Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs lightly tested. Yearling steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower following the downturn in CME feeder and DOW futures markets today. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with many new crop bawling calves on offer. Yearling heifers sold steady with good demand. The price difference between weaned and bawling calves is widening each week with more fleshy calves coming to town as dry conditions have persisted. Some much needed rain in forecast for mid-week. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand under heavy supply. 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 $228.69/cwt on 964 head.

Average price

$228.69

964 head · 890 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$20.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

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	898	231.06	2,075	823
Large 1-2	811	220.50	1,788	59
Medium and Large 2-3	862	210.79	1,817	82

One grade step is worth $20.27/cwt here — about $259 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 sale964 hd

228.69

—

KY average25 barns · 7,196 hd

239.58

−10.89

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	1,711	128.85	2,205	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	97.04	1,427	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	95.82	1,160	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	84.23	903	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	130.28	1,685	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	211.75/cwt	211.75–211.75	1,902	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	205.16/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	994	224.41/cwt	224.00–225.00	2,231	105
Steers	Large 1-2	—	708	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,529	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	852	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,814	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	230.47/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,337	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	227.21/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,411	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,096	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	2,365	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	226.01/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	225.32/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,097	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	198.45/cwt	183.00–216.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	234.40/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	232.28/cwt	216.00–234.00	2,065	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	224.88/cwt	222.00–226.50	2,094	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,321	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,939	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	838	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,827	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	238.83/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,208	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	791	191.75/cwt	191.75–191.75	1,517	55
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	928	232.23/cwt	230.25–233.75	2,155	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	184.05/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	841	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,035	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	239.81/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,887	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	194.33/cwt	188.00–215.00	1,434	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	207.87/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	204.88/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,354	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	230.36/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,230	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	998	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	80.25/cwt	78.00–83.00	934	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	102.88/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	95.70/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,383	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	89.03/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,262	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	130.28/cwt	118.00–142.50	1,685	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	89.78/cwt	87.00–95.00	936	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	90.20/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,054	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,163	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	74.69/cwt	70.00–77.00	701	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	106.42/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	96.04/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,176	9
Bulls	—	—	1,747	125.24/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,200	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,842	134.92/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,485	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	108.61/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,193	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	123.59/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,273	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	183.54/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	230.75/cwt	220.00–240.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	219.01/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	217.00/cwt	190.00–245.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	188.22/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	204.69/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	205.67/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	172.39/cwt	163.00–187.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	197.85/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	222.98/cwt	222.00–225.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	205.14/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	162.98/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	143.26/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	764	164.90/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	189.99/cwt	170.00–204.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	193.73/cwt	191.00–195.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	189.57/cwt	170.00–200.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	192.31/cwt	180.00–213.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	206.41/cwt	187.00–216.00	1,511	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	527	132.56/cwt	130.00–137.50	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	230.87/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,231	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	208.86/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	200.84/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	255.81/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	172.88/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	184.48/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,609	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,454Last week 1,564Year ago 1,599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 74Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	242.00	242.00
1	—	1,125	176.00	176.00
1	—	570	241.00	241.00
3	—	773	228.00	228.00
8	—	625	233.00–238.00	234.40
1	—	830	225.00	225.00
2	—	672	238.00	238.00
2	—	1,033	175.00–180.00	177.48
133	—	889	216.00–234.00	232.28
170	—	931	222.00–226.50	224.88
5	—	719	232.00	232.00
1	—	420	256.00	256.00
2	—	980	210.00	210.00
4	—	1,081	175.00–190.00	184.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	178.00	178.00
1	—	555	234.00	234.00
1	—	515	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,105	149.00	149.00
65	—	898	211.75	211.75
4	—	775	190.00–210.00	205.16
1	—	450	235.00	235.00
1	—	645	232.00	232.00
2	—	442	230.00	230.00
5	—	830	183.00–216.00	198.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	994	224.00–225.00	224.41
53	—	1,096	215.75	215.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	216.00	216.00
16	—	852	225.00	225.00
1	—	685	237.50	237.50
2	—	955	203.00	203.00
27	—	838	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	259.00	259.00
6	—	738	238.00–239.00	238.83
4	—	578	262.00	262.00
3	—	456	265.00	265.00
85	—	787	236.00–240.00	239.81
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	928	230.25–233.75	232.23
124	—	841	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
5	—	652	234.00	234.00
66	—	762	238.00	238.00
14	—	580	227.00–233.00	230.47
11	—	621	224.00–231.00	227.21
5	—	707	219.00–229.00	226.01
9	—	533	227.00–235.00	230.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	220.00–221.00	220.49
3	—	573	221.00	221.00
1	—	1,255	140.00	140.00
10	—	487	221.00–229.00	225.32
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
1	—	965	151.00	151.00
2	—	340	230.00	230.00
5	—	605	197.00–216.00	204.69
1	—	1,190	130.00	130.00
2	—	677	222.00	222.00
3	—	828	163.00–187.00	172.39
9	—	769	186.00–209.00	197.85
3	—	442	222.00–225.00	222.98
12	—	732	187.00–216.00	206.41
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
3	—	527	130.00–137.50	132.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	181.00	181.00
2	—	578	200.00–211.00	205.67
2	—	530	200.00–210.00	205.14
2	—	725	160.00–166.00	162.98
2	—	830	145.00–149.00	146.98
2	—	973	142.50–144.00	143.26
1	—	605	189.00	189.00
6	—	764	150.00–176.00	164.90
3	—	230	180.00	180.00
4	—	375	170.00–204.00	189.99
3	—	335	191.00–195.00	193.73
3	—	465	170.00–200.00	189.57
2	—	268	170.00–180.00	175.05
6	—	417	180.00–213.00	192.31
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	791	191.75	191.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	738	188.00–215.00	194.33
3	—	615	200.00–212.00	207.87
14	—	661	194.00–215.00	204.88
10	—	534	229.00–237.00	230.36
3	—	363	275.00	275.00
2	—	913	170.00–197.00	183.54
1	—	550	230.00	230.00
5	—	772	190.00–208.00	200.84
6	—	423	240.00–270.00	255.81
5	—	809	171.00–180.00	172.88
3	—	872	170.00–193.00	184.48
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	191.00	191.00
2	—	470	215.00	215.00
3	—	370	220.00–240.00	230.75
6	—	570	215.00–227.50	219.01
2	—	275	190.00–245.00	217.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
1	—	725	186.00	186.00
1	—	955	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	184.00	184.00
6	—	675	184.00–193.00	188.22
2	—	425	210.00–220.00	215.00
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
7	—	518	200.00–217.50	208.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,164	78.00–83.00	80.25
9	—	1,042	87.00–95.00	89.78
2	—	1,175	99.00	99.00
5	—	938	70.00–77.00	74.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,533	100.00–112.00	102.88
22	—	1,445	93.00–99.00	95.70
8	—	1,418	84.00–93.00	89.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,169	89.00–93.00	90.20
3	—	1,255	103.00–114.00	106.42
9	—	1,224	94.00–99.00	96.04
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	118.00–142.50	130.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	118.00–129.00	125.24
2	—	1,200	112.00–114.00	113.02
7	—	1,842	130.00–141.00	134.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,098	104.00–112.50	108.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	115.00–130.00	123.59

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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