Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to light supply. Very hot humid weather slowed cattle movement today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $223.44/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$223.44

87 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

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

$66.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.41

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	819	226.31	1,853	81
Medium and Large 2-3	540	197.00	1,064	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	725	160.00	1,160	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.31/cwt here — about $693 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 sale87 hd

223.44

—

KY average25 barns · 4,748 hd

242.85

−19.41

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	2,037	139.76	2,847	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	106.12	1,652	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	105.01	1,439	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	83.90	903	8thin

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)	1,085	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	208.52/cwt	192.50–225.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,509	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	102.58/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	77.12/cwt	73.00–82.00	727	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	95.93/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,120	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	85.42/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	2,037	139.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,847	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	95.71/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	113.64/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,451	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	182.25/cwt	182.00–182.50	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	229.08/cwt	225.00–236.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,968	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	848	4

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 1,305Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 76Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 4

No market comparison with last week due to light supply. Very hot humid weather slowed cattle movement today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	192.50–225.00	208.52
1	—	555	219.00	219.00
1	—	435	217.50	217.50
2	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	182.00–182.50	182.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	228.00	228.00
1	—	485	227.50	227.50
1	—	895	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	241.00	241.00
10	—	699	229.50	229.50
1	—	770	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	997	181.00	181.00
1	—	645	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,105	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,040	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
53	—	843	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
2	—	685	189.00	189.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	170.00	170.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	207.50	207.50
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
4	—	419	225.00–236.00	229.08
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	215.50	215.50
5	—	564	226.00	226.00
6	—	440	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
3	—	388	200.00	200.00
4	—	471	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	101.00–104.00	102.58
2	—	1,383	110.00–113.00	111.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	73.00–82.00	77.12
2	—	1,168	94.00–98.00	95.93
2	—	1,250	85.00–86.00	85.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,520	94.00–98.00	95.71
3	—	1,277	110.00–118.00	113.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,037	137.00–144.00	139.76

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	1	—	945	114.00	114.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,075.00	1,075.00

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