Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady with moderate demand; good demand for weaned calf packages. Off-color, fleshy and bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.63/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$227.63

404 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

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	751	230.51	1,731	348
Medium and Large 2-3	679	209.83	1,424	55
Large 1-2	725	206.00	1,494	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $237 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 sale404 hd

227.63

—

KY average26 barns · 6,451 hd

223.95

+3.69

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	1,712	113.86	1,950	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	97.55	1,491	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	95.66	1,165	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	83.22	890	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	129.00	1,606	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)	1,115	$1,190	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	563	236.76/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	225.28/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	223.61/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	261.84/cwt	240.00–266.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	214.83/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	212.25/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	179.67/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	180.34/cwt	179.00–182.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,299	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	230.58/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,409	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	219.62/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,287	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	180.79/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	203.08/cwt	200.00–204.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	859	230.80/cwt	230.80–230.80	1,983	65
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	167.63/cwt	160.00–175.00	625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	139.92/cwt	127.50–142.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	190.60/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,306	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	198.41/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,143	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	127.31/cwt	101.00–151.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	182.46/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	196.25/cwt	192.00–198.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	180.04/cwt	144.00–203.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	204.46/cwt	203.00–207.50	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	192.48/cwt	160.00–210.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	213.64/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	214.52/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,073	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	210.26/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	803	231.37/cwt	229.00–232.50	1,858	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	232.43/cwt	219.00–236.50	1,773	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,285	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	202.96/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	231.66/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	230.66/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,301	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	806	200.72/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	248.57/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	243.66/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	240.55/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	222.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,616	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	273.74/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,210	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	777	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,319	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	189.78/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,076	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	203.97/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,458	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,134	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	179.72/cwt	165.00–195.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	157.16/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,124	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	83.85/cwt	82.00–85.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	103.21/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,271	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	102.28/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,622	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	95.60/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,448	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	93.65/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,072	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	96.34/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,186	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	89.96/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,076	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	68.87/cwt	62.00–71.00	687	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	79.47/cwt	74.00–81.00	803	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	89.69/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,270	5
Bulls	—	—	1,743	114.96/cwt	108.00–122.00	2,004	8
Bulls	—	—	1,420	102.94/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,462	5
Bulls	—	—	2,016	125.30/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,190.02/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	607	145.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	880	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	417	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	198.30/cwt	184.00–220.00	1,214	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	239.31/cwt	235.00–242.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	235.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	642	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	178.45/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	174.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,254	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	199.57/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,050	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	828	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	174.76/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	194.06/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,186	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	171.96/cwt	153.00–193.00	1,450	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	175.40/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,547	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	156.18/cwt	155.00–157.50	578	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	206.53/cwt	197.00–210.50	1,006	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	628	203.47/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,278	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	116.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	168.05/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	999	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	1,831	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	113.16/cwt	100.00–120.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	183.14/cwt	181.00–188.00	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	190.55/cwt	180.00–207.00	997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	221.15/cwt	215.00–227.50	675	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	171.88/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,071	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	204.12/cwt	191.00–215.00	980	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,175	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 Nov 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,221Last week 934Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 119Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 0Year 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
4	—	563	236.00–239.00	236.76
11	—	691	217.00–226.00	223.61
6	—	385	240.00–266.00	261.84
6	—	814	207.00–221.00	214.83
32	—	546	238.00	238.00
35	—	611	228.00–232.00	230.58
1	—	480	242.50	242.50
3	—	928	203.00–207.50	204.46
6	—	877	206.00–217.00	214.52
58	—	978	212.00	212.00
1	—	1,090	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	676	196.00–220.00	212.25
3	—	902	179.00–181.00	179.67
6	—	620	160.00–210.00	192.48
3	—	543	201.00–220.00	213.64
2	—	972	184.00	184.00
8	—	708	209.00–214.00	210.26
6	—	759	195.00–206.00	202.96
5	—	487	225.00–237.00	231.66
11	—	564	229.00–235.00	230.66
8	—	806	197.00–203.00	200.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	859	230.80	230.80
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	803	229.00–232.50	231.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	763	219.00–236.50	232.43
13	—	476	270.00	270.00
5	—	538	245.00–251.00	248.57
3	—	568	242.00–247.00	243.66
17	—	626	234.00–245.00	240.55
14	—	727	220.00–225.00	222.32
4	—	442	270.00–275.00	273.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	223.00–227.00	225.28
33	—	586	209.00–227.00	219.62
4	—	323	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	179.00–182.00	180.34
3	—	567	172.50–190.00	180.79
10	—	373	160.00–175.00	167.63
7	—	801	127.50–142.00	139.92
2	—	465	180.00–181.00	180.51
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
3	—	677	168.00–179.00	174.76
6	—	535	181.00–188.00	183.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	409	200.00–204.00	203.08
16	—	685	180.00–198.00	190.60
24	—	576	193.00–208.00	198.41
5	—	914	101.00–151.00	127.31
3	—	776	165.00–191.00	182.46
6	—	370	192.00–198.00	196.25
4	—	977	144.00–203.00	180.04
5	—	717	170.00–178.00	174.88
36	—	526	190.00–209.00	199.57
11	—	611	187.00–200.00	194.06
55	—	843	153.00–193.00	171.96
5	—	882	173.00–185.00	175.40
50	—	487	197.00–210.50	206.53
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
2	—	370	155.00–157.50	156.18
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	210.00	210.00
19	—	628	200.00–206.00	203.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	999	183.25	183.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	777	169.75	169.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	180.00–202.00	189.78
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
2	—	270	165.00–195.00	179.72
16	—	715	148.00–161.00	157.16
3	—	863	110.00–120.00	116.64
5	—	675	152.00–173.00	168.05
3	—	823	100.00–120.00	113.16
7	—	523	180.00–207.00	190.55
1	—	410	197.50	197.50
2	—	305	215.00–227.50	221.15
9	—	623	166.00–181.00	171.88
14	—	480	191.00–215.00	204.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	200.00–211.00	203.97
9	—	504	225.00	225.00
13	—	612	184.00–220.00	198.30
7	—	378	235.00–242.00	239.31
3	—	423	230.00–240.00	235.88
1	—	935	131.00	131.00
2	—	870	125.00–134.00	129.50
4	—	680	176.00–182.00	178.45
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
2	—	450	235.00	235.00
3	—	768	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	141.00–147.00	145.02
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	223.00	223.00
2	—	642	159.00	159.00
4	—	770	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	82.00–85.00	83.85
7	—	1,145	89.00–100.00	93.65
4	—	998	62.00–71.00	68.87
5	—	1,011	74.00–81.00	79.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	102.00–105.00	103.21
6	—	1,231	95.00–98.00	96.34
6	—	1,196	87.00–91.00	89.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,586	99.00–112.00	102.28
9	—	1,515	92.00–99.00	95.60
5	—	1,416	86.00–92.00	89.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,743	108.00–122.00	114.96
5	—	1,420	97.00–108.00	102.94
4	—	2,016	124.00–128.00	125.30

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	—	1,115	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,190.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,275.00	1,275.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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