Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower in a limited comparison with last week's light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Lower CME futures early stalled any momentum in the market today. However market has remained very active for 400-500 weaned steers and bulls. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand under heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.45/cwt on 454 head.

Average price

$137.45

454 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

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	648	138.75	899	420
Medium and Large 2-3	518	121.76	630	30
Large 1-2	639	118.25	755	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $144 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 sale454 hd

137.45

—

KY average24 barns · 4,906 hd

142.42

−4.97

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	1,708	100.43	1,715	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	72.38	1,082	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	70.79	866	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	60.65	643	9thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1-2	—	384	175.82/cwt	163.00–184.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	161.62/cwt	159.00–164.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	148.27/cwt	142.00–153.00	715	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	154.78/cwt	152.00–158.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.54/cwt	138.00–146.00	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	355	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	133.37/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,150	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	137.72/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	151.53/cwt	144.00–153.00	647	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	134.14/cwt	127.00–139.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	142.21/cwt	140.00–144.50	828	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	156.19/cwt	145.00–158.50	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	129.67/cwt	128.50–130.50	935	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	142.24/cwt	133.00–144.00	966	90
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,085	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	144.26/cwt	142.00–146.00	743	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	137.70/cwt	131.00–137.85	1,070	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.86/cwt	118.00–127.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	146.37/cwt	134.00–147.50	1,186	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.68/cwt	139.00–146.00	890	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	145.17/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	537	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	135.88/cwt	131.00–145.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	157.23/cwt	154.00–160.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	171.69/cwt	163.00–183.00	888	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	176.47/cwt	172.00–184.00	851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	971	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	157.60/cwt	147.00–167.00	971	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	179.62/cwt	165.00–190.00	778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	151.64/cwt	141.00–155.50	1,162	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	166.47/cwt	164.00–174.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	153.17/cwt	149.00–155.75	1,003	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	141.35/cwt	135.00–147.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	161.53/cwt	155.00–164.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	170.04/cwt	161.00–179.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	169.47/cwt	160.00–172.50	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	539	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	576	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	62.85/cwt	60.00–66.00	662	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	67.58/cwt	65.00–70.00	970	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	66.79/cwt	62.00–70.00	816	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	74.44/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,131	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	74.22/cwt	70.00–81.00	912	25
Bulls	—	—	1,418	91.77/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,301	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	104.76/cwt	97.00–116.00	1,941	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	83.17/cwt	81.00–85.00	843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	873.33/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,079.23/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	17,861	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	19,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	153.83/cwt	150.00–157.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	111.99/cwt	94.00–116.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	170.40/cwt	162.00–180.00	564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	112.38/cwt	100.00–121.00	963	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	165.60/cwt	150.00–171.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	134.09/cwt	122.00–140.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.07/cwt	145.00–159.00	639	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	501	145.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	149.69/cwt	142.00–154.00	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	136.57/cwt	131.00–140.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	135.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.82/cwt	138.00–144.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	134.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	120.32/cwt	111.00–126.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	114.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	120.69/cwt	110.00–129.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,072	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	126.40/cwt	123.00–128.00	988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	150.75/cwt	145.00–154.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	130.46/cwt	129.00–134.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	119.34/cwt	119.00–120.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.16/cwt	136.00–152.00	837	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	123.17/cwt	118.00–126.00	871	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	832	107.14/cwt	106.00–109.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.00/cwt	126.00–134.00	819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	158.61/cwt	152.00–161.00	847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	142.20/cwt	141.00–143.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,203Last week 272Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 64Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	163.00–184.00	175.82
2	—	1,052	120.00	120.00
4	—	569	152.00–158.00	154.78
10	—	671	138.00–146.00	143.54
22	—	862	132.00–133.50	133.37
7	—	762	136.00–139.00	137.72
1	—	1,115	116.00	116.00
4	—	430	155.00–160.00	158.75
1	—	955	122.00	122.00
70	—	810	134.00–147.50	146.37
9	—	615	139.00–146.00	144.68
1	—	305	176.00	176.00
1	—	255	179.00	179.00
5	—	521	154.00–160.00	157.23
5	—	709	137.00	137.00
1	—	495	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	159.00–164.00	161.62
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
3	—	517	131.00–145.00	135.88
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
2	—	950	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	717	140.00–151.00	145.17
2	—	327	199.00	199.00
23	—	517	163.00–183.00	171.69
18	—	482	172.00–184.00	176.47
41	—	616	147.00–167.00	157.60
15	—	433	165.00–190.00	179.62
103	—	766	141.00–155.50	151.64
4	—	561	164.00–174.00	166.47
2	—	395	190.00–195.00	192.50
10	—	655	149.00–155.75	153.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	482	142.00–153.00	148.27
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
29	—	427	144.00–153.00	151.53
26	—	582	140.00–144.50	142.21
7	—	326	145.00–158.50	156.19
11	—	721	128.50–130.50	129.67
90	—	679	133.00–144.00	142.24
29	—	515	142.00–146.00	144.26
133	—	777	131.00–137.85	137.70
2	—	642	137.00	137.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,085	81.00	81.00
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	127.00–139.00	134.14
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.62
3	—	723	121.00	121.00
6	—	668	118.00–127.00	123.86
2	—	752	128.00	128.00
2	—	800	93.00	93.00
9	—	514	131.00–140.00	136.57
4	—	330	132.00–140.00	135.32
7	—	368	138.00–144.00	142.82
4	—	429	132.00–139.00	134.48
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
7	—	892	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
2	—	383	131.00–132.00	131.48
10	—	526	111.00–126.00	120.32
5	—	609	110.00–117.00	114.42
4	—	478	110.00–129.00	120.69
3	—	650	117.00	117.00
4	—	436	129.00–134.00	130.46
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,072	98.00	98.00
2	—	960	113.00	113.00
7	—	832	106.00–109.00	107.14
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	860	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	620	135.00–147.00	141.35
7	—	554	155.00–164.00	161.53
5	—	417	161.00–179.00	170.04
2	—	708	127.00–130.00	128.49
8	—	487	160.00–172.50	169.47
6	—	782	123.00–128.00	126.40
2	—	340	181.00	181.00
8	—	534	152.00–161.00	158.61
5	—	664	141.00–143.00	142.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	159.00	159.00
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
2	—	333	150.00–157.50	153.83
6	—	737	94.00–116.00	111.99
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
8	—	521	122.00–140.00	134.09
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	770	111.00	111.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	162.00–180.00	170.40
13	—	857	100.00–121.00	112.38
4	—	376	150.00–171.00	165.60
3	—	1,010	78.00	78.00
5	—	420	145.00–159.00	152.07
1	—	1,170	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,050	82.00	82.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
14	—	515	142.00–154.00	149.69
4	—	487	145.00–154.00	150.75
3	—	767	119.00–120.00	119.34
14	—	573	136.00–152.00	146.16
12	—	707	118.00–126.00	123.17
2	—	967	99.00	99.00
5	—	635	126.00–134.00	129.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	140.00–148.00	145.20
1	—	765	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	52.00–54.00	52.96
7	—	1,053	60.00–66.00	62.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,435	65.00–70.00	67.58
21	—	1,520	71.00–78.00	74.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	62.00–70.00	66.79
1	—	1,130	53.00	53.00
25	—	1,229	70.00–81.00	74.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	90.00–94.00	91.77
6	—	1,853	97.00–116.00	104.76

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	2	—	1,013	81.00–85.00	83.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	800.00–1,000.00	873.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,655	975.00–1,175.00	1,079.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,250.00	1,250.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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