Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages and much improved demand for yearlings. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.12/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$225.12

297 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$766

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

$28.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	784	226.30	1,773	284
Large 1-2	610	216.00	1,318	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	509	197.91	1,007	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.39/cwt here — about $766 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 sale297 hd

225.12

—

KY average25 barns · 5,533 hd

221.62

+3.49

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	—	Low	1,330	102.18	1,359	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	88.34	1,321	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	87.62	1,214	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	72.76	885	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	154.00	2,241	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)	1,405	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,189	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Fancy	—	614	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	204.47/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	216.80/cwt	216.80–216.80	1,656	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	269.67/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,181	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	245.11/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	217.45/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	190.46/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	196.40/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	198.83/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,217	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	901	215.70/cwt	215.70–215.70	1,943	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	855	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,907	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	169.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	211.68/cwt	200.00–218.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,316	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	903	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	177.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	197.92/cwt	194.00–204.00	863	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,241	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	72.76/cwt	71.00–76.00	885	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	89.84/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,219	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	81.56/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,307	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,428	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	87.36/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,175	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	102.18/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,189.06/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	211.83/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	263	148.57/cwt	142.50–155.00	391	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	176.74/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	161.55/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	391	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	190.20/cwt	189.00–191.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	862	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,517	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	758	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	658	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	808	228.20/cwt	228.20–228.20	1,844	65

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 1,315Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 152Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 28Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	671	194.00	194.00
4	—	635	194.00–208.00	204.47
2	—	402	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
5	—	579	201.00–219.00	211.83
2	—	862	125.00	125.00
1	—	975	130.00	130.00
1	—	925	131.00	131.00
1	—	525	228.00	228.00
1	—	415	217.50	217.50
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	180.00	180.00
7	—	464	220.00	220.00
3	—	728	186.00	186.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	263	142.50–155.00	148.57
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
3	—	391	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	538	257.00	257.00
4	—	486	266.00	266.00
49	—	764	216.80	216.80
3	—	620	230.00–232.00	230.65
3	—	658	231.00	231.00
3	—	726	217.00	217.00
3	—	438	261.00–287.50	269.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	236.00	236.00
7	—	378	200.00	200.00
2	—	618	181.00–200.00	190.46
2	—	868	179.00	179.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	242.50–246.00	245.11
4	—	617	210.00–220.00	217.45
11	—	544	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	287.00	287.00
60	—	901	215.70	215.70
59	—	855	223.00	223.00
65	—	808	228.20	228.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	193.00–198.00	196.40
12	—	612	197.00–199.00	198.83
3	—	370	200.00–218.00	211.68
2	—	420	215.00	215.00
3	—	506	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
7	—	535	160.00–175.00	169.33
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
6	—	482	170.00–185.00	177.55
1	—	270	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	194.00–204.00	197.92
7	—	637	170.00–182.00	176.74
5	—	676	160.00–164.00	161.55
5	—	464	189.00–191.00	190.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	862	176.00	176.00
3	—	758	177.00	177.00
3	—	658	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,345	86.00–88.00	87.36
1	—	1,450	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	71.00–76.00	72.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	87.00–93.00	89.84
6	—	1,603	77.00–84.00	81.56
5	—	1,504	94.00–96.00	94.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	99.00–106.00	102.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,189.06

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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