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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 28

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Nov 21Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,749 head

▲ 1,487 vs last sale 262▲ 289 vs year ago 1,460 · +19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 49▲ 2 vs year ago 93 · +2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday limited comparison due to light receipts ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

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 $210.08/cwt on 885 head.

Average price

$210.08

885 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$111.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.58

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	693	211.60	1,466	862
Medium and Large 2-3	559	162.17	907	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	464	125.03	580	4thin
Large 1-2	925	100.00	925	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.60/cwt here — about $541 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 sale885 hd

210.08

—

KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd

194.50

+15.58

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	1,612	118.73	1,914	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	98.92	1,311	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	98.64	1,459	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	89.75	993	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	137.00	1,671	1thin

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)	1,110	$950	1thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,087	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	242.82/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,149	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	222.55/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	251.27/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,309	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	237.78/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,253	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	221.91/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,276	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	239.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,382	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	243.55/cwt	225.50–248.00	1,520	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	220.73/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,377	13
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	220.62/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,478	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	224.37/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,593	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	183.71/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,319	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	213.15/cwt	212.00–213.25	1,620	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,614	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	197.26/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,625	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,361	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	201.20/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,712	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,971	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	211.52/cwt	210.50–212.60	1,973	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	209.67/cwt	192.00–211.00	2,090	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,964	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	176.01/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,919	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,773	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	356	228.86/cwt	217.50–230.00	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	211.04/cwt	210.00–213.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	153.44/cwt	140.00–171.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	196.86/cwt	190.00–209.00	856	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	198.89/cwt	193.00–202.00	945	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	218.38/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,048	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	209.67/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,094	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	197.42/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,036	19
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	552	126.71/cwt	120.00–140.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	194.35/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,102	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,057	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	574	233.91/cwt	218.00–234.80	1,343	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	208.83/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,207	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	186.03/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,140	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	220.14/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,352	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	163.14/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,033	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	211.94/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,424	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	179.96/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,233	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	696	190.37/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,325	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	218.10/cwt	218.10–218.10	1,533	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	149.26/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,057	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,269	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	218.30/cwt	218.30–218.30	1,659	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,178	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	210.05/cwt	203.00–211.60	1,718	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	185.19/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,561	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	205.95/cwt	205.95–205.95	1,775	57
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	148.04/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,384	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,142	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	139.14/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,490	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.50	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	252.57/cwt	231.00–272.50	957	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	222.28/cwt	219.00–232.50	847	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	217.29/cwt	195.00–237.50	926	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	219.48/cwt	217.50–222.50	948	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	224.96/cwt	170.00–239.00	1,017	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	221.60/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,059	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	215.28/cwt	180.00–227.50	1,135	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	233.67/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,262	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	228.12/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,314	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	195.94/cwt	174.00–205.00	1,191	10
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	610	177.44/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,082	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	160.10/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,005	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	198.29/cwt	172.50–212.50	1,344	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	176.69/cwt	164.00–193.00	1,270	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	759	169.60/cwt	169.60–169.60	1,287	46
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,220	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,671	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	107.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	119.00/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	134.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	766	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	86.08/cwt	83.00–89.00	945	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	95.11/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,071	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	87.78/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,057	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	97.59/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,219	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	89.12/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,257	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	97.02/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,400	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	108.33/cwt	101.00–120.00	1,583	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	105.59/cwt	100.00–121.00	1,650	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,110	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 Nov 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,749Last week 262Year ago 1,460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 49Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday limited comparison due to light receipts ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	672	201.00–223.00	211.94
101	—	614	216.00–221.00	220.14
72	—	703	218.10	218.10
12	—	356	217.50–230.00	228.86
17	—	578	200.00–214.00	208.83
138	—	818	203.00–211.60	210.05
2	—	340	220.00	220.00
3	—	425	210.00–213.00	211.04
36	—	522	201.00–213.00	209.67
135	—	760	218.30	218.30
57	—	862	205.95	205.95
21	—	480	210.00–221.00	218.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	184.00–185.00	184.50
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
4	—	426	140.00–171.00	153.44
2	—	450	172.00	172.00
4	—	708	149.00–150.00	149.26
2	—	770	153.00	153.00
2	—	633	156.00–170.00	163.14
1	—	370	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	193.00–202.00	198.89
10	—	685	175.00–186.00	179.96
19	—	525	190.00–200.00	197.42
17	—	717	177.00	177.00
6	—	613	177.50–190.00	186.03
14	—	843	167.00–190.00	185.19
7	—	1,071	139.00–140.00	139.14
1	—	985	132.00	132.00
18	—	935	140.00–148.50	148.04
3	—	567	192.00–198.00	194.35
5	—	435	190.00–209.00	196.86
1	—	1,015	112.50	112.50
3	—	382	200.00	200.00
1	—	320	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00–140.00	126.71
1	—	200	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	574	218.00–234.80	233.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	190.00–191.00	190.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	217.00–223.00	220.73
29	—	791	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,020	192.50	192.50
114	—	933	210.50–212.60	211.52
11	—	527	236.00–240.00	237.78
19	—	1,090	175.00–195.00	176.01
14	—	997	192.00–211.00	209.67
35	—	670	220.00–221.00	220.62
5	—	1,231	144.00	144.00
5	—	851	200.00–206.00	201.20
2	—	700	209.00	209.00
13	—	824	191.00–208.00	197.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	205.00	205.00
1	—	750	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	892	221.00	221.00
89	—	624	225.50–248.00	243.55
23	—	521	241.00–255.00	251.27
7	—	423	257.00	257.00
25	—	760	212.00–213.25	213.15
42	—	578	235.00–245.00	239.16
14	—	473	242.00–250.00	242.82
42	—	710	211.00–227.00	224.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	217.00–225.00	221.91
3	—	525	221.00	221.00
1	—	835	163.00	163.00
1	—	660	207.50	207.50
3	—	473	211.00–228.00	222.55
2	—	718	172.50–195.00	183.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	759	169.60	169.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	217.50–222.50	219.48
2	—	278	180.00–182.50	181.33
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
6	—	585	211.00	211.00
3	—	675	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	142.50	142.50
9	—	478	217.50–227.50	221.60
9	—	527	180.00–227.50	215.28
4	—	628	150.00–166.00	160.10
4	—	381	219.00–232.50	222.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	678	172.50–212.50	198.29
10	—	608	174.00–205.00	195.94
5	—	452	170.00–239.00	224.96
1	—	755	190.00	190.00
9	—	719	164.00–193.00	176.69
22	—	540	227.50–243.00	233.67
7	—	576	219.00–233.00	228.12
8	—	426	195.00–237.50	217.29
9	—	379	231.00–272.50	252.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	174.00–181.00	177.44
1	—	745	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	83.00–90.00	87.78
9	—	1,461	101.00–120.00	108.33
5	—	1,249	94.00–99.00	97.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,126	89.00–99.00	95.11
2	—	1,035	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,098	83.00–89.00	86.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	84.00–92.00	89.12
19	—	1,443	94.00–99.00	97.02
14	—	1,563	100.00–121.00	105.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	130.00–140.00	134.81
4	—	1,643	113.00–124.00	119.00
3	—	1,523	105.00–109.00	107.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	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.