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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 21

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 880▼ 39 vs year ago 717 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 75▼ 72 vs year ago 172 · −41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Very active market for attractive weaned calf packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate 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 $185.88/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$185.88

330 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$614

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

$50.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.29

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	624	187.63	1,171	305
Large 1-2	663	168.29	1,115	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	164.57	691	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	137.50	557	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.13/cwt here — about $614 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 sale330 hd

185.88

—

KY average23 barns · 6,785 hd

189.18

−3.29

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	1,616	120.68	1,950	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	102.40	1,527	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	98.58	1,265	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	77.56	839	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,700	$1,614	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$950	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	270	218.73/cwt	217.50–220.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	311	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	231.82/cwt	224.00–240.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	213.38/cwt	210.00–220.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	191.33/cwt	191.00–192.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	238.38/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,027	14
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	236.96/cwt	213.00–250.00	1,126	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	238.44/cwt	216.00–244.50	1,264	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	200.45/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,078	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	198.47/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,137	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	225.25/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,293	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	215.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,323	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,264	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	205.21/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,363	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	194.49/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,330	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	712	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,096	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	181.49/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,316	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	193.54/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,424	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	191.91/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,485	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	810	188.50/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,527	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	860	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,617	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,618	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,633	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	159.36/cwt	150.00–167.50	343	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	175.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	178.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	193.65/cwt	190.00–201.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	217.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	827	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	200.76/cwt	200.00–204.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	207.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	962	20
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Value Added	472	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	902	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	193.76/cwt	193.00–194.00	918	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	172.23/cwt	165.00–174.00	849	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	196.08/cwt	183.00–204.00	1,020	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	178.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	965	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	192.82/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,124	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,016	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	184.42/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,171	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	188.16/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,238	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	187.73/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,239	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	176.47/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,265	22
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	750	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,268	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,289	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	167.97/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,026	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	970	147.37/cwt	145.50–162.00	1,429	18
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,125	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	290	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	303	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,086	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	521	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,167	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,145	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,129	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	218.86/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,276	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	187.96/cwt	166.00–201.00	1,169	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	204.38/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,294	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	190.16/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	137.50/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,059	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	158.89/cwt	146.00–172.00	1,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	110.61/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,648	10
Bulls	—	—	1,741	130.75/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,276	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	497	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	70.88/cwt	67.00–76.00	666	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	89.87/cwt	84.00–94.00	953	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	87.99/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,064	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	79.33/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,014	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	100.99/cwt	91.00–126.00	1,313	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	103.21/cwt	93.00–118.00	1,534	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,383	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,092	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	1,614.15/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,614	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 880Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
1	—	890	168.00	168.00
2	—	712	154.00	154.00
3	—	311	190.00	190.00
1	—	225	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	193.00–196.00	194.49
24	—	958	170.50	170.50
56	—	889	182.00	182.00
2	—	725	180.00–183.00	181.49
3	—	390	210.00–220.00	213.38
1	—	935	173.00	173.00
1	—	635	199.00	199.00
1	—	280	203.00	203.00
3	—	428	191.00–192.00	191.33
2	—	573	192.00–205.00	198.47
2	—	538	197.00–204.00	200.45
1	—	795	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	810	188.00–189.00	188.50
6	—	860	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	431	220.00–255.00	238.38
25	—	736	189.00–199.00	193.54
17	—	574	216.00–232.00	225.25
2	—	270	217.50–220.00	218.73
12	—	774	189.00–194.00	191.91
11	—	664	202.00–209.00	205.21
19	—	475	213.00–250.00	236.96
2	—	328	224.00–240.00	231.82
26	—	614	205.00–225.00	215.55
18	—	530	216.00–244.50	238.44
1	—	390	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	463	200.00–215.00	207.88
22	—	717	173.00–179.50	176.47
6	—	658	184.00–189.00	188.16
5	—	422	200.00–204.00	200.76
75	—	583	177.00–198.00	192.82
2	—	813	166.00–170.00	167.97
4	—	381	210.00–220.00	217.00
4	—	770	165.00–170.00	167.44
13	—	520	183.00–204.00	196.08
18	—	635	173.00–189.00	184.42
5	—	325	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	361	190.00–201.00	193.65
1	—	605	168.00	168.00
1	—	900	114.00	114.00
1	—	560	182.00	182.00
1	—	790	172.00	172.00
4	—	474	193.00–194.00	193.76
4	—	542	172.00–180.00	178.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
2	—	750	169.00	169.00
1	—	500	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,125	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	660	186.00–189.00	187.73
17	—	620	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	143.00	143.00
2	—	215	150.00–167.50	159.36
4	—	260	170.00–177.00	175.32
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
2	—	328	175.00–182.00	178.31
5	—	493	165.00–174.00	172.23
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
1	—	530	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	970	145.50–162.00	147.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	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
1	—	700	174.00	174.00
1	—	290	201.00	201.00
5	—	656	180.00–197.00	190.16
3	—	583	205.00–226.00	218.86
5	—	303	245.00	245.00
2	—	633	194.00–215.00	204.38
1	—	540	212.00	212.00
1	—	400	243.00	243.00
6	—	485	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	166.00–201.00	187.96
1	—	380	203.00	203.00
7	—	582	194.00	194.00
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
2	—	415	200.00	200.00
2	—	873	146.00–172.00	158.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
2	—	770	131.00–144.00	137.50
1	—	645	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	61.00	61.00
2	—	940	67.00–76.00	70.88
2	—	1,060	84.00–94.00	89.87
3	—	1,278	78.00–81.00	79.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	91.00–126.00	100.99
5	—	1,209	86.00–90.00	87.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	87.00	87.00
19	—	1,486	93.00–118.00	103.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,741	124.00–137.00	130.75
10	—	1,490	101.00–116.00	110.61

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	112.00	112.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,700	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,614.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	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.