Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.80/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$143.80

231 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

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	599	145.47	872	217
Large 1-2	695	125.00	869	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	668	115.73	773	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	410	109.00	447	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $425 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 sale231 hd

143.80

—

KY average25 barns · 6,022 hd

148.59

−4.79

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	1,727	108.79	1,878	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	79.10	1,029	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	77.65	1,166	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	64.63	681	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,181	110.42	1,304	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,265	134.00	1,695	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	151.35/cwt	146.00–156.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	138.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	150.22/cwt	147.00–153.50	843	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	822	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	142.51/cwt	136.00–146.00	871	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	950	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	163.50/cwt	153.00–167.00	682	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	158.00/cwt	154.00–159.00	844	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,183	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,217	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	154.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	151.19/cwt	147.00–154.00	791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	143.68/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	179.26/cwt	162.00–188.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	170.65/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,060	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	153.14/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	110	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	200.33/cwt	192.00–213.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	196.59/cwt	180.00–213.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	177.85/cwt	173.00–181.50	1,035	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	158.35/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,075	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	193.34/cwt	176.00–210.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	833	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	394	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	721	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	81.83/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,294	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,181	110.42/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,304	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	47.70/cwt	45.00–50.00	498	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	56.81/cwt	53.00–59.00	572	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	73.63/cwt	69.00–76.00	770	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,265	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	66.31/cwt	64.00–68.00	725	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	75.23/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,097	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	74.87/cwt	71.00–78.00	958	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	82.95/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,096	11
Bulls	—	—	1,813	112.20/cwt	101.00–125.00	2,034	19
Bulls	—	—	1,307	98.44/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,009	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,284.47/cwt	1,175.00–1,400.00	18,625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.20/cwt	131.00–136.00	899	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	153.29/cwt	152.00–156.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	181.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	879	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	127.13/cwt	124.00–133.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	149.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	122.68/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.68/cwt	123.00–125.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	905	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,236	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.32/cwt	143.00–145.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	317	157.26/cwt	154.00–159.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	134.85/cwt	131.00–136.00	951	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 109Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 57Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
7	—	420	140.00–149.00	146.28
3	—	778	125.00	125.00
5	—	584	140.00–145.00	142.85
2	—	653	130.00–134.00	132.01
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	145	180.00	180.00
3	—	468	143.00–145.00	144.32
4	—	517	146.00–147.00	146.50
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	118.00–121.00	119.52
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
2	—	865	100.00–103.00	101.53
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	146.00–156.00	151.35
6	—	658	136.00–140.00	138.67
34	—	561	147.00–153.50	150.22
7	—	611	136.00–146.00	142.51
27	—	417	153.00–167.00	163.50
11	—	873	135.50	135.50
30	—	523	147.00–154.00	151.19
3	—	373	153.00–154.00	153.66
16	—	977	126.50	126.50
3	—	317	154.00–159.00	157.26
35	—	705	131.00–136.00	134.85
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	104.00	104.00
2	—	440	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	122.00	122.00
3	—	885	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	905	145.00	145.00
2	—	822	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
3	—	840	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	144.50	144.50
5	—	534	154.00–159.00	158.00
4	—	983	137.50	137.50
13	—	824	145.00–150.00	147.75
5	—	566	150.00–156.00	154.19
5	—	711	140.00–149.00	143.68
3	—	422	162.00–188.00	179.26
1	—	335	181.00	181.00
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
4	—	631	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	173.00	173.00
1	—	775	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	621	165.00–176.00	170.65
9	—	719	150.00–156.00	153.14
5	—	542	190.00	190.00
6	—	432	192.00–213.00	200.33
1	—	765	156.00	156.00
12	—	466	180.00–213.00	196.59
17	—	582	173.00–181.50	177.85
31	—	679	152.00–168.00	158.35
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	176.00–210.00	193.34
3	—	578	152.00	152.00
2	—	493	168.00–170.00	168.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	131.00–136.00	134.20
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
4	—	471	152.00–156.00	153.29
3	—	365	175.00–185.00	181.62
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
1	—	955	92.00	92.00
8	—	709	124.00–133.00	127.13
8	—	541	145.00–151.00	149.51
3	—	821	110.00–129.00	122.68
2	—	303	177.50	177.50
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
2	—	567	150.00	150.00
2	—	425	151.00–155.00	153.02
3	—	765	123.00–125.00	123.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	129.00	129.00
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
1	—	495	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	69.00	69.00
9	—	1,581	78.00–86.00	81.83
12	—	1,458	70.00–78.00	75.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	45.00–50.00	47.70
3	—	1,007	53.00–59.00	56.81
9	—	1,046	69.00–76.00	73.63
6	—	1,094	64.00–68.00	66.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,279	71.00–78.00	74.87
11	—	1,321	79.00–87.00	82.95
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	105.00–112.00	110.42
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,813	101.00–125.00	112.20
3	—	1,307	96.00–100.00	98.44
1	—	1,345	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,450	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,284.47

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