Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday weaned steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.29/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$237.29

414 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$602

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

$35.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	774	238.13	1,843	396
Medium and Large 2-3	591	227.59	1,346	11thin
Large 1-2	725	220.00	1,595	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	613	202.50	1,240	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $602 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 sale414 hd

237.29

—

KY average26 barns · 4,476 hd

233.87

+3.42

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	2,031	121.58	2,469	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	95.80	1,449	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	94.47	1,275	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	83.21	846	7thin

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)	1,427	$1,553	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	201.13/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	131.28/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	222.84/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	913	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,100	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	220.35/cwt	217.00–221.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	210.64/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,104	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,562	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	195.00/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,213	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	219.10/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	898	230.93/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,074	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	225.75/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	988	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	222.42/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	260.77/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,604	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	266.52/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,514	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	227.57/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	229.45/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,700	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	242.36/cwt	230.00–245.25	1,876	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	262.70/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	752	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	84.89/cwt	82.00–87.00	856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	652	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	88.08/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,245	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	94.22/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	86.97/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,079	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	101.22/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,485	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	100.02/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,534	7
Bulls	—	—	2,115	127.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	2,190	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,467	1,636.70/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	215.17/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	229.27/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	243.25/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	213.25/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	195.54/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	223.99/cwt	220.00–227.75	1,617	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	928	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	202.69/cwt	199.50–206.00	1,265	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,644	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	208.43/cwt	202.00–211.00	984	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	495	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	170.93/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	185.41/cwt	183.00–187.50	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	147.47/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,180	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	186.97/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,255	9

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 1,590Year ago 1,445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 162Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 1Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
7	—	567	200.00–202.00	201.13
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	900	160.00	160.00
14	—	622	194.00–196.00	195.00
27	—	781	210.50	210.50
16	—	472	202.00–211.00	208.43
9	—	671	185.00–191.00	186.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	208.00	208.00
6	—	460	214.00–231.00	222.84
1	—	290	217.50	217.50
6	—	430	217.00–221.00	220.35
18	—	524	205.00–218.00	210.64
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
70	—	676	231.00	231.00
144	—	722	220.00–227.75	223.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	188.00	188.00
3	—	883	121.00–145.00	131.28
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
3	—	628	157.00–181.00	170.93
2	—	323	183.00–187.50	185.41
4	—	715	140.00–156.00	147.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	168.00	168.00
1	—	775	192.00	192.00
1	—	740	175.00	175.00
1	—	860	197.00	197.00
17	—	624	199.50–206.00	202.69
1	—	1,180	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	203.00	203.00
2	—	675	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	913	230.00	230.00
125	—	898	230.00–232.00	230.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	220.00	220.00
4	—	833	223.00–231.00	225.75
2	—	560	245.00	245.00
1	—	400	247.00	247.00
13	—	767	221.00–226.00	222.42
3	—	1,036	158.00	158.00
7	—	710	225.00–228.00	227.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	213.00–229.00	219.10
4	—	511	236.00	236.00
1	—	565	237.00	237.00
1	—	465	227.00	227.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	615	242.00–264.00	260.77
26	—	568	259.00–270.00	266.52
2	—	405	257.00	257.00
77	—	741	224.00–230.00	229.45
67	—	774	230.00–245.25	242.36
10	—	527	250.00–268.00	262.70
2	—	870	254.00	254.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	201.00	201.00
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
1	—	700	186.00	186.00
1	—	375	267.50	267.50
2	—	440	242.50–244.00	243.25
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
4	—	940	148.00	148.00
3	—	690	193.00	193.00
2	—	630	190.00–201.00	195.54
4	—	826	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	179.00	179.00
1	—	255	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	253.00	253.00
1	—	400	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	209.00–222.00	215.17
3	—	478	220.00–234.00	229.27
1	—	800	161.00	161.00
1	—	240	237.50	237.50
4	—	521	210.00–217.00	213.25
2	—	355	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	82.00–87.00	84.89
1	—	1,035	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	87.00–89.00	88.08
4	—	1,551	93.00–96.00	94.22
7	—	1,534	97.00–103.00	100.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,241	86.00–89.00	86.97
6	—	1,467	98.00–107.00	101.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,115	124.00–130.00	127.30
1	—	1,620	108.00	108.00
1	—	2,190	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,467	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,636.70

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