Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday weaned steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady in a light test. Yearling steers sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.43/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$233.43

157 head · 789 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

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	797	234.99	1,873	150
Medium and Large 2-3	611	200.00	1,221	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $651 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 sale157 hd

233.43

—

KY average21 barns · 4,061 hd

226.56

+6.87

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	1,725	128.13	2,211	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	102.43	1,392	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	102.40	1,505	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	85.44	941	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,925	134.00	2,580	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	153.54/cwt	145.00–170.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	195.43/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	185.58/cwt	174.00–200.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	233.95/cwt	233.95–233.95	1,932	67
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	517	182.35/cwt	179.00–184.00	943	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	185.27/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,165	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,881	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	181.04/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,215	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	190.36/cwt	190.00–192.50	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	181.49/cwt	181.00–182.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	169.65/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	215.88/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	188.97/cwt	172.50–203.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	121.37/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,855	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	131.51/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,399	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	105.81/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,629	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	89.87/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	76.47/cwt	70.00–80.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,010	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	84.03/cwt	80.00–88.00	936	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	97.70/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	105.74/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,462	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,382	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,925	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,580	1

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 1,221Year ago 1,124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 119Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	145.00–170.00	153.54
4	—	517	190.00–211.00	195.43
5	—	569	174.00–200.00	185.58
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	181.00	181.00
1	—	315	217.50	217.50
7	—	435	190.00–192.50	190.36
1	—	790	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,160	103.00	103.00
12	—	671	175.00–187.00	181.04
1	—	380	245.00	245.00
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
3	—	713	169.00–170.00	169.65
8	—	521	215.00–216.00	215.88
6	—	625	172.50–203.00	188.97
1	—	475	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
6	—	650	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	826	233.95	233.95
69	—	797	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	657	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	176.00	176.00
3	—	517	179.00–184.00	182.35
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	179.00–194.00	185.27
1	—	750	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	181.00–182.00	181.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	120.00–123.00	121.37
4	—	1,824	127.00–137.00	131.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,540	100.00–114.00	105.81
3	—	1,268	88.00–91.00	89.87
1	—	1,230	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	70.00–80.00	76.47
7	—	1,114	80.00–88.00	84.03
3	—	1,045	94.00–101.00	97.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,383	101.00–114.00	105.74
1	—	1,440	96.00	96.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	134.00	134.00

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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