Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday limited comparison due to light receipts ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.08/cwt on 885 head.

Average price

$210.08

885 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$111.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.58

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	693	211.60	1,466	862
Medium and Large 2-3	559	162.17	907	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	464	125.03	580	4thin
Large 1-2	925	100.00	925	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.60/cwt here — about $541 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 sale885 hd

210.08

—

KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd

194.50

+15.58

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	1,612	118.73	1,914	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	98.92	1,311	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	98.64	1,459	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	89.75	993	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	137.00	1,671	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Value Added	—	672	211.94/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,424	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	220.14/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,352	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	218.10/cwt	218.10–218.10	1,533	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	220.73/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,377	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	356	228.86/cwt	217.50–230.00	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	208.83/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,207	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,614	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	211.52/cwt	210.50–212.60	1,973	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	892	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,971	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	237.78/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,253	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	210.05/cwt	203.00–211.60	1,718	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	211.04/cwt	210.00–213.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	153.44/cwt	140.00–171.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.89/cwt	193.00–202.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	209.67/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,094	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	179.96/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,233	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	149.26/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	197.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,036	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	176.01/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,919	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	209.67/cwt	192.00–211.00	2,090	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	220.62/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,478	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	221.91/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	201.20/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	197.26/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,625	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	243.55/cwt	225.50–248.00	1,520	89
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	759	169.60/cwt	169.60–169.60	1,287	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	251.27/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,309	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	222.55/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	183.71/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	213.15/cwt	212.00–213.25	1,620	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	239.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,382	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	242.82/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,149	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	224.37/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,593	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	219.48/cwt	217.50–222.50	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	198.29/cwt	172.50–212.50	1,344	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.50	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	87.78/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,057	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	95.11/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,071	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	108.33/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,583	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	97.59/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,219	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	86.08/cwt	83.00–89.00	945	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	89.12/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,257	7
Bulls	—	—	1,685	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,272	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	97.02/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,400	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	105.59/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,650	14
Bulls	—	—	1,643	119.00/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	107.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,110	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	177.44/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	195.94/cwt	174.00–205.00	1,191	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	224.96/cwt	170.00–239.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	176.69/cwt	164.00–193.00	1,270	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	221.60/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	163.14/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,269	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	186.03/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	185.19/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,561	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	139.14/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	552	126.71/cwt	120.00–140.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	148.04/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,384	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	194.35/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	218.30/cwt	218.30–218.30	1,659	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	196.86/cwt	190.00–209.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	205.95/cwt	205.95–205.95	1,775	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	215.28/cwt	180.00–227.50	1,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	160.10/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	218.38/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,048	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	574	233.91/cwt	218.00–234.80	1,343	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	696	190.37/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	233.67/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,262	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	228.12/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	217.29/cwt	195.00–237.50	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	252.57/cwt	231.00–272.50	957	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	222.28/cwt	219.00–232.50	847	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,749Last week 262Year ago 1,460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 49Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday limited comparison due to light receipts ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	672	201.00–223.00	211.94
101	—	614	216.00–221.00	220.14
72	—	703	218.10	218.10
12	—	356	217.50–230.00	228.86
17	—	578	200.00–214.00	208.83
138	—	818	203.00–211.60	210.05
2	—	340	220.00	220.00
3	—	425	210.00–213.00	211.04
36	—	522	201.00–213.00	209.67
135	—	760	218.30	218.30
57	—	862	205.95	205.95
21	—	480	210.00–221.00	218.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	184.00–185.00	184.50
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
4	—	426	140.00–171.00	153.44
2	—	450	172.00	172.00
4	—	708	149.00–150.00	149.26
2	—	770	153.00	153.00
2	—	633	156.00–170.00	163.14
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	193.00–202.00	198.89
10	—	685	175.00–186.00	179.96
19	—	525	190.00–200.00	197.42
17	—	717	177.00	177.00
6	—	613	177.50–190.00	186.03
14	—	843	167.00–190.00	185.19
7	—	1,071	139.00–140.00	139.14
1	—	985	132.00	132.00
18	—	935	140.00–148.50	148.04
3	—	567	192.00–198.00	194.35
5	—	435	190.00–209.00	196.86
1	—	1,015	112.50	112.50
3	—	382	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00–140.00	126.71
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	574	218.00–234.80	233.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	190.00–191.00	190.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	217.00–223.00	220.73
29	—	791	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,020	192.50	192.50
114	—	933	210.50–212.60	211.52
11	—	527	236.00–240.00	237.78
19	—	1,090	175.00–195.00	176.01
14	—	997	192.00–211.00	209.67
35	—	670	220.00–221.00	220.62
5	—	1,231	144.00	144.00
5	—	851	200.00–206.00	201.20
2	—	700	209.00	209.00
13	—	824	191.00–208.00	197.26
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	205.00	205.00
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	892	221.00	221.00
89	—	624	225.50–248.00	243.55
23	—	521	241.00–255.00	251.27
7	—	423	257.00	257.00
25	—	760	212.00–213.25	213.15
42	—	578	235.00–245.00	239.16
14	—	473	242.00–250.00	242.82
42	—	710	211.00–227.00	224.37
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	217.00–225.00	221.91
3	—	525	221.00	221.00
1	—	835	163.00	163.00
1	—	660	207.50	207.50
3	—	473	211.00–228.00	222.55
2	—	718	172.50–195.00	183.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	759	169.60	169.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	217.50–222.50	219.48
2	—	278	180.00–182.50	181.33
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
6	—	585	211.00	211.00
3	—	675	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	142.50	142.50
9	—	478	217.50–227.50	221.60
9	—	527	180.00–227.50	215.28
4	—	628	150.00–166.00	160.10
4	—	381	219.00–232.50	222.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	172.50–212.50	198.29
10	—	608	174.00–205.00	195.94
5	—	452	170.00–239.00	224.96
1	—	755	190.00	190.00
9	—	719	164.00–193.00	176.69
22	—	540	227.50–243.00	233.67
7	—	576	219.00–233.00	228.12
8	—	426	195.00–237.50	217.29
9	—	379	231.00–272.50	252.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	174.00–181.00	177.44
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	83.00–90.00	87.78
9	—	1,461	101.00–120.00	108.33
5	—	1,249	94.00–99.00	97.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	89.00–99.00	95.11
2	—	1,035	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,098	83.00–89.00	86.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	84.00–92.00	89.12
19	—	1,443	94.00–99.00	97.02
14	—	1,563	100.00–121.00	105.59
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	130.00–140.00	134.81
4	—	1,643	113.00–124.00	119.00
3	—	1,523	105.00–109.00	107.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	950.00	950.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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