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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 30

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 620▲ 59 vs year ago 316 · +18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 85▲ 24 vs year ago 68 · +35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

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 $144.77/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$144.77

166 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$30.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

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	540	151.34	817	117
Large 1-2	530	135.00	716	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	129.63	740	43
Small and Medium 1-2	441	120.38	531	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $285 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 sale166 hd

144.77

—

KY average23 barns · 4,036 hd

155.86

−11.08

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	1,554	106.25	1,651	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	92.49	1,302	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	84.31	1,003	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	69.72	690	13

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)	1,238	$1,222	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	314	214.82/cwt	206.00–223.00	675	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	214.16/cwt	211.00–217.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	215.52/cwt	211.00–219.00	907	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	195.92/cwt	193.00–208.00	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	188.31/cwt	185.00–192.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	186.90/cwt	183.00–189.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	951	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	183.37/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,053	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	172.03/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,080	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	995	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,017	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,119	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	152.31/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,155	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	151.96/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,235	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	818	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,145	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	258	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	163.63/cwt	162.50–164.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	143.94/cwt	142.00–145.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	156.49/cwt	155.00–157.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	174.27/cwt	165.00–177.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	132.51/cwt	120.00–139.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	161.51/cwt	158.00–165.00	669	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	153.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	652	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.20/cwt	146.00–155.00	698	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	162.29/cwt	159.00–166.00	773	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	157.57/cwt	156.00–159.00	807	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	145.24/cwt	145.00–146.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	136.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	777	15
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	157.64/cwt	155.00–159.00	900	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	133.61/cwt	131.00–135.00	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	945	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	123.75/cwt	119.00–127.00	839	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	701	110.27/cwt	105.00–120.00	773	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	982	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	955	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	126.55/cwt	121.00–132.00	978	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	109.33/cwt	104.00–112.00	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	214.03/cwt	212.00–216.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	335	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	192.54/cwt	191.00–196.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	169.55/cwt	164.00–175.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	187.00/cwt	185.00–189.00	920	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	944	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	892	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	171.35/cwt	169.00–175.00	985	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	595	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	158.95/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	123.30/cwt	113.00–132.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	148.55/cwt	144.00–152.00	991	7
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	139.83/cwt	135.00–144.00	993	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	105.39/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,549	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	2,270	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	377	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	64.30/cwt	62.00–66.00	557	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	71.40/cwt	67.00–75.00	727	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	79.25/cwt	76.00–84.00	891	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	888	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	71.03/cwt	68.00–74.00	820	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	91.00/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,126	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	93.81/cwt	86.00–109.00	1,315	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,147	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	899	77.85/cwt	72.00–84.00	700	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	90.09/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,126	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,222.17/head	1,075.00–1,385.00	1,222	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 620Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 85Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	710	135.00–144.00	139.83
1	—	285	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
4	—	370	191.00–196.00	192.54
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
3	—	472	164.00–175.00	169.55
4	—	559	158.00–160.00	159.49
7	—	667	144.00–152.00	148.55
1	—	310	188.00	188.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
2	—	510	162.00–164.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	146.00	146.00
1	—	595	168.00	168.00
1	—	335	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	155.00–163.00	158.95
4	—	426	185.00–190.00	187.44
4	—	492	185.00–189.00	187.00
2	—	330	212.00–216.00	214.03
6	—	502	188.00	188.00
8	—	575	169.00–175.00	171.35
1	—	655	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
3	—	658	113.00–132.00	123.30
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	169.00	169.00
1	—	595	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	190.00	190.00
4	—	553	172.00	172.00
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
3	—	813	146.00–155.00	151.96
3	—	758	150.00–153.50	152.31
1	—	630	158.00	158.00
3	—	746	150.00	150.00
3	—	477	185.00–192.00	188.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	140.00–141.00	140.33
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	174.00	174.00
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
4	—	818	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	211.00–219.00	215.52
10	—	628	167.00–187.00	172.03
3	—	515	183.00–189.00	186.90
5	—	467	193.00–208.00	195.92
5	—	314	206.00–223.00	214.82
2	—	375	211.00–217.00	214.16
13	—	574	177.00–189.00	183.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	109.00	109.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
2	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	131.00–135.00	133.61
3	—	731	130.00–131.00	130.68
3	—	810	104.00–112.00	109.33
4	—	378	155.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	1,175	110.00	110.00
2	—	773	121.00–132.00	126.55
6	—	468	146.00–155.00	149.20
2	—	582	144.00	144.00
10	—	426	150.00–155.00	153.00
4	—	326	162.50–164.00	163.63
4	—	527	145.00–146.00	145.24
1	—	215	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	150.50	150.50
7	—	512	156.00–159.00	157.57
10	—	414	158.00–165.00	161.51
15	—	571	155.00–159.00	157.64
4	—	385	165.00–177.00	174.27
16	—	709	138.50	138.50
16	—	476	159.00–166.00	162.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	142.00–145.00	143.94
2	—	603	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	960	98.00	98.00
2	—	258	132.50–135.00	133.76
3	—	405	120.00–139.00	132.51
15	—	568	134.00–140.00	136.87
4	—	514	135.00–140.00	137.48
4	—	701	105.00–120.00	110.27
8	—	678	119.00–127.00	123.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	62.00–66.00	64.30
1	—	740	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,138	78.00	78.00
6	—	1,018	67.00–75.00	71.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	86.00–109.00	93.81
1	—	1,470	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	68.00–74.00	71.03
7	—	1,237	88.00–95.00	91.00
4	—	1,124	76.00–84.00	79.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,948	116.00–117.00	116.51
5	—	1,470	99.00–111.00	105.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	899	72.00–84.00	77.85

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	4	—	1,250	84.00–97.00	90.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,075.00–1,385.00	1,222.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.