Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.67/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$156.67

161 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$17

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	632	157.43	995	152
Medium and Large 2-3	483	149.37	721	5thin
Large 1-2	739	137.00	1,012	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about −$17 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 sale161 hd

156.67

—

KY average22 barns · 4,266 hd

157.38

−0.71

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	1,843	97.06	1,789	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	69.68	1,045	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	67.70	875	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	53.75	549	10

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	146.59/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	180.07/cwt	179.50–181.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	150.75/cwt	150.50–153.50	897	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	173.52/cwt	164.00–183.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	746	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	141.18/cwt	138.00–142.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	143.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	137.66/cwt	135.00–140.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	799	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	766	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	473	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	149.45/cwt	143.00–153.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	142.29/cwt	137.00–145.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	885	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	152.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,011	21
Steers	Large 1-2	—	965	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,264	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	663	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	151.82/cwt	146.00–152.75	1,240	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	154.28/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,213	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	182.60/cwt	176.00–185.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	175.68/cwt	168.00–182.00	829	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	146.64/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,050	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	137.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	160.78/cwt	155.00–163.00	838	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	61.70/cwt	60.00–65.00	668	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	46.35/cwt	35.00–53.00	446	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	56.96/cwt	55.00–59.00	816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	72.82/cwt	70.00–75.00	909	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	72.47/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,084	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	65.82/cwt	61.00–69.00	991	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	64.72/cwt	61.00–69.00	847	10
Bulls	—	—	1,530	85.79/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,999	102.70/cwt	95.00–108.00	2,053	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	712.81/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	751.15/cwt	725.00–775.00	9,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	885.92/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	148.11/cwt	146.00–150.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.71/cwt	134.00–136.50	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	170.12/cwt	157.50–175.00	444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	96.71/cwt	93.00–104.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	139.77/cwt	134.00–140.50	872	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	123.58/cwt	119.00–127.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	136.50/cwt	133.00–140.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	152.54/cwt	146.00–159.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.88/cwt	170.00–176.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	992	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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 495Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 49Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 18

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
20	—	476	140.00–150.00	146.59
5	—	573	138.00–142.00	141.18
13	—	515	138.00–147.00	143.34
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
21	—	624	134.00–140.50	139.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
2	—	503	131.00–133.00	132.00
3	—	688	125.00	125.00
7	—	327	135.00–140.00	137.66
1	—	880	93.00	93.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
5	—	720	109.00–115.00	111.00
7	—	569	130.00–136.00	134.54
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
4	—	473	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
2	—	450	121.00	121.00
3	—	425	131.00	131.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
7	—	675	110.00–117.00	115.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
2	—	373	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	179.50–181.00	180.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	595	150.50–153.50	150.75
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
4	—	416	155.00	155.00
2	—	713	134.00–137.00	135.49
1	—	455	158.00	158.00
3	—	306	170.00	170.00
15	—	817	146.00–152.75	151.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	164.00–183.00	173.52
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
4	—	626	143.00–153.00	149.45
21	—	664	140.00–155.00	152.21
28	—	786	145.00–155.00	154.28
7	—	420	176.00–185.00	182.60
19	—	472	168.00–182.00	175.68
7	—	716	142.00–151.00	146.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	129.00	129.00
2	—	885	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	137.00–145.00	142.29
2	—	350	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	131.00	131.00
3	—	663	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	133.00–139.00	137.50
10	—	629	132.00–140.00	136.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	521	155.00–163.00	160.78
3	—	456	160.00	160.00
3	—	428	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	146.00–150.00	148.11
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
5	—	575	134.00–136.50	135.71
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
2	—	455	133.00–140.00	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
5	—	261	157.50–175.00	170.12
3	—	933	93.00–104.00	96.71
5	—	722	119.00–127.00	123.58
1	—	995	94.00	94.00
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
2	—	418	146.00–159.00	152.54
2	—	370	170.00–176.00	172.88
1	—	225	162.50	162.50
1	—	475	166.00	166.00
1	—	895	95.00	95.00
3	—	318	170.00	170.00
3	—	781	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	60.00–65.00	61.70
1	—	1,065	59.00	59.00
5	—	963	35.00–53.00	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	55.00–59.00	56.96
10	—	1,248	70.00–75.00	72.82
10	—	1,309	61.00–69.00	64.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,496	69.00–78.00	72.47
13	—	1,506	61.00–69.00	65.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	85.00–87.00	85.79
4	—	1,999	95.00–108.00	102.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	600.00–775.00	712.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	725.00–775.00	751.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,170	850.00–975.00	885.92

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle