Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.00/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$247.00

452 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,174

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

$77.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

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	777	247.31	1,922	449
Medium and Large 2-3	540	218.00	1,177	1thin
Large 1-2	745	214.00	1,594	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	440	170.00	748	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.31/cwt here — about $1,174 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 sale452 hd

247.00

—

KY average25 barns · 4,362 hd

243.60

+3.40

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	1,603	128.72	2,063	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	116.30	1,768	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	114.91	1,468	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	99.95	1,060	11

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)	1,323	$1,313	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	1,040	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	867	239.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,079	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	918	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,162	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	135	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	245.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	244.30/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	222.21/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	265.75/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,236	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	242.67/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	230.66/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	224	254.85/cwt	252.50–257.50	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	234.57/cwt	234.00–235.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	308	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	263.36/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,733	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	251.12/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,117	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	822	245.00/cwt	239.00–247.00	2,014	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	269.71/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,540	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	231.68/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	270.69/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	230.01/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	272.72/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,148	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	894	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	105.47/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,548	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	105.16/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,150	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	92.78/cwt	89.00–96.00	923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	118.45/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,572	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	118.71/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,819	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	105.60/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,212	8
Bulls	—	—	1,205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	134.67/cwt	126.00–144.00	2,443	8
Bulls	—	—	1,279	120.74/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,544	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	232.37/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	233.57/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	201.00/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	244.48/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	235.69/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,400	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	242.23/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,037	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	200.80/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	752	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	199.93/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	241.46/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,301	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	222.49/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,393	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,672	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 948Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 61Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	137.00	137.00
1	—	970	163.00	163.00
2	—	397	217.00	217.00
1	—	790	164.00	164.00
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
1	—	295	247.50	247.50
2	—	927	156.00	156.00
4	—	520	220.00–223.00	222.21
12	—	693	200.00–208.00	200.80
1	—	1,060	160.00	160.00
2	—	720	163.00–165.00	163.99
2	—	135	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,100	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
1	—	135	185.00	185.00
2	—	752	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	230.00–234.00	230.66
4	—	224	252.50–257.50	254.85
9	—	384	234.00–235.00	234.57
3	—	308	240.00	240.00
9	—	594	231.00–237.00	235.69
9	—	428	230.00–244.00	242.23
26	—	539	229.00–244.00	241.46
10	—	626	217.00–225.00	222.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	867	230.00–240.00	239.83
41	—	918	235.50	235.50
7	—	1,117	225.00	225.00
128	—	822	239.00–247.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	240.00–250.00	245.54
3	—	582	237.00–249.00	244.30
1	—	705	218.00	218.00
1	—	345	272.50	272.50
15	—	810	231.00–233.00	231.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	256.00–267.00	265.75
7	—	756	234.00–249.00	242.67
40	—	658	230.00–266.00	263.36
15	—	626	242.00–255.00	251.12
2	—	712	240.00	240.00
46	—	571	260.00–273.00	269.71
5	—	432	251.00–283.00	270.69
3	—	396	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	218.00	218.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	243.00	243.00
1	—	365	270.00	270.00
2	—	625	229.00–231.00	230.01
8	—	421	260.00–278.00	272.72
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
1	—	470	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	227.00–238.00	232.37
1	—	200	255.00	255.00
5	—	575	230.00–236.00	233.57
1	—	425	247.50	247.50
2	—	750	199.00–203.00	201.00
2	—	473	244.00–245.00	244.48
2	—	665	207.00	207.00
1	—	960	177.00	177.00
1	—	625	200.00	200.00
2	—	735	195.00–205.00	199.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
1	—	350	244.00	244.00
1	—	555	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	95.00–109.00	105.47
27	—	1,532	111.00–130.00	118.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,094	101.00–111.00	105.16
3	—	995	89.00–96.00	92.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,327	110.00–129.00	118.45
8	—	1,148	96.00–109.00	105.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	113.00	113.00
8	—	1,814	126.00–144.00	134.67
4	—	1,279	117.00–125.00	120.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	875.00	875.00

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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