Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings; some fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.62/cwt on 551 head.

Average price

$251.62

551 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$42.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.40

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	749	254.32	1,904	514
Medium and Large 2-3	635	214.71	1,364	30
Large 1-2	694	212.01	1,471	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.31/cwt here — about $433 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 sale551 hd

251.62

—

KY average18 barns · 5,455 hd

242.22

+9.40

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	—	Average	1,712	137.17	2,349	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	113.22	1,625	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	111.48	1,440	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	98.28	1,036	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	152.84	2,050	9thin

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	$1,477	3thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2	—	614	242.40/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,488	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	215.54/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	180.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	238.04/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,373	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	265.90/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	230.74/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	233.95/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	265.21/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,753	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	236.42/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	239.42/cwt	220.00–250.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	233.45/cwt	230.50–244.00	1,606	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	191.38/cwt	177.50–205.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	179.01/cwt	172.50–192.50	596	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	214.59/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	184.27/cwt	165.00–224.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	227.34/cwt	225.00–232.50	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	234.82/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,977	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	184.40/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	205.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	871	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	209.61/cwt	192.00–225.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	214.48/cwt	171.00–224.00	1,619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	264.16/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	267.13/cwt	234.00–269.75	1,958	237
Steers	Large 1-2	—	450	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,275	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	693	209.51/cwt	199.00–224.00	1,452	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	366	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	274.87/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	259.70/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	253.40/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,961	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	275.99/cwt	273.00–282.50	1,413	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	254.65/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,602	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,045	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	284	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	454	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	421	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	259.73/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	256.41/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	250.44/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,081	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,457	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	97.79/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,258	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	100.17/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	109.51/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,479	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	109.79/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,198	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	97.55/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,021	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,341	152.84/cwt	136.00–155.00	2,050	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	86.19/cwt	83.00–90.00	890	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	119.03/cwt	114.00–135.00	1,832	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	116.96/cwt	103.00–128.00	1,578	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	109.53/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,361	24
Bulls	—	—	1,475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	138.60/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,401	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,477.07/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	211.35/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	224.60/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	240.91/cwt	232.50–249.00	1,376	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	214.92/cwt	200.00–235.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	227.71/cwt	217.50–251.00	845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	241.23/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,242	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	252.76/cwt	252.50–253.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	230.31/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	224.14/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	211.07/cwt	192.00–226.00	1,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	232.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,210	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	212.85/cwt	182.50–225.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	817	185.33/cwt	181.00–192.50	1,514	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	265	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	563	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	320	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	243.53/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,042	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,045	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	238.21/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,041	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	222.51/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	238.42/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,123	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	207.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	202.45/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,488	2

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.

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 1,224Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 47Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	614	240.00–248.00	242.40
1	—	725	232.00	232.00
1	—	910	212.00	212.00
4	—	519	250.00–275.00	265.90
61	—	842	227.00–236.00	234.82
2	—	690	233.00	233.00
2	—	792	243.00	243.00
3	—	482	262.50–265.00	264.16
57	—	1,011	225.00	225.00
5	—	582	257.50–267.00	259.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	205.00–225.00	215.54
3	—	802	179.00–181.00	180.33
1	—	520	246.00	246.00
1	—	575	222.00	222.00
3	—	475	232.00–240.00	236.42
4	—	380	220.00–250.00	239.42
2	—	968	179.00–190.00	184.40
2	—	425	180.00–230.00	205.00
4	—	659	192.00–225.00	209.61
7	—	755	171.00–224.00	214.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	661	245.00–269.00	265.21
237	—	733	234.00–269.75	267.13
18	—	579	267.50–279.00	274.87
13	—	774	242.00–259.00	253.40
10	—	512	273.00–282.50	275.99
30	—	629	240.00–262.00	254.65
9	—	845	242.00	242.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	225.00	225.00
1	—	450	231.00	231.00
4	—	693	199.00–224.00	209.51
1	—	880	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	577	232.00–245.00	238.04
8	—	624	227.00–240.00	230.74
5	—	467	232.00–242.00	233.95
137	—	688	230.50–244.00	233.45
1	—	385	225.00	225.00
16	—	520	230.00–235.00	232.73
10	—	437	236.00–240.00	238.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	182.50	182.50
1	—	860	170.00	170.00
4	—	390	230.00	230.00
3	—	656	204.00	204.00
2	—	263	177.50–205.00	191.38
4	—	520	229.00	229.00
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
5	—	430	225.00–232.50	227.34
10	—	473	229.00–232.00	230.31
6	—	570	221.00–229.00	224.14
6	—	607	192.00–226.00	211.07
1	—	1,100	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	215.00	215.00
3	—	585	210.00–224.00	214.59
6	—	528	165.00–224.00	184.27
1	—	265	212.50	212.50
1	—	320	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	172.50–192.50	179.01
1	—	175	167.50	167.50
2	—	560	195.00–200.00	197.54
1	—	635	188.00	188.00
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
5	—	487	182.50–225.00	212.85
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
2	—	507	215.00	215.00
1	—	290	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	817	181.00–192.50	185.33
1	—	600	240.00	240.00
3	—	730	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,045	189.00	189.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	160.00	160.00
5	—	284	160.00	160.00
3	—	421	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	245.00	245.00
3	—	517	248.00–266.00	259.73
2	—	418	252.50–260.00	256.41
2	—	623	222.00–223.00	222.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	250.00–251.00	250.44
6	—	393	275.00	275.00
2	—	590	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	192.50–230.00	211.35
1	—	915	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	169.00	169.00
1	—	865	145.00	145.00
5	—	653	209.00	209.00
3	—	548	229.00	229.00
5	—	586	223.00–225.00	224.60
4	—	324	200.00–235.00	214.92
7	—	371	217.50–251.00	227.71
1	—	780	174.00	174.00
2	—	440	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	232.50–249.00	240.91
6	—	515	230.00–249.00	241.23
2	—	373	252.50–253.00	252.76
1	—	255	207.50	207.50
10	—	428	232.50–247.50	243.53
11	—	471	230.00–244.00	238.42
2	—	645	220.00–225.00	222.50
3	—	320	232.50	232.50
5	—	669	206.00–210.00	207.97
2	—	735	195.00–210.00	202.45
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	219.00	219.00
1	—	465	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	95.00–102.00	97.79
21	—	1,349	103.00–128.00	116.96
24	—	1,243	104.00–114.00	109.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	96.00–103.00	100.17
22	—	1,351	102.00–115.00	109.51
23	—	1,539	114.00–135.00	119.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,091	102.00–119.00	109.79
21	—	1,047	91.00–104.00	97.55
1	—	970	83.00	83.00
7	—	1,033	83.00–90.00	86.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,341	136.00–155.00	152.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,732	131.00–144.00	138.60

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)	3	—	1,165	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,477.07

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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

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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