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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 2

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,310 head

▲ 831 vs last sale 479▲ 322 vs year ago 988 · +32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 29▲ 100 vs year ago 75 · +133.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last week due to Holidays; however market active throughout the sale with good buyer participation for all classes. Several attractive quality weaned calf packages on offer today.

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 $222.08/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$222.08

697 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$58.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

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	625	225.03	1,406	657
Large 1-2	563	202.00	1,136	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	608	166.61	1,013	32

One grade step is worth $58.42/cwt here — about $393 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 sale697 hd

222.08

—

KY average6 barns · 1,213 hd

212.77

+9.31

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	1,508	117.07	1,765	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	100.86	1,208	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	98.17	1,379	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	935	83.68	783	37

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)	930	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$950	1thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	255.47/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,037	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	272.93/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,171	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,275	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	505	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,278	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	263.57/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,397	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,339	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	266.67/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,504	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	249.67/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,463	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	237.59/cwt	231.00–256.00	1,523	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,622	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	235.50/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,571	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	195.57/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	189.08/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,456	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,771	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	805	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	813	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,866	10
Steers	—	Large 1-2	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,825	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	202.17/cwt	199.00–207.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	212.58/cwt	211.00–214.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	205.39/cwt	203.00–207.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	212.03/cwt	211.00–215.00	880	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	200.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	888	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	201.15/cwt	200.00–202.00	955	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	193.66/cwt	193.00–195.00	930	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	495	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,035	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	208.07/cwt	194.00–218.00	1,090	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	184.17/cwt	174.00–190.00	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,320	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,399	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	213.06/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,208	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	234.41/cwt	233.50–241.00	1,341	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	188.08/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,078	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	595	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,226	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	604	199.47/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,205	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	191.27/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,207	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	659	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,572	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	146.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	977	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	173.04/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,182	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,487	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	706	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,008	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	735	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,191	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,621	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	168.17/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,263	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,132	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,639	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	811	133.28/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,081	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	125.05/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,094	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,145	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,592	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	259.10/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,213	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	277.03/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	232.38/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,355	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	598	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,363	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	205.01/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,283	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	213.91/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,345	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	673	197.22/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,327	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	188.84/cwt	178.00–200.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,149	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	175.66/cwt	160.00–186.00	1,514	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Guaranteed Open	985	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,251	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Guaranteed Open	1,009	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,322	21
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	635	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,035	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	852	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,506	54
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,346	102.84/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,487	119.29/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,774	8
Bulls	—	—	1,703	127.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,176	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	794	70.21/cwt	63.00–74.00	557	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	77.50/cwt	74.00–82.00	709	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	86.09/cwt	82.00–90.00	815	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	93.55/cwt	90.00–97.00	959	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	96.70/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,081	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	88.82/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,029	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	105.86/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,332	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	87.92/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,150	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	96.55/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,331	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	106.06/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,597	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	108.83/cwt	99.00–122.00	1,114	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	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 Jan 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,310Last week 479Year ago 988

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 29Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	247.00	247.00
2	—	725	192.00–199.00	195.57
3	—	770	175.00–198.00	189.08
3	—	340	245.00	245.00
1	—	590	244.00	244.00
1	—	815	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	270.00	270.00
2	—	1,123	160.00–165.00	162.52
6	—	586	249.00–251.00	249.67
1	—	1,045	164.00	164.00
7	—	406	255.00–258.00	255.47
3	—	780	211.00	211.00
2	—	842	205.00	205.00
11	—	641	231.00–256.00	237.59
8	—	667	234.00–236.00	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	190.00	190.00
1	—	505	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	185.00–186.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	813	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	250.00–273.00	266.67
2	—	457	279.00	279.00
48	—	787	225.00	225.00
15	—	530	256.00–272.00	263.57
84	—	658	246.50	246.50
1	—	605	252.00	252.00
15	—	429	269.00–288.00	272.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
2	—	875	123.00–127.00	125.05
3	—	573	180.00–195.00	188.08
1	—	775	146.00	146.00
6	—	480	193.00–195.00	193.66
3	—	665	141.00–150.00	146.98
7	—	531	174.00–190.00	184.17
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
4	—	706	140.00–145.00	142.76
4	—	811	128.00–147.00	133.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	415	211.00–215.00	212.03
77	—	694	214.25	214.25
66	—	792	207.00	207.00
73	—	572	233.50–241.00	234.41
2	—	375	211.00–214.00	212.58
72	—	746	217.25	217.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	194.00–218.00	208.07
2	—	683	171.00–175.00	173.04
6	—	567	209.00–215.00	213.06
8	—	475	200.00–202.00	201.15
19	—	442	200.00–210.00	200.84
5	—	339	199.00–207.00	202.17
6	—	751	164.00–169.00	168.17
1	—	810	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,015	142.00	142.00
5	—	385	203.00–207.00	205.39
1	—	210	215.00	215.00
12	—	631	189.00–194.00	191.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	206.00	206.00
4	—	495	209.00	209.00
1	—	735	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	191.00	191.00
2	—	655	195.00	195.00
4	—	604	195.00–204.00	199.47
2	—	1,145	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	659	238.50	238.50
90	—	540	244.50	244.50
87	—	563	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	127.00	127.00
21	—	1,009	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	852	176.75	176.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	227.00–238.00	232.38
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	350	242.00	242.00
2	—	675	178.00–200.00	188.84
1	—	815	141.00	141.00
1	—	400	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	280.00	280.00
2	—	473	275.00–279.00	277.03
6	—	629	212.50–215.00	213.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	160.00–186.00	175.66
2	—	700	176.00	176.00
10	—	626	201.00–209.00	205.01
2	—	468	253.00–265.00	259.10
1	—	380	232.00	232.00
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
2	—	502	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	194.00–204.00	197.22
3	—	598	228.00	228.00
1	—	255	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,379	92.00–101.00	96.55
3	—	1,308	87.00–89.00	87.92
8	—	1,506	101.00–111.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,118	93.00–101.00	96.70
5	—	1,158	84.00–92.00	88.82
27	—	1,258	101.00–116.00	105.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	63.00–74.00	70.21
11	—	1,025	90.00–97.00	93.55
12	—	947	82.00–90.00	86.09
7	—	915	74.00–82.00	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,703	125.00–133.00	127.75
8	—	1,487	111.00–124.00	119.29
5	—	1,346	93.00–109.00	102.84

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	10	—	1,024	99.00–122.00	108.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.