Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder calves lightly tested. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.42/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$165.42

267 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$42.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.87

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	695	166.99	1,160	257
Medium and Large 2-3	621	124.91	775	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $385 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 sale267 hd

165.42

—

KY average23 barns · 4,027 hd

156.55

+8.87

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	—	High	1,845	114.46	2,112	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	104.18	1,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	103.77	1,324	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	81.92	871	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	114.83	1,462	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,285	139.00	1,786	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	531	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	850	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	156.50/cwt	140.00–173.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	174.93/cwt	154.50–176.00	1,310	80
Steers	Large 1-2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	194.17/cwt	192.50–195.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	129.02/cwt	128.00–133.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,339	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,136	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	644	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	818	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,285	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,252	114.80/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,437	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	470	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	118.63/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,214	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	104.18/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,501	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,575	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	99.12/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,195	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	75.61/cwt	73.00–80.00	615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	105.48/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,337	18
Bulls	—	—	1,803	106.12/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,913	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	94.22/cwt	91.00–97.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	965	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,260	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	137.55/cwt	128.00–147.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 383Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 143Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 3

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
9	—	531	160.00	160.00
14	—	395	172.00	172.00
5	—	428	170.00	170.00
55	—	815	164.25	164.25
78	—	649	175.00	175.00
72	—	737	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	107.50	107.50
5	—	729	128.00–133.00	129.02
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
2	—	337	167.00	167.00
5	—	579	151.00	151.00
3	—	636	140.00	140.00
1	—	995	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	127.00	127.00
2	—	655	108.00	108.00
2	—	483	128.00–147.00	137.55
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	114.00	114.00
3	—	965	121.00	121.00
1	—	845	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	165.00	165.00
2	—	390	140.00–173.00	156.50
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	658	165.00	165.00
1	—	405	197.00	197.00
1	—	320	221.00	221.00
80	—	749	154.50–176.00	174.93
1	—	460	194.00	194.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	192.50–195.00	194.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	111.00–119.00	114.80
1	—	1,380	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,575	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,206	90.00–107.00	99.12
3	—	813	73.00–80.00	75.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,441	97.00–113.00	104.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	73.00	73.00
18	—	1,268	96.00–113.00	105.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,866	114.00–125.00	118.63
2	—	1,803	101.00–111.00	106.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	91.00–97.00	94.22

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle