Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; a few more average to plain quality calves beginning to show up the last couple weeks and those calves facing discounts. Buyers still rewarding well managed herds marketing weaned calf packages. Very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb heifer packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $195.81/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$195.81

134 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$86.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

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	514	206.61	1,063	105
Large 1-2	550	166.50	916	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	158.18	854	23
Small and Medium 1-2	465	120.25	559	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.36/cwt here — about $504 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 sale134 hd

195.81

—

KY average23 barns · 7,490 hd

193.62

+2.18

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	1,755	125.49	2,203	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	100.56	1,508	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	97.35	1,257	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	86.57	882	14

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	172.90/cwt	167.00–185.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	184.68/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	220.43/cwt	203.00–244.00	1,023	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	186.07/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	203.23/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,045	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	221.63/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,343	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	192.50/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,222	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	204.13/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	181.44/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	217.72/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,387	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	686	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	237.74/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	222.20/cwt	201.00–235.00	1,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	178.91/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	249.92/cwt	242.00–257.50	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	239.00/cwt	214.00–244.00	1,398	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	196.83/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,490	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	234.90/cwt	212.00–248.00	1,229	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	228.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	230.61/cwt	230.00–231.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	217.42/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	65.85/cwt	63.00–69.00	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	802	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	100.96/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,526	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	98.32/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,279	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	87.34/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,044	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	91.02/cwt	86.00–98.00	967	11
Bulls	—	—	1,718	129.74/cwt	119.00–139.00	2,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	150.94/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	184.71/cwt	180.00–187.00	622	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	256.00/cwt	250.00–262.50	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	193.53/cwt	180.00–200.00	728	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	201.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	187.28/cwt	179.00–196.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	207.75/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	225.63/cwt	220.00–231.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	207.49/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	226.75/cwt	218.00–234.00	957	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	200.33/cwt	200.00–201.00	871	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	188.63/cwt	183.00–191.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	175.40/cwt	170.00–181.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	166.63/cwt	150.00–182.50	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	177.98/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	145.78/cwt	141.00–153.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	182.45/cwt	179.00–190.00	775	3

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 835Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 71Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	164.00	164.00
3	—	387	167.00–185.00	172.90
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	153.00	153.00
2	—	535	170.00–181.00	175.40
2	—	323	150.00–182.50	166.63
2	—	588	180.00–181.00	180.50
1	—	945	107.00	107.00
4	—	624	141.00–153.00	145.78
3	—	425	179.00–190.00	182.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	127.00	127.00
2	—	585	174.00–195.00	184.68
2	—	490	190.00	190.00
2	—	680	165.00	165.00
3	—	435	200.00–201.00	200.33
6	—	523	183.00–191.00	188.63
2	—	845	165.00	165.00
2	—	613	172.00–184.00	177.98
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	172.00	172.00
1	—	480	172.00	172.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	464	203.00–244.00	220.43
2	—	690	176.00–196.00	186.07
21	—	514	196.00–204.00	203.23
9	—	635	189.00–196.00	192.50
7	—	567	196.00–215.00	204.13
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
21	—	422	218.00–234.00	226.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	131.00	131.00
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	185.00	185.00
2	—	723	176.00–187.00	181.44
5	—	981	184.00	184.00
2	—	792	175.00	175.00
3	—	835	174.00–189.00	178.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	232.50	232.50
12	—	606	217.00–237.00	221.63
5	—	680	207.00–225.00	217.72
4	—	726	191.00	191.00
10	—	422	235.00–251.00	237.74
12	—	469	201.00–235.00	222.20
2	—	333	242.00–257.50	249.92
24	—	585	214.00–244.00	239.00
18	—	757	194.00–200.00	196.83
22	—	523	212.00–248.00	234.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	191.00	191.00
1	—	890	171.00	171.00
1	—	545	183.00	183.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
7	—	464	220.00–240.00	228.92
5	—	388	230.00–231.00	230.61
8	—	532	210.00–228.00	217.42
2	—	318	250.00–262.50	256.00
4	—	586	207.00–208.00	207.75
2	—	415	220.00–231.00	225.63
2	—	608	204.00–211.00	207.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	112.50	112.50
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
2	—	783	145.00–157.00	150.94
5	—	511	200.00–205.00	201.39
4	—	683	179.00–196.00	187.28
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	180.00–187.00	184.71
1	—	645	142.50	142.50
2	—	270	170.00–180.00	175.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
3	—	376	180.00–200.00	193.53
1	—	665	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	63.00–69.00	65.85
1	—	1,015	79.00	79.00
11	—	1,062	86.00–98.00	91.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,511	94.00–112.00	100.96
1	—	1,225	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,301	92.00–109.00	98.32
3	—	1,195	86.00–89.00	87.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	119.00–139.00	129.74
1	—	1,830	117.00	117.00

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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