Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Very active market for attractive weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.88/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$185.88

330 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$614

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

$50.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.29

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	624	187.63	1,171	305
Large 1-2	663	168.29	1,115	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	164.57	691	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	137.50	557	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.13/cwt here — about $614 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 sale330 hd

185.88

—

KY average23 barns · 6,785 hd

189.18

−3.29

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	1,616	120.68	1,950	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	102.40	1,527	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	98.58	1,265	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	77.56	839	8thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,700	$1,614	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	194.49/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,633	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,618	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	207.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	962	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	176.47/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,265	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	188.16/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	200.76/cwt	200.00–204.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	181.49/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	213.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	193.65/cwt	190.00–201.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	192.82/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,124	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	217.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	810	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	860	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	238.38/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,027	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	193.54/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,424	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	225.25/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,293	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	191.33/cwt	191.00–192.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	198.47/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	200.45/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	191.91/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	205.21/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	236.96/cwt	213.00–250.00	1,126	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	231.82/cwt	224.00–240.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	215.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,323	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	238.44/cwt	216.00–244.50	1,264	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	190.16/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	218.86/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	303	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	204.38/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	70.88/cwt	67.00–76.00	666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	89.87/cwt	84.00–94.00	953	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	79.33/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,014	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	100.99/cwt	91.00–126.00	1,313	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	103.21/cwt	93.00–118.00	1,534	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	87.99/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,064	5
Bulls	—	—	1,741	130.75/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,276	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	110.61/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,648	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,092	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,614.15/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	187.96/cwt	166.00–201.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,129	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	521	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,167	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	187.73/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,239	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	137.50/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	159.36/cwt	150.00–167.50	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	196.08/cwt	183.00–204.00	1,020	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	184.42/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,171	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	750	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	175.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	970	147.37/cwt	145.50–162.00	1,429	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	178.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	172.23/cwt	165.00–174.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	193.76/cwt	193.00–194.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	178.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	158.89/cwt	146.00–172.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,125	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 880Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
1	—	890	168.00	168.00
2	—	712	154.00	154.00
3	—	311	190.00	190.00
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	193.00–196.00	194.49
24	—	958	170.50	170.50
56	—	889	182.00	182.00
2	—	725	180.00–183.00	181.49
3	—	390	210.00–220.00	213.38
1	—	935	173.00	173.00
1	—	635	199.00	199.00
1	—	280	203.00	203.00
3	—	428	191.00–192.00	191.33
2	—	573	192.00–205.00	198.47
2	—	538	197.00–204.00	200.45
1	—	795	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	810	188.00–189.00	188.50
6	—	860	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	431	220.00–255.00	238.38
25	—	736	189.00–199.00	193.54
17	—	574	216.00–232.00	225.25
2	—	270	217.50–220.00	218.73
12	—	774	189.00–194.00	191.91
11	—	664	202.00–209.00	205.21
19	—	475	213.00–250.00	236.96
2	—	328	224.00–240.00	231.82
26	—	614	205.00–225.00	215.55
18	—	530	216.00–244.50	238.44
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	463	200.00–215.00	207.88
22	—	717	173.00–179.50	176.47
6	—	658	184.00–189.00	188.16
5	—	422	200.00–204.00	200.76
75	—	583	177.00–198.00	192.82
2	—	813	166.00–170.00	167.97
4	—	381	210.00–220.00	217.00
4	—	770	165.00–170.00	167.44
13	—	520	183.00–204.00	196.08
18	—	635	173.00–189.00	184.42
5	—	325	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	190.00–201.00	193.65
1	—	605	168.00	168.00
1	—	900	114.00	114.00
1	—	560	182.00	182.00
1	—	790	172.00	172.00
4	—	474	193.00–194.00	193.76
4	—	542	172.00–180.00	178.06
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
2	—	750	169.00	169.00
1	—	500	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,125	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	660	186.00–189.00	187.73
17	—	620	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	143.00	143.00
2	—	215	150.00–167.50	159.36
4	—	260	170.00–177.00	175.32
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
2	—	328	175.00–182.00	178.31
5	—	493	165.00–174.00	172.23
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
1	—	530	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	970	145.50–162.00	147.37
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	174.00	174.00
1	—	290	201.00	201.00
5	—	656	180.00–197.00	190.16
3	—	583	205.00–226.00	218.86
5	—	303	245.00	245.00
2	—	633	194.00–215.00	204.38
1	—	540	212.00	212.00
1	—	400	243.00	243.00
6	—	485	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	166.00–201.00	187.96
1	—	380	203.00	203.00
7	—	582	194.00	194.00
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
2	—	415	200.00	200.00
2	—	873	146.00–172.00	158.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
2	—	770	131.00–144.00	137.50
1	—	645	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	61.00	61.00
2	—	940	67.00–76.00	70.88
2	—	1,060	84.00–94.00	89.87
3	—	1,278	78.00–81.00	79.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	91.00–126.00	100.99
5	—	1,209	86.00–90.00	87.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	87.00	87.00
19	—	1,486	93.00–118.00	103.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,741	124.00–137.00	130.75
10	—	1,490	101.00–116.00	110.61

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	112.00	112.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,700	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,614.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	950.00	950.00

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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