Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers lightly tested due to winter weather over the weekend; however few 400-500 lb weaned steers sold 10.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.12/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$133.12

119 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

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	536	137.53	737	94
Medium and Large 2-3	526	117.14	616	24
Small and Medium 1-2	555	102.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $171 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 sale119 hd

133.12

—

KY average20 barns · 5,431 hd

139.81

−6.69

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	1,459	102.11	1,489	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	71.82	1,081	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	65.79	861	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	49.54	512	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.05/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,002	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.33/cwt	131.00–132.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.40/cwt	100.00–113.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	167.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	143.69/cwt	142.50–148.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	191.51/cwt	191.00–194.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	137.55/cwt	136.00–139.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	148.51/cwt	143.50–155.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	172.17/cwt	165.00–175.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	185.82/cwt	176.00–190.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	153.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	184.49/cwt	181.00–190.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	167.98/cwt	161.00–178.00	873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	733	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	993	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	65.84/cwt	63.00–68.00	903	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	58.02/cwt	54.00–62.00	722	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	33.08/cwt	30.00–37.00	318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	41.92/cwt	38.00–46.00	404	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	73.31/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,135	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	72.37/cwt	69.00–77.00	927	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	54.67/cwt	52.00–58.00	580	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	62.18/cwt	58.00–65.00	703	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	66.25/cwt	65.00–68.00	890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	108.16/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	888	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	153.29/cwt	142.50–160.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	139.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	877	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.65/cwt	116.00–124.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	99.87/cwt	96.00–107.50	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.18/cwt	124.00–139.00	923	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,117	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.01/cwt	142.00–148.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	130.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	117.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	620	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	1

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 410Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 77Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
2	—	322	124.00	124.00
2	—	675	100.00–113.00	106.40
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
6	—	494	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
9	—	529	116.00–120.00	117.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	125.00–134.00	131.05
3	—	540	134.00	134.00
7	—	426	136.00–140.00	136.88
3	—	655	131.00–132.00	131.33
2	—	355	146.00	146.00
2	—	275	133.00–138.00	135.45
6	—	628	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
4	—	481	129.00–135.00	130.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,002	104.00	104.00
2	—	877	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,117	106.00	106.00
1	—	835	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	151.00	151.00
15	—	458	142.50–148.00	143.69
12	—	622	136.00–139.00	137.55
11	—	422	143.50–155.00	148.51
8	—	579	137.00	137.00
3	—	525	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	116.00	116.00
2	—	438	170.00–180.00	175.09
5	—	482	163.00–174.00	167.58
5	—	907	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	205.00	205.00
6	—	420	191.00–194.00	191.51
3	—	635	154.00	154.00
7	—	514	165.00–175.00	172.17
7	—	459	176.00–190.00	185.82
4	—	375	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	150.00–158.00	153.01
1	—	350	204.00	204.00
2	—	417	185.00	185.00
5	—	471	181.00–190.00	184.49
13	—	520	161.00–178.00	167.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
2	—	762	116.50	116.50
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
9	—	506	142.50–160.00	153.29
4	—	605	135.00–143.00	139.48
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
3	—	393	157.00	157.00
3	—	735	116.00–124.00	118.65
3	—	831	96.00–107.50	99.87
16	—	678	124.00–139.00	136.18
2	—	573	142.00–148.00	145.01
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,372	63.00–68.00	65.84
6	—	1,244	54.00–62.00	58.02
7	—	1,281	69.00–77.00	72.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	30.00–37.00	33.08
5	—	964	38.00–46.00	41.92
4	—	1,060	52.00–58.00	54.67
4	—	1,130	58.00–65.00	62.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,548	70.00–77.00	73.31
4	—	1,344	65.00–68.00	66.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	103.00–113.00	108.16
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	650.00	650.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle