Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers mixed with very good demand for weaned 4-weights and hard short yearling 6-weights; however 700-1000 lb yearling packages 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand following Monday's CME bearish trading. Feeder heifers sold uneven with 4-weights 2.00 to 4.00 lower; 500-700 lbs steady; yearling packages 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. More reports of feedlots filling up pushing several yearling loads to town this week. Buyers showing good preference for hard-weaned calves over fleshy bawlers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.53/cwt on 856 head.

Average price

$235.53

856 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,103

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

$81.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

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	780	236.79	1,847	820
Medium and Large 2-3	696	209.12	1,456	33
Large 1-2	658	195.00	1,282	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	480	155.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.79/cwt here — about $1,103 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 sale856 hd

235.53

—

KY average26 barns · 5,723 hd

236.33

−0.80

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	1,650	115.84	1,912	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	95.11	1,403	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	93.05	1,193	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,109	79.48	881	59

Every lot, as filed

126 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	—	525	242.02/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,271	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	231.95/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,461	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	199.99/cwt	174.00–218.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	206.41/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,616	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	229.25/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	223.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	716	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,858	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	929	221.36/cwt	221.00–221.75	2,056	111
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	242.72/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	217.04/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	199.65/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	204.55/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,076	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,485	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	225.88/cwt	225.75–226.00	1,737	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	221.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	789	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,799	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	204.23/cwt	193.00–211.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	202.85/cwt	194.00–210.00	990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	209.11/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,211	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	215.98/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	198.23/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,130	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	196.74/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,033	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	743	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	222.37/cwt	180.00–223.50	1,703	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	195.50/cwt	195.00–196.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	957	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	223.23/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,857	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	666	263.97/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,758	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	194.81/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	223.52/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,726	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	246.07/cwt	245.50–247.00	1,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	231.03/cwt	228.80–233.00	1,936	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	244.07/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,840	25
Steers	Large 1-2	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	252.63/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,680	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	256.13/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	242.89/cwt	231.00–244.50	1,790	74
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	508	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	770	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	228.02/cwt	226.50–228.75	1,963	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	259.91/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,622	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	250.55/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,428	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	604	162.76/cwt	140.00–170.00	983	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	766	154.55/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,184	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	593	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,026	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	196.08/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	229.73/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	244.48/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,174	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	103.65/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,639	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	104.08/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,547	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	96.14/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,196	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	68.25/cwt	61.00–73.00	729	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	76.98/cwt	73.00–80.00	844	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	96.46/cwt	93.00–99.00	916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	83.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	951	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	88.67/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,283	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	95.27/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,373	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	88.34/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,083	12
Bulls	—	—	1,824	120.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,202	4
Bulls	—	—	1,203	93.98/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	2,239	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	107.32/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	188.98/cwt	182.50–195.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	163.34/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	940	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	154.05/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	191.86/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	186.19/cwt	170.00–203.00	1,339	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	192.02/cwt	170.00–203.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	227.99/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,211	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	184.18/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	175.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	166.60/cwt	156.00–188.00	1,181	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	143.69/cwt	120.00–152.00	1,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	152.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	173.56/cwt	160.00–187.50	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Large 3	—	742	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	697	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	176.95/cwt	171.00–180.00	775	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	673	196.07/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	641	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,503	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	830	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	630	194.19/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	723	192.91/cwt	186.00–203.00	1,395	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	780	183.50/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	201.12/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,348	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Oct 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,590Last week 1,692Year ago 1,377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 74Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	240.00–247.00	242.02
14	—	630	229.00–241.00	231.95
11	—	701	220.00–225.00	223.64
4	—	475	238.00–248.00	242.72
23	—	832	220.00–225.00	223.23
1	—	445	245.00	245.00
5	—	970	194.00–196.00	194.81
4	—	772	219.00–225.00	223.52
8	—	572	245.50–247.00	246.07
2	—	652	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
5	—	657	174.00–218.00	199.99
9	—	783	194.00–210.00	206.41
4	—	518	229.00–230.00	229.25
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
6	—	618	200.00–225.00	217.04
3	—	855	195.00–202.00	199.65
2	—	957	180.00	180.00
2	—	728	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	716	259.50	259.50
111	—	929	221.00–221.75	221.36
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	666	260.00–266.00	263.97
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	200.00	200.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	838	228.80–233.00	231.03
25	—	754	238.00–247.50	244.07
19	—	665	241.00–259.00	252.63
8	—	534	244.00–260.00	256.13
74	—	737	231.00–244.50	242.89
211	—	861	226.50–228.75	228.02
120	—	624	240.00–265.00	259.91
5	—	403	259.00	259.00
7	—	570	250.00–251.00	250.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	526	203.00–206.00	204.55
9	—	847	200.00	200.00
17	—	694	214.00	214.00
142	—	769	225.75–226.00	225.88
1	—	620	210.00	210.00
3	—	435	220.00–225.00	221.57
26	—	579	206.00–213.00	209.11
13	—	465	213.00–222.00	215.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	789	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	193.00–211.00	204.23
11	—	488	194.00–210.00	202.85
19	—	570	194.00–203.00	198.23
1	—	1,145	140.00	140.00
9	—	525	190.00–201.00	196.74
39	—	766	180.00–223.50	222.37
4	—	393	195.00–196.00	195.50
3	—	808	165.00	165.00
7	—	613	175.00–195.00	184.18
3	—	895	200.00	200.00
6	—	664	175.00–180.00	175.84
13	—	709	156.00–188.00	166.60
2	—	282	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
9	—	726	120.00–152.00	143.69
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
4	—	680	150.00–160.00	152.56
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
2	—	355	160.00–187.50	173.56
2	—	842	130.00	130.00
3	—	438	171.00–180.00	176.95
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	160.00	160.00
10	—	673	185.00–201.00	196.07
5	—	830	166.00	166.00
9	—	630	186.00–200.00	194.19
21	—	723	186.00–203.00	192.91
4	—	780	182.00–185.00	183.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	830	210.00	210.00
31	—	641	234.50	234.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	62.00	62.00
1	—	770	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,005	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	140.00–170.00	162.76
5	—	766	142.00–163.00	154.55
4	—	593	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	180.00–213.00	196.08
5	—	478	225.00	225.00
4	—	556	220.00–233.00	229.73
8	—	719	170.00–203.00	186.19
2	—	367	230.00	230.00
3	—	756	170.00–203.00	192.02
15	—	531	227.00–229.00	227.99
3	—	428	230.00	230.00
3	—	332	230.00	230.00
2	—	670	192.50–210.00	201.12
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	940	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	249.00	249.00
4	—	480	243.00–247.00	244.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
2	—	333	182.50–195.00	188.98
1	—	435	183.00	183.00
3	—	773	162.00–164.00	163.34
2	—	723	140.00–168.00	154.05
5	—	582	170.00–200.00	191.86
2	—	897	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,581	100.00–107.00	103.65
11	—	1,447	85.00–92.00	88.67
16	—	1,441	92.00–99.00	95.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	102.00–106.00	104.08
4	—	1,244	92.00–99.00	96.14
12	—	1,226	85.00–91.00	88.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	61.00–73.00	68.25
19	—	1,097	73.00–80.00	76.98
2	—	950	93.00–99.00	96.46
29	—	1,140	80.00–91.00	83.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,824	118.00–125.00	120.70
2	—	1,203	90.00–98.00	93.98
2	—	1,750	127.00–129.00	127.97

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	100.00–120.00	107.32

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