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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 23

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,694 head

▲ 1,612 vs last sale 82▲ 1,311 vs year ago 383 · +342.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 33▼ 57 vs year ago 143 · −39.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers - limited market comparison with last Tuesday's lite test (weather) however 400-600 lb weaned steer calf packages and 500-600 lb weaned heifer packages noticeably higher with good demand and good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

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 $209.00/cwt on 953 head.

Average price

$209.00

953 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$38.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

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	704	209.89	1,478	927
Large 1-2	667	195.50	1,303	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	624	171.84	1,073	20

One grade step is worth $38.05/cwt here — about $406 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 sale953 hd

209.00

—

KY average20 barns · 3,813 hd

207.64

+1.36

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	1,963	131.06	2,573	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	116.07	1,754	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	112.18	1,419	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	95.61	978	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,233	162.47	2,003	2thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	267	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	297.92/cwt	297.50–298.00	1,013	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,195	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,150	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,173	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	276.71/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,292	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	269.03/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,278	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	275.95/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,429	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	258.53/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,352	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	255.07/cwt	250.50–263.00	1,497	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,216	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	245.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,503	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	230.14/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,480	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,609	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	227.80/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,636	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	721	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,694	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,674	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	763	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	804	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,811	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	210.24/cwt	209.50–211.00	1,720	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	214.24/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,806	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	940	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	2,023	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	190.45/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,849	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,015	50
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,032	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,973	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	199.08/cwt	197.00–200.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	199.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	338	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	219.98/cwt	212.50–225.00	834	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	226.93/cwt	217.50–236.00	976	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	210.94/cwt	204.00–215.00	964	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	231.20/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,087	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	193.22/cwt	186.00–195.00	908	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	224.43/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,174	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,099	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	222.44/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,261	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	209.24/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,191	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	613	212.57/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,303	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	198.15/cwt	184.00–205.00	1,244	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	206.10/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,323	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,436	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	187.27/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,270	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	688	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,300	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	172.76/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,225	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	210.41/cwt	200.00–214.75	1,528	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	156.24/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,206	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	206.41/cwt	197.00–209.75	1,602	289
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	201.12/cwt	200.75–205.00	1,653	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	197.86/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,690	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	921	183.45/cwt	180.50–185.00	1,690	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,032	174.84/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,804	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	188.54/cwt	175.00–202.50	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	219.47/cwt	219.00–220.00	928	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	256.64/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,096	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,172	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	215.52/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	223.33/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,251	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,505	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	608	197.59/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,201	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,212	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	201.22/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,336	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	667	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,267	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	725	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,356	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,233	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,003	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,963	131.06/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,573	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	89.73/cwt	88.00–91.00	891	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	106.78/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,086	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	98.33/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,024	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	83.75/cwt	83.00–84.00	894	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,263	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,159	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	116.26/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,576	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	110.36/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,566	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	118.27/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,830	26

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,694Last week 82Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 33Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	264.00–271.00	269.03
17	—	643	224.00–237.00	230.14
21	—	523	251.00–266.00	258.53
4	—	716	212.00	212.00
3	—	436	269.00	269.00
22	—	971	190.00–192.00	190.45
5	—	679	237.00	237.00
66	—	843	204.00–217.00	214.24
4	—	1,087	181.50	181.50
4	—	570	250.00	250.00
50	—	1,000	201.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	200.00	200.00
2	—	660	218.00	218.00
2	—	435	244.00	244.00
1	—	605	201.00	201.00
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
1	—	975	174.00	174.00
1	—	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	292.50	292.50
70	—	804	225.25	225.25
2	—	382	300.00	300.00
3	—	401	298.00	298.00
25	—	721	235.00	235.00
57	—	940	215.25	215.25
6	—	340	297.50–298.00	297.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	213.00	213.00
1	—	475	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	215.00	215.00
4	—	1,032	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	240.00–250.00	245.61
12	—	467	272.00–279.00	276.71
70	—	718	219.00–230.00	227.80
3	—	426	270.00	270.00
40	—	818	209.50–211.00	210.24
23	—	655	245.00	245.00
7	—	761	220.00	220.00
46	—	587	250.50–263.00	255.07
5	—	518	274.00–280.00	275.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	523	216.00–230.00	224.43
24	—	470	219.00–236.00	231.20
5	—	379	212.50–225.00	219.98
15	—	430	217.50–236.00	226.93
19	—	642	206.00–207.00	206.10
23	—	567	220.00–223.00	222.44
104	—	674	213.00	213.00
289	—	776	197.00–209.75	206.41
70	—	822	200.75–205.00	201.12
190	—	726	200.00–214.75	210.41
14	—	854	194.00–200.00	197.86
4	—	338	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	175.00	175.00
12	—	628	184.00–205.00	198.15
1	—	790	179.00	179.00
4	—	678	184.00–190.00	187.27
4	—	709	171.00–174.00	172.76
4	—	569	207.00–211.00	209.24
2	—	500	210.00	210.00
3	—	281	197.00–200.00	199.08
8	—	327	190.00–205.00	199.64
1	—	410	192.50	192.50
1	—	860	161.00	161.00
11	—	457	204.00–215.00	210.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	612	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
2	—	547	201.00	201.00
7	—	772	140.00–159.00	156.24
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	186.00–195.00	193.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,032	170.00–178.00	174.84
1	—	1,085	160.00	160.00
17	—	921	180.50–185.00	183.45
12	—	613	208.00–216.00	212.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	202.00	202.00
3	—	688	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	335	175.00–202.50	188.54
1	—	475	207.50	207.50
1	—	260	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
7	—	560	214.00–229.00	223.33
3	—	515	206.00–221.00	215.52
2	—	423	219.00–220.00	219.47
1	—	800	146.00	146.00
1	—	655	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	190.00–205.00	197.59
1	—	725	187.00	187.00
2	—	667	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	196.00–198.00	197.01
3	—	568	265.00	265.00
1	—	305	276.00	276.00
5	—	664	190.00–215.00	201.22
1	—	850	175.00	175.00
1	—	720	202.00	202.00
6	—	427	252.50–261.00	256.64
1	—	845	165.00	165.00
2	—	545	252.50	252.50
2	—	467	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	160.00–165.00	162.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,356	112.00–120.00	116.26
8	—	1,159	106.00–112.00	108.98
1	—	1,195	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	95.00–103.00	98.33
4	—	1,068	83.00–84.00	83.75
8	—	993	88.00–91.00	89.73
7	—	1,017	103.00–110.00	106.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,419	107.00–112.00	110.36
26	—	1,547	112.00–127.00	118.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,963	124.00–140.00	131.06

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.