Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend with last Monday due to inclement weather. Very good demand for weaned light to middleweight calf packages and very good demand for slaughter cows noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.59/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$213.59

365 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$66.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

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	580	216.70	1,256	345
Medium and Large 2-3	548	175.10	960	8thin
Large 1-2	945	149.83	1,416	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.87/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale365 hd

213.59

—

KY average15 barns · 1,911 hd

206.72

+6.87

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	1,536	121.95	1,873	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	112.36	1,679	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	110.34	1,409	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	93.77	947	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,203	138.40	1,665	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,194	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,092	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,888	2thin

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	Large 1-2	—	718	202.57/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	284.50/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	190.63/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,567	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,010	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	247.70/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,281	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	683	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	221.24/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,263	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	240.42/cwt	215.00–243.50	1,257	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	226.21/cwt	219.00–233.00	950	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	222.54/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,420	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	310.50/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	283.41/cwt	281.00–284.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	193.49/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	221.13/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,064	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	210.76/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,421	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	203.45/cwt	197.00–212.50	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	200.45/cwt	191.00–217.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	847	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	170.61/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	253.71/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	200.74/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	257.62/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	234.60/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,586	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	249.63/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,475	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	205.69/cwt	199.00–209.50	1,596	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	823	182.31/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	266.64/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,512	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	247.99/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	219.54/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,710	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	275.26/cwt	269.50–279.00	1,440	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	223.49/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,652	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	255.24/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,621	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,670	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	274.33/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	192.70/cwt	174.00–200.00	1,499	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	199.15/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,350	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	306.58/cwt	305.00–307.00	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	80.05/cwt	75.00–85.00	698	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	108.03/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,526	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	96.88/cwt	90.00–103.00	994	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	87.88/cwt	87.00–89.00	912	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	116.07/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,800	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	117.84/cwt	113.00–127.00	1,540	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,203	138.40/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,665	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	92.59/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	106.57/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,342	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,547	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	129.22/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,022	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	118.18/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,818	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,235.37/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,235	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	210.83/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,025	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,217.32/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,217	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	881	966.35/head	850.00–1,050.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	555	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	238.75/cwt	235.00–240.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	190.66/cwt	183.00–205.00	1,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	200.36/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,244	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	183.20/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	965	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,390	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	184.15/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	210.73/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,229	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	210.41/cwt	196.00–213.00	1,117	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	169.03/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	938	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	193.65/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	241.36/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,405	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	266.50/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,295	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	204.47/cwt	191.00–225.00	1,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	735	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	246.28/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	179.76/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,717	4

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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 1,656Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 198Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 17Year ago 1

No market trend with last Monday due to inclement weather. Very good demand for weaned light to middleweight calf packages and very good demand for slaughter cows noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	196.00–209.00	202.57
2	—	1,010	155.00	155.00
3	—	683	222.00	222.00
3	—	823	181.00–185.00	182.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	282.50–288.00	284.50
3	—	822	186.00–195.00	190.63
1	—	615	236.00	236.00
2	—	435	253.00	253.00
5	—	1,062	197.00	197.00
4	—	917	200.00	200.00
3	—	515	251.00–255.00	253.71
2	—	473	250.00–265.00	257.62
21	—	676	232.00–237.00	234.60
9	—	591	249.00–255.00	249.63
8	—	776	199.00–209.50	205.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	181.00	181.00
3	—	517	243.00–250.00	247.70
4	—	664	200.00–201.00	200.74
2	—	578	247.00–249.00	247.99
1	—	475	244.00	244.00
1	—	745	195.00	195.00
2	—	645	220.00	220.00
1	—	260	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	310.00–311.00	310.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	281.00–284.00	283.41
18	—	567	258.00–278.00	266.64
29	—	779	219.00–220.00	219.54
26	—	523	269.50–279.00	275.26
19	—	739	223.00–226.00	223.49
64	—	635	245.00–256.00	255.24
47	—	656	254.50	254.50
3	—	488	274.00–275.00	274.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	571	215.00–231.00	221.24
90	—	523	215.00–243.50	240.42
23	—	420	219.00–233.00	226.21
20	—	638	218.00–227.00	222.54
5	—	711	210.00	210.00
12	—	777	193.00–196.00	193.49
17	—	481	220.00–224.00	221.13
17	—	674	209.00–211.00	210.76
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	192.00	192.00
1	—	590	184.00	184.00
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
3	—	622	163.00–185.00	170.61
1	—	360	191.00	191.00
1	—	880	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	197.00–212.50	203.45
3	—	328	191.00–217.00	200.45
4	—	977	152.00	152.00
11	—	486	207.00–215.00	210.83
13	—	687	183.00–205.00	190.66
16	—	621	194.00–208.00	200.36
6	—	821	155.00–157.00	156.00
5	—	787	180.00–184.00	183.20
7	—	713	179.00–185.00	184.15
24	—	583	205.00–212.00	210.73
1	—	915	160.00	160.00
18	—	531	196.00–213.00	210.41
1	—	355	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	847	179.00	179.00
10	—	965	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	164.00–174.00	169.03
3	—	938	171.00	171.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	288.00	288.00
7	—	778	174.00–200.00	192.70
8	—	678	188.00–210.00	199.15
2	—	860	160.00	160.00
4	—	406	235.00–240.00	238.75
10	—	731	181.00–195.00	193.65
14	—	582	240.00–246.00	241.36
7	—	486	264.00–270.00	266.50
8	—	623	191.00–225.00	204.47
1	—	265	277.50	277.50
8	—	530	233.00–260.00	246.28
4	—	955	178.00–185.00	179.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	225	231.00	231.00
1	—	325	251.00	251.00
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
6	—	267	210.00	210.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	305.00–307.00	306.58
1	—	375	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	244.00	244.00
1	—	870	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	182.50	182.50
1	—	380	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	75.00–85.00	80.05
15	—	1,026	90.00–103.00	96.88
3	—	1,038	87.00–89.00	87.88
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,413	98.00–111.00	108.03
31	—	1,551	112.00–124.00	116.07
1	—	1,595	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,307	113.00–127.00	117.84
4	—	1,214	88.00–97.00	92.59
17	—	1,259	99.00–112.00	106.57
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	136.00–142.00	138.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,565	124.00–133.00	129.22
6	—	1,538	111.00–123.00	118.18

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)	9	—	1,032	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,235.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,065	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,217.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	881	850.00–1,050.00	966.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,000.00	1,000.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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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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