Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady with best demand for hard-weaned 400-600 lb calves; fleshy and plain calves over 600 lbs facing discounts. Yearlings sold 5.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.35/cwt on 709 head.

Average price

$215.35

709 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$830

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

$65.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

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	746	216.89	1,618	639
Medium and Large 2-3	584	207.97	1,215	58
Large 1-2	700	194.60	1,362	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	522	151.07	789	7thin

One grade step is worth $65.82/cwt here — about $830 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 sale709 hd

215.35

—

KY average25 barns · 8,561 hd

219.06

−3.71

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	1,655	114.70	1,899	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	93.54	1,480	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	88.14	1,157	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	75.16	880	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	125.00	1,613	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,275	143.07	1,824	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 2-3	—	920	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	790	191.75/cwt	191.75–191.75	1,515	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	756	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	646	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	964	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	222.78/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	194.46/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,707	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	213.03/cwt	191.00–239.00	1,253	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	1,523	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	205.86/cwt	203.00–227.00	906	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	624	243.49/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,519	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	217.07/cwt	211.00–219.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,052	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	223	241.29/cwt	233.00–251.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,481	56
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	196.52/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,214	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	175.38/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,177	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	562	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	185.48/cwt	171.00–189.00	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	194.45/cwt	191.00–199.00	922	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	233.83/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,314	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	195.10/cwt	183.00–204.50	1,481	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	201.38/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,369	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	245.51/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	191.73/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,185	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	211.35/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,351	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,891	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	200.00/cwt	178.00–206.00	1,430	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,270	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	259.07/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,124	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	222.58/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,287	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	247.11/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,280	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	217.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,767	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	209.07/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,821	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,403	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	216.09/cwt	179.00–229.00	1,126	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	207.92/cwt	181.00–224.00	1,279	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,341	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,680	99.05/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	89.86/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,136	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	86.45/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,285	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	97.71/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,649	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	81.54/cwt	81.00–82.00	932	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	825	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,275	143.07/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	92.49/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,410	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	84.68/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,086	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	71.51/cwt	70.00–73.00	782	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	75.61/cwt	74.00–77.00	955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,244	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	115.41/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,886	11
Bulls	—	—	1,663	103.58/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	516	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	179.57/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	185.16/cwt	176.00–204.00	1,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	194.77/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,036	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	190.85/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	200.16/cwt	192.00–209.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	204.02/cwt	200.00–212.50	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	177.90/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,195	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	199.12/cwt	190.00–212.50	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	175.26/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	133.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	199.36/cwt	189.00–230.00	1,156	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	190.20/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	172.90/cwt	161.00–190.00	1,266	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	506	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	187.93/cwt	187.00–189.00	975	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	168.29/cwt	162.00–184.00	818	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	136.56/cwt	125.00–160.00	703	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	665	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	752	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	623	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	250.84/cwt	242.00–262.50	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	236.30/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	229.82/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,014	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,349Last week 1,749Year ago 1,439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 95Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	173.00	173.00
1	—	230	182.50	182.50
1	—	310	244.00	244.00
2	—	477	234.00	234.00
6	—	533	214.00–231.00	222.78
24	—	618	185.00–206.00	191.73
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
22	—	578	207.00–226.00	222.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	790	191.75	191.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	200.00	200.00
1	—	915	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	257.00	257.00
20	—	878	189.00–199.00	194.46
19	—	562	233.00–237.00	233.83
15	—	759	183.00–204.50	195.10
16	—	680	197.00–211.00	201.38
4	—	430	245.00–247.00	245.51
10	—	936	197.00	197.00
1	—	475	250.00	250.00
28	—	639	209.00–218.00	211.35
53	—	1,003	188.50	188.50
37	—	715	178.00–206.00	200.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	443	150.00	150.00
2	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	624	243.00–244.00	243.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	241.00	241.00
6	—	705	212.00	212.00
17	—	498	255.00	255.00
5	—	391	266.00	266.00
16	—	434	249.00–264.00	259.07
15	—	699	222.50	222.50
42	—	518	239.00–250.00	247.11
129	—	813	215.00–220.00	217.30
108	—	871	201.00–215.00	209.07
20	—	623	220.00–230.00	225.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	588	191.00–239.00	213.03
6	—	769	203.00	203.00
64	—	820	185.75	185.75
4	—	451	208.00	208.00
8	—	440	203.00–227.00	205.86
7	—	370	211.00–219.00	217.07
13	—	521	202.00	202.00
2	—	223	233.00–251.00	241.29
56	—	737	201.00	201.00
16	—	618	196.00–198.00	196.52
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	189.00	189.00
10	—	671	170.00–176.00	175.38
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
11	—	573	171.00–189.00	185.48
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
5	—	612	145.00–185.00	175.26
7	—	723	130.00–139.00	133.26
13	—	519	187.00–189.00	187.93
10	—	486	162.00–184.00	168.29
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	188.00	188.00
1	—	600	173.00	173.00
4	—	506	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	191.00–199.00	194.45
36	—	532	190.00–199.00	194.77
10	—	626	180.00–195.00	190.85
3	—	320	192.00–209.00	200.16
3	—	368	200.00–212.50	204.02
19	—	672	168.00–185.00	177.90
11	—	438	190.00–212.50	199.12
16	—	580	189.00–230.00	199.36
10	—	788	183.00–192.00	190.20
14	—	732	161.00–190.00	172.90
5	—	826	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
3	—	515	125.00–160.00	136.56
2	—	377	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	191.00	191.00
2	—	752	179.00	179.00
5	—	623	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	179.00–229.00	216.09
2	—	310	230.00	230.00
1	—	395	233.00	233.00
1	—	435	214.00	214.00
1	—	275	207.50	207.50
2	—	580	216.00	216.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
2	—	790	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	181.00–224.00	207.92
1	—	505	237.00	237.00
6	—	766	176.00–183.00	179.57
5	—	715	176.00–204.00	185.16
5	—	813	174.00	174.00
5	—	552	231.00	231.00
3	—	981	165.00	165.00
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
5	—	386	242.00–262.50	250.84
5	—	479	230.00–245.00	236.30
4	—	441	225.00–245.00	229.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	247.00	247.00
7	—	561	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	236.00	236.00
1	—	670	181.00	181.00
1	—	560	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	98.00–100.00	99.05
7	—	1,264	88.00–91.00	89.86
1	—	1,100	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,283	80.00–87.00	84.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	84.00–88.00	86.45
12	—	1,688	95.00–104.00	97.71
14	—	1,525	89.00–95.00	92.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	81.00–82.00	81.54
4	—	1,093	70.00–73.00	71.51
4	—	1,263	74.00–77.00	75.61
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	135.00–152.00	143.07
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	127.00–128.00	127.49
11	—	1,634	112.00–123.00	115.41
3	—	1,663	95.00–112.00	103.58

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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