Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday attractive weaned steer calf packages under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test with very good demand; average quality offerings steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for attractive weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.73/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$179.73

343 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$763

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

$45.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.83

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	743	180.29	1,340	331
Large 1-2	649	171.17	1,111	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	168.25	799	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	428	135.00	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.29/cwt here — about $763 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 sale343 hd

179.73

—

KY average24 barns · 5,687 hd

193.56

−13.83

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	1,810	135.79	2,458	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	93.86	1,407	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	92.61	1,198	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,127	67.96	766	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	585	179.85/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,052	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	163.84/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,090	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	182.27/cwt	175.00–187.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	164.68/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	165.02/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	172.68/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,335	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	203.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,570	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	959	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	834	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	176.32/cwt	156.00–177.00	1,460	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	178.31/cwt	168.00–188.00	1,280	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,134	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	202.63/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	195.00/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,141	16
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	233.06/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	183.21/cwt	168.00–195.00	1,119	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	182.78/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,237	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	208.18/cwt	203.00–215.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	169.61/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	178.64/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	151.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	681	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	96.12/cwt	87.00–107.00	1,272	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	85.00/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,045	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	85.92/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,072	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	135.79/cwt	122.00–144.00	2,458	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.38/cwt	72.00–78.00	773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	94.99/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,458	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,390	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	973	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	131.07/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,072	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	171.40/cwt	165.00–174.00	989	6
Heifers	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	186.35/cwt	184.00–198.00	945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	157.44/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	139.71/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	181.04/cwt	175.00–184.00	938	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 842Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 63Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 11

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
38	—	585	172.00–184.00	179.85
4	—	835	145.00	145.00
11	—	665	150.00–172.00	163.84
10	—	465	175.00–187.00	182.27
2	—	420	181.00	181.00
1	—	325	193.00	193.00
3	—	393	191.00	191.00
7	—	705	154.00–169.00	164.68
6	—	627	160.00–171.00	165.02
5	—	767	147.00–160.00	157.44
14	—	518	175.00–184.00	181.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
2	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.42
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
1	—	630	141.00	141.00
6	—	707	145.00–147.00	145.67
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
5	—	767	131.00–144.00	139.71
2	—	667	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	147.00	147.00
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	176.00	176.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	150.00–155.00	153.31
3	—	358	200.00–205.00	203.37
2	—	885	160.00–167.00	163.48
56	—	918	171.00	171.00
2	—	607	158.00	158.00
1	—	430	194.00	194.00
4	—	556	185.00–190.00	187.51
88	—	828	156.00–177.00	176.32
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	773	165.00–176.00	172.68
64	—	718	168.00–188.00	178.31
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
14	—	521	197.00–214.00	202.63
2	—	482	207.00	207.00
16	—	585	191.00–200.00	195.00
8	—	436	222.00–235.00	233.06
23	—	611	168.00–195.00	183.21
22	—	677	173.00–185.00	182.78
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	187.00	187.00
3	—	561	183.00	183.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	825	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	203.00–215.00	208.18
3	—	681	168.00–173.00	169.61
3	—	580	176.00–180.00	178.64
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
3	—	723	144.00–155.00	151.22
6	—	507	184.00–198.00	186.35
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
9	—	818	118.00–134.00	131.07
2	—	350	200.00	200.00
6	—	577	165.00–174.00	171.40
1	—	635	151.00	151.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
2	—	442	190.00	190.00
2	—	918	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,323	87.00–107.00	96.12
6	—	1,229	83.00–87.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,217	65.00–67.00	66.00
2	—	1,025	72.00–78.00	75.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	85.00–87.00	85.92
21	—	1,535	88.00–105.00	94.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,810	122.00–144.00	135.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	92.00–96.00	94.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	85.00	85.00

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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