Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; yearlings traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.54/cwt on 504 head.

Average price

$206.54

504 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$30.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

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	671	206.76	1,387	500
Medium and Large 2-3	260	180.00	468	2thin
Large 1-2	778	176.50	1,372	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $15 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 sale504 hd

206.54

—

KY average24 barns · 6,456 hd

206.23

+0.31

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	1,922	121.55	2,337	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	95.46	1,331	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	93.53	1,233	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	83.65	875	5thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	—	314	185.96/cwt	185.00–187.50	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	196.19/cwt	179.00–201.00	1,036	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,464	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	165.45/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,132	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	183.84/cwt	169.00–187.00	1,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	181.19/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	861	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	176.31/cwt	163.75–180.25	1,393	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	199.77/cwt	198.00–207.50	967	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	168.20/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,623	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	198.44/cwt	196.00–199.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	213.34/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,453	94
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	190.74/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,102	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	206.15/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	832	186.30/cwt	185.00–186.75	1,550	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	231.30/cwt	198.00–248.00	1,325	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	244.52/cwt	214.00–252.50	1,291	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	236.07/cwt	223.00–246.00	975	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	236.68/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,119	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	178.49/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	187.92/cwt	184.50–201.00	1,379	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	184.30/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,445	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	219.08/cwt	206.00–226.00	1,358	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	241.46/cwt	220.00–252.50	901	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	164.33/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	232.80/cwt	232.00–235.00	782	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	434	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	226.74/cwt	221.00–240.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	211.48/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	81.68/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	97.29/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,301	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	92.10/cwt	89.00–95.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	78.02/cwt	76.00–82.00	847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	99.20/cwt	93.00–122.00	1,425	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	89.22/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,183	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	126.19/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,256	4
Bulls	—	—	2,460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	209.74/cwt	200.00–220.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	212.69/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	200.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	142.30/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	869	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	173.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	199.01/cwt	192.00–213.00	927	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	184.71/cwt	174.00–190.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	180.51/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	158.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	196.08/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,100	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	208.69/cwt	195.00–228.00	789	22

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 678Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 100Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	185.00–187.50	185.96
2	—	452	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,025	121.00	121.00
6	—	362	174.00–190.00	184.71
1	—	435	177.50	177.50
4	—	825	145.00–147.00	146.02
2	—	675	145.00	145.00
3	—	283	182.50	182.50
1	—	240	197.50	197.50
6	—	576	180.00–183.00	180.51
1	—	745	141.00	141.00
2	—	618	155.00–161.00	158.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
2	—	750	125.00	125.00
4	—	329	170.00–185.00	173.60
1	—	575	161.00	161.00
4	—	672	129.00	129.00
1	—	745	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	528	179.00–201.00	196.19
3	—	701	170.00	170.00
53	—	851	172.00	172.00
26	—	684	161.00–173.00	165.45
10	—	614	169.00–187.00	183.84
80	—	790	163.75–180.25	176.31
7	—	445	196.00–199.00	198.44
1	—	840	147.00	147.00
35	—	466	192.00–213.00	199.01
34	—	561	188.00–198.00	196.08
22	—	378	195.00–228.00	208.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	170.00–190.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	200.00–210.00	205.10
7	—	680	171.00–187.00	181.19
14	—	484	198.00–207.50	199.77
44	—	965	168.00–177.00	168.20
10	—	909	174.00–175.00	174.50
1	—	405	211.00	211.00
1	—	740	174.00	174.00
23	—	578	188.00–196.00	190.74
7	—	526	201.00–210.00	206.15
1	—	865	178.00	178.00
4	—	817	177.00–179.00	178.49
3	—	760	157.00–168.00	164.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	189.00	189.00
75	—	832	185.00–186.75	186.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	681	190.00–217.00	213.34
36	—	573	198.00–248.00	231.30
48	—	528	214.00–252.50	244.52
25	—	413	223.00–246.00	236.07
20	—	473	220.00–241.00	236.68
23	—	734	184.50–201.00	187.92
19	—	784	178.00–186.00	184.30
22	—	620	206.00–226.00	219.08
9	—	373	220.00–252.50	241.46
8	—	336	232.00–235.00	232.80
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	188.00	188.00
1	—	890	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	121.00	121.00
5	—	434	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	221.00–240.00	226.74
2	—	367	235.00	235.00
4	—	620	210.00–216.00	211.48
1	—	555	228.00	228.00
3	—	502	209.00–220.00	212.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	169.00	169.00
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
2	—	385	200.00–220.00	209.74
1	—	345	217.50	217.50
1	—	815	150.00	150.00
4	—	579	200.00	200.00
3	—	218	190.00	190.00
6	—	479	190.00–210.00	200.54
1	—	990	114.00	114.00
3	—	768	137.00–148.00	142.30
2	—	685	165.00	165.00
2	—	418	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,040	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	445	202.00	202.00
1	—	475	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	81.00–83.00	81.68
12	—	1,337	91.00–109.00	97.29
1	—	1,335	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	89.00–95.00	92.10
3	—	1,085	76.00–82.00	78.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,436	93.00–122.00	99.20
6	—	1,326	87.00–91.00	89.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	123.00–129.00	126.19
1	—	2,460	103.00	103.00

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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