Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with good demand for weaned thin- fleshed packages suitable for grass. Fleshy bawlers facing discounts. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.87/cwt on 589 head.

Average price

$226.87

589 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$62.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.66

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	636	227.33	1,446	583
Large 1-2	576	199.00	1,147	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	697	164.43	1,146	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.90/cwt here — about $300 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 sale589 hd

226.87

—

KY average23 barns · 4,965 hd

214.21

+12.66

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	1,651	116.39	1,921	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	99.43	1,448	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	95.74	1,133	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	87.92	888	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,070	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	201.19/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	225.14/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,403	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	257.74/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,101	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	204.63/cwt	199.00–215.00	970	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	174.52/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	917	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	832	201.46/cwt	196.50–202.00	1,676	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	950	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	176.80/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	182.29/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	211.80/cwt	197.00–228.00	900	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	198.82/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,231	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	198.66/cwt	179.00–199.95	1,367	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	362	212.21/cwt	204.00–217.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	174.34/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	157.82/cwt	140.00–169.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	186.66/cwt	181.00–192.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	197.72/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,036	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	185.27/cwt	181.00–190.00	962	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.29/cwt	187.00–193.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	152.62/cwt	135.00–175.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	184.24/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	163.52/cwt	155.00–172.50	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	179.50/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	187.65/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	292	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	165.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	669	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,512	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	597	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	235.90/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,354	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	195.53/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	266.18/cwt	244.00–280.00	988	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	220.05/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,501	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	243.57/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,284	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	257.33/cwt	233.00–273.00	1,204	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	930	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	219.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,571	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	265	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	205.37/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,294	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	220.92/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	249.63/cwt	230.00–254.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	94.69/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,009	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	99.92/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,197	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	88.71/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,028	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	83.70/cwt	83.00–85.00	839	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	102.37/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,507	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	88.27/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,233	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	125.30/cwt	115.00–134.00	2,273	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	109.71/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,676	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,069.57/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	206.75/cwt	205.00–210.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	192.52/cwt	192.00–193.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	174.89/cwt	167.50–182.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	601	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	220.83/cwt	220.00–222.50	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	203.94/cwt	200.00–215.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	252.00/cwt	240.00–262.50	950	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	192.07/cwt	185.00–199.00	528	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	195.37/cwt	190.00–201.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	116.49/cwt	100.00–132.50	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	160.99/cwt	146.00–170.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	128.02/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	172.45/cwt	162.50–180.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	279	205.91/cwt	204.00–212.50	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	339	210.75/cwt	200.00–212.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	185	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	278	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	780	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	205.99/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,168	55
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	163.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	199.18/cwt	183.00–209.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	194.43/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	230.16/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,176	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	198.48/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	185.27/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	227.20/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,302	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	250.43/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,062	13

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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,293Last week 655Year ago 822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 103Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	760	192.00–203.00	201.19
62	—	623	210.00–232.50	225.14
22	—	427	245.00–268.00	257.74
13	—	292	262.00	262.00
72	—	574	215.00–247.00	235.90
24	—	371	244.00–280.00	266.18
39	—	682	200.00–226.00	220.05
82	—	527	220.00–253.00	243.57
37	—	468	233.00–273.00	257.33
75	—	716	200.00–220.00	219.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	227.00	227.00
2	—	720	175.00–190.00	182.29
2	—	753	178.00–181.00	179.50
3	—	665	183.00–190.00	187.65
4	—	978	170.00	170.00
2	—	638	193.00–198.00	195.53
1	—	1,025	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	917	197.00	197.00
123	—	832	196.50–202.00	201.46
1	—	950	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	163.00	163.00
2	—	823	160.00–170.00	165.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	226.00	226.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	201.00	201.00
2	—	597	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	474	199.00–215.00	204.63
8	—	830	169.00–180.00	174.52
2	—	857	177.00	177.00
16	—	425	197.00–228.00	211.80
57	—	619	181.00–203.00	198.82
84	—	688	179.00–199.95	198.66
13	—	362	204.00–217.00	212.21
53	—	524	190.00–206.00	197.72
14	—	339	200.00–212.00	210.75
55	—	567	191.00–213.00	205.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	171.00–180.00	176.80
2	—	957	160.00	160.00
3	—	663	170.00–175.00	173.32
3	—	788	177.00	177.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
9	—	479	181.00–192.00	186.66
18	—	519	181.00–190.00	185.27
2	—	307	182.50	182.50
2	—	1,188	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	435	187.00–193.00	189.29
12	—	581	182.00–189.00	184.24
9	—	275	185.00–199.00	192.07
3	—	375	190.00–201.00	195.37
2	—	1,025	100.00–132.50	116.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	172.00–179.00	174.34
1	—	725	146.00	146.00
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	140.00–169.00	157.82
5	—	515	135.00–175.00	152.62
2	—	375	155.00–172.50	163.52
2	—	200	170.00	170.00
5	—	576	146.00–170.00	160.99
2	—	853	120.00–136.00	128.02
3	—	258	162.50–180.00	172.45
1	—	185	150.00	150.00
3	—	482	160.00–170.00	163.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	204.00–212.50	205.91
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	127.00	127.00
2	—	590	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	232.50	232.50
7	—	630	199.00–208.00	205.37
7	—	460	214.00–233.00	220.92
5	—	340	230.00–254.00	249.63
13	—	377	240.00–262.50	252.00
19	—	511	210.00–243.00	230.16
3	—	685	183.00–190.00	185.27
13	—	573	217.00–235.00	227.20
13	—	424	220.00–277.50	250.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	205.00–210.00	206.75
1	—	830	156.00	156.00
2	—	473	192.00–193.00	192.52
2	—	650	182.00	182.00
2	—	768	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	1,165	104.00	104.00
3	—	365	220.00–222.50	220.83
5	—	414	200.00–215.00	203.94
3	—	577	183.00–209.00	199.18
3	—	613	185.00–206.00	194.43
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
1	—	725	143.00	143.00
2	—	528	195.00–202.00	198.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	167.50–182.00	174.89
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	145.00	145.00
4	—	601	203.00	203.00
1	—	780	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	77.00–78.00	77.50
7	—	1,066	88.00–103.00	94.69
1	—	885	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,002	83.00–85.00	83.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,198	93.00–106.00	99.92
8	—	1,159	85.00–91.00	88.71
1	—	1,140	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,472	92.00–110.00	102.37
5	—	1,397	85.00–91.00	88.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,814	115.00–134.00	125.30
8	—	1,528	105.00–115.00	109.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	925.00–1,175.00	1,069.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,580	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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