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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 12

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,545 head

▲ 737 vs last sale 808▲ 518 vs year ago 1,027 · +50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 203▲ 41 vs year ago 128 · +32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 22▼ 34 vs year ago 37 · −91.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower with more fleshy offerings on offer this week. Yearlings traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.21/cwt on 850 head.

Average price

$217.21

850 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$622

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.49

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	832	217.71	1,812	833
Large 1-2	756	196.67	1,486	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	625	190.41	1,190	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $622 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 sale850 hd

217.21

—

KY average26 barns · 6,071 hd

227.70

−10.49

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	1,702	126.68	2,157	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	106.56	1,535	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	105.67	1,300	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	94.06	974	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,145	136.27	1,561	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	369	253.31/cwt	247.00–256.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	226.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	989	15
Steers	—	Large 1-2	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	241.90/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,147	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	224.40/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,086	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	234.17/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,250	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	248.01/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,399	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,263	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	233.90/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,485	27
Steers	—	Large 1-2	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	196.48/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,322	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	231.88/cwt	213.00–238.50	1,565	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	219.22/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,578	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.61/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	222.32/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,712	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	202.97/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	782	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,447	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	790	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	863	219.24/cwt	215.00–220.35	1,892	318
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	210.18/cwt	193.00–210.75	1,831	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	204.36/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,933	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	962	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	967	209.40/cwt	209.40–209.40	2,025	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,025	202.20/cwt	199.50–203.90	2,073	132
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,060	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	692	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	194.80/cwt	190.00–211.50	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	230.01/cwt	215.00–239.00	895	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	197.46/cwt	191.00–204.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	215.01/cwt	213.00–216.00	903	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	235.68/cwt	222.00–239.50	1,037	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	210.38/cwt	205.00–215.00	997	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	229.27/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,117	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	226.47/cwt	215.00–233.50	1,178	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	204.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,089	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	203.60/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,130	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	220.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,260	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	207.70/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,292	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	188.79/cwt	184.00–192.50	1,176	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	226.80/cwt	197.00–229.75	1,495	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	186.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,278	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	168.49/cwt	162.50–173.00	1,200	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	195.90/cwt	179.00–203.75	1,412	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	145.30/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,116	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	770	163.56/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,259	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	169.13/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,306	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	193.28/cwt	180.00–201.50	1,519	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	812	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,707	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	862	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	970	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,552	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	280	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	324	258.58/cwt	258.00–259.00	838	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	180.61/cwt	172.50–187.50	677	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	244.04/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	235.10/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,124	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	946	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,079	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	211.75/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,082	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	230.17/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,231	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	204.61/cwt	202.50–209.00	1,156	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	229.57/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,313	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	217.91/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,366	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	211.66/cwt	211.50–212.00	1,355	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	183.97/cwt	119.00–210.00	1,234	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	715	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,523	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	211.42/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,674	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	188.84/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,172	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	720	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,000	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,525	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,218	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,561	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,381	118.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,638	8
Bulls	—	—	1,936	132.53/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,566	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	74.69/cwt	70.00–79.00	631	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	87.06/cwt	82.00–92.00	851	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	99.85/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,085	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	95.16/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,066	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	107.08/cwt	98.00–118.00	1,333	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	95.43/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,223	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	107.51/cwt	98.00–117.00	1,563	35
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,545Last week 808Year ago 1,027

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 203Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 22Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	213.00	213.00
4	—	779	197.00–213.00	202.97
23	—	946	190.00–205.00	204.36
7	—	582	217.00	217.00
5	—	484	219.00–233.00	224.40
2	—	720	195.00–206.00	200.61
62	—	871	193.00–210.75	210.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
318	—	863	215.00–220.35	219.24
60	—	967	209.40	209.40
132	—	1,025	199.50–203.90	202.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	190.00–203.00	196.48
2	—	782	185.00	185.00
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
2	—	962	172.00	172.00
3	—	366	210.00	210.00
1	—	730	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	450	215.00	215.00
3	—	790	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,060	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	436	225.00–235.00	226.91
14	—	720	216.00–229.00	219.22
5	—	369	247.00–256.00	253.31
17	—	474	230.00–249.00	241.90
16	—	675	213.00–238.50	231.88
71	—	770	220.00–232.00	222.32
2	—	340	255.00	255.00
35	—	534	226.00–246.00	234.17
27	—	635	229.00–240.00	233.90
17	—	564	231.00–254.00	248.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	622	201.00–220.00	207.70
101	—	659	197.00–229.75	226.80
2	—	305	225.00	225.00
12	—	389	215.00–239.00	230.01
24	—	721	179.00–203.75	195.90
25	—	487	220.00–238.00	229.27
27	—	440	222.00–239.50	235.68
27	—	570	210.00–225.00	220.97
34	—	520	215.00–233.50	226.47
23	—	786	180.00–201.50	193.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	956	144.00	144.00
10	—	712	162.50–173.00	168.49
5	—	555	203.00–204.00	203.60
6	—	387	190.00–211.50	194.80
24	—	474	205.00–215.00	210.38
9	—	342	200.00–205.00	202.48
12	—	687	180.00–190.00	186.07
14	—	532	200.00–210.00	204.65
8	—	772	166.00–172.00	169.13
1	—	915	139.00	139.00
3	—	420	213.00–216.00	215.01
1	—	845	157.00	157.00
3	—	623	184.00–192.50	188.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
1	—	580	173.00	173.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	182.00	182.00
3	—	768	141.00–153.00	145.30
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
1	—	940	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	154.00	154.00
2	—	408	191.00–204.00	197.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	159.00–168.00	163.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	812	210.25	210.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	160.00	160.00
2	—	862	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	141.00	141.00
1	—	670	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	230.00–255.00	244.04
25	—	478	225.00–244.00	235.10
11	—	627	215.00–230.00	217.91
6	—	572	222.00–237.00	229.57
5	—	324	258.00–259.00	258.58
24	—	535	221.00–239.00	230.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
8	—	872	179.00–195.00	188.84
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
8	—	705	207.00	207.00
3	—	640	211.50–212.00	211.66
2	—	980	188.00	188.00
1	—	495	218.00	218.00
4	—	511	210.00–217.00	211.75
5	—	792	205.00–215.00	211.42
8	—	671	119.00–210.00	183.97
1	—	1,095	107.00	107.00
2	—	260	240.00	240.00
3	—	565	202.50–209.00	204.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
1	—	715	213.00	213.00
1	—	455	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	195.00	195.00
4	—	490	193.00	193.00
4	—	375	172.50–187.50	180.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	125.00–132.00	128.15
1	—	1,000	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	92.00–98.00	95.43
35	—	1,454	98.00–117.00	107.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	94.00–96.00	95.16
52	—	1,245	98.00–118.00	107.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	82.00–92.00	87.06
2	—	845	70.00–79.00	74.69
20	—	1,087	92.00–107.00	99.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	110.00–125.00	118.64
11	—	1,936	126.00–139.00	132.53

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	—	1,245	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.