Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparisons due to Holidays however market opening strong. Light run due to Holidays and extremely muddy field conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.07/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$142.07

316 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

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	645	145.18	937	288
Medium and Large 2-3	638	110.81	707	24
Small and Medium 1-2	380	105.00	399	2thin
Large 1-2	907	105.00	952	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale316 hd

142.07

—

KY average6 barns · 1,209 hd

139.13

+2.93

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	1,714	101.43	1,738	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	65.59	945	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	63.69	811	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	57.50	656	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 1-2Value Added	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.96/cwt	126.00–134.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	149.12/cwt	138.00–150.75	789	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	146.06/cwt	144.00–148.00	688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	146.51/cwt	144.00–147.50	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	138.00/cwt	137.50–140.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	153.68/cwt	141.00–155.50	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	179.24/cwt	167.00–181.50	851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	150.31/cwt	149.00–152.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	148.95/cwt	148.95–148.95	1,105	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	726	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	160.84/cwt	143.00–163.75	1,004	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	167.90/cwt	164.50–190.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	760	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	353	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	878	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	362	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	111.81/cwt	110.00–119.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	95.35/cwt	89.00–114.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	614	133.30/cwt	133.00–133.50	818	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	907	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	141.33/cwt	138.50–141.75	902	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	679	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.43/cwt	155.00–158.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	154.35/cwt	151.00–156.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.18/cwt	128.00–136.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	124.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	978	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,440	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	103.20/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,812	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	67.47/cwt	63.00–73.00	918	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	59.28/cwt	56.00–62.00	685	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	68.52/cwt	64.00–71.00	976	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	56.33/cwt	55.00–59.00	666	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	61.68/cwt	60.00–63.00	902	3

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 363Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 69Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 5

No market comparisons due to Holidays however market opening strong. Light run due to Holidays and extremely muddy field conditions.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
7	—	755	143.00	143.00
8	—	682	141.00–155.50	153.68
14	—	475	167.00–181.50	179.24
55	—	624	143.00–163.75	160.84
7	—	444	164.50–190.00	167.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	150.50	150.50
3	—	565	149.00–152.00	150.31
2	—	367	166.00	166.00
2	—	487	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	148.00	148.00
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
2	—	572	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	860	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
3	—	533	126.00–134.00	129.96
2	—	620	127.00	127.00
4	—	658	130.00	130.00
6	—	481	136.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
3	—	951	108.00	108.00
3	—	422	135.00–143.00	139.38
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	529	138.00–150.75	149.12
17	—	471	144.00–148.00	146.06
13	—	424	144.00–147.50	146.51
5	—	590	137.50–140.00	138.00
131	—	742	148.95	148.95
51	—	638	138.50–141.75	141.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	120.00	120.00
4	—	746	110.00	110.00
5	—	681	110.00–119.00	111.81
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	850	82.00	82.00
3	—	628	118.00–120.00	119.33
4	—	767	89.00–114.00	95.35
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	133.00–133.50	133.30
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	907	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	142.00–145.00	144.01
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
2	—	955	80.00	80.00
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	155.00–158.00	156.43
3	—	353	151.00–156.00	154.35
3	—	722	121.00–127.00	123.97
5	—	630	128.00–136.00	132.18
5	—	670	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	785	120.00–129.00	124.56
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	125.00	125.00
2	—	353	116.00–119.00	117.49
1	—	320	113.00	113.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
3	—	337	140.00–142.00	140.64
1	—	505	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	89.00	89.00
7	—	1,756	97.00–108.00	103.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,361	63.00–73.00	67.47
1	—	1,145	53.00	53.00
7	—	1,156	56.00–62.00	59.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	64.00–71.00	68.52
3	—	1,462	60.00–63.00	61.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	55.00–59.00	56.33
1	—	1,020	61.00	61.00

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.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle