Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate to 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 $213.13/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$213.13

322 head · 843 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$42.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	365	217.50	794	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	849	213.70	1,814	315
Medium and Large 2-3	637	175.32	1,117	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.18/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale322 hd

213.13

—

KY average25 barns · 5,270 hd

226.66

−13.53

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	1,883	139.08	2,619	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	99.64	1,447	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	96.45	1,230	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	79.56	838	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	133.00	1,835	1thin

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)	1,280	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,677	$1,793	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	—	563	198.67/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,707	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	208.09/cwt	205.00–210.00	687	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	206.26/cwt	205.00–207.50	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	195.43/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,218	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	229.20/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,100	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	216.88/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,160	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	215.27/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,246	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	870	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,877	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	963	207.61/cwt	206.30–208.90	1,999	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	189.51/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	216.23/cwt	215.00–217.50	822	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	199.80/cwt	180.00–220.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	188.36/cwt	160.00–189.25	2,121	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	230.04/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	199.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	232.22/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,528	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	257.28/cwt	241.00–267.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	214.57/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,624	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	214.22/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	245.17/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	235.35/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,229	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	243.34/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,397	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	207.00/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	215.75/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	234.44/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	239.03/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	231.24/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,094	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	80.88/cwt	80.00–82.00	865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	86.94/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,135	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	102.30/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,255	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	95.07/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,251	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	77.42/cwt	75.00–80.00	846	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	104.07/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,516	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	93.44/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,351	10
Bulls	—	—	1,883	139.08/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,619	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,677	1,792.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	229.32/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,321	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	209.43/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	234.54/cwt	227.50–237.50	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	207.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	701	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,384	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	212.90/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	164.01/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	174.55/cwt	174.00–175.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	864	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	148.24/cwt	135.00–162.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	732	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	191.72/cwt	190.00–197.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	178.83/cwt	170.00–185.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	183.73/cwt	180.00–195.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	186.63/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	177.09/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	214.10/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,030	7

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 1,770Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 96Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	197.00–202.00	198.67
1	—	690	179.00	179.00
4	—	330	205.00–210.00	208.09
2	—	388	205.00–207.50	206.26
3	—	413	216.00	216.00
4	—	520	190.00–197.00	191.72
2	—	618	174.00–180.00	177.09
7	—	481	200.00–218.00	214.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	189.00	189.00
9	—	623	191.00–206.00	195.43
22	—	480	220.00–247.00	229.20
26	—	535	210.00–229.00	216.88
18	—	579	208.00–232.00	215.27
4	—	712	189.00–191.00	189.51
2	—	380	215.00–217.50	216.23
3	—	670	184.00–192.00	186.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	701	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	184.00	184.00
9	—	473	174.00–175.00	174.55
2	—	523	160.00–170.00	165.12
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
4	—	413	170.00–185.00	178.83
4	—	382	180.00–195.00	183.73
2	—	630	160.00–168.00	164.03
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00–162.50	148.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	815	209.50	209.50
54	—	870	215.75	215.75
112	—	963	206.30–208.90	207.61
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
2	—	490	180.00–220.00	199.80
1	—	800	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	245.00	245.00
3	—	943	202.00	202.00
33	—	1,126	160.00–189.25	188.36
1	—	770	207.00	207.00
1	—	480	227.00	227.00
8	—	880	195.00–200.00	199.39
2	—	1,045	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	391	230.00	230.00
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
7	—	627	223.00–237.00	230.04
13	—	658	225.00–234.00	232.22
6	—	478	241.00–267.00	257.28
11	—	757	213.00–220.00	214.57
9	—	725	210.00–217.00	214.22
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
10	—	430	230.00–255.00	245.17
14	—	522	228.00–239.00	235.35
10	—	574	233.00–249.00	243.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	206.00–208.00	207.00
6	—	576	218.00–235.00	229.32
7	—	676	206.00–210.00	209.43
5	—	315	227.50–237.50	234.54
1	—	1,030	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,150	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
4	—	518	210.00–218.00	212.90
4	—	713	160.00–166.00	164.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	211.00–218.00	215.75
3	—	567	226.00–247.00	234.44
2	—	443	234.00–244.00	239.03
7	—	473	226.00–241.00	231.24
1	—	675	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	200.00–210.00	207.48
1	—	375	192.50	192.50
1	—	335	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	80.00–82.00	80.88
1	—	840	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,093	75.00–80.00	77.42
1	—	1,070	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,306	83.00–91.00	86.94
10	—	1,227	98.00–107.00	102.30
8	—	1,316	91.00–98.00	95.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,457	99.00–108.00	104.07
10	—	1,446	91.00–98.00	93.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	133.00–143.00	139.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,677	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,792.50

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

Steers · 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