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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 9

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,034 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 590▲ 624 vs year ago 410 · +152.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 143▲ 93 vs year ago 77 · +120.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 14 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to holiday. There was moderate demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.67/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$161.67

471 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$31.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	614	162.80	1,000	454
Medium and Large 2-3	520	131.48	684	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.32/cwt here — about $316 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 sale471 hd

161.67

—

KY average24 barns · 7,363 hd

157.89

+3.78

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	1,636	101.21	1,656	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	79.23	1,198	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	73.68	883	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	64.97	640	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	111.00	1,399	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	123.69	1,587	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,358	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$788	2thin

Every lot

94 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	198.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	648	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	197.21/cwt	180.00–204.00	726	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	209.86/cwt	207.50–213.00	867	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	193.51/cwt	180.00–203.00	811	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	191.72/cwt	179.00–198.00	890	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	169.89/cwt	161.00–173.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	183.71/cwt	174.00–190.00	959	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	193.92/cwt	191.00–194.50	1,022	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	149.37/cwt	136.00–166.00	841	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	178.85/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,027	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	174.08/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,074	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	153.65/cwt	150.00–166.00	959	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,120	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	939	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	155.24/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,059	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	724	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,312	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	154.17/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,135	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	148.22/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,147	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,158	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,396	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	981	155.40/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,524	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	171.57/cwt	167.00–174.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	141.75/cwt	135.00–148.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	141.65/cwt	134.00–149.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	171.92/cwt	165.00–181.00	660	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	165.88/cwt	145.00–172.50	705	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	173.43/cwt	169.00–176.00	741	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	807	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	130.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	159.83/cwt	141.00–164.50	753	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	157.39/cwt	145.00–163.00	831	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	159.09/cwt	140.00–165.00	897	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	153.67/cwt	130.00–159.00	951	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	144.96/cwt	130.00–158.00	963	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	169.52/cwt	165.00–169.85	1,134	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	859	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	162.35/cwt	162.35–162.35	1,138	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	140.40/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,012	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	164.85/cwt	164.85–164.85	1,269	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	892	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	937	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,077	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	192.82/cwt	180.00–198.00	735	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	186.24/cwt	179.00–194.00	892	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	179.36/cwt	161.00–184.00	951	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	164.86/cwt	156.00–181.00	948	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	147.89/cwt	130.00–157.00	938	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	912	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	712	129.60/cwt	129.50–130.00	923	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	128.44/cwt	110.00–138.50	936	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,283	123.69/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,587	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,399	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	87.78/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	99.23/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,585	8
Bulls	—	—	1,970	122.55/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,414	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	73.65/cwt	70.00–83.00	696	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	54.93/cwt	52.00–58.00	542	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	66.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	689	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	62.95/cwt	54.00–66.00	672	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	72.58/cwt	68.00–75.50	889	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	79.06/cwt	76.00–87.00	970	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	75.60/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,120	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	83.29/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,288	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	85.03/cwt	84.00–86.00	836	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	788.28/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	999.68/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,000	2

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 590Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 143Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	180.00–204.00	197.21
2	—	818	140.00–143.00	141.51
21	—	464	179.00–198.00	191.72
7	—	774	139.00–159.00	148.22
12	—	867	161.00	161.00
12	—	522	174.00–190.00	183.71
8	—	624	150.00–166.00	153.65
8	—	682	140.00–160.00	155.24
6	—	327	190.00–200.00	198.27
6	—	736	144.00–157.00	154.17
16	—	419	180.00–203.00	193.51
29	—	574	176.00–185.00	178.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	527	191.00–194.50	193.92
13	—	981	152.00–160.00	155.40
9	—	661	169.50	169.50
75	—	734	178.75	178.75
21	—	617	169.00–176.00	174.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
2	—	815	124.00	124.00
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
4	—	724	130.00–133.00	131.52
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
2	—	517	158.00	158.00
2	—	678	137.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
4	—	477	161.00–173.00	169.89
6	—	563	136.00–166.00	149.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	207.50–213.00	209.86
1	—	460	204.00	204.00
1	—	300	212.00	212.00
2	—	295	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	776	135.00	135.00
3	—	312	167.00–174.00	171.57
1	—	970	111.00	111.00
47	—	564	140.00–165.00	159.09
50	—	471	141.00–164.50	159.83
24	—	528	145.00–163.00	157.39
12	—	721	130.00–153.00	140.40
9	—	664	130.00–158.00	144.96
23	—	425	145.00–172.50	165.88
18	—	619	130.00–159.00	153.67
3	—	285	168.00	168.00
9	—	384	165.00–181.00	171.92
1	—	825	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	141.00	141.00
2	—	368	134.00–149.00	141.65
2	—	892	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
4	—	461	129.00–134.00	130.34
2	—	687	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	135.00–136.00	135.52
2	—	323	135.00–148.00	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	770	164.85	164.85
91	—	669	165.00–169.85	169.52
65	—	701	162.35	162.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	169.00–176.00	173.43
5	—	389	190.00	190.00
10	—	456	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	729	110.00–138.50	128.44
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
5	—	668	135.00–137.00	136.60
16	—	381	180.00–198.00	192.82
21	—	575	156.00–181.00	164.86
20	—	634	130.00–157.00	147.89
14	—	530	161.00–184.00	179.36
11	—	479	179.00–194.00	186.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	214.00	214.00
4	—	515	192.00	192.00
2	—	435	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	495	164.00	164.00
5	—	712	129.50–130.00	129.60
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	80.00–94.00	83.29
19	—	1,481	70.00–79.50	75.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,225	68.00–75.50	72.58
9	—	1,068	54.00–66.00	62.95
22	—	1,227	76.00–87.00	79.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	52.00–58.00	54.93
5	—	945	70.00–83.00	73.65
4	—	1,033	64.00–69.00	66.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	85.00–91.50	87.78
2	—	1,970	122.00–123.00	122.55
8	—	1,597	92.00–109.00	99.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	110.00–129.00	123.69

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	2	—	983	84.00–86.00	85.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,358	975.00–1,025.00	999.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	775.00–800.00	788.28

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.