Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to Holidays; however market active throughout the sale with good buyer participation for all classes. Several attractive quality weaned calf packages on offer today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.08/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$222.08

697 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$58.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

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	625	225.03	1,406	657
Large 1-2	563	202.00	1,136	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	608	166.61	1,013	32

One grade step is worth $58.42/cwt here — about $393 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 sale697 hd

222.08

—

KY average6 barns · 1,213 hd

212.77

+9.31

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	1,508	117.07	1,765	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	100.86	1,208	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	98.17	1,379	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	935	83.68	783	37

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)	930	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	542	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	195.57/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	212.03/cwt	211.00–215.00	880	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	249.67/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,487	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	125.05/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	188.08/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,078	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	505	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	189.08/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	208.07/cwt	194.00–218.00	1,090	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	173.04/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,639	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	234.41/cwt	233.50–241.00	1,341	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	212.58/cwt	211.00–214.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	193.66/cwt	193.00–195.00	930	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	495	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	146.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	184.17/cwt	174.00–190.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	255.47/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	813	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	266.67/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,771	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Guaranteed Open	—	985	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	263.57/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,397	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	237.59/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,523	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	235.50/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,622	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	272.93/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,171	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,035	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	852	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,506	54
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Guaranteed Open	—	1,009	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,322	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	232.38/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	277.03/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	213.91/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,345	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	96.55/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,331	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	96.70/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,081	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	88.82/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	70.21/cwt	63.00–74.00	557	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	93.55/cwt	90.00–97.00	959	11
Bulls	—	—	1,703	127.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,176	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	86.09/cwt	82.00–90.00	815	12
Bulls	—	—	1,487	119.29/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,774	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	77.50/cwt	74.00–82.00	709	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	87.92/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,150	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	106.06/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,597	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	105.86/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,332	27
Bulls	—	—	1,346	102.84/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,384	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	108.83/cwt	99.00–122.00	1,114	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	175.66/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	847	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	673	197.22/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	205.01/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	188.84/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	259.10/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	659	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,572	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,320	90
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	598	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	213.06/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	201.15/cwt	200.00–202.00	955	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	200.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	604	199.47/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,145	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	202.17/cwt	199.00–207.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	168.17/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,621	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	563	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,399	87
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	133.28/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	205.39/cwt	203.00–207.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	191.27/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,207	12

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 Jan 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 479Year ago 988

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 29Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	247.00	247.00
2	—	725	192.00–199.00	195.57
3	—	770	175.00–198.00	189.08
3	—	340	245.00	245.00
1	—	590	244.00	244.00
1	—	815	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	270.00	270.00
2	—	1,123	160.00–165.00	162.52
6	—	586	249.00–251.00	249.67
1	—	1,045	164.00	164.00
7	—	406	255.00–258.00	255.47
3	—	780	211.00	211.00
2	—	842	205.00	205.00
11	—	641	231.00–256.00	237.59
8	—	667	234.00–236.00	235.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	190.00	190.00
1	—	505	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	185.00–186.00	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	813	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	250.00–273.00	266.67
2	—	457	279.00	279.00
48	—	787	225.00	225.00
15	—	530	256.00–272.00	263.57
84	—	658	246.50	246.50
1	—	605	252.00	252.00
15	—	429	269.00–288.00	272.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
2	—	875	123.00–127.00	125.05
3	—	573	180.00–195.00	188.08
1	—	775	146.00	146.00
6	—	480	193.00–195.00	193.66
3	—	665	141.00–150.00	146.98
7	—	531	174.00–190.00	184.17
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
4	—	706	140.00–145.00	142.76
4	—	811	128.00–147.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	415	211.00–215.00	212.03
77	—	694	214.25	214.25
66	—	792	207.00	207.00
73	—	572	233.50–241.00	234.41
2	—	375	211.00–214.00	212.58
72	—	746	217.25	217.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	194.00–218.00	208.07
2	—	683	171.00–175.00	173.04
6	—	567	209.00–215.00	213.06
8	—	475	200.00–202.00	201.15
19	—	442	200.00–210.00	200.84
5	—	339	199.00–207.00	202.17
6	—	751	164.00–169.00	168.17
1	—	810	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,015	142.00	142.00
5	—	385	203.00–207.00	205.39
1	—	210	215.00	215.00
12	—	631	189.00–194.00	191.27
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	206.00	206.00
4	—	495	209.00	209.00
1	—	735	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	191.00	191.00
2	—	655	195.00	195.00
4	—	604	195.00–204.00	199.47
2	—	1,145	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	659	238.50	238.50
90	—	540	244.50	244.50
87	—	563	248.50	248.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	127.00	127.00
21	—	1,009	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	163.00	163.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	852	176.75	176.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	227.00–238.00	232.38
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	350	242.00	242.00
2	—	675	178.00–200.00	188.84
1	—	815	141.00	141.00
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	280.00	280.00
2	—	473	275.00–279.00	277.03
6	—	629	212.50–215.00	213.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	160.00–186.00	175.66
2	—	700	176.00	176.00
10	—	626	201.00–209.00	205.01
2	—	468	253.00–265.00	259.10
1	—	380	232.00	232.00
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
2	—	502	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	194.00–204.00	197.22
3	—	598	228.00	228.00
1	—	255	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,379	92.00–101.00	96.55
3	—	1,308	87.00–89.00	87.92
8	—	1,506	101.00–111.00	106.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,118	93.00–101.00	96.70
5	—	1,158	84.00–92.00	88.82
27	—	1,258	101.00–116.00	105.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	63.00–74.00	70.21
11	—	1,025	90.00–97.00	93.55
12	—	947	82.00–90.00	86.09
7	—	915	74.00–82.00	77.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,703	125.00–133.00	127.75
8	—	1,487	111.00–124.00	119.29
5	—	1,346	93.00–109.00	102.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,024	99.00–122.00	108.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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