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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 10

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,560 head

▲ 572 vs last sale 988▲ 748 vs year ago 812 · +92.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 38 vs year ago 62 · +61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was good demand for all feeder cattle, with good offerings and good buyer activity this week. Buyers showed good interest in weaned steers and heifers with favorable condition.

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 $177.28/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$177.28

934 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	726	177.93	1,292	914
Medium and Large 2-3	598	147.62	882	20

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $410 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 sale934 hd

177.28

—

KY average25 barns · 7,500 hd

175.51

+1.78

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	—	Average	1,615	97.67	1,577	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	79.49	1,213	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	71.80	845	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	63.99	629	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	214.42/cwt	212.00–217.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	679	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	221.74/cwt	221.00–223.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	188.16/cwt	182.00–190.00	785	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	211.97/cwt	199.00–217.00	905	17
Steers	—

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,560Last week 988Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 19Year ago 14

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
18	—	638	161.00–165.50	165.03
69	—	821	159.85	159.85
42	—	578	161.00–165.00	163.71
20	—	526	163.00–168.00	165.55
79	—	728	151.50–172.25	169.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 10

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,560 head

▲ 572 vs last sale 988▲ 748 vs year ago 812 · +92.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 38 vs year ago 62 · +61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $177.28/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$177.28

934 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

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	726	177.93	1,292	914
Medium and Large 2-3	598	147.62	882	20

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $410 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 sale934 hd

177.28

—

KY average25 barns · 7,500 hd

175.51

+1.78

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	—	Average	1,615	97.67	1,577	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	79.49	1,213	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	71.80	845	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	63.99	629	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	214.42/cwt	212.00–217.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	679	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	221.74/cwt	221.00–223.00	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	188.16/cwt	182.00–190.00	785	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	211.97/cwt	199.00–217.00	905	17
Steers	—

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,560Last week 988Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 19Year ago 14

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
18	—	638	161.00–165.50	165.03
69	—	821	159.85	159.85
42	—	578	161.00–165.00	163.71
20	—	526	163.00–168.00	165.55
79	—	728	151.50–172.25	169.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—

Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	154.55/cwt	147.50–161.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	159.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	157.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	675	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	171.83/cwt	170.00–178.00	754	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	177.27/cwt	169.00–180.00	815	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	159.43/cwt	150.00–168.00	776	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	136.09/cwt	127.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	153.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	798	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	165.55/cwt	163.00–168.00	871	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	153.68/cwt	145.00–159.00	868	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	131.27/cwt	122.00–135.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	163.71/cwt	161.00–165.00	946	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	146.34/cwt	140.00–159.00	915	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	165.03/cwt	161.00–165.50	1,053	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	131.67/cwt	130.00–133.00	880	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	148.45/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,011	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	169.09/cwt	151.50–172.25	1,231	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	134.14/cwt	123.00–139.00	979	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,054	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,058	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	159.85/cwt	159.85–159.85	1,312	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,179	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	122.32/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,168	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	118.51/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,289	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	187.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	172.19/cwt	168.00–175.00	849	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	174.29/cwt	165.00–184.00	896	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	172.29/cwt	162.00–179.00	967	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	153.52/cwt	130.00–161.00	963	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	140.31/cwt	130.00–148.50	947	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	127.34/cwt	124.00–130.00	923	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,043	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,391	87.19/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,213	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	115.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,398	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	623	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	628	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	621	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	86.90/cwt	80.00–96.00	998	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	73.67/cwt	70.00–79.00	847	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	65.95/cwt	61.00–69.00	797	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	978	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	76.31/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,145	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	82.94/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,286	11

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	97.26/cwt	90.00–102.00	917	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	398	141.00	141.00
5	—	577	122.00–135.00	131.27
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
6	—	668	130.00–133.00	131.67
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
2	—	490	127.00–145.00	136.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	170.00	170.00
13	—	439	170.00–178.00	171.83
38	—	460	169.00–180.00	177.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	664	150.00–163.00	156.71
2	—	1,120	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
31	—	589	171.00–183.00	179.32
23	—	542	178.00–187.00	179.77
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
16	—	466	189.00–192.00	190.38
20	—	620	153.00–168.50	159.12
1	—	1,280	100.00	100.00
5	—	363	187.00	187.00
3	—	971	140.00–147.00	144.67
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	144.00	144.00
15	—	417	182.00–190.00	188.16
5	—	726	150.00–161.00	154.47
4	—	774	155.00–165.00	157.49
2	—	860	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	221.00–223.00	221.74
2	—	320	212.00–217.00	214.42
19	—	479	196.00–200.50	199.70
17	—	427	199.00–217.00	211.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	157.00–177.00	167.02
2	—	478	145.00–169.00	156.81
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
4	—	589	153.00–161.00	156.75
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
4	—	676	121.00–140.00	131.41
1	—	795	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	835	178.75–183.70	181.53
136	—	759	170.00–179.00	175.72
145	—	666	171.00–184.00	181.75
58	—	882	172.00	172.00
51	—	975	156.75	156.75
17	—	530	192.00–199.50	196.79
96	—	724	174.00–179.00	177.39
30	—	632	175.50–183.25	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	165.00–184.00	174.29
3	—	321	199.00	199.00
1	—	975	107.00	107.00
14	—	561	162.00–179.00	172.29
1	—	360	188.00	188.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
13	—	725	124.00–130.00	127.34
4	—	288	180.00–190.00	187.57
2	—	422	180.00	180.00
20	—	627	130.00–161.00	153.52
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
15	—	675	130.00–148.50	140.31
5	—	493	168.00–175.00	172.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	58.00	58.00
1	—	865	72.00	72.00
3	—	992	63.00–64.00	63.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,551	80.00–88.00	82.94
1	—	1,460	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,501	74.00–79.00	76.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,208	61.00–69.00	65.95
5	—	1,149	80.00–96.00	86.90
16	—	1,150	70.00–79.00	73.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	106.00	106.00
3	—	2,070	110.00–119.00	115.85
6	—	1,391	81.00–91.00	87.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	97.00	97.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	90.00–102.00	97.26