Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday weaned steer and heifer calf packages sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher; some hard weaned calves sharply higher with very good demand. Active market with good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.26/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$240.26

546 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

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	741	241.07	1,786	525
Medium and Large 2-3	647	227.63	1,473	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	310	215.00	667	1thin
Large 1-2	743	203.50	1,511	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $275 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 sale546 hd

240.26

—

KY average25 barns · 7,313 hd

233.73

+6.53

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	2,170	124.34	2,699	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	110.17	1,455	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	108.26	1,596	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	89.79	966	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,339	$1,380	4thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	815	204.15/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	813	231.53/cwt	228.90–233.90	1,882	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	262.94/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	248.31/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	232.70/cwt	230.00–240.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	247.21/cwt	230.00–254.50	1,154	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	216.57/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,087	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,152	47
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,748	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	708	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	228.16/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,405	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,513	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	236.62/cwt	220.00–245.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	216.29/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,229	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	253.95/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,056	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	779	141.81/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	806	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,884	65
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,576	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	221.49/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,442	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	193.42/cwt	185.00–202.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,394	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	204.51/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	238.95/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	259.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	270.06/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,529	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	234.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	233.68/cwt	222.00–239.50	1,694	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	288.20/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	293.88/cwt	279.00–302.50	1,417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	280.35/cwt	279.00–281.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	278.70/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,488	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	255.56/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,597	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	221.69/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	304.46/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	254.23/cwt	242.50–257.25	1,754	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	257.71/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,368	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	292.61/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,208	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	104.53/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	90.93/cwt	88.00–94.00	977	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	100.05/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,435	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	117.02/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,884	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	108.66/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,553	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	70.49/cwt	64.00–76.00	629	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	114.33/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,543	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	108.60/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,381	9
Bulls	—	—	2,044	128.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,617	4
Bulls	—	—	2,423	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,834	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	1,380.39/head	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,380	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	266.38/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	175.28/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	194.76/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	203.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,362	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	204.97/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,277	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	206.01/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	159.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	171.94/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	801	172.80/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,135	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	240.29/cwt	238.00–245.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	186.87/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	709	181.19/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	152.10/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	171.72/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	637	196.32/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	198.86/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	195.00/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	197.73/cwt	187.00–205.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	237.08/cwt	212.50–244.00	1,247	59

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,694Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 86Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	201.00–210.00	204.15
2	—	345	270.00	270.00
2	—	423	261.00–265.00	262.94
13	—	576	248.00–252.00	248.31
7	—	739	216.00–218.00	216.57
2	—	642	237.00	237.00
10	—	875	202.00–211.00	204.51
9	—	533	258.00–260.00	259.33
3	—	655	230.00–236.00	234.00
3	—	360	279.00–281.00	280.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	813	228.90–233.90	231.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,087	198.00	198.00
65	—	806	233.75	233.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	191.00	191.00
5	—	708	206.00	206.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	231.00–246.00	238.95
1	—	335	259.00	259.00
3	—	773	212.00	212.00
7	—	692	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	566	262.50–275.00	270.06
31	—	725	222.00–239.50	233.68
5	—	438	287.00–290.00	288.20
9	—	482	279.00–302.50	293.88
18	—	534	265.00–282.00	278.70
40	—	625	245.00–261.00	255.56
1	—	310	290.00	290.00
9	—	767	219.00–231.00	221.69
11	—	387	290.00–317.00	304.46
94	—	690	242.50–257.25	254.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	230.00–240.00	232.70
18	—	467	230.00–254.50	247.21
35	—	616	218.00–233.00	228.16
16	—	712	212.50	212.50
5	—	332	220.00–245.00	236.62
14	—	568	210.00–224.00	216.29
25	—	416	239.00–257.00	253.95
73	—	782	201.50	201.50
10	—	651	217.00–222.00	221.49
59	—	526	212.50–244.00	237.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	139.00–145.00	141.81
6	—	630	161.00–175.00	171.94
4	—	505	184.00	184.00
5	—	670	162.50–174.00	171.72
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
3	—	480	187.00–205.00	197.73
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	203.00	203.00
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
2	—	510	185.00–202.00	193.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	169.00	169.00
3	—	955	150.00–165.00	159.95
4	—	282	238.00–245.00	240.29
3	—	428	217.50	217.50
1	—	595	208.00	208.00
12	—	772	149.00–156.00	152.10
11	—	539	197.00–210.00	198.86
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
5	—	678	187.50–200.00	195.00
1	—	1,000	139.00	139.00
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
2	—	495	216.00	216.00
1	—	930	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	801	171.00–174.00	172.80
1	—	1,135	144.00	144.00
10	—	757	182.00–189.00	186.87
5	—	709	180.00–183.00	181.19
11	—	637	195.00–210.00	196.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	139.00	139.00
4	—	581	205.00–209.00	206.01
1	—	315	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	315.00	315.00
8	—	531	240.00–268.00	257.71
6	—	587	246.00	246.00
3	—	456	284.00	284.00
3	—	413	280.00–302.50	292.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	255.00–272.50	266.38
3	—	720	165.00–189.00	175.28
4	—	765	191.00–196.00	194.76
1	—	860	142.00	142.00
1	—	265	192.50	192.50
12	—	668	200.00–210.00	203.85
5	—	623	199.00–210.00	204.97
1	—	800	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	205.00	205.00
1	—	375	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	101.00–108.00	104.53
8	—	1,075	88.00–94.00	90.93
2	—	893	64.00–76.00	70.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	97.00–103.00	100.05
6	—	1,610	112.00–123.00	117.02
12	—	1,429	105.00–111.00	108.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	91.00	91.00
8	—	1,350	111.00–119.00	114.33
9	—	1,272	106.00–111.00	108.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,044	127.00–130.00	128.03
2	—	2,423	116.00–118.00	116.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,339	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,380.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle