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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 11

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jun 27Jul 11Jul 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

740 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 823▼ 722 vs year ago 1,462 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 104▼ 8 vs year ago 104 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to Holiday, however market very active this week for all classes.

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 $215.13/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$215.13

364 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

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

$64.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

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	681	218.93	1,491	334
Medium and Large 2-3	564	176.53	996	25
Small and Medium 1-2	517	154.22	797	5thin

One grade step is worth $64.70/cwt here — about $694 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 sale364 hd

215.13

—

KY average17 barns · 3,831 hd

214.74

+0.39

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	1,650	125.50	2,071	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	108.80	1,525	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	104.92	1,367	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	88.65	904	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,323	158.68	2,099	2thin

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)	1,610	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	237.25/cwt	231.00–250.00	861	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	265.56/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	260.53/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,238	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	255.86/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,338	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	273.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,458	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	254.98/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,453	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	275.34/cwt	263.00–284.00	1,589	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	283.11/cwt	236.00–291.00	1,718	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	238.65/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	234.79/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	224.66/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	801	245.10/cwt	245.10–245.10	1,963	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	207.93/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,878	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	932	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,008	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,002	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,214	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,079	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	2,360	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	205.06/cwt	195.00–210.00	800	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	203.36/cwt	182.50–210.00	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	940	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	985	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	223.81/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,068	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	486	157.78/cwt	142.50–163.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	234.66/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,248	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	883	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,092	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	231.64/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,304	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	208.21/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,181	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	197.87/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,213	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	233.99/cwt	212.00–249.00	1,467	34
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	225.86/cwt	225.75–228.00	1,502	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	184.52/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,233	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	713	154.72/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,103	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	720	199.55/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,193	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	220.10/cwt	220.10–220.10	1,693	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	137.82/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,144	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,677	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,013	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,077	140.84/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,115	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,195	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,661	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	251.95/cwt	220.00–260.00	796	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	257.05/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,116	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	243.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,137	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	256.94/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,352	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	225.25/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,228	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	226.40/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,270	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	243.77/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,480	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	199.50/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,317	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	229.40/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	219.99/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	213.32/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	172.68/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,323	158.68/cwt	157.50–160.00	2,099	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,469	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	78.80/cwt	77.00–80.00	760	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	88.82/cwt	82.00–95.00	893	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	99.07/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,089	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	91.01/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,081	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	97.98/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,235	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	99.88/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,324	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	111.52/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,503	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	111.51/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,589	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 740Last week 823Year ago 1,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 104Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 13

No market comparison with last week due to Holiday, however market very active this week for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	192.00–210.00	197.87
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
6	—	567	198.00–219.00	208.21
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
2	—	668	179.00–190.00	184.52
1	—	435	216.00	216.00
3	—	390	195.00–210.00	205.06
5	—	546	200.00	200.00
1	—	740	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	665	225.75–228.00	225.86
75	—	769	220.10	220.10
31	—	885	189.50	189.50
10	—	477	223.00–225.00	223.81
2	—	812	188.00	188.00
46	—	563	220.00–239.00	231.64
20	—	532	228.00–237.00	234.66
1	—	390	217.50	217.50
34	—	627	212.00–249.00	233.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	171.00	171.00
5	—	412	182.50–210.00	203.36
1	—	200	165.00	165.00
2	—	532	166.00	166.00
1	—	935	131.00	131.00
4	—	830	132.00–155.00	137.82
3	—	713	149.00–166.00	154.72
1	—	760	157.00	157.00
1	—	560	165.00	165.00
6	—	469	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	142.50–163.00	157.78
1	—	640	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	142.00	142.00
2	—	720	196.00–203.00	199.55
4	—	1,077	133.00–146.00	140.84
4	—	1,013	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,195	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	157.00	157.00
1	—	345	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	801	245.10	245.10
49	—	1,079	218.75	218.75
49	—	1,002	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	208.00	208.00
3	—	808	201.00–222.00	207.93
5	—	363	231.00–250.00	237.25
2	—	570	252.50–257.50	254.98
2	—	475	259.00–262.00	260.53
2	—	337	245.00	245.00
3	—	523	255.00–257.50	255.86
1	—	775	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	224.00–226.00	224.66
3	—	666	238.00–239.00	238.65
7	—	577	263.00–284.00	275.34
2	—	425	263.00–268.00	265.56
32	—	607	236.00–291.00	283.11
3	—	533	260.00–280.00	273.63
5	—	721	226.00–244.00	234.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	932	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	545	225.00–227.00	225.25
1	—	400	240.00	240.00
3	—	722	212.00–214.00	213.32
7	—	316	220.00–260.00	251.95
3	—	561	222.00–235.00	226.40
3	—	828	170.00–174.00	172.68
5	—	468	240.00–245.00	243.01
1	—	390	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	607	231.00–249.00	243.77
3	—	715	216.00–222.00	219.99
5	—	434	255.00–260.00	257.05
4	—	526	255.00–259.00	256.94
3	—	678	215.00–245.00	229.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	169.00	169.00
3	—	490	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
2	—	660	190.00–209.00	199.50
2	—	225	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	157.50–160.00	158.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,425	105.00–122.00	111.51
7	—	1,326	95.00–105.00	99.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	65.00	65.00
4	—	965	77.00–80.00	78.80
6	—	1,099	95.00–104.00	99.07
3	—	1,005	82.00–95.00	88.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	88.00–93.00	91.01
20	—	1,348	105.00–121.00	111.52
13	—	1,260	93.00–104.00	97.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	132.00	132.00
1	—	2,075	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,610	1,825.00	1,825.00

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.