Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.02/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$188.02

414 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	191.36	1,241	294
Medium and Large 2-3	494	179.87	889	119
Large 1-2	580	173.00	1,003	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $237 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 sale414 hd

188.02

—

KY average23 barns · 5,426 hd

188.80

−0.79

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	1,703	118.07	2,011	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	90.98	1,241	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	86.26	1,077	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	69.90	765	20

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	159.36/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,080	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	175.28/cwt	170.00–178.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	159.06/cwt	155.00–167.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	477	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	809	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	133.72/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	175.37/cwt	164.00–177.50	1,077	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	189.46/cwt	181.00–202.00	807	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	182.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	175.86/cwt	170.00–179.00	927	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	151.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,183	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	371	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	662	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	190.96/cwt	189.00–195.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	197.64/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,136	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	166.04/cwt	164.00–170.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	150.46/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	222.25/cwt	215.00–227.50	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	491	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	913	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	207.78/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	171.87/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,406	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	149.16/cwt	144.00–154.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	183.82/cwt	165.00–184.10	1,415	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	178.31/cwt	171.00–180.50	1,211	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	188.82/cwt	170.00–194.50	1,210	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	218.75/cwt	210.00–226.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	178.27/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,307	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	228.82/cwt	210.00–238.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	277	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	215.60/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,011	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	216.89/cwt	210.00–223.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	199.83/cwt	196.00–203.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	199.30/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	83.69/cwt	76.00–94.00	932	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	74.41/cwt	73.00–75.00	876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	68.73/cwt	65.00–71.00	735	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	51.64/cwt	45.00–55.00	544	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	94.00/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,319	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	91.63/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,199	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	84.20/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,032	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	83.73/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,763	132.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	103.86/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,706	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	183.90/cwt	173.00–186.00	980	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	209.67/cwt	204.00–220.00	910	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	167.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	154.82/cwt	144.00–160.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	185.67/cwt	184.00–191.00	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	175.72/cwt	171.00–181.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	187.85/cwt	184.00–191.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	174.79/cwt	170.00–181.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,214	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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 972Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 60Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
19	—	401	165.00	165.00
1	—	475	181.00	181.00
1	—	960	145.00	145.00
1	—	945	148.00	148.00
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
3	—	578	164.00–170.00	166.04
2	—	713	148.00–153.00	150.46
2	—	625	144.00–154.00	149.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	180.00–185.00	182.20
6	—	882	171.00	171.00
1	—	910	166.00	166.00
2	—	547	179.00	179.00
31	—	818	167.00–173.00	171.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	575	194.00–204.00	197.64
3	—	318	215.00–227.50	222.25
13	—	523	195.00–210.00	207.78
69	—	770	165.00–184.10	183.82
14	—	679	171.00–180.50	178.31
52	—	641	170.00–194.50	188.82
10	—	423	210.00–226.00	218.75
14	—	733	171.00–181.00	178.27
5	—	363	210.00–238.00	228.82
2	—	277	240.00	240.00
37	—	469	208.00–223.00	215.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	491	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	145.00–166.00	159.36
9	—	567	170.00–178.00	175.28
2	—	295	207.50	207.50
41	—	614	164.00–177.50	175.37
27	—	426	181.00–202.00	189.46
30	—	527	170.00–179.00	175.86
24	—	779	144.00–154.00	151.92
3	—	332	189.00–195.00	190.96
14	—	720	161.00	161.00
13	—	462	184.00–191.00	185.67
10	—	389	184.00–191.00	187.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	155.00–167.00	159.06
4	—	782	133.00–136.00	133.72
1	—	1,095	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,020	118.00	118.00
3	—	506	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,160	102.00	102.00
1	—	810	127.00	127.00
1	—	410	178.00	178.00
5	—	466	171.00–181.00	175.72
2	—	365	176.00	176.00
5	—	327	170.00–181.00	174.79
1	—	995	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	477	169.50	169.50
14	—	371	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	340	144.00–160.00	154.82
2	—	783	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	210.00–223.00	216.89
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
6	—	492	196.00–203.00	199.83
3	—	513	190.00–211.00	199.30
3	—	678	165.00	165.00
7	—	434	204.00–220.00	209.67
1	—	295	221.00	221.00
10	—	621	162.00–170.00	167.12
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
2	—	470	178.00	178.00
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
1	—	445	181.00	181.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
2	—	775	130.00–138.00	133.92
11	—	533	173.00–186.00	183.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	166.00	166.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	76.00–94.00	83.69
3	—	1,177	73.00–75.00	74.41
8	—	1,070	65.00–71.00	68.73
4	—	1,054	45.00–55.00	51.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,403	87.00–100.00	94.00
5	—	1,272	78.00–86.00	83.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	87.00–95.00	91.63
13	—	1,226	81.00–87.00	84.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	127.00–137.00	132.28
2	—	1,643	103.00–105.00	103.86

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	1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00

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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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle