Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Yearlings sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $222.30/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$222.30

479 head · 834 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

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	838	222.70	1,866	472
Medium and Large 2-3	546	196.03	1,070	6thin
Large 1-2	845	191.00	1,614	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about $252 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 sale479 hd

222.30

—

KY average24 barns · 5,238 hd

224.03

−1.74

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	1,670	120.78	2,017	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	102.24	1,454	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	102.06	1,219	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	87.87	928	22
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,640	179.00	2,936	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	129.08	1,562	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2-3	—	579	201.43/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,028	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	237.84/cwt	218.00–257.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	202.81/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	219.62/cwt	219.00–220.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	237.22/cwt	220.00–239.00	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	234.12/cwt	226.00–241.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	209.82/cwt	197.00–222.00	1,307	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	975	214.96/cwt	200.00–218.10	2,096	107
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	538	199.31/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	226.26/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	218.52/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	217.30/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	215.47/cwt	195.00–217.75	1,459	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	197.17/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	214.37/cwt	213.00–217.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	126.56/cwt	113.00–140.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	179.02/cwt	160.00–185.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	131.21/cwt	127.00–144.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	871	225.79/cwt	224.00–225.95	1,967	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	208.66/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	833	228.73/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,905	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	215.50/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	244.21/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,123	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	208.65/cwt	197.50–214.00	1,440	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	845	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	246.81/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	236.06/cwt	234.50–239.00	1,480	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	237.13/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,347	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	924	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,028	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	242.94/cwt	240.00–246.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	228.84/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	220.39/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	233.77/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,225	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	242.87/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	227.68/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,377	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	323	152.15/cwt	147.50–157.50	491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	106.10/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,280	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	97.62/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,082	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	72.70/cwt	72.00–73.00	733	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	95.22/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,250	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	105.98/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,548	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	77.02/cwt	75.00–79.00	762	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	129.08/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,640	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,936	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	86.67/cwt	83.00–91.00	903	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	96.81/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,132	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	83.70/cwt	79.00–89.00	983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	130.90/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,576	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,519	116.83/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,775	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	105.44/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,297	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	192.73/cwt	176.00–210.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	204.23/cwt	195.00–210.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	214.25/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	172.68/cwt	152.50–183.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	216.84/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,251	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	197.68/cwt	197.00–200.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	185.65/cwt	180.00–188.00	882	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	207.16/cwt	197.50–217.00	576	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	183.02/cwt	170.00–195.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	682	191.25/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	181.05/cwt	172.00–190.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	133.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	623	198.25/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	144.24/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	995	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	184.73/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	229.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	779	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	597	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,290	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	713	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 552Year ago 1,079

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 62Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	191.00–206.00	201.43
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	924	219.50	219.50
3	—	1,028	190.00	190.00
4	—	817	199.00–214.00	202.81
1	—	625	216.00	216.00
3	—	875	214.00–219.00	217.30
2	—	485	220.00–225.00	222.55
2	—	500	221.00	221.00
2	—	553	215.00	215.00
1	—	970	199.00	199.00
5	—	733	204.00–212.00	208.66
2	—	303	220.00–230.00	224.96
4	—	690	197.50–214.00	208.65
4	—	359	220.00–230.00	224.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	218.00–257.00	237.84
10	—	741	213.00–220.00	215.50
6	—	460	231.00–250.00	244.21
12	—	415	235.00–255.00	246.81
14	—	627	234.50–239.00	236.06
11	—	568	223.00–239.00	237.13
2	—	378	240.00–246.00	242.94
9	—	663	224.00–231.00	228.84
8	—	784	213.00–224.00	220.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	975	200.00–218.10	214.96
4	—	413	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	871	224.00–225.95	225.79
59	—	833	221.00–229.00	228.73
1	—	1,005	198.00	198.00
58	—	924	219.50	219.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	219.00–220.00	219.62
16	—	385	220.00–239.00	237.22
14	—	420	226.00–241.00	234.12
20	—	623	197.00–222.00	209.82
5	—	472	219.00–228.00	226.26
1	—	720	186.00	186.00
6	—	528	212.00–221.00	218.52
106	—	677	195.00–217.75	215.47
25	—	577	211.00–228.00	216.84
1	—	800	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	194.00–202.00	199.31
1	—	735	158.00	158.00
3	—	682	188.00–198.00	191.25
7	—	623	191.00–204.00	198.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	191.00–207.00	197.17
2	—	485	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,110	133.00	133.00
6	—	432	213.00–217.00	214.37
2	—	1,090	113.00–140.00	126.56
4	—	351	201.00	201.00
1	—	520	202.00	202.00
5	—	330	197.00–200.00	197.68
1	—	760	181.00	181.00
2	—	230	225.00	225.00
2	—	278	197.50–217.00	207.16
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	160.00–185.00	179.02
4	—	728	127.00–144.00	131.21
6	—	475	180.00–188.00	185.65
6	—	376	170.00–195.00	183.02
1	—	580	189.00	189.00
2	—	438	172.00–190.00	181.05
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
4	—	780	144.00–145.00	144.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	167.00	167.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	230.00–243.00	233.77
2	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	235.00	235.00
4	—	429	235.00–249.00	242.87
7	—	605	220.00–229.00	227.68
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	147.50–157.50	152.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	176.00–210.00	192.73
3	—	375	195.00–210.00	204.23
2	—	618	185.00–187.50	186.24
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	235.00	235.00
4	—	625	209.00–218.00	214.25
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
3	—	862	152.50–183.00	172.68
2	—	710	204.00	204.00
4	—	919	130.00–135.00	133.22
1	—	970	134.00	134.00
3	—	780	180.00–187.00	184.73
1	—	510	181.00	181.00
9	—	339	227.50–230.00	229.75
1	—	275	252.50	252.50
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	597	216.00	216.00
5	—	713	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,206	101.00–116.00	106.10
8	—	1,169	93.00–99.00	96.81
3	—	1,175	79.00–89.00	83.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	92.00–109.00	97.62
3	—	1,008	72.00–73.00	72.70
2	—	990	75.00–79.00	77.02
9	—	1,042	83.00–91.00	86.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	90.00–99.00	95.22
18	—	1,461	100.00–112.00	105.98
1	—	1,390	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	121.00–138.00	129.08
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,968	126.00–134.00	130.90
1	—	1,230	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,519	111.00–122.00	116.83

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	2	—	1,230	103.00–108.00	105.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	700.00	700.00

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How this sale compares

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