Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday weaned steer and heifer calf packages sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand on an active market with good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate to 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 $254.45/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$254.45

235 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$41.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.59

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	652	258.96	1,689	209
Large 1-2	743	223.00	1,657	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	653	217.54	1,421	23

One grade step is worth $41.42/cwt here — about $268 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 sale235 hd

254.45

—

KY average25 barns · 8,702 hd

246.86

+7.59

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	—	Average	2,042	127.66	2,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	108.29	1,382	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	105.03	1,481	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	87.85	893	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	638	237.99/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	268.32/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	259.67/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	262.26/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,214	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	209.06/cwt	202.00–221.00	1,813	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	244.94/cwt	230.00–253.50	1,308	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	231.99/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	224.20/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	238.35/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	228.80/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,647	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	743	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	215	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	291.10/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,377	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	226.81/cwt	223.00–231.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	208.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	198.59/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	311.26/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	299.99/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	264.52/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,775	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	308.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	260.48/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	233.98/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,689	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	236.63/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	281.10/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,560	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	262.45/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	275.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	224.60/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,426	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	276.38/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	83.17/cwt	81.00–85.00	772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	106.62/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,575	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	118.85/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	108.29/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,382	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	74.57/cwt	65.00–80.00	729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	100.03/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,057	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	987	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	97.76/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,180	6
Bulls	—	—	2,325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	203.59/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	250.74/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,454	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	843	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	247.46/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	671	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	224.65/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,011	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	200.86/cwt	184.00–209.00	1,484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	237.64/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	200.45/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,259	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,015	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	199.10/cwt	180.00–227.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	224.56/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	237.40/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,614	17

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 Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 1,055Year ago 972

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 138Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 74Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	236.00–239.00	237.99
3	—	373	283.00	283.00
1	—	400	265.00	265.00
3	—	535	255.00–262.00	259.67
19	—	867	202.00–221.00	209.06
5	—	840	224.00–225.00	224.20
3	—	678	237.00–239.00	238.35
5	—	720	227.00–230.00	228.80
8	—	925	192.00–210.00	198.59
7	—	584	257.00–263.00	260.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	235.00	235.00
1	—	290	286.00	286.00
3	—	611	231.00–232.50	231.99
2	—	425	223.00–231.00	226.81
1	—	695	218.00	218.00
1	—	975	180.00	180.00
6	—	715	200.00–210.00	208.31
5	—	825	195.00	195.00
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	805	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	277.50–307.50	291.10
3	—	373	307.00–317.50	311.26
10	—	519	297.50–302.50	299.99
58	—	671	240.00–272.00	264.52
5	—	421	300.00–312.50	308.46
9	—	722	231.00–244.00	233.98
11	—	763	236.00–237.00	236.63
34	—	555	270.00–286.00	281.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	240.00	240.00
6	—	438	268.00–270.00	268.32
14	—	463	250.00–272.00	262.26
2	—	373	255.00	255.00
29	—	534	230.00–253.50	244.94
1	—	215	237.50	237.50
47	—	580	236.00–255.00	250.74
2	—	702	231.00	231.00
5	—	640	221.00–230.00	224.56
17	—	680	237.00–238.00	237.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
2	—	500	201.00	201.00
1	—	570	172.50	172.50
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
2	—	487	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
3	—	282	180.00–227.00	199.10
2	—	692	154.00	154.00
1	—	605	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,015	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	671	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	217.00–229.00	224.65
2	—	417	242.50	242.50
3	—	865	140.00	140.00
3	—	511	229.00	229.00
1	—	385	226.00	226.00
11	—	739	184.00–209.00	200.86
3	—	465	233.00–240.00	237.64
10	—	628	190.00–211.00	200.45
2	—	770	209.00	209.00
2	—	665	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	240.00	240.00
2	—	470	245.00	245.00
1	—	670	198.00	198.00
5	—	736	194.00–206.00	203.59
1	—	260	303.00	303.00
5	—	577	245.00–249.00	247.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	260.00	260.00
3	—	530	260.00–267.50	262.45
2	—	435	270.00–280.00	275.11
17	—	635	223.00–230.00	224.60
2	—	485	270.00–282.50	276.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	81.00–85.00	83.17
3	—	978	65.00–80.00	74.57
3	—	1,057	99.00–101.00	100.03
3	—	1,072	90.00–94.00	92.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,477	104.00–111.00	106.62
2	—	1,683	113.00–123.00	118.85
6	—	1,207	95.00–101.00	97.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,276	102.00–111.00	108.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,325	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,900	131.00–132.00	131.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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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