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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 31

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

895 head

▼ 695 vs last sale 1,590▼ 550 vs year ago 1,445 · −38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 162▼ 2 vs year ago 44 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 1▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday weaned steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower 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 $237.29/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$237.29

414 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$602

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

$35.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	774	238.13	1,843	396
Medium and Large 2-3	591	227.59	1,346	11thin
Large 1-2	725	220.00	1,595	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	613	202.50	1,240	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.63/cwt here — about $602 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 sale414 hd

237.29

—

KY average26 barns · 4,476 hd

233.87

+3.42

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	2,031	121.58	2,469	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	95.80	1,449	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	94.47	1,275	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	83.21	846	7thin

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)	1,427	$1,553	4thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,206	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	262.70/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,384	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	266.52/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,514	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	260.77/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,604	41
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	643	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,292	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	219.10/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,503	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	227.57/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,616	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	229.45/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,700	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	222.42/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,706	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	242.36/cwt	230.00–245.25	1,876	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	225.75/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,210	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,951	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	898	230.93/cwt	230.00–232.00	2,074	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	913	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,100	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,637	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	290	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	185.41/cwt	183.00–187.50	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	220.35/cwt	217.00–221.00	948	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	222.84/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,025	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	208.43/cwt	202.00–211.00	984	16
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	495	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,005	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	210.64/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,104	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,062	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	201.13/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,140	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	195.00/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,213	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	624	202.69/cwt	199.50–206.00	1,265	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	170.93/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,073	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	186.97/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,255	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,562	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	147.47/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,054	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	223.99/cwt	220.00–227.75	1,617	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,644	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	131.28/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,159	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	928	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,180	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	570	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	255	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,030	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	243.25/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	229.27/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	213.25/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,111	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,348	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	215.17/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	195.54/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	752	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,346	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	127.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,692	3
Bulls	—	—	2,190	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	84.89/cwt	82.00–87.00	856	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	652	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	86.97/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,079	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	88.08/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,245	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	101.22/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,485	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	100.02/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,534	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	94.22/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,461	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,305	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,467	1,636.70/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,637	3

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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 1,590Year ago 1,445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 162Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 1Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	175.00	175.00
7	—	567	200.00–202.00	201.13
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	900	160.00	160.00
14	—	622	194.00–196.00	195.00
27	—	781	210.50	210.50
16	—	472	202.00–211.00	208.43
9	—	671	185.00–191.00	186.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	208.00	208.00
6	—	460	214.00–231.00	222.84
1	—	290	217.50	217.50
6	—	430	217.00–221.00	220.35
18	—	524	205.00–218.00	210.64
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
70	—	676	231.00	231.00
144	—	722	220.00–227.75	223.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	188.00	188.00
3	—	883	121.00–145.00	131.28
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
3	—	628	157.00–181.00	170.93
2	—	323	183.00–187.50	185.41
4	—	715	140.00–156.00	147.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	168.00	168.00
1	—	775	192.00	192.00
1	—	740	175.00	175.00
1	—	860	197.00	197.00
17	—	624	199.50–206.00	202.69
1	—	1,180	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	203.00	203.00
2	—	675	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	913	230.00	230.00
125	—	898	230.00–232.00	230.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	220.00	220.00
4	—	833	223.00–231.00	225.75
2	—	560	245.00	245.00
1	—	400	247.00	247.00
13	—	767	221.00–226.00	222.42
3	—	1,036	158.00	158.00
7	—	710	225.00–228.00	227.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	213.00–229.00	219.10
4	—	511	236.00	236.00
1	—	565	237.00	237.00
1	—	465	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	615	242.00–264.00	260.77
26	—	568	259.00–270.00	266.52
2	—	405	257.00	257.00
77	—	741	224.00–230.00	229.45
67	—	774	230.00–245.25	242.36
10	—	527	250.00–268.00	262.70
2	—	870	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	201.00	201.00
1	—	460	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
1	—	700	186.00	186.00
1	—	375	267.50	267.50
2	—	440	242.50–244.00	243.25
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
4	—	940	148.00	148.00
3	—	690	193.00	193.00
2	—	630	190.00–201.00	195.54
4	—	826	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	752	179.00	179.00
1	—	255	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	253.00	253.00
1	—	400	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	209.00–222.00	215.17
3	—	478	220.00–234.00	229.27
1	—	800	161.00	161.00
1	—	240	237.50	237.50
4	—	521	210.00–217.00	213.25
2	—	355	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	82.00–87.00	84.89
1	—	1,035	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,040	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	87.00–89.00	88.08
4	—	1,551	93.00–96.00	94.22
7	—	1,534	97.00–103.00	100.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,241	86.00–89.00	86.97
6	—	1,467	98.00–107.00	101.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,115	124.00–130.00	127.30
1	—	1,620	108.00	108.00
1	—	2,190	118.00	118.00

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	—	1,305	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	3	—	1,467	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,636.70

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.