Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.68/cwt on 842 head.

Average price

$179.68

842 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$14.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.76

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	638	180.22	1,150	810
Medium and Large 2-3	603	166.13	1,002	32

One grade step is worth $14.10/cwt here — about $149 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 sale842 hd

179.68

—

KY average26 barns · 10,460 hd

170.92

+8.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington - Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	170.25/cwt	163.50–170.75	1,246	128
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	179.88/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,135	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,520	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	202.32/cwt	197.00–203.00	872	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	169.32/cwt	168.00–169.50	1,338	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,102	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,137	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	191.55/cwt	188.50–192.00	918	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,072	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	174.49/cwt	171.50–175.00	1,188	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	190.48/cwt	184.00–191.25	1,006	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.79/cwt	156.50–158.50	668	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	155.37/cwt	155.00–157.00	514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	163.49/cwt	158.50–163.75	1,045	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	931	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.43/cwt	167.00–168.50	803	80

How this sale compares

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 Lexington - Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Lexington, KY

Mon Dec 5, 2022

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

Receipts 1,417Last week 0Year ago 1,043

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	392	161.00	161.00
2	—	464	165.00	165.00
2	—	746	158.00	158.00
16	—	652	169.00	169.00
2	—	574	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	732	163.50–170.75	170.25
1	—	912	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,005	155.00	155.00
148	—	631	174.00–180.00	179.88
4	—	844	165.00	165.00
14	—	368	209.00	209.00
21	—	897	169.50	169.50
26	—	431	197.00–203.00	202.32
81	—	790	168.00–169.50	169.32
55	—	479	188.50–192.00	191.55
95	—	575	186.50	186.50
130	—	681	171.50–175.00	174.49
106	—	528	184.00–191.25	190.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	719	146.00	146.00
2	—	780	145.00	145.00
8	—	626	150.00	150.00
13	—	544	153.00	153.00
9	—	456	153.50	153.50
3	—	673	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	836	150.00	150.00
46	—	729	156.00	156.00
34	—	390	154.00	154.00
1	—	912	120.00	120.00
27	—	426	156.50–158.50	156.79
17	—	331	155.00–157.00	155.37
5	—	519	163.50	163.50
172	—	639	158.50–163.75	163.49
151	—	561	166.00	166.00
80	—	477	167.00–168.50	168.43

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