Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers - limited market comparison with last Tuesday's lite test (weather) however 400-600 lb weaned steer calf packages and 500-600 lb weaned heifer packages noticeably higher with good demand and good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.00/cwt on 953 head.

Average price

$209.00

953 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$38.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	704	209.89	1,478	927
Large 1-2	667	195.50	1,303	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	624	171.84	1,073	20

One grade step is worth $38.05/cwt here — about $406 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 sale953 hd

209.00

—

KY average20 barns · 3,813 hd

207.64

+1.36

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	1,963	131.06	2,573	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	116.07	1,754	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	112.18	1,419	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	95.61	978	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,233	162.47	2,003	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2	—	475	269.03/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	267	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	781	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	809	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	230.14/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,480	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	258.53/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,352	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	804	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,811	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	721	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,694	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	940	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	2,023	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	224.43/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,174	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	231.20/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,087	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	219.98/cwt	212.50–225.00	834	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	763	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	226.93/cwt	217.50–236.00	976	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	206.10/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,323	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	222.44/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,261	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,436	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	206.41/cwt	197.00–209.75	1,602	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	297.92/cwt	297.50–298.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	201.12/cwt	200.75–205.00	1,653	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	210.41/cwt	200.00–214.75	1,528	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	245.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	190.45/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,849	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	214.24/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,806	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	276.71/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,015	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	227.80/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,636	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	210.24/cwt	209.50–211.00	1,720	40
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,032	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	255.07/cwt	250.50–263.00	1,497	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	275.95/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,429	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	223.33/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	215.52/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	219.47/cwt	219.00–220.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,233	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	116.26/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,576	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	98.33/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,024	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	110.36/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,566	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	83.75/cwt	83.00–84.00	894	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	89.73/cwt	88.00–91.00	891	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	106.78/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,086	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	118.27/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,830	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,263	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	131.06/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,573	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	188.54/cwt	175.00–202.50	632	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	608	197.59/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	986	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	201.22/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	725	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	667	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	256.64/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	198.15/cwt	184.00–205.00	1,244	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	197.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	187.27/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	172.76/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	209.24/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	199.08/cwt	197.00–200.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	199.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	156.24/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,032	174.84/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	921	183.45/cwt	180.50–185.00	1,690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	210.94/cwt	204.00–215.00	964	11
Heifers	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	688	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	613	212.57/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	193.22/cwt	186.00–195.00	908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,172	2

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,694Last week 82Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 33Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	264.00–271.00	269.03
17	—	643	224.00–237.00	230.14
21	—	523	251.00–266.00	258.53
4	—	716	212.00	212.00
3	—	436	269.00	269.00
22	—	971	190.00–192.00	190.45
5	—	679	237.00	237.00
66	—	843	204.00–217.00	214.24
4	—	1,087	181.50	181.50
4	—	570	250.00	250.00
50	—	1,000	201.50	201.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	200.00	200.00
2	—	660	218.00	218.00
2	—	435	244.00	244.00
1	—	605	201.00	201.00
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
1	—	975	174.00	174.00
1	—	575	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	292.50	292.50
70	—	804	225.25	225.25
2	—	382	300.00	300.00
3	—	401	298.00	298.00
25	—	721	235.00	235.00
57	—	940	215.25	215.25
6	—	340	297.50–298.00	297.92
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	213.00	213.00
1	—	475	209.00	209.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	215.00	215.00
4	—	1,032	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	240.00–250.00	245.61
12	—	467	272.00–279.00	276.71
70	—	718	219.00–230.00	227.80
3	—	426	270.00	270.00
40	—	818	209.50–211.00	210.24
23	—	655	245.00	245.00
7	—	761	220.00	220.00
46	—	587	250.50–263.00	255.07
5	—	518	274.00–280.00	275.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	523	216.00–230.00	224.43
24	—	470	219.00–236.00	231.20
5	—	379	212.50–225.00	219.98
15	—	430	217.50–236.00	226.93
19	—	642	206.00–207.00	206.10
23	—	567	220.00–223.00	222.44
104	—	674	213.00	213.00
289	—	776	197.00–209.75	206.41
70	—	822	200.75–205.00	201.12
190	—	726	200.00–214.75	210.41
14	—	854	194.00–200.00	197.86
4	—	338	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	175.00	175.00
12	—	628	184.00–205.00	198.15
1	—	790	179.00	179.00
4	—	678	184.00–190.00	187.27
4	—	709	171.00–174.00	172.76
4	—	569	207.00–211.00	209.24
2	—	500	210.00	210.00
3	—	281	197.00–200.00	199.08
8	—	327	190.00–205.00	199.64
1	—	410	192.50	192.50
1	—	860	161.00	161.00
11	—	457	204.00–215.00	210.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	612	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
2	—	547	201.00	201.00
7	—	772	140.00–159.00	156.24
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	186.00–195.00	193.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,032	170.00–178.00	174.84
1	—	1,085	160.00	160.00
17	—	921	180.50–185.00	183.45
12	—	613	208.00–216.00	212.57
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	202.00	202.00
3	—	688	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	335	175.00–202.50	188.54
1	—	475	207.50	207.50
1	—	260	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
7	—	560	214.00–229.00	223.33
3	—	515	206.00–221.00	215.52
2	—	423	219.00–220.00	219.47
1	—	800	146.00	146.00
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	190.00–205.00	197.59
1	—	725	187.00	187.00
2	—	667	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	196.00–198.00	197.01
3	—	568	265.00	265.00
1	—	305	276.00	276.00
5	—	664	190.00–215.00	201.22
1	—	850	175.00	175.00
1	—	720	202.00	202.00
6	—	427	252.50–261.00	256.64
1	—	845	165.00	165.00
2	—	545	252.50	252.50
2	—	467	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	160.00–165.00	162.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,356	112.00–120.00	116.26
8	—	1,159	106.00–112.00	108.98
1	—	1,195	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	95.00–103.00	98.33
4	—	1,068	83.00–84.00	83.75
8	—	993	88.00–91.00	89.73
7	—	1,017	103.00–110.00	106.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,419	107.00–112.00	110.36
26	—	1,547	112.00–127.00	118.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,963	124.00–140.00	131.06

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