Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer and heifer calves traded 8.00 to 15.00 higher with some thin-fleshed weaned packages sharply higher on a very active market. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.82/cwt on 590 head.

Average price

$203.82

590 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$52.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

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	691	204.13	1,410	586
Large 1-2	780	175.00	1,365	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	785	151.97	1,193	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.16/cwt here — about $217 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 sale590 hd

203.82

—

KY average22 barns · 5,685 hd

202.79

+1.03

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	—	Low	1,765	129.98	2,295	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	96.67	1,547	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	93.84	1,184	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	79.10	815	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,125	125.00	1,406	1thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	190.76/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,099	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	228.27/cwt	210.00–239.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	178.60/cwt	178.60–178.60	1,648	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	168.80/cwt	168.80–168.80	1,767	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	202.47/cwt	191.00–221.00	970	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	169.32/cwt	157.00–173.00	1,324	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	217.53/cwt	197.00–227.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	183.60/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	175.87/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	205.99/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	208.09/cwt	200.00–216.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	231.05/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,084	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	233.45/cwt	220.00–255.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	193.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,478	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	230.39/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,210	101
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	182.61/cwt	175.50–186.50	1,490	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	236.87/cwt	230.00–239.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	237.13/cwt	218.00–252.00	1,001	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	203.58/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,405	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	199.36/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,266	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	220.55/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,284	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	208.41/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	230.88/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	500	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	207.14/cwt	202.50–212.50	570	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	86.77/cwt	84.00–90.00	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	78.06/cwt	73.00–83.00	798	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	98.41/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,597	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	99.12/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,251	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	86.44/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	136.48/cwt	121.00–155.00	2,436	10
Bulls	—	—	1,485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,515	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	812	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	229.77/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	197.29/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,054	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	172.30/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,220	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	175.61/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,171	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	165.39/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,350	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	175.00/cwt	172.00–178.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	159.54/cwt	159.00–160.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	223.15/cwt	200.00–231.00	819	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	180.15/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,103	57

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 556Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year 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
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
17	—	576	184.00–193.00	190.76
9	—	328	210.00–239.00	228.27
25	—	479	191.00–221.00	202.47
14	—	782	157.00–173.00	169.32
12	—	426	197.00–227.00	217.53
39	—	534	187.00–208.00	197.29
32	—	708	164.00–178.00	172.30
24	—	667	167.00–180.00	175.61
23	—	816	152.00–170.00	165.39
9	—	367	200.00–231.00	223.15
57	—	612	162.00–187.00	180.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	183.00	183.00
1	—	370	192.50	192.50
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,065	107.00	107.00
1	—	815	121.00	121.00
1	—	965	122.00	122.00
9	—	686	163.00	163.00
2	—	545	172.00–178.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	161.00	161.00
2	—	273	159.00–160.00	159.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	130.00	130.00
2	—	730	161.00–165.00	162.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	923	178.60	178.60
49	—	1,047	168.80	168.80
5	—	871	182.00–184.00	183.60
4	—	784	167.00–180.00	175.87
3	—	583	205.00–208.00	205.99
2	—	465	200.00–216.00	208.09
1	—	745	177.00	177.00
30	—	816	175.50–186.50	182.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	469	218.00–242.00	231.05
10	—	365	220.00–255.00	233.45
148	—	764	185.00–195.00	193.41
101	—	525	212.00–240.00	230.39
6	—	333	230.00–239.00	236.87
46	—	422	218.00–252.00	237.13
39	—	690	190.00–214.00	203.58
38	—	635	196.00–205.00	199.36
27	—	582	210.00–235.00	220.55
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	202.00–221.00	208.41
4	—	457	222.00–234.00	230.88
5	—	436	229.00–231.00	229.77
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
2	—	275	202.50–212.50	207.14
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
1	—	555	191.00	191.00
2	—	750	169.00	169.00
2	—	390	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,068	84.00–90.00	86.77
7	—	1,022	73.00–83.00	78.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,623	91.00–108.00	98.41
1	—	1,395	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	91.00–108.00	99.12
5	—	1,262	84.00–91.00	86.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	93.00	93.00
10	—	1,785	121.00–155.00	136.48
1	—	1,485	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	85.00	85.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	925.00	925.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle