Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 610Year ago 974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 186Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	192.00	192.00
2	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	685	182.00	182.00
1	—	975	136.00	136.00
2	—	573	186.00–195.00	190.48
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
2	—	765	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	674	175.00–198.00	186.73
2	—	923	132.50–140.00	136.18
11	—	618	186.00–199.00	191.53
5	—	373	191.00–201.00	196.76
2	—	868	170.00–172.00	171.01
17	—	475	189.00–203.00	198.40
21	—	523	189.00–199.00	194.07
27	—	579	188.00–199.00	194.97
7	—	423	201.00–212.00	208.91
2	—	325	210.00	210.00
11	—	710	167.00–175.00	174.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	201.00	201.00
14	—	488	182.00–193.00	187.52
4	—	411	170.00–181.00	172.67
4	—	786	139.00–156.00	151.94
12	—	617	156.00–170.00	165.33
6	—	526	162.00	162.00
2	—	958	101.00–122.50	111.72
1	—	1,045	96.00	96.00
2	—	658	141.00–151.00	146.02
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	850	123.00	123.00
4	—	279	172.00–187.50	182.35
3	—	365	180.00–190.00	186.67
8	—	715	137.00–161.00	151.92
6	—	571	181.00–188.00	183.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	213.00–219.00	215.55
10	—	531	200.00–205.00	204.01
10	—	570	200.00–204.00	200.80
75	—	812	189.25	189.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	160.00–164.00	161.94
3	—	427	142.50–158.00	150.26
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	157.00	157.00
1	—	785	180.00	180.00
1	—	870	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	941	206.50	206.50
118	—	884	216.25	216.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	705	191.00	191.00
17	—	574	228.50–235.00	229.28
15	—	518	235.00–239.00	236.39
5	—	423	249.00–257.00	251.84
1	—	1,105	146.00	146.00
11	—	604	218.00–223.00	219.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	643	217.00–218.00	217.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	230.00	230.00
4	—	655	170.00–198.00	177.06
4	—	624	179.00–213.00	191.29
6	—	718	176.00–181.00	180.16
2	—	588	226.00–228.00	227.01
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
2	—	510	201.00	201.00
2	—	483	230.00–237.00	233.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	265.00–275.00	269.05
7	—	553	242.00–245.00	244.57
58	—	634	224.00–236.50	232.03
26	—	471	258.00–262.50	259.37
9	—	517	243.00–250.50	247.28
2	—	357	278.00	278.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	140.00	140.00
4	—	671	170.00–187.50	177.21
5	—	443	228.00–232.50	230.08
8	—	473	222.00–241.00	235.97
13	—	715	147.00–190.00	164.79
10	—	611	172.00–200.00	188.50
10	—	528	226.00–239.00	233.85
1	—	845	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,078	103.00–105.00	103.99
4	—	357	262.00–264.00	263.01
4	—	551	229.00	229.00
1	—	860	163.00	163.00
1	—	340	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	161.00	161.00
1	—	475	172.50	172.50
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	200.00–222.00	212.99
2	—	965	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,010	87.00	87.00
2	—	917	110.00	110.00
3	—	767	143.00–156.00	149.29
5	—	316	230.00–240.00	235.25
1	—	740	139.00	139.00
9	—	580	199.00–221.00	203.47
2	—	413	187.50–197.00	192.11
1	—	860	111.00	111.00
6	—	671	152.00–165.00	158.27
7	—	622	140.00–161.00	153.01
9	—	529	182.50–222.50	209.00
8	—	388	220.00–241.00	230.45
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	147.00–172.00	163.63
2	—	687	176.00	176.00
2	—	603	174.00–201.00	187.44
1	—	755	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	86.00–92.00	89.32
18	—	1,261	99.00–119.00	106.52
22	—	1,210	94.00–99.00	95.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,531	99.00–118.00	105.60
23	—	1,431	93.00–99.00	96.78
2	—	1,485	88.00–90.00	88.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,078	83.00–89.00	86.03
6	—	998	78.00–82.00	80.04
18	—	1,066	91.00–98.00	94.35
5	—	1,013	65.00–75.00	69.59
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	126.00–165.00	144.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	98.00–109.00	104.23
6	—	1,854	129.00–146.00	135.05
8	—	1,558	111.00–128.00	120.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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