Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for weaned calf packages and yearlings. 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 $191.71/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$191.71

273 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$24.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

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	584	193.75	1,131	250
Medium and Large 2-3	443	169.55	751	23

One grade step is worth $24.20/cwt here — about $379 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 sale273 hd

191.71

—

KY average24 barns · 4,503 hd

194.87

−3.17

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	—	Low	1,681	121.91	2,050	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	96.69	1,388	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	95.98	1,202	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	85.72	892	28

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	—	616	192.47/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,186	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	189.32/cwt	186.00–198.00	812	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	130.67/cwt	125.00–143.00	2,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	168.52/cwt	162.00–175.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	183.03/cwt	180.00–191.00	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	193.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	203.44/cwt	195.00–208.00	966	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	186.32/cwt	185.00–187.50	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,539	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	905	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,751	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	211.54/cwt	200.00–217.00	888	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,455	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,407	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	841	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	190.35/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,312	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	227.01/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	203.49/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,085	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	206.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	232.34/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,434	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,055	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	236.53/cwt	228.00–245.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	229.87/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,296	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	243.87/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,129	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	215.41/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	216.00/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,149	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	231.48/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,102	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	232.22/cwt	220.00–237.50	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	223.23/cwt	210.00–237.50	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	235.95/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	89.45/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	85.35/cwt	83.00–88.00	873	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	93.55/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,021	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	87.86/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,079	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	99.22/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,439	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	61.71/cwt	56.00–70.00	612	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	99.39/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,256	30
Bulls	—	—	1,175	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,304	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	97.10/cwt	91.00–105.00	969	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	950.16/head	875.00–1,025.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	186.12/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,269	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	153.46/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	181.01/cwt	172.50–190.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	188.44/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	633	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	205.27/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	165.00/cwt	144.00–177.50	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	166.58/cwt	150.00–175.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	174.20/cwt	161.00–178.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	163.75/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	165.74/cwt	160.00–177.50	716	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 645Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 83Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 50Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	616	184.00–200.00	192.47
8	—	587	190.00–195.00	193.03
18	—	475	195.00–208.00	203.44
22	—	420	200.00–217.00	211.54
43	—	768	189.50	189.50
3	—	320	190.00	190.00
22	—	689	181.00–195.00	190.35
50	—	533	190.00–207.00	203.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	186.00–198.00	189.32
2	—	547	182.00	182.00
1	—	630	175.00	175.00
14	—	375	180.00–191.00	183.03
1	—	695	177.00	177.00
3	—	550	185.00	185.00
2	—	270	185.00–187.50	186.32
2	—	872	102.50	102.50
2	—	318	175.00–180.00	177.56
4	—	811	178.00	178.00
2	—	450	193.00	193.00
3	—	763	160.00–171.00	163.75
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	162.00–175.00	168.52
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
3	—	377	144.00–177.50	165.00
3	—	332	150.00–175.00	166.58
8	—	533	161.00–178.00	174.20
3	—	432	160.00–177.50	165.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	860	179.00	179.00
1	—	725	194.00	194.00
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
4	—	635	200.00–210.00	206.79
1	—	540	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	905	193.50	193.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	841	181.00	181.00
1	—	975	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,055	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
6	—	506	226.00–228.00	227.01
2	—	772	200.00	200.00
6	—	650	218.00	218.00
9	—	617	223.00–235.00	232.34
6	—	417	228.00–245.00	236.53
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
15	—	564	218.00–240.00	229.87
15	—	463	233.00–255.00	243.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	205.00–220.00	215.41
8	—	532	212.00–223.00	216.00
13	—	476	220.00–239.00	231.48
7	—	322	220.00–237.50	232.22
5	—	379	210.00–237.50	223.23
2	—	425	235.00–237.00	235.95
3	—	615	200.00–208.00	205.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	682	180.00–194.00	186.12
1	—	450	197.00	197.00
5	—	784	152.00–157.50	153.46
3	—	637	190.00–192.00	191.34
2	—	588	184.00–193.00	188.44
1	—	1,020	92.00	92.00
1	—	885	139.00	139.00
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
1	—	940	132.00	132.00
3	—	703	173.00	173.00
3	—	306	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	205.00	205.00
4	—	633	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	172.50–190.00	181.01
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,847	125.00–143.00	130.67
1	—	1,175	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	88.00–91.00	89.45
1	—	1,100	83.00	83.00
14	—	1,450	95.00–107.00	99.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	83.00–88.00	85.35
12	—	1,091	90.00–102.00	93.55
2	—	908	74.00–79.00	76.75
3	—	992	56.00–70.00	61.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	83.00	83.00
11	—	1,228	84.00–91.00	87.86
30	—	1,264	92.00–108.00	99.39

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	998	91.00–105.00	97.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	875.00–1,025.00	950.16

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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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