Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed calf packages. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.92/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$183.92

501 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$598

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

$42.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

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	650	184.76	1,202	487
Large 1-2	650	163.00	1,060	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	155.15	863	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	142.00	604	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.76/cwt here — about $598 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 sale501 hd

183.92

—

KY average25 barns · 6,622 hd

188.19

−4.26

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	1,635	123.32	2,016	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	95.08	1,382	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	90.21	1,088	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	80.80	825	16

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)	1,482	$1,530	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	192.95/cwt	181.00–209.00	1,183	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	413	131.35/cwt	123.00–140.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	89.08/cwt	82.00–97.00	925	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	75.89/cwt	72.00–79.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	152.20/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	170.70/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	169.01/cwt	162.00–173.00	899	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	147.94/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	187.23/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	178.94/cwt	172.00–180.10	1,297	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	228.54/cwt	200.00–240.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,344	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	230.61/cwt	227.50–240.00	996	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	197.86/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,363	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	826	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,536	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	861	185.70/cwt	185.70–185.70	1,599	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	234.89/cwt	220.00–249.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	220.20/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,273	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	213.12/cwt	199.00–217.00	1,296	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	216.36/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,164	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	554	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	181.33/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	191.36/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,391	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	185.38/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,457	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	827	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,059	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	172.66/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	235.82/cwt	217.00–252.00	1,139	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	229.69/cwt	212.00–234.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	213.30/cwt	199.00–226.00	1,143	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	948	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	85.75/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,008	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	725	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	97.02/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,421	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,263	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	964	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	98.01/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,216	11
Bulls	—	—	1,454	110.61/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,220	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	144.87/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,782	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,482	1,530.00/head	1,530.00–1,530.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	132.47/cwt	113.00–138.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	183.93/cwt	178.50–187.00	1,219	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	215.15/cwt	212.50–220.00	921	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	288	221.85/cwt	220.00–225.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	183.67/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	183.91/cwt	181.00–189.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	186.03/cwt	182.00–190.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	157.79/cwt	148.00–167.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	187.80/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,166	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	138.62/cwt	127.50–150.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	200.59/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,029	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	201.76/cwt	190.00–217.00	964	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	193.02/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,110	44

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 880Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 48Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	181.00–209.00	192.95
5	—	490	212.00–234.00	229.69
8	—	536	199.00–226.00	213.30
2	—	715	175.00	175.00
6	—	288	220.00–225.00	221.85
3	—	650	180.00–191.00	183.67
2	—	352	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	123.00–140.00	131.35
1	—	535	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
3	—	863	146.00	146.00
2	—	755	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,075	102.00	102.00
5	—	925	113.00–138.00	132.47
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
1	—	300	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	161.00	161.00
1	—	760	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	172.50	172.50
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	149.00–153.00	152.20
4	—	616	167.00–172.00	170.70
6	—	827	140.00–152.00	147.94
3	—	970	120.00–121.00	120.33
4	—	484	181.00–189.00	183.91
2	—	518	185.00–186.00	185.52
2	—	378	182.00–190.00	186.03
2	—	925	148.00	148.00
1	—	675	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	162.00–173.00	169.01
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
2	—	578	148.00–167.00	157.79
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
2	—	658	127.50–150.00	138.62
1	—	880	114.00	114.00
2	—	332	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	725	172.00–180.10	178.94
6	—	367	200.00–240.00	228.54
14	—	766	175.50	175.50
124	—	663	178.50–187.00	183.93
8	—	428	212.50–220.00	215.15
51	—	621	184.00–197.00	187.80
25	—	513	193.00–204.00	200.59
27	—	478	190.00–217.00	201.76
44	—	575	185.00–202.00	193.02
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	162.00	162.00
1	—	875	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	173.00	173.00
1	—	650	191.00	191.00
8	—	640	185.00–191.00	187.23
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
2	—	440	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,020	139.00	139.00
1	—	965	151.00	151.00
3	—	861	181.00–182.00	181.33
2	—	1,052	130.00	130.00
6	—	832	172.00–173.00	172.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	227.50–240.00	230.61
19	—	689	195.00–204.00	197.86
2	—	375	220.00–249.00	234.89
1	—	320	212.50	212.50
26	—	578	209.00–225.00	220.20
28	—	608	199.00–217.00	213.12
6	—	538	208.00–224.00	216.36
18	—	727	182.00–195.00	191.36
27	—	786	184.00–186.00	185.38
10	—	483	217.00–252.00	235.82
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	826	186.00	186.00
64	—	861	185.70	185.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	149.00	149.00
6	—	735	135.00	135.00
2	—	827	128.00	128.00
3	—	695	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	82.00–97.00	89.08
7	—	996	72.00–79.00	75.89
2	—	1,050	68.00–70.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	79.00	79.00
15	—	1,465	90.00–108.00	97.02
1	—	1,540	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,176	80.00–89.00	85.75
2	—	1,228	78.00–79.00	78.51
11	—	1,241	91.00–110.00	98.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	108.00–116.00	110.61
1	—	1,220	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,920	134.00–152.00	144.87

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	—	1,083	89.00	89.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,482	1,530.00	1,530.00

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

Heifers · 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