Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on similar quality with good demand. Yearlings sold firm with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher with very 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 $233.34/cwt on 656 head.

Average price

$233.34

656 head · 858 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

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	860	233.92	2,012	646
Medium and Large 2-3	762	196.00	1,494	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $517 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 sale656 hd

233.34

—

KY average26 barns · 5,382 hd

237.40

−4.06

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	1,534	125.13	1,920	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	110.40	1,390	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	107.14	1,364	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	95.61	963	25

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)	1,150	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$1,085	7

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	470	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,095	219.25/cwt	219.25–219.25	2,401	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,004	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	2,206	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	939	229.31/cwt	228.00–231.60	2,153	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	222.80/cwt	220.00–226.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	227.53/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,308	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	222.30/cwt	212.50–229.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	221.63/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	225.69/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,153	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	837	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	229.95/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	225.72/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,386	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	200.83/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	197.33/cwt	196.00–200.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	206.60/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	224.96/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	253.34/cwt	229.00–263.00	1,700	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	244.51/cwt	239.00–251.00	1,264	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	223.71/cwt	210.00–226.00	2,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	210.29/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	232.00/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	233.65/cwt	233.50–234.00	2,082	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	239.08/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	266.44/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	267.03/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	242.22/cwt	221.00–249.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	244.90/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,384	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	208	278.89/cwt	275.00–282.50	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	252.45/cwt	248.00–281.00	1,209	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	274.06/cwt	249.00–283.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	261.18/cwt	258.00–269.00	959	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	570	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	101.38/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	83.46/cwt	82.00–85.00	860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	102.26/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,054	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	93.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	924	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,001	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,181	103.42/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,221	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	113.56/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,443	15
Bulls	—	—	1,615	130.94/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	116.42/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,645	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	945	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	1,197.91/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,198	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	886	1,000.11/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	231.40/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	198.21/cwt	180.00–213.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	221.51/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	872	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	204.73/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	232.31/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	201.47/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	236.01/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	204.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	205.07/cwt	202.50–207.50	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	251.83/cwt	240.00–265.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	202.01/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	170.32/cwt	170.00–171.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	185.26/cwt	177.00–200.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	151.82/cwt	142.50–161.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	187.21/cwt	180.00–192.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	208.89/cwt	200.00–215.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	199.50/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	205.70/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	187.00/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	215.40/cwt	210.00–225.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	186.24/cwt	181.00–197.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,453	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 Jul 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 740Year ago 952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 96Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	249.00	249.00
1	—	1,165	120.00	120.00
5	—	959	190.00–219.00	206.60
2	—	583	223.00–227.00	224.96
2	—	745	220.00	220.00
3	—	302	250.00	250.00
2	—	760	222.00	222.00
7	—	913	210.00–226.00	223.71
3	—	882	205.00–213.00	210.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,095	219.25	219.25
47	—	1,004	219.75	219.75
228	—	939	228.00–231.60	229.31
14	—	837	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	193.00	193.00
1	—	965	167.00	167.00
8	—	728	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	265.00	265.00
99	—	671	229.00–263.00	253.34
19	—	517	239.00–251.00	244.51
6	—	617	229.00–235.00	232.00
112	—	891	233.50–234.00	233.65
9	—	776	235.00–244.00	239.08
8	—	424	260.00–281.00	266.44
10	—	454	257.00–282.00	267.03
4	—	728	221.00–249.00	242.22
7	—	565	237.00–250.00	244.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	220.00–226.00	222.80
17	—	575	223.00–233.00	227.53
15	—	320	212.50–229.00	222.30
8	—	659	219.00–225.00	221.63
13	—	511	220.00–231.00	225.69
10	—	482	222.00–233.00	229.95
18	—	614	224.00–230.00	225.72
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
8	—	377	210.00–225.00	215.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	812	161.00	161.00
1	—	900	137.00	137.00
5	—	685	195.00–214.00	200.83
1	—	275	215.00	215.00
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
5	—	414	200.00–210.00	204.62
2	—	380	202.50–207.50	205.07
2	—	233	240.00–265.00	251.83
6	—	627	192.00–207.00	202.01
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
4	—	476	200.00–215.00	208.89
3	—	788	185.00–188.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	196.00–200.00	197.33
1	—	890	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	154.00	154.00
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
3	—	573	170.00–171.00	170.32
6	—	533	177.00–200.00	185.26
2	—	705	142.50–161.00	151.82
5	—	348	180.00–192.00	187.21
3	—	362	181.00–197.00	186.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	170.00	170.00
5	—	475	220.00–238.00	231.40
4	—	621	220.00–222.00	221.51
7	—	577	222.00–238.00	232.31
7	—	714	198.00–204.00	201.47
3	—	543	234.00–237.00	236.01
2	—	768	198.00–201.00	199.50
4	—	661	199.00–214.00	205.70
2	—	890	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,610	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	275.00–282.50	278.89
13	—	479	248.00–281.00	252.45
4	—	418	249.00–283.00	274.06
9	—	367	258.00–269.00	261.18
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	194.00	194.00
2	—	872	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	640	190.00	190.00
3	—	467	180.00–213.00	198.21
4	—	526	197.00–215.00	204.73
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,030	82.00–85.00	83.46
10	—	1,031	100.00–107.00	102.26
12	—	989	90.00–96.00	93.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,183	98.00–106.00	101.38
15	—	1,271	108.00–123.00	113.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	122.00	122.00
4	—	1,181	96.00–107.00	103.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	126.00–139.00	130.94
2	—	1,413	111.00–120.00	116.42

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	3	—	867	109.00	109.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,197.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	886	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.11

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