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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 7

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

934 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 895▼ 232 vs year ago 1,166 · −19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 42▲ 18 vs year ago 101 · +17.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady; 400-500 lb weaned heifer packages 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher 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 $237.58/cwt on 408 head.

Average price

$237.58

408 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$37.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

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	694	239.45	1,662	378
Medium and Large 2-3	666	217.74	1,450	22
Small and Medium 1-2	552	210.00	1,159	2thin
Large 1-2	816	201.67	1,645	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.79/cwt here — about $17 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 sale408 hd

237.58

—

KY average25 barns · 6,171 hd

236.04

+1.54

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	—	Low	1,632	120.96	1,975	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	97.89	1,270	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	96.46	1,419	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	81.73	874	42
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,225	134.78	1,651	8thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	988	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	438	266.96/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,169	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,305	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,232	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	552	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,159	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	257.94/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,475	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,350	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	245.83/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,458	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	231.72/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	251.89/cwt	239.00–253.50	1,617	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	249.21/cwt	243.50–259.00	1,662	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	216.90/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,447	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	230.65/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,578	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	223.38/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	229.13/cwt	228.50–238.00	1,625	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	202.04/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,465	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	220.20/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,687	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	216.69/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	236.87/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,852	62
Steers	—	Large 1-2	800	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,807	14
Steers	—	Large 1-2	856	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,709	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	900	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,818	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	186.22/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,801	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	229.60/cwt	224.00–237.50	957	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	200.50/cwt	195.00–206.00	922	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	224.60/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,049	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	208.77/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,004	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	209.36/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,093	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	201.25/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,083	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	997	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	200.35/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,134	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	215.30/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,240	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,064	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	620	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	211.71/cwt	211.50–214.00	1,315	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	621	204.98/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,273	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	197.30/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,245	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	183.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,159	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	193.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,287	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,273	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	197.79/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,468	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	152.08/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,176	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	217.87/cwt	207.50–219.75	1,699	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,139	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	877	215.77/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,892	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,180	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,206	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	976	185.35/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	979	123.54/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,209	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	153.16/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,504	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,040	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,799	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	216.44/cwt	213.00–220.00	905	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	244.58/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,035	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	249.84/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,157	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	223.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,035	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	223.79/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,141	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	202.34/cwt	185.00–221.00	1,074	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	178.98/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,029	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	200.95/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,240	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	180.02/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,143	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	179.30/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,189	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	193.06/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,282	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	188.61/cwt	176.00–215.00	1,364	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	729	170.03/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,240	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	780	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,502	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	194.19/cwt	174.00–214.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	812	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,137	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,225	134.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,651	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	129.59/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,138	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	120.23/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,192	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	78.67/cwt	72.00–82.00	797	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	65.87/cwt	64.00–67.00	674	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	85.98/cwt	83.00–90.00	943	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	86.22/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,075	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	96.37/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,231	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	94.71/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,209	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	104.27/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,395	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	96.81/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,377	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	89.15/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,348	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,566	7

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 895Year ago 1,166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 42Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
1	—	800	214.00	214.00
3	—	856	208.00	208.00
1	—	900	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
2	—	572	236.00	236.00
4	—	725	197.00–217.00	202.04
1	—	445	225.00	225.00
6	—	667	207.00–222.00	216.90
1	—	365	247.50	247.50
1	—	545	226.00	226.00
6	—	775	215.00–220.00	216.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	255.00	255.00
3	—	438	265.00–271.00	266.96
4	—	892	217.00	217.00
4	—	516	253.00	253.00
57	—	667	243.50–259.00	249.21
62	—	782	232.00–250.00	236.87
17	—	572	255.00–261.00	257.94
82	—	709	228.50–238.00	229.13
78	—	642	239.00–253.50	251.89
14	—	803	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
1	—	895	191.00	191.00
4	—	700	220.00–227.50	223.38
4	—	967	184.00–193.00	186.22
17	—	684	225.00–231.00	230.65
2	—	377	262.00	262.00
6	—	909	200.00	200.00
3	—	640	225.00–235.00	231.72
12	—	593	245.00–248.00	245.83
5	—	766	220.00–221.00	220.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	224.00–237.50	229.60
37	—	621	211.50–214.00	211.71
11	—	877	207.00–219.00	215.77
15	—	467	222.00–227.00	224.60
49	—	576	207.00–228.00	215.30
1	—	815	210.00	210.00
4	—	675	217.50	217.50
102	—	780	207.50–219.75	217.87
20	—	522	207.00–215.00	209.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	193.00–207.00	197.30
1	—	270	215.00	215.00
10	—	566	195.00–206.00	200.35
12	—	742	197.50–201.00	197.79
13	—	538	190.00–206.00	201.25
1	—	830	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,075	147.00	147.00
4	—	915	129.00	129.00
7	—	665	190.00–200.00	193.51
9	—	982	151.00–161.00	153.16
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
6	—	481	205.00–219.00	208.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	188.00	188.00
1	—	995	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	180.00–187.00	183.39
2	—	692	184.00	184.00
1	—	545	183.00	183.00
1	—	840	137.00	137.00
2	—	773	144.00–160.00	152.08
3	—	588	180.00–182.00	181.00
4	—	979	121.00–131.00	123.54
1	—	445	177.50	177.50
1	—	935	129.00	129.00
2	—	460	195.00–206.00	200.50
1	—	380	172.50	172.50
1	—	850	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	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
8	—	621	201.00–208.00	204.98
3	—	976	184.00–188.00	185.35
4	—	1,040	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	247.50–251.00	249.84
8	—	423	236.00–250.00	244.58
5	—	723	176.00–215.00	188.61
2	—	788	174.00–214.00	194.19
4	—	510	223.00–226.00	223.79
2	—	882	154.00	154.00
8	—	664	185.00–201.00	193.06
8	—	617	191.00–210.00	200.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	220.00–230.00	223.48
3	—	663	177.00–183.00	179.30
2	—	760	169.00–170.00	169.50
8	—	531	185.00–221.00	202.34
2	—	418	213.00–220.00	216.44
1	—	985	135.00	135.00
4	—	729	162.00–176.00	170.03
2	—	635	177.00–183.00	180.02
2	—	812	140.00	140.00
5	—	575	175.00–184.00	178.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	64.00–67.00	65.87
17	—	1,013	72.00–82.00	78.67
3	—	1,277	92.00–99.00	94.71
18	—	1,097	83.00–90.00	85.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	84.00–92.00	89.15
7	—	1,535	100.00–104.00	102.04
14	—	1,422	93.00–99.00	96.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,277	93.00–99.00	96.37
5	—	1,247	81.00–93.00	86.22
12	—	1,338	100.00–112.00	104.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,225	130.00–138.00	134.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	109.00–110.00	109.48
3	—	1,650	129.00–131.00	129.59
4	—	1,823	116.00–124.00	120.23

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.