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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher on 400-600 lbs with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold noticeably lower; however more plain quality and fat bawling heifer calves on offer today. Buyers continue to show preference for hard, weaned, vaccinated calf packages. The price spread between the good quality weaned packages and the average quality bawling calves is widening. The price spread has also widened between steer and bull calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.11/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$238.11

342 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$25.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

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	801	239.98	1,922	317
Medium and Large 2-3	694	214.40	1,489	25

One grade step is worth $25.58/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 sale342 hd

238.11

—

KY average25 barns · 4,210 hd

236.45

+1.66

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	—	Average	1,641	117.45	1,927	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	98.05	1,487	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	97.99	1,293	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	84.99	951	31

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,426	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	167.14/cwt	152.50–173.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	182.13/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	152.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,410	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	219.37/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	174.77/cwt	171.00–180.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	192.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,122	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	218.10/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	196.57/cwt	191.00–200.00	926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	205.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	245.58/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,424	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	240.45/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	222.20/cwt	195.00–236.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	200.46/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,209	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,748	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	258.28/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,433	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	199.94/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	214.28/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	272.41/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	230.23/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,888	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	244.97/cwt	237.00–245.75	1,876	115
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	257.48/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	400	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	247.19/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	183.42/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	87.63/cwt	84.00–93.00	976	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	96.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,250	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	95.19/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,360	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	979	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	104.96/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,489	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	75.72/cwt	72.00–80.00	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	97.58/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	81.55/cwt	80.00–84.00	870	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	88.31/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,157	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	102.64/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,670	15
Bulls	—	—	1,613	118.09/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,522	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	93.32/cwt	91.00–96.00	922	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,552.21/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	182.50/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	188.42/cwt	180.00–191.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	241.29/cwt	239.00–245.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	226.00/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	160.59/cwt	160.00–162.50	543	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	681	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	236.80/cwt	236.80–236.80	1,785	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	178.95/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,126	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	417	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	215.24/cwt	202.50–231.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	220.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	175.41/cwt	172.50–181.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	238.56/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,140	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	199.86/cwt	188.00–206.00	1,261	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	212.37/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	217.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	903	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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 1,111Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 44Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
3	—	681	150.00	150.00
2	—	417	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	170.00	170.00
4	—	674	152.50–173.00	167.14
7	—	587	180.00–185.00	182.13
2	—	728	145.00–160.00	152.47
2	—	380	177.50	177.50
7	—	477	171.00–180.00	174.77
8	—	338	160.00–162.50	160.59
1	—	930	121.00	121.00
10	—	629	169.00–184.00	178.95
2	—	435	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	130.00	130.00
1	—	980	145.00	145.00
3	—	753	183.00	183.00
7	—	579	190.00–200.00	192.72
9	—	503	190.00	190.00
14	—	471	191.00–200.00	196.57
9	—	603	196.00–204.00	200.46
6	—	663	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	225.00	225.00
70	—	754	236.80	236.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,083	222.50	222.50
52	—	945	224.50	224.50
3	—	676	240.00	240.00
2	—	455	260.00	260.00
17	—	580	242.50–250.00	245.58
6	—	626	239.00–242.00	240.45
3	—	881	220.00	220.00
12	—	820	229.00–232.00	230.23
5	—	419	252.50–260.00	257.48
2	—	522	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	194.00	194.00
6	—	716	210.00–225.00	219.37
6	—	630	214.00–220.00	218.10
3	—	823	200.00–210.00	205.86
3	—	530	195.00–236.00	222.20
2	—	770	191.00–209.00	199.94
4	—	666	212.00–221.00	214.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	676	257.00–260.00	258.51
14	—	555	254.00–260.00	258.28
1	—	430	277.00	277.00
10	—	484	269.00–276.00	272.41
115	—	766	237.00–245.75	244.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	221.00	221.00
7	—	660	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	121.00	121.00
6	—	426	238.00–249.00	247.19
5	—	783	180.00–193.00	183.42
3	—	318	239.00–245.00	241.29
2	—	520	221.00–231.00	226.00
2	—	722	190.00	190.00
6	—	592	220.00–225.00	220.79
12	—	478	232.00–247.50	238.56
3	—	986	202.00	202.00
1	—	680	202.50	202.50
11	—	631	188.00–206.00	199.86
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	181.00–183.00	182.50
5	—	522	180.00–191.00	188.42
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
3	—	377	202.50–231.00	215.24
4	—	659	172.50–181.00	175.41
3	—	570	210.00–214.00	212.37
4	—	415	210.00–220.00	217.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,114	84.00–93.00	87.63
6	—	1,143	72.00–80.00	75.72
2	—	1,230	95.00–100.00	97.58
5	—	1,067	80.00–84.00	81.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,301	90.00–100.00	96.10
1	—	1,100	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,419	102.00–111.00	104.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	93.00–97.00	95.19
5	—	1,310	85.00–91.00	88.31
15	—	1,627	99.00–108.00	102.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	114.00–121.00	118.09
1	—	1,410	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,955	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	91.00–96.00	93.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,552.21

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