Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold uneven with 300-500 lbs 3.00 higher in a light test; 500-600 lbs 3.00 lower and yearling packages 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showing preference for weaned and yearling packages. Off-color, plain quality, and fat bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.40/cwt on 661 head.

Average price

$226.40

661 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,173

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

$80.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.66

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	711	230.52	1,638	503
Medium and Large 2-3	734	213.78	1,569	156
Large 1-2	535	200.00	1,070	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	310	150.00	465	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.52/cwt here — about $1,173 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 sale661 hd

226.40

—

KY average26 barns · 7,083 hd

200.74

+25.66

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	1,676	125.35	2,100	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	97.01	1,385	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	95.39	1,166	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	86.64	920	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,035	161.00	1,666	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)	988	$1,539	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3	—	862	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	762	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	1,678	135
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	998	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,838	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	226.76/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,992	7
Steers	Large 3	—	693	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	805	246.20/cwt	246.20–246.20	1,982	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	237.40/cwt	226.00–239.75	1,572	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	2,165	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	202.37/cwt	189.00–220.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	239.71/cwt	236.50–243.00	1,426	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	249.64/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,792	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	250.38/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	244.83/cwt	235.50–246.50	1,900	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	242.94/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,480	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	221.83/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,693	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,035	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,157	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	88.30/cwt	87.00–90.00	925	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	94.23/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,346	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	90.01/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,026	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	103.30/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,320	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	99.79/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,425	8
Bulls	—	—	1,901	131.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	119.41/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,731	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,538.74/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	780	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	195.39/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,321	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	197.34/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,306	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	203.05/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,251	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	818	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	180.34/cwt	173.00–184.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	208.08/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	164.52/cwt	157.00–180.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	178.12/cwt	170.00–187.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	222.42/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,308	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	198.40/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,452	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	190.90/cwt	181.00–201.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	242.20/cwt	242.20–242.20	1,783	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	176.32/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	217.00/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	626	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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,111Last week 1,454Year ago 1,003

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 123Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	221.00	221.00
3	—	473	211.00	211.00
5	—	635	220.00–234.00	226.76
1	—	510	235.00	235.00
5	—	715	189.00–220.00	202.37
2	—	680	220.00	220.00
1	—	785	220.00	220.00
1	—	840	225.00	225.00
1	—	920	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	194.50	194.50
55	—	934	231.75	231.75
2	—	785	231.00	231.00
1	—	630	236.00	236.00
28	—	595	236.50–243.00	239.71
5	—	894	228.50	228.50
3	—	721	235.00	235.00
5	—	474	248.00–254.00	250.38
1	—	1,115	170.00	170.00
2	—	547	238.00	238.00
1	—	405	259.00	259.00
1	—	210	287.50	287.50
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	693	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	805	246.20	246.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	718	248.00–250.00	249.64
5	—	661	245.00	245.00
61	—	776	235.50–246.50	244.83
11	—	609	240.00–246.00	242.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,130	127.00	127.00
1	—	945	170.00	170.00
7	—	465	195.00	195.00
10	—	676	192.00–202.00	195.39
16	—	616	194.00–208.00	203.05
5	—	841	157.00–180.00	164.52
41	—	588	211.00–223.00	222.42
23	—	732	189.00–204.00	198.40
8	—	540	216.00–218.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	221.00	221.00
68	—	818	224.75	224.75
92	—	662	226.00–239.75	237.40
224	—	736	242.20	242.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	762	220.25	220.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	185.00	185.00
3	—	466	173.00–184.00	180.34
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
1	—	775	163.00	163.00
2	—	278	170.00–187.00	178.12
2	—	702	159.00	159.00
2	—	510	181.00–201.00	190.90
3	—	642	170.00–189.00	176.32
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
1	—	985	150.00	150.00
3	—	385	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,300	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,230	108.00	108.00
5	—	533	220.00–227.00	221.83
3	—	300	230.00	230.00
10	—	855	198.00	198.00
4	—	407	230.00	230.00
1	—	760	191.00	191.00
9	—	662	192.00–200.00	197.34
3	—	1,153	112.00	112.00
3	—	607	197.00–217.00	208.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	159.00	159.00
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	217.00	217.00
3	—	680	185.00	185.00
2	—	585	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,140	89.00–91.00	90.01
4	—	1,278	99.00–111.00	103.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,048	87.00–90.00	88.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	93.00–96.00	94.23
8	—	1,428	97.00–103.00	99.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,901	128.00–135.00	131.28
4	—	1,450	114.00–125.00	119.41

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	—	988	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,538.74

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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