Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.28/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$177.28

934 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	726	177.93	1,292	914
Medium and Large 2-3	598	147.62	882	20

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $410 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 sale934 hd

177.28

—

KY average25 barns · 7,500 hd

175.51

+1.78

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	—	Average	1,615	97.67	1,577	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	79.49	1,213	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	71.80	845	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	63.99	629	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	165.03/cwt	161.00–165.50	1,053	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	146.34/cwt	140.00–159.00	915	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	118.51/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	156.71/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,041	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	221.74/cwt	221.00–223.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	214.42/cwt	212.00–217.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	199.70/cwt	196.00–200.50	957	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	159.85/cwt	159.85–159.85	1,312	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	167.02/cwt	157.00–177.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	163.71/cwt	161.00–165.00	946	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	179.32/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,056	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	179.77/cwt	178.00–187.00	974	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	156.81/cwt	145.00–169.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	211.97/cwt	199.00–217.00	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	190.38/cwt	189.00–192.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	156.75/cwt	153.00–161.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	159.12/cwt	153.00–168.50	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	131.41/cwt	121.00–140.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	144.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	181.53/cwt	178.75–183.70	1,516	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	188.16/cwt	182.00–190.00	785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	175.72/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,334	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	181.75/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,210	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	154.47/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	157.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,517	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	975	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,528	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	196.79/cwt	192.00–199.50	1,043	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	177.39/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,284	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	179.06/cwt	175.50–183.25	1,132	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	174.29/cwt	165.00–184.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	172.29/cwt	162.00–179.00	967	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	628	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	82.94/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,286	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.95/cwt	61.00–69.00	797	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	86.90/cwt	80.00–96.00	998	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	73.67/cwt	70.00–79.00	847	16
Bulls	—	—	1,595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,691	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	76.31/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,145	8
Bulls	—	—	2,070	115.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,391	87.19/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,213	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	97.26/cwt	90.00–102.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	923	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	187.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	153.52/cwt	130.00–161.00	963	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.31/cwt	130.00–148.50	947	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	165.55/cwt	163.00–168.00	871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	159.43/cwt	150.00–168.00	776	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	169.09/cwt	151.50–172.25	1,231	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	159.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	134.14/cwt	123.00–139.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	148.45/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	157.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	153.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.68/cwt	145.00–159.00	868	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	154.55/cwt	147.50–161.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	131.27/cwt	122.00–135.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	122.32/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	439	171.83/cwt	170.00–178.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	177.27/cwt	169.00–180.00	815	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	136.09/cwt	127.00–145.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	172.19/cwt	168.00–175.00	849	5

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,560Last week 988Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 19Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	638	161.00–165.50	165.03
69	—	821	159.85	159.85
42	—	578	161.00–165.00	163.71
20	—	526	163.00–168.00	165.55
79	—	728	151.50–172.25	169.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	625	140.00–159.00	146.34
2	—	1,088	113.00–124.00	118.51
8	—	781	135.00	135.00
19	—	487	150.00–168.00	159.43
3	—	921	128.00	128.00
2	—	340	166.00	166.00
3	—	387	155.00–162.00	159.65
4	—	730	123.00–139.00	134.14
4	—	808	131.00	131.00
9	—	681	141.00–152.00	148.45
10	—	428	155.00–164.00	157.75
15	—	519	150.00–156.00	153.71
23	—	565	145.00–159.00	153.68
2	—	283	147.50–161.00	154.55
2	—	895	122.00	122.00
3	—	955	119.00–124.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	398	141.00	141.00
5	—	577	122.00–135.00	131.27
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
6	—	668	130.00–133.00	131.67
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
2	—	490	127.00–145.00	136.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	170.00	170.00
13	—	439	170.00–178.00	171.83
38	—	460	169.00–180.00	177.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	664	150.00–163.00	156.71
2	—	1,120	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
31	—	589	171.00–183.00	179.32
23	—	542	178.00–187.00	179.77
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
16	—	466	189.00–192.00	190.38
20	—	620	153.00–168.50	159.12
1	—	1,280	100.00	100.00
5	—	363	187.00	187.00
3	—	971	140.00–147.00	144.67
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	144.00	144.00
15	—	417	182.00–190.00	188.16
5	—	726	150.00–161.00	154.47
4	—	774	155.00–165.00	157.49
2	—	860	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	221.00–223.00	221.74
2	—	320	212.00–217.00	214.42
19	—	479	196.00–200.50	199.70
17	—	427	199.00–217.00	211.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	157.00–177.00	167.02
2	—	478	145.00–169.00	156.81
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
4	—	589	153.00–161.00	156.75
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
4	—	676	121.00–140.00	131.41
1	—	795	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	835	178.75–183.70	181.53
136	—	759	170.00–179.00	175.72
145	—	666	171.00–184.00	181.75
58	—	882	172.00	172.00
51	—	975	156.75	156.75
17	—	530	192.00–199.50	196.79
96	—	724	174.00–179.00	177.39
30	—	632	175.50–183.25	179.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	165.00–184.00	174.29
3	—	321	199.00	199.00
1	—	975	107.00	107.00
14	—	561	162.00–179.00	172.29
1	—	360	188.00	188.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
13	—	725	124.00–130.00	127.34
4	—	288	180.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	422	180.00	180.00
20	—	627	130.00–161.00	153.52
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
15	—	675	130.00–148.50	140.31
5	—	493	168.00–175.00	172.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	58.00	58.00
1	—	865	72.00	72.00
3	—	992	63.00–64.00	63.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,551	80.00–88.00	82.94
1	—	1,460	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,501	74.00–79.00	76.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,208	61.00–69.00	65.95
5	—	1,149	80.00–96.00	86.90
16	—	1,150	70.00–79.00	73.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	106.00	106.00
3	—	2,070	110.00–119.00	115.85
6	—	1,391	81.00–91.00	87.19

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	97.00	97.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	90.00–102.00	97.26

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle