Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady; some weaned thin-fleshed packages 5.00 higher. Active market today with good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.88/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$196.88

364 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$43.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

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	571	199.69	1,140	340
Medium and Large 2-3	518	157.09	813	21
Large 1-2	622	156.67	974	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.03/cwt here — about $166 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 sale364 hd

196.88

—

KY average23 barns · 7,419 hd

197.30

−0.42

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	1,653	116.14	1,919	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	101.58	1,471	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	96.09	1,185	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	76.30	708	11

Every lot, as filed

107 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	Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,434	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	235	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	202.31/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	225.69/cwt	217.50–235.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	205.49/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	201.10/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,058	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	211.88/cwt	201.00–215.00	805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	195.25/cwt	188.50–198.00	1,398	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	189.39/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,271	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	206.76/cwt	198.00–216.00	974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	216.86/cwt	210.00–219.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	205.17/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,169	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	178.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	594	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	472	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	209.51/cwt	202.00–217.00	913	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	193.85/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,402	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	222.27/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,723	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	747	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	659	230.59/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,520	24
Steers	Large 1-2	—	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	255.43/cwt	215.00–264.00	1,231	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	614	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	260.56/cwt	245.00–275.00	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	225.12/cwt	209.00–233.00	1,391	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,085	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	253.57/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,098	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	260.35/cwt	239.00–277.50	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	229.35/cwt	211.00–250.00	1,195	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	209.71/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	246.61/cwt	221.00–255.00	1,393	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	246.66/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,048	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	229.04/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	217.61/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	241.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	209.85/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,316	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	99.75/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,253	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	88.24/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,047	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	82.17/cwt	77.00–86.00	795	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	63.83/cwt	62.00–65.00	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	72.56/cwt	71.00–74.00	639	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	102.17/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,470	18
Bulls	—	—	1,861	124.53/cwt	115.00–135.00	2,318	4
Bulls	—	—	1,486	109.43/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	206.60/cwt	191.00–214.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	506	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	171.53/cwt	167.00–185.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	207.07/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	168.09/cwt	155.00–181.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	527	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	186.97/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	508	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	174.78/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	192.63/cwt	191.00–195.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	184.56/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	176.89/cwt	173.00–181.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	193.72/cwt	190.00–197.50	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	181.80/cwt	181.00–182.50	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	777	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	192.16/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	152.35/cwt	141.00–163.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	526	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	264.65/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	236.83/cwt	213.00–262.50	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	220.16/cwt	209.00–222.00	859	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	192.27/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,204	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,076	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 Apr 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 835Last week 1,293Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 93Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
1	—	235	201.00	201.00
1	—	865	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	216.00	216.00
1	—	240	237.50	237.50
4	—	887	187.00	187.00
3	—	822	199.00–204.00	202.31
2	—	273	217.50–235.00	225.69
6	—	613	203.00–206.00	205.49
1	—	1,045	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	228.00	228.00
14	—	460	244.00	244.00
7	—	590	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	193.00–198.00	193.85
49	—	482	215.00–264.00	255.43
11	—	335	245.00–275.00	260.56
12	—	618	209.00–233.00	225.12
28	—	433	220.00–265.00	253.57
13	—	384	239.00–277.50	260.35
23	—	521	211.00–250.00	229.35
4	—	665	207.00–218.00	209.71
32	—	565	221.00–255.00	246.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	775	220.00–223.00	222.27
2	—	747	220.00	220.00
24	—	659	229.00–231.00	230.59
10	—	614	243.00	243.00
20	—	552	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	761	188.50	188.50
32	—	526	193.00–210.00	201.10
18	—	380	201.00–215.00	211.88
94	—	716	188.50–198.00	195.25
13	—	671	181.00–193.00	189.39
15	—	471	198.00–216.00	206.76
12	—	328	210.00–219.00	216.86
12	—	570	205.00–206.00	205.17
1	—	290	221.00	221.00
31	—	436	202.00–217.00	209.51
22	—	626	185.00–199.00	192.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	192.00	192.00
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
1	—	925	136.00	136.00
2	—	658	172.50–177.00	174.78
5	—	472	191.00–195.00	192.63
7	—	787	164.50	164.50
5	—	574	181.00–190.00	184.56
4	—	368	190.00–197.50	193.72
7	—	538	186.00–201.00	192.16
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	134.00	134.00
3	—	227	175.00–185.00	178.09
2	—	463	173.00–181.00	176.89
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	181.00–182.50	181.80
2	—	777	121.00	121.00
2	—	620	141.00–163.00	152.35
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
1	—	695	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	594	199.00	199.00
11	—	472	215.00	215.00
3	—	508	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	486	197.00	197.00
16	—	390	209.00–222.00	220.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	230.00–257.50	246.66
2	—	503	220.00–238.00	229.04
2	—	670	210.00–225.00	217.61
6	—	363	230.00–250.00	241.19
8	—	627	201.00–217.00	209.85
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
4	—	464	213.00–262.50	236.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	871	149.00	149.00
2	—	780	146.00–150.00	147.97
1	—	700	162.00	162.00
3	—	585	191.00–214.00	206.60
2	—	492	201.00	201.00
1	—	280	242.50	242.50
4	—	532	200.00–214.00	207.07
1	—	365	212.50	212.50
2	—	620	183.00–191.00	186.97
1	—	1,035	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	182.00	182.00
4	—	412	167.00–185.00	171.53
2	—	353	155.00–181.00	168.09
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	230.00	230.00
5	—	527	230.00	230.00
3	—	415	264.00–265.00	264.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	91.00	91.00
18	—	1,439	97.00–109.00	102.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	87.00	87.00
4	—	968	77.00–86.00	82.17
3	—	837	62.00–65.00	63.83
2	—	880	71.00–74.00	72.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,256	92.00–112.00	99.75
7	—	1,186	85.00–91.00	88.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,861	115.00–135.00	124.53
5	—	1,486	103.00–113.00	109.43

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