Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; however quality has been uneven the last couple weeks on 400-600 lb calves. Buyers showing preference for hard long-weaned calf packages. Fleshy bawling calves and plain through average quality calves facing discounts. Very good demand for yearling packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.84/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$231.84

190 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$47.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.05

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	610	234.24	1,429	179
Large 1-2	615	216.00	1,328	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	192.00	1,068	7thin
Small and Medium 2-3	456	187.00	853	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.24/cwt here — about $576 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 sale190 hd

231.84

—

KY average26 barns · 4,198 hd

224.79

+7.05

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	132.71	2,217	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	125.12	1,931	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	115.39	1,470	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	100.79	1,116	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Value Added	—	582	263.54/cwt	242.00–268.00	1,534	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	260.94/cwt	255.00–267.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	951	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,235	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	288	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	234.58/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,335	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	245.20/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	669	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	477	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	233.12/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	261.23/cwt	238.00–267.00	1,800	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	256.88/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,123	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,246	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	194.69/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,056	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	244.04/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	245.61/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,036	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	110.66/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,200	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	96.05/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,081	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	130.08/cwt	122.00–138.00	2,083	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	124.49/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	108.50/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	136.98/cwt	128.00–143.00	2,390	13
Bulls	—	—	1,355	116.30/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	110.25/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,509	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,446	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	184.88/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	390	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	231.56/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	785	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	228.45/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,437	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	232.97/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,076	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	206.47/cwt	203.00–210.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	228.76/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	239.28/cwt	225.00–239.90	1,701	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	456	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	238.69/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,057	3

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 618Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 95Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	242.00–268.00	263.54
8	—	624	234.00–251.00	245.20
9	—	772	230.00–244.00	233.12
19	—	689	238.00–267.00	261.23
9	—	437	255.00–272.00	256.88
3	—	735	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	229.00	229.00
2	—	233	255.00–267.00	260.94
3	—	873	206.00	206.00
2	—	917	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,022	196.00	196.00
1	—	470	244.00	244.00
1	—	250	267.50	267.50
2	—	600	216.00	216.00
1	—	685	224.00	224.00
7	—	1,056	187.00–196.00	194.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
2	—	810	181.00	181.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	951	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	235.00	235.00
7	—	372	235.00	235.00
3	—	288	247.00	247.00
19	—	569	226.00–237.00	234.58
3	—	691	243.00	243.00
26	—	629	222.00–232.00	228.45
25	—	462	221.00–236.00	232.97
10	—	517	223.00–236.00	228.76
72	—	711	225.00–239.90	239.28
3	—	443	232.00–242.00	238.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
2	—	343	203.00–210.00	206.47
1	—	740	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	194.00	194.00
1	—	785	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	201.00	201.00
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	715	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	187.00	187.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	112.50	112.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	121.00	121.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	201.00	201.00
1	—	390	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	251.00	251.00
1	—	655	216.00	216.00
7	—	566	243.00–247.00	244.04
4	—	422	241.00–260.00	245.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	170.00–200.00	184.88
2	—	442	199.00	199.00
1	—	515	192.00	192.00
1	—	735	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
2	—	520	221.00	221.00
1	—	910	154.00	154.00
3	—	572	228.00–239.00	231.56
1	—	680	181.00	181.00
1	—	475	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	106.00–117.00	110.66
6	—	1,125	94.00–99.00	96.05
1	—	1,250	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,025	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,601	122.00–138.00	130.08
4	—	1,369	107.00–114.00	110.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,273	115.00–135.00	124.49
6	—	1,228	103.00–112.00	108.50
1	—	1,555	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,745	128.00–143.00	136.98
2	—	1,355	115.00–118.00	116.30
1	—	1,330	110.00	110.00

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