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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 28

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

556 head

▼ 286 vs last sale 842▼ 303 vs year ago 859 · −35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 63▼ 12 vs year ago 78 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 8 vs year ago 11 · −72.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday attractive weaned steer calf packages under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a light test with very good demand; average quality offerings steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for attractive weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very 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 $179.73/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$179.73

343 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$763

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

$45.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.83

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	743	180.29	1,340	331
Large 1-2	649	171.17	1,111	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	168.25	799	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	428	135.00	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.29/cwt here — about $763 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 sale343 hd

179.73

—

KY average24 barns · 5,687 hd

193.56

−13.83

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	—	High	1,810	135.79	2,458	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	93.86	1,407	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	92.61	1,198	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,127	67.96	766	6thin

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)	1,390	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

92 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. 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	203.37/cwt	200.00–205.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	233.06/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,016	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	998	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	202.63/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,056	14
Steers	—	Large 1-2Value Added	525	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,043	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2Value Added	561	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,027	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	195.00/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,141	16
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	183.21/cwt	168.00–195.00	1,119	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	182.78/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,237	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,098	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	178.31/cwt	168.00–188.00	1,280	64
Steers	—	Large 1-2	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	172.68/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,335	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	176.32/cwt	156.00–177.00	1,460	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,447	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	915	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,570	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	393	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	182.27/cwt	175.00–187.00	848	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	181.04/cwt	175.00–184.00	938	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	179.85/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,052	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	165.02/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,035	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	163.84/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,090	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	994	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	164.68/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,161	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	145.67/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,030	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	157.44/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,208	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	139.71/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,072	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	412	208.18/cwt	203.00–215.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	681	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	186.35/cwt	184.00–198.00	945	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	171.40/cwt	165.00–174.00	989	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	178.64/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,036	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	169.61/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,155	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	151.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,093	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	131.07/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,072	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,134	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	135.79/cwt	122.00–144.00	2,458	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	75.38/cwt	72.00–78.00	773	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	625	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	803	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	85.00/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,045	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	85.92/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,072	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	96.12/cwt	87.00–107.00	1,272	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	94.99/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,458	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,390	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	973	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,088	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Feb 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 842Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 63Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 11

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
38	—	585	172.00–184.00	179.85
4	—	835	145.00	145.00
11	—	665	150.00–172.00	163.84
10	—	465	175.00–187.00	182.27
2	—	420	181.00	181.00
1	—	325	193.00	193.00
3	—	393	191.00	191.00
7	—	705	154.00–169.00	164.68
6	—	627	160.00–171.00	165.02
5	—	767	147.00–160.00	157.44
14	—	518	175.00–184.00	181.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
2	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.42
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
1	—	630	141.00	141.00
6	—	707	145.00–147.00	145.67
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
5	—	767	131.00–144.00	139.71
2	—	667	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	161.00	161.00
1	—	260	152.00	152.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	260	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	147.00	147.00
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	176.00	176.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	150.00–155.00	153.31
3	—	358	200.00–205.00	203.37
2	—	885	160.00–167.00	163.48
56	—	918	171.00	171.00
2	—	607	158.00	158.00
1	—	430	194.00	194.00
4	—	556	185.00–190.00	187.51
88	—	828	156.00–177.00	176.32
1	—	320	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	773	165.00–176.00	172.68
64	—	718	168.00–188.00	178.31
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
14	—	521	197.00–214.00	202.63
2	—	482	207.00	207.00
16	—	585	191.00–200.00	195.00
8	—	436	222.00–235.00	233.06
23	—	611	168.00–195.00	183.21
22	—	677	173.00–185.00	182.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	187.00	187.00
3	—	561	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	825	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	203.00–215.00	208.18
3	—	681	168.00–173.00	169.61
3	—	580	176.00–180.00	178.64
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
3	—	723	144.00–155.00	151.22
6	—	507	184.00–198.00	186.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	245	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
9	—	818	118.00–134.00	131.07
2	—	350	200.00	200.00
6	—	577	165.00–174.00	171.40
1	—	635	151.00	151.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
2	—	442	190.00	190.00
2	—	918	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,323	87.00–107.00	96.12
6	—	1,229	83.00–87.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,217	65.00–67.00	66.00
2	—	1,025	72.00–78.00	75.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	85.00–87.00	85.92
21	—	1,535	88.00–105.00	94.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,810	122.00–144.00	135.79

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	—	1,390	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	2	—	1,035	92.00–96.00	94.02
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	85.00	85.00

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.