Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good 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 $250.74/cwt on 1,134 head.

Average price

$250.74

1,134 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$646

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

$32.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.96

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	795	251.03	1,995	1,124
Medium and Large 2-3	616	218.97	1,349	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $646 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 sale1,134 hd

250.74

—

KY average27 barns · 7,976 hd

246.78

+3.96

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	1,557	134.18	2,090	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	109.13	1,516	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	106.94	1,242	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,116	90.95	1,015	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	135.00	2,005	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	160.92	2,329	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	420	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	202.01/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	242.26/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,119	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	233.81/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	919	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,176	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	955	231.80/cwt	231.80–231.80	2,214	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	236.05/cwt	231.00–241.00	2,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	235.79/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,377	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	230.34/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	827	253.22/cwt	250.00–255.70	2,094	439
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	664	240.59/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,598	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	233.45/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,256	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	240.61/cwt	235.00–241.25	1,720	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,880	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	993	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	226.99/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	232.51/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	249.59/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,453	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	246.14/cwt	239.00–246.25	2,080	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	258.45/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	241.25/cwt	238.00–251.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	264.32/cwt	253.00–269.00	1,512	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	262.11/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,769	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	269.93/cwt	265.00–280.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	242.12/cwt	242.00–246.00	2,111	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	251.68/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	262.26/cwt	244.00–264.75	1,901	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	241.60/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,756	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,535	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	249.14/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,971	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	236.78/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	214.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	209.31/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	243.31/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	116.19/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	99.70/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,273	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	93.23/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,069	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.50	2,329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	86.79/cwt	85.00–88.00	921	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	116.28/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,715	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	108.33/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,500	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,229	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	107.83/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,250	13
Bulls	—	—	1,705	138.70/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,365	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	245.85/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	196.34/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,698	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	254.04/cwt	245.00–262.50	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	204.81/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	221.89/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	242.82/cwt	228.00–253.00	1,505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	228.37/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	165.26/cwt	153.00–177.50	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	828	219.33/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	221.50/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	196.01/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	204.58/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	157.84/cwt	149.00–182.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	222.38/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	197.49/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	927	212.79/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,973	10

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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,564Last week 1,843Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 83Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	256.00	256.00
1	—	615	234.00	234.00
6	—	495	260.00	260.00
2	—	910	231.00–241.00	236.05
2	—	680	235.00	235.00
4	—	777	231.00–237.00	232.51
2	—	1,152	170.00	170.00
30	—	582	248.00–250.00	249.59
62	—	845	239.00–246.25	246.14
4	—	541	238.00–251.00	241.25
3	—	1,243	178.00	178.00
34	—	872	242.00–246.00	242.12
5	—	727	241.00–242.00	241.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	201.00–203.00	202.01
1	—	760	207.00	207.00
2	—	483	222.50–245.00	233.81
2	—	652	215.00	215.00
2	—	528	220.00–221.00	220.51
1	—	360	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	919	236.75	236.75
109	—	955	231.80	231.80
439	—	827	250.00–255.70	253.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	256.00–264.00	258.45
3	—	428	270.00	270.00
38	—	572	253.00–269.00	264.32
24	—	675	249.00–269.00	262.11
6	—	360	265.00–280.00	269.93
3	—	470	265.00	265.00
14	—	629	247.00–263.00	251.68
195	—	725	244.00–264.75	262.26
62	—	791	249.00–254.00	249.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	236.00–246.00	242.26
6	—	764	231.50	231.50
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
19	—	584	229.00–240.00	235.79
3	—	688	229.00–231.00	230.34
18	—	538	226.00–239.00	233.45
35	—	715	235.00–241.25	240.61
57	—	805	233.50	233.50
3	—	418	237.50	237.50
9	—	620	228.00–253.00	242.82
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	664	240.00–241.00	240.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	229.00	229.00
3	—	627	226.00–228.00	226.99
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,135	169.00	169.00
2	—	812	207.00	207.00
4	—	458	222.00	222.00
10	—	658	223.00–229.00	228.37
3	—	521	225.00	225.00
2	—	580	218.00–225.00	221.50
4	—	1,079	149.00–182.00	157.84
5	—	723	220.00–223.00	222.38
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	229.00	229.00
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	230.00	230.00
12	—	828	219.00–220.00	219.33
10	—	927	212.00–214.00	212.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	160.00–200.00	180.00
1	—	570	215.00	215.00
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
3	—	872	153.00–177.50	165.26
1	—	950	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	167.50	167.50
2	—	693	193.00–199.00	196.01
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
2	—	482	210.00	210.00
3	—	522	200.00–211.00	204.58
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	825	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	236.00–239.00	236.78
4	—	673	210.00–225.00	214.68
3	—	623	205.00–214.00	209.31
2	—	420	235.00–257.50	245.85
4	—	865	190.00–205.00	196.34
3	—	788	213.00	213.00
1	—	735	207.00	207.00
2	—	383	245.00–262.50	254.04
2	—	900	187.00	187.00
3	—	583	220.00–230.00	224.96
6	—	807	190.00–201.00	197.49
1	—	1,075	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	241.00–247.00	243.31
5	—	447	250.00	250.00
4	—	560	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
5	—	584	200.00–224.00	204.81
3	—	540	200.00–233.00	221.89
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	200.00	200.00
1	—	760	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	115.00–119.00	116.19
1	—	1,155	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,277	98.00–101.00	99.70
13	—	1,159	103.00–114.00	107.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	78.00	78.00
13	—	1,147	89.00–99.00	93.23
4	—	1,061	85.00–88.00	86.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	114.00–118.00	116.28
18	—	1,385	104.00–112.00	108.33
1	—	1,205	102.00	102.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	160.00–162.50	160.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,705	133.00–143.00	138.70
4	—	1,373	127.00–130.00	128.54

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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