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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 1,147 vs last sale 1,305▼ 958 vs year ago 1,116 · −85.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 76▼ 134 vs year ago 158 · −84.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 4 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to light supply. Very hot humid weather slowed cattle movement today.

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 $223.44/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$223.44

87 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

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

$66.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.41

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	819	226.31	1,853	81
Medium and Large 2-3	540	197.00	1,064	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	725	160.00	1,160	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.31/cwt here — about $693 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 sale87 hd

223.44

—

KY average25 barns · 4,748 hd

242.85

−19.41

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	2,037	139.76	2,847	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	106.12	1,652	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	105.01	1,439	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	83.90	903	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)	1,085	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,335	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,295	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	699	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,604	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,968	53
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,805	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,724	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	229.08/cwt	225.00–236.00	960	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,047	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,275	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,178	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,433	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	208.52/cwt	192.50–225.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	182.25/cwt	182.00–182.50	953	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,026	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	850	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,509	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,037	139.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,847	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	77.12/cwt	73.00–82.00	727	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	95.93/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,120	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,284	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	85.42/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,068	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	113.64/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,451	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,541	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	95.71/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,455	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	102.58/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,716	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 1,305Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 76Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 4

No market comparison with last week due to light supply. Very hot humid weather slowed cattle movement today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	192.50–225.00	208.52
1	—	555	219.00	219.00
1	—	435	217.50	217.50
2	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	182.00–182.50	182.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	228.00	228.00
1	—	485	227.50	227.50
1	—	895	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	241.00	241.00
10	—	699	229.50	229.50
1	—	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	997	181.00	181.00
1	—	645	218.00	218.00
2	—	1,105	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,040	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
53	—	843	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
2	—	685	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	170.00	170.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	207.50	207.50
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
4	—	419	225.00–236.00	229.08
1	—	370	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	215.50	215.50
5	—	564	226.00	226.00
6	—	440	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
3	—	388	200.00	200.00
4	—	471	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	101.00–104.00	102.58
2	—	1,383	110.00–113.00	111.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	73.00–82.00	77.12
2	—	1,168	94.00–98.00	95.93
2	—	1,250	85.00–86.00	85.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,520	94.00–98.00	95.71
3	—	1,277	110.00–118.00	113.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,037	137.00–144.00	139.76

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	114.00	114.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.