Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with very good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.43/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$211.43

309 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$46.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	613	213.84	1,311	293
Medium and Large 2-3	564	167.43	944	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.41/cwt here — about $367 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 sale309 hd

211.43

—

KY average19 barns · 3,303 hd

208.50

+2.93

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	1,704	127.12	2,166	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	111.71	1,673	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	107.08	1,363	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	93.15	1,000	53

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$1,214	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,184	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Fancy	—	973	196.40/cwt	196.40–196.40	1,911	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,018	190.60/cwt	190.60–190.60	1,940	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	199.55/cwt	195.00–202.50	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	192.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	182.43/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	196.12/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,198	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	177.84/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	221.10/cwt	218.00–223.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	196.31/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	147.12/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	225.90/cwt	225.90–225.90	1,493	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	204.50/cwt	203.00–205.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	182.57/cwt	175.00–189.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	200.68/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	216.76/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,123	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	215.59/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,227	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	191.85/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	232.11/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	230.26/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	193.99/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	240.50/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,265	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	216.04/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	209.97/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	223.96/cwt	212.00–224.25	1,431	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	228.72/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,546	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	223.88/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	205.31/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	112.86/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,450	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	66.87/cwt	65.00–69.00	729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	114.44/cwt	106.00–127.00	1,741	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	100.96/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,256	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	78.99/cwt	75.00–84.00	783	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	102.23/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,142	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	90.99/cwt	85.00–98.00	960	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	99.41/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,383	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	88.91/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	131.64/cwt	124.00–145.00	2,368	24
Bulls	—	—	1,473	117.21/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,727	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,293.81/head	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,183.55/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	164.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	202.18/cwt	192.00–209.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	213.71/cwt	210.00–217.50	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	189.59/cwt	182.00–197.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	220.01/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,027	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	203.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	180.20/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	221.45/cwt	218.00–226.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	172.53/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	166.07/cwt	160.00–172.50	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,465	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	346	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	185.55/cwt	174.00–198.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	208.00/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	222.98/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,280	18

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 752Year ago 531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 58Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	973	196.40	196.40
53	—	1,018	190.60	190.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	204.00	204.00
1	—	415	208.00	208.00
3	—	786	200.00–201.00	200.68
6	—	876	191.00–196.00	191.85
4	—	486	219.00	219.00
3	—	803	188.00–197.00	193.99
2	—	585	208.00	208.00
2	—	673	209.00–211.00	209.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	227.00–234.00	232.11
4	—	473	225.00–238.00	230.26
42	—	526	228.00–241.00	240.50
1	—	430	238.00	238.00
5	—	722	209.00–221.00	216.04
41	—	639	212.00–224.25	223.96
12	—	676	227.00–235.00	228.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	195.00–202.50	199.55
2	—	270	190.00–195.00	192.59
6	—	706	172.00–179.00	177.84
6	—	905	151.00	151.00
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
5	—	571	189.00–202.00	196.31
3	—	815	142.00–157.00	147.12
4	—	372	203.00–205.00	204.50
2	—	617	187.00	187.00
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
1	—	750	165.00	165.00
5	—	412	200.00–207.00	203.46
5	—	665	175.00–183.00	180.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	762	179.00–185.00	182.43
15	—	611	190.00–207.00	196.12
1	—	385	217.00	217.00
8	—	441	218.00–223.00	221.10
151	—	661	225.90	225.90
21	—	518	205.00–222.00	216.76
20	—	569	212.00–224.00	215.59
18	—	467	216.00–228.00	220.01
4	—	806	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	165.00	165.00
1	—	855	128.00	128.00
4	—	431	175.00–189.00	182.57
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
2	—	557	172.00	172.00
3	—	607	160.00–179.00	172.53
1	—	750	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
6	—	467	220.00–231.00	223.88
7	—	626	202.00–209.00	205.31
2	—	500	222.00	222.00
8	—	421	218.00–226.00	221.45
4	—	346	220.00	220.00
2	—	665	206.00–210.00	208.00
18	—	574	210.00–228.00	222.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	108.00	108.00
1	—	725	171.00	171.00
4	—	964	160.00–166.00	164.51
5	—	760	192.00–209.00	202.18
2	—	430	210.00–217.50	213.71
1	—	590	208.00	208.00
1	—	930	157.50	157.50
2	—	867	195.00	195.00
3	—	673	174.00–198.00	185.55
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
1	—	450	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
2	—	485	182.00–197.50	189.59
2	—	530	160.00–172.50	166.07
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,285	106.00–125.00	112.86
30	—	1,244	94.00–106.00	100.96
2	—	1,473	88.00–90.00	88.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	65.00–69.00	66.87
8	—	991	75.00–84.00	78.99
23	—	1,117	98.00–110.00	102.23
20	—	1,055	85.00–98.00	90.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,521	106.00–127.00	114.44
8	—	1,391	90.00–105.00	99.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	98.00	98.00
24	—	1,799	124.00–145.00	131.64
8	—	1,473	112.00–121.00	117.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,360	1,025.00–1,500.00	1,293.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,183.55

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