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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and 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 $244.29/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$244.29

331 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$83.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

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	812	245.29	1,993	321
Medium and Large 2-3	498	233.71	1,163	7thin
Large 1-2	1,213	162.00	1,965	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.29/cwt here — about $28 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 sale331 hd

244.29

—

KY average25 barns · 4,452 hd

245.38

−1.09

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	1,753	129.95	2,278	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	118.56	1,716	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	114.46	1,405	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	98.37	1,047	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	455	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	219.52/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	239.40/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	885	240.43/cwt	238.00–245.00	2,128	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	245.87/cwt	223.00–254.00	1,515	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	249.29/cwt	220.00–263.00	1,463	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	246.91/cwt	229.00–258.00	1,294	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	266.27/cwt	237.00–277.00	1,643	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,213	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,028	226.85/cwt	226.85–226.85	2,332	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	277.31/cwt	275.00–287.50	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	265.56/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,490	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,571	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	888	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,527	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,201	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	987	180.10/cwt	180.10–180.10	1,778	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	260.79/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,865	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	265.23/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,247	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	245.37/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	89.15/cwt	85.00–94.00	939	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	110.06/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,507	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	121.92/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,559	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	108.49/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,287	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	111.33/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,216	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	100.17/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,055	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	122.06/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,806	17
Bulls	—	—	1,860	136.93/cwt	127.00–143.00	2,547	7
Bulls	—	—	1,505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	106.56/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,069	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	203.89/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	201.76/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,428	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	268.28/cwt	233.00–280.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	222.03/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	197.90/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	158.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	312	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	233.60/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	176.86/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	850	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	822	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,827	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	189.59/cwt	177.50–201.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	195.50/cwt	189.00–202.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	203.21/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,055	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	920	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	208.75/cwt	200.00–225.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	247.11/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,611	32

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 410Year ago 1,606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 78Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	207.50	207.50
4	—	698	216.00	216.00
4	—	589	217.00–221.00	219.52
1	—	980	156.00	156.00
1	—	335	217.50	217.50
2	—	620	189.00–190.00	189.49
2	—	725	170.00–184.00	176.86
1	—	425	220.00	220.00
3	—	267	200.00–225.00	208.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	202.50	202.50
7	—	471	237.00–244.00	239.40
18	—	616	223.00–254.00	245.87
31	—	587	220.00–263.00	249.29
23	—	524	229.00–258.00	246.91
3	—	748	216.00	216.00
2	—	312	232.50	232.50
9	—	430	255.00	255.00
32	—	652	224.00–248.00	247.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	155.00–163.00	158.93
2	—	433	177.50–201.00	189.59
2	—	475	189.00–202.00	195.50
1	—	395	194.00	194.00
2	—	578	196.00–210.00	203.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	137.00	137.00
1	—	850	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,055	156.00	156.00
1	—	920	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	822	222.25	222.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	238.00	238.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
2	—	502	240.00	240.00
1	—	315	239.00	239.00
1	—	655	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	885	238.00–245.00	240.43
55	—	1,028	226.85	226.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	226.00	226.00
2	—	685	220.00	220.00
5	—	287	275.00–287.50	277.31
2	—	487	246.00	246.00
1	—	370	258.00	258.00
1	—	955	227.50	227.50
1	—	310	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	617	237.00–277.00	266.27
2	—	392	268.00	268.00
18	—	561	251.00–273.00	265.56
3	—	660	238.00	238.00
26	—	715	240.00–271.00	260.79
2	—	530	255.00	255.00
13	—	470	257.00–269.00	265.23
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	888	172.00	172.00
5	—	715	168.00	168.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	987	180.10	180.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	897	191.00	191.00
1	—	320	275.00	275.00
5	—	662	198.00–213.00	203.89
10	—	708	187.50–210.00	201.76
7	—	292	233.00–280.00	268.28
2	—	625	185.00–211.00	197.90
5	—	833	191.00	191.00
5	—	768	215.00	215.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
3	—	525	227.00–237.00	233.60
3	—	388	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	245.00–246.00	245.37
2	—	570	245.00	245.00
4	—	502	252.00	252.00
1	—	430	240.00	240.00
1	—	615	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
1	—	625	181.00	181.00
3	—	580	220.00–223.00	222.03
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
1	—	510	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	85.00–94.00	89.15
5	—	1,092	107.00–114.00	111.33
5	—	1,053	94.00–106.00	100.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	108.00–113.00	110.06
17	—	1,480	113.00–136.00	122.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,279	116.00–131.00	121.92
15	—	1,186	103.00–113.00	108.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,860	127.00–143.00	136.93
1	—	1,505	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,250	85.00	85.00

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	—	1,003	105.00–108.00	106.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,100.00	1,100.00

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