Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer and heifer calves traded 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for attractive weaned calf packages. Yearlings sold steady on similar quality with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate 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 $248.78/cwt on 703 head.

Average price

$248.78

703 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$24.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

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	757	249.35	1,887	687
Medium and Large 2-3	656	224.64	1,474	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.71/cwt here — about $412 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 sale703 hd

248.78

—

KY average27 barns · 7,151 hd

247.49

+1.29

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	1,682	126.10	2,121	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	110.57	1,548	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	106.36	1,317	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	97.72	1,044	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	154.75	2,038	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,175	151.00	1,774	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	591	221.36/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,308	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	559	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	947	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	244.93/cwt	232.00–245.25	1,550	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	249.40/cwt	233.00–257.00	1,432	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	250.28/cwt	230.00–260.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	242.94/cwt	234.25–245.00	1,669	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	242.51/cwt	225.00–242.95	1,700	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	247.23/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,162	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	238.43/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	212.01/cwt	194.00–224.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	940	232.56/cwt	232.10–239.00	2,186	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	245.82/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,004	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	261.44/cwt	260.00–263.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	238.01/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	254.28/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,933	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	213.58/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	209.69/cwt	191.00–229.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	234.00/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	259.81/cwt	247.00–268.00	1,595	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	271.68/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,473	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	266.55/cwt	252.00–274.00	1,253	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	251.17/cwt	246.50–259.00	1,801	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	891	237.91/cwt	235.00–239.75	2,120	176
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	938	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	262.44/cwt	252.00–266.25	1,764	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	264.65/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,519	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	817	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,409	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,397	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	266.02/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	247.98/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	236.19/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,438	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	88.92/cwt	88.00–90.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	103.18/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,107	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	96.21/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,028	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	114.94/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,692	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	107.08/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,437	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,175	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,311	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	112.36/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,461	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	106.33/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,308	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	2,083	141.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	2,953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	107.81/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	120.84/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,786	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	277.63/cwt	230.00–310.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	256.15/cwt	245.00–265.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	240.59/cwt	234.00–252.50	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	241.24/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	206.84/cwt	200.00–237.00	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	222.64/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	254.50/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	220.80/cwt	202.00–229.00	1,373	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	223.62/cwt	220.00–226.00	957	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	176.50/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	198.57/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	208.21/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	208.19/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	219.47/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,580	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	213.07/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,613	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	252.65/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,314	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	691	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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 717Year ago 1,166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 83Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	591	221.00–225.00	221.36
1	—	215	260.00	260.00
7	—	523	220.00–237.00	222.64
1	—	265	262.50	262.50
19	—	622	202.00–229.00	220.80
2	—	478	230.00–232.50	231.28
3	—	390	225.00–230.00	228.33
1	—	800	175.00	175.00
2	—	327	220.00	220.00
2	—	737	201.00	201.00
3	—	428	220.00–226.00	223.62
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	947	140.00	140.00
2	—	757	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	633	232.00–245.25	244.93
43	—	574	233.00–257.00	249.40
10	—	367	230.00–260.00	250.28
122	—	687	234.25–245.00	242.94
83	—	701	225.00–242.95	242.51
27	—	470	241.00–250.00	247.23
7	—	419	245.00–258.00	254.50
28	—	520	240.00–257.00	252.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
2	—	720	173.00–180.00	176.50
5	—	679	193.00–200.00	198.57
1	—	630	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	720	219.00–221.00	219.47
29	—	757	213.00–214.00	213.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	211.00	211.00
18	—	842	238.00	238.00
2	—	333	260.00–263.00	261.44
4	—	747	232.00–240.00	238.01
1	—	370	265.00	265.00
4	—	879	207.50–220.00	213.58
2	—	915	191.00–229.00	209.69
2	—	640	231.00–237.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	220.00–246.00	238.43
7	—	780	194.00–224.00	212.01
1	—	545	231.00	231.00
1	—	330	229.00	229.00
2	—	678	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	940	232.10–239.00	232.56
11	—	800	245.00–246.00	245.82
1	—	270	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	760	252.50–255.00	254.28
176	—	891	235.00–239.75	237.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	280.00	280.00
14	—	761	242.00	242.00
55	—	614	247.00–268.00	259.81
50	—	542	254.00–275.00	271.68
21	—	470	252.00–274.00	266.55
94	—	717	246.50–259.00	251.17
53	—	672	252.00–266.25	262.44
1	—	255	270.00	270.00
17	—	574	259.00–268.00	264.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	153.00	153.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
3	—	938	159.00	159.00
2	—	817	172.50	172.50
2	—	745	187.50	187.50
1	—	795	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	257.50–275.00	266.02
3	—	567	240.00–252.00	247.98
2	—	500	260.00	260.00
3	—	428	257.00	257.00
10	—	609	232.00–246.00	236.19
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	220.00	220.00
1	—	465	235.00	235.00
1	—	390	207.50	207.50
3	—	740	185.00	185.00
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
1	—	310	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	255.00	255.00
3	—	267	230.00–310.00	277.63
3	—	380	245.00–265.00	256.15
4	—	529	234.00–252.50	240.59
2	—	573	233.00–250.00	241.24
13	—	482	200.00–237.00	206.84
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
2	—	668	200.00–216.00	208.21
6	—	713	180.00–216.00	208.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,311	158.00	158.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	88.00–90.00	88.92
6	—	1,073	102.00–104.00	103.18
10	—	1,069	94.00–100.00	96.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,472	110.00–122.00	114.94
10	—	1,342	102.00–109.00	107.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	111.00–115.00	112.36
21	—	1,230	99.00–111.00	106.33
1	—	1,230	89.00	89.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,083	131.00–146.00	141.79
2	—	1,285	105.00–111.00	107.81
2	—	1,478	116.00–126.00	120.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle