Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady on similar quality with very good demand; some fleshy calves 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.76/cwt on 1,398 head.

Average price

$218.76

1,398 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$978

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

$54.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

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	826	220.96	1,824	1,334
Large 1-2	840	196.50	1,651	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	628	188.75	1,186	8thin
Large 3	963	169.70	1,634	53
Small and Medium 1-2	510	166.00	847	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $978 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 sale1,398 hd

218.76

—

KY average26 barns · 7,220 hd

225.76

−7.00

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	—	Average	1,651	123.00	2,030	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	106.79	1,387	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	104.69	1,552	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	90.40	960	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,225	144.00	1,764	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	—	983	195.61/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,923	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Steers	Large 3	—	963	169.70/cwt	169.70–169.70	1,634	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	931	207.76/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,934	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	200.48/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	963	209.10/cwt	208.80–209.25	2,014	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	894	218.72/cwt	218.00–218.75	1,955	188
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,285	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	208.32/cwt	202.00–213.50	1,398	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	222.50/cwt	211.00–238.00	1,164	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	205.00/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	908	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,945	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	787	228.34/cwt	226.00–229.75	1,797	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	203.62/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	204.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	204.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	208.37/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,859	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	207.63/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,277	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	205.69/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	241.14/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,256	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	839	223.06/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,871	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	202.24/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,840	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	206.75/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	238.39/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,604	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	221.52/cwt	216.00–223.50	1,697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	210.62/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	250.76/cwt	245.00–257.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	246.64/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,046	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	887	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	232.63/cwt	220.00–235.50	1,684	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	235.36/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,334	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	233.52/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,427	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	236.50/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,225	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	99.44/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,050	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	106.71/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,597	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	98.93/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	89.60/cwt	87.00–93.00	925	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	78.71/cwt	76.00–84.00	911	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	108.31/cwt	102.00–123.00	1,430	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	96.14/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,104	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	116.12/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,769	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	127.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	206.50/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	235.31/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,092	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	204.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	214.35/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	205.25/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	154.19/cwt	144.00–165.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	220.48/cwt	220.00–221.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	192.20/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	230.37/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	229.13/cwt	227.50–233.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	161.14/cwt	144.00–170.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	152.92/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	225.03/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,267	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,569	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	804	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,704	72
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	162.95/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	196.71/cwt	167.50–214.00	1,208	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	167.50/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,122	2

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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,770Last week 770Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 74Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	185.00–202.00	195.61
1	—	615	221.00	221.00
65	—	892	200.00–208.50	208.37
3	—	830	202.50–207.50	205.69
2	—	665	210.00	210.00
22	—	910	192.00–203.00	202.24
3	—	530	218.00	218.00
5	—	719	192.50–212.50	206.75
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
5	—	780	207.50–214.00	210.62
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
1	—	955	183.00	183.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	963	169.70	169.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	931	207.00–209.00	207.76
88	—	839	217.00–225.00	223.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	163.00	163.00
2	—	618	195.00–206.00	200.48
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
1	—	710	181.00	181.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	680	201.00–209.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	963	208.80–209.25	209.10
188	—	894	218.00–218.75	218.72
60	—	908	214.25	214.25
123	—	787	226.00–229.75	228.34
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	224.00–250.00	241.14
110	—	673	224.00–249.00	238.39
12	—	766	216.00–223.50	221.52
7	—	373	245.00–257.00	250.76
4	—	424	242.00–251.00	246.64
210	—	724	220.00–235.50	232.63
13	—	567	225.00–244.00	235.36
22	—	611	224.00–242.00	233.52
2	—	475	234.00–239.00	236.50
1	—	310	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	671	202.00–213.50	208.32
27	—	523	211.00–238.00	222.50
23	—	615	204.00–210.00	207.63
2	—	378	220.00–221.00	220.48
10	—	473	222.00–236.00	230.37
4	—	435	227.50–233.00	229.13
28	—	563	222.00–235.00	225.03
42	—	773	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	197.00–210.00	203.62
5	—	335	200.00–210.00	204.50
5	—	560	200.00–210.00	204.04
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	470	211.00	211.00
2	—	628	185.00–199.00	192.20
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
2	—	875	159.00–167.00	162.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	144.00–170.00	161.14
1	—	705	155.00	155.00
2	—	775	141.00–165.00	152.92
1	—	525	188.00	188.00
3	—	345	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	800	137.00	137.00
2	—	670	163.00–172.00	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	804	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
1	—	960	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	225.00	225.00
1	—	410	247.00	247.00
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
3	—	655	222.00	222.00
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
10	—	464	230.00–236.00	235.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	191.00	191.00
1	—	545	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	206.00–207.00	206.50
3	—	850	189.00	189.00
3	—	573	200.00–215.00	204.88
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
5	—	538	213.00–220.00	214.35
5	—	778	200.00–207.00	205.25
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
6	—	614	167.50–214.00	196.71
1	—	1,095	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00–150.00	144.95
2	—	515	144.00–165.00	154.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	85.00–87.00	86.01
27	—	1,497	102.00–119.00	106.71
3	—	1,393	96.00–101.00	98.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	94.00–107.00	99.44
1	—	850	73.00	73.00
7	—	1,032	87.00–93.00	89.60
5	—	1,158	76.00–84.00	78.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,320	102.00–123.00	108.31
3	—	1,148	95.00–99.00	96.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	114.00–121.00	116.12
7	—	1,742	124.00–134.00	127.92

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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