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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 20

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

487 head

▼ 965 vs last sale 1,452▼ 409 vs year ago 896 · −45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 133▼ 28 vs year ago 124 · −22.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $170.26/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$170.26

198 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$48.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

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	514	175.39	901	172
Medium and Large 2-3	594	137.52	816	23
Small and Medium 1-2	448	126.67	568	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.73/cwt here — about $333 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 sale198 hd

170.26

—

KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd

167.97

+2.28

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	1,702	113.09	1,925	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	90.25	1,300	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	86.25	1,099	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	77.17	792	28

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$950	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	318	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	228.49/cwt	219.00–238.00	967	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	216.04/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,041	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	204.83/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,059	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	201.05/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,164	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	186.25/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,151	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	168.94/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,064	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	186.32/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,235	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	168.67/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,137	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	175.03/cwt	169.00–176.50	1,286	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,237	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,384	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	157.47/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,312	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,246	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	152.74/cwt	145.00–160.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	339	201.89/cwt	190.00–210.00	684	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	355	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	176.46/cwt	173.00–180.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	188.43/cwt	180.00–200.00	795	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	435	125.00/cwt	117.50–132.50	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	182.63/cwt	179.00–188.00	862	35
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	170.74/cwt	168.00–174.00	886	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	155.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	876	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	141.36/cwt	125.00–150.00	807	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	170.30/cwt	165.00–173.50	983	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	161.86/cwt	154.00–163.75	1,004	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	131.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	881	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,085	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	983	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	977	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	115.33/cwt	104.00–121.00	923	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	127.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,049	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	363	229.31/cwt	221.00–232.00	832	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	183.91/cwt	180.00–187.50	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	211.00/cwt	205.00–224.00	895	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	188.97/cwt	187.00–193.00	915	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	203.72/cwt	200.00–207.00	988	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	194.00/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,026	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	184.00/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,043	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,065	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	163.80/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,088	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	156.31/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,039	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	118.36/cwt	110.00–127.00	909	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	121.59/cwt	112.00–131.00	982	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	223	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	323	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	287	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	442	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	404	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	562	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	458	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	582	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	107.85/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,859	4
Bulls	—	—	1,801	121.21/cwt	114.00–131.00	2,183	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	372	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	66.34/cwt	63.00–71.00	640	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	75.48/cwt	71.00–78.00	750	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	88.01/cwt	82.00–97.00	984	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	73.22/cwt	73.00–73.50	857	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	82.75/cwt	77.00–87.00	986	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	81.70/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,141	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	93.42/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,307	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	92.88/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,350	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	99.32/cwt	87.00–112.00	944	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 1,452Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 133Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	165.00–173.50	170.30
5	—	735	145.00	145.00
14	—	519	168.00–174.00	170.74
35	—	472	179.00–188.00	182.63
35	—	422	180.00–200.00	188.43
17	—	674	161.00	161.00
18	—	339	190.00–210.00	201.89
11	—	620	154.00–163.75	161.86
1	—	355	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–160.00	152.74
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	669	130.00–136.00	131.75
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
3	—	800	104.00–121.00	115.33
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	637	130.00–133.00	131.99
7	—	571	125.00–150.00	141.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
2	—	410	173.00–180.00	176.46
6	—	562	151.00–160.00	155.96
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
2	—	823	124.00–131.00	127.40
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
3	—	773	125.00–127.00	126.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	435	117.50–132.50	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,175	106.00	106.00
6	—	674	168.00–169.00	168.67
4	—	833	154.00–160.00	157.47
3	—	520	192.00	192.00
3	—	630	165.00–174.00	168.94
3	—	741	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	175.00–191.00	186.32
22	—	735	169.00–176.50	175.03
10	—	517	200.00–209.00	204.83
3	—	318	235.00	235.00
24	—	482	200.00–224.00	216.04
16	—	423	219.00–238.00	228.49
1	—	390	237.00	237.00
40	—	579	198.00–203.00	201.05
9	—	618	181.00–191.00	186.25
2	—	782	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	176.00	176.00
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	223	145.00	145.00
9	—	287	154.00	154.00
5	—	458	127.00	127.00
3	—	345	142.50	142.50
10	—	404	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	205.00–224.00	211.00
8	—	363	221.00–232.00	229.31
6	—	664	161.00–168.00	163.80
7	—	485	200.00–207.00	203.72
2	—	612	174.00	174.00
1	—	325	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
1	—	610	158.00	158.00
6	—	567	183.00–186.00	184.00
2	—	418	180.00–187.50	183.91
1	—	330	189.00	189.00
2	—	808	112.00–131.00	121.59
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
4	—	529	189.00–196.00	194.00
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
4	—	484	187.00–193.00	188.97
2	—	375	190.00–200.00	194.87
3	—	665	154.00–158.00	156.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	110.00–127.00	118.36
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
1	—	430	173.00	173.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	265	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	964	63.00–71.00	66.34
1	—	760	49.00	49.00
11	—	1,118	82.00–97.00	88.01
9	—	993	71.00–78.00	75.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	88.00–103.00	93.42
11	—	1,192	77.00–87.00	82.75
2	—	1,170	73.00–73.50	73.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	78.00–86.00	81.70
13	—	1,454	87.00–99.00	92.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	87.00	87.00
9	—	1,801	114.00–131.00	121.21
4	—	1,724	103.00–112.00	107.85

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	1	—	910	80.00	80.00

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	5	—	950	87.00–112.00	99.32

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)	1	—	1,510	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00

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.