Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.72/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$135.72

135 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	587	138.16	811	115
Medium and Large 2-3	562	122.09	686	18thin
Large 1-2	613	118.50	726	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $85 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 sale135 hd

135.72

—

KY average24 barns · 6,110 hd

142.25

−6.52

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	1,713	109.16	1,870	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	74.95	1,134	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	68.95	907	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	59.67	665	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,175	126.00	1,481	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	145.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	126.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	134.61/cwt	132.00–136.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	871	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	151.26/cwt	150.00–154.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	172.40/cwt	168.00–177.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	145.12/cwt	138.00–149.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	151.94/cwt	146.00–159.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	151.74/cwt	147.00–154.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	134.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	152.00/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,038	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	156.20/cwt	154.00–160.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	175.66/cwt	162.00–187.00	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	163.16/cwt	161.00–168.00	930	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	151.19/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,096	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	178.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	148.94/cwt	145.00–154.00	786	5
Bulls	Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	158.88/cwt	150.00–165.50	834	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	915	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,175	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	78.43/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,226	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	67.99/cwt	66.00–69.00	960	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	53.86/cwt	48.00–57.00	591	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	73.42/cwt	71.00–76.00	976	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	67.82/cwt	65.00–71.00	896	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	65.97/cwt	65.00–68.00	745	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	88.56/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	112.33/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,996	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	711.73/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,006.30/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	12,478	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	830	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	122.38/cwt	116.00–133.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	154.30/cwt	149.00–156.00	670	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	134.04/cwt	133.00–136.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	174.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.35/cwt	131.00–138.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	81.01/cwt	78.00–84.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	105.51/cwt	95.00–111.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	122.22/cwt	119.00–124.00	704	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	144.62/cwt	138.00–153.00	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	158.29/cwt	152.00–165.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	136.88/cwt	130.00–138.75	912	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	832	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	89.50/cwt	88.00–91.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	2

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 1,203Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 114Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	140.00–154.00	146.13
5	—	528	145.00–154.00	148.94
2	—	785	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	724	116.00–133.00	122.38
4	—	434	149.00–156.00	154.30
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
1	—	985	95.00	95.00
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
2	—	358	170.00–179.00	174.59
3	—	668	131.00–138.00	134.35
2	—	1,035	78.00–84.00	81.01
3	—	913	95.00–111.00	105.51
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	143.00	143.00
9	—	525	150.00–165.50	158.88
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
7	—	633	138.00–153.00	144.62
6	—	566	152.00–165.00	158.29
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
3	—	525	133.00–136.00	134.04
1	—	995	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	140.00–150.00	145.40
10	—	551	142.00	142.00
4	—	386	150.00–154.00	151.26
9	—	537	138.00–149.00	145.12
3	—	335	146.00–159.00	151.94
11	—	432	147.00–154.00	151.74
13	—	732	128.00–137.00	134.27
19	—	666	130.00–138.75	136.88
16	—	621	130.00–137.00	133.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	125.00–130.00	126.21
3	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
8	—	576	119.00–124.00	122.22
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	135.00	135.00
5	—	539	132.00–136.00	134.61
4	—	480	131.00–139.00	137.08
2	—	705	122.00–125.00	123.49
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
3	—	636	125.00	125.00
2	—	978	88.00–91.00	89.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
2	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	725	126.00	126.00
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
2	—	605	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	364	175.00–185.00	178.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	168.00–177.00	172.40
16	—	683	144.00–155.00	152.00
2	—	518	168.00–169.00	168.49
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
10	—	626	154.00–160.00	156.20
12	—	471	162.00–187.00	175.66
11	—	570	161.00–168.00	163.16
10	—	725	150.00–151.50	151.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,563	72.00–87.00	78.43
5	—	1,412	66.00–69.00	67.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,330	71.00–76.00	73.42
11	—	1,321	65.00–71.00	67.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	48.00–57.00	53.86
5	—	1,129	65.00–68.00	65.97
1	—	1,140	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	88.00–89.00	88.56
13	—	1,777	102.00–121.00	112.33

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	—	1,093	675.00–750.00	711.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.30
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	550.00	550.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle