Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady early; few weaned 400-600 lb packages 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Softer market undertone late morning following lower CME feeder prices. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate 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 $154.20/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$154.20

410 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$48.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

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	648	156.52	1,014	379
Medium and Large 2-3	599	128.29	769	25
Small and Medium 1-2	450	117.20	527	5thin
Large 1-2	730	108.00	788	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.52/cwt here — about $226 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 sale410 hd

154.20

—

KY average23 barns · 7,346 hd

156.08

−1.88

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	1,505	103.00	1,550	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	72.02	956	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,436	71.51	1,027	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,115	64.67	721	15

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)	1,505	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,642	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	723	135.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,758	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	170.20/cwt	165.00–175.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	129.62/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	282	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	170.69/cwt	163.00–177.00	802	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	155.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	866	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,248	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	99.09/cwt	90.00–106.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.41/cwt	149.00–155.00	860	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	153.75/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,002	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	161.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	933	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.48/cwt	125.00–129.00	924	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	117.29/cwt	111.00–122.00	837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	153.19/cwt	151.00–157.00	954	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	144.12/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,117	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	175.64/cwt	164.00–179.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	156.62/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,045	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	166.84/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,103	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	189.65/cwt	189.00–193.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,514	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	175.58/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	202.08/cwt	198.00–204.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	183.94/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,041	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	177.09/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,107	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	172.43/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,145	46
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	194.15/cwt	190.00–210.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	182.38/cwt	171.00–190.00	978	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	173.66/cwt	168.00–186.00	993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	152.34/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,016	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	153.80/cwt	150.00–161.00	963	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	66.10/cwt	64.00–70.00	734	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	65.03/cwt	62.00–68.00	854	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	67.68/cwt	66.00–70.00	917	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	71.69/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,091	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,057	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,642	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	193.07/cwt	182.50–197.50	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	111.49/cwt	109.00–114.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	902	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	783	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	119.16/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	146.07/cwt	144.00–147.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	847	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	145.02/cwt	141.00–149.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	138.39/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	732	169.90/cwt	169.90–169.90	1,244	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	177.41/cwt	170.00–181.00	869	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 762Last week 1,560Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 100Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 1

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
5	—	723	134.00–140.00	135.24
4	—	382	165.00–175.00	170.20
6	—	282	174.00	174.00
11	—	531	159.00–162.00	160.51
24	—	470	163.00–177.00	170.69
45	—	801	155.75	155.75
4	—	434	160.00–170.00	165.04
27	—	652	150.00–160.00	153.75
71	—	576	155.00–167.00	161.92
22	—	623	151.00–157.00	153.19
15	—	775	136.00–148.00	144.12
9	—	335	164.00–179.00	175.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	781	128.50–130.00	129.62
5	—	383	150.00–158.00	155.97
6	—	602	140.00–147.00	143.82
7	—	911	90.00–106.00	99.09
1	—	1,005	105.00	105.00
12	—	568	149.00–155.00	151.41
4	—	725	125.00–129.00	127.48
3	—	475	150.00–153.00	151.99
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
5	—	517	155.00	155.00
2	—	865	109.00–114.00	111.49
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,145	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
2	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	714	111.00–122.00	117.29
2	—	570	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	144.00	144.00
3	—	668	124.00–125.00	124.65
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	431	144.00–147.00	146.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	116.00	116.00
3	—	783	136.00	136.00
6	—	875	119.00–120.00	119.16
2	—	847	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	732	169.90	169.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,180	149.00	149.00
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
1	—	1,070	142.00	142.00
12	—	667	151.00–160.00	156.62
62	—	888	170.50	170.50
1	—	745	152.00	152.00
7	—	587	175.00–176.00	175.58
1	—	647	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
1	—	885	144.00	144.00
2	—	567	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	724	160.00–172.50	166.84
3	—	538	205.00	205.00
6	—	468	189.00–193.00	189.65
6	—	432	198.00–204.00	202.08
20	—	566	177.00–190.00	183.94
36	—	625	165.00–179.00	177.09
46	—	664	165.00–173.50	172.43
3	—	798	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
5	—	381	190.00–210.00	194.15
11	—	536	171.00–190.00	182.38
8	—	572	168.00–186.00	173.66
17	—	667	149.00–157.00	152.34
11	—	626	150.00–161.00	153.80
5	—	728	136.00–142.00	138.39
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
4	—	326	182.50–197.50	193.07
3	—	678	145.00	145.00
4	—	560	165.00	165.00
3	—	385	170.00–175.00	172.48
3	—	753	132.00	132.00
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
2	—	745	133.00	133.00
3	—	490	170.00–181.00	177.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	141.00–149.00	145.02
1	—	205	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,028	57.00–58.00	57.51
1	—	1,170	83.00	83.00
11	—	1,111	64.00–70.00	66.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,313	62.00–68.00	65.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	66.00–70.00	67.68
3	—	1,522	71.00–72.00	71.69
2	—	1,430	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,820	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,642	1,475.00	1,475.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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