Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.15/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$150.15

420 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

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	576	152.93	881	384
Medium and Large 2-3	647	120.54	780	35
Small and Medium 1-2	510	119.00	607	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $274 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 sale420 hd

150.15

—

KY average26 barns · 7,754 hd

149.73

+0.42

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	—	Low	1,743	107.55	1,874	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	79.03	1,011	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	78.40	1,210	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	68.78	742	17

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	1,045	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	177.34/cwt	171.00–184.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	159.18/cwt	145.00–163.00	829	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	286	173.02/cwt	164.00–177.50	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	173.33/cwt	172.00–174.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	147.60/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,219	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	166.00/cwt	163.00–170.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	139.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	141.66/cwt	141.00–143.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	157.07/cwt	152.00–166.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,085	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	132.29/cwt	129.00–139.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	158.71/cwt	145.00–164.95	898	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	168.75/cwt	160.00–173.00	653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	157.42/cwt	150.00–164.00	735	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	146.86/cwt	142.00–147.25	1,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	818	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,276	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	223.14/cwt	215.00–225.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	178.69/cwt	172.00–182.00	995	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	183.26/cwt	173.00–189.00	964	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	174.41/cwt	171.00–175.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,038	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	815	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	163.39/cwt	158.00–165.50	1,075	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	199.90/cwt	186.00–223.00	940	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	134.09/cwt	129.00–139.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.67/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	165.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	151.43/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,174	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	167.24/cwt	161.00–171.75	1,027	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	191.08/cwt	186.00–200.00	831	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	155.65/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,116	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	163.78/cwt	162.00–165.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	192.76/cwt	176.00–203.00	894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	150.88/cwt	149.00–152.00	943	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	212.14/cwt	204.00–225.00	800	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	81.10/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,286	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	46.08/cwt	42.00–50.00	510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	57.41/cwt	55.00–61.00	520	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	81.44/cwt	73.00–95.00	914	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	75.26/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,124	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.59/cwt	64.00–68.00	792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	84.33/cwt	78.50–93.00	1,111	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	69.11/cwt	64.00–73.00	769	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	75.34/cwt	69.00–78.00	935	12
Bulls	—	—	1,280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	111.82/cwt	103.00–122.00	2,061	12
Bulls	—	—	1,373	94.74/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	896.14/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,890	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	28,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	152.99/cwt	149.00–160.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	130.43/cwt	126.00–141.00	927	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	158.32/cwt	156.00–161.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	170.15/cwt	155.00–184.00	815	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	141.49/cwt	138.00–144.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	154.13/cwt	147.50–158.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	115.97/cwt	110.00–117.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	873	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	149.10/cwt	141.00–160.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	114.93/cwt	104.00–121.00	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	127.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	742	132.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	841	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,043	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	105.45/cwt	96.00–111.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	112.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	939	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	178.48/cwt	177.50–179.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	177.31/cwt	159.00–189.00	746	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	182.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	193.51/cwt	191.00–204.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	195.82/cwt	192.00–200.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	129.97/cwt	129.00–131.00	881	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 496Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 92Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	112.00	112.00
5	—	462	171.00–184.00	177.34
11	—	826	143.50–150.00	147.60
1	—	930	135.00	135.00
5	—	561	163.00–170.00	166.00
3	—	973	135.00–142.00	139.63
13	—	716	142.00–147.25	146.86
1	—	320	191.00	191.00
1	—	295	178.00	178.00
7	—	412	171.00–175.00	174.41
3	—	760	144.00–149.00	145.67
3	—	525	164.00–168.00	165.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
2	—	610	136.00–139.00	137.52
1	—	390	173.00	173.00
2	—	747	139.00	139.00
3	—	665	129.00–139.00	134.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	818	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	215.00–225.00	223.14
30	—	557	172.00–182.00	178.69
30	—	526	173.00–189.00	183.26
14	—	658	158.00–165.50	163.39
18	—	470	186.00–223.00	199.90
9	—	775	150.00–154.00	151.43
51	—	614	161.00–171.75	167.24
5	—	435	186.00–200.00	191.08
12	—	717	153.00–158.00	155.65
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	815	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	521	145.00–163.00	159.18
3	—	286	164.00–177.50	173.02
3	—	315	172.00–174.00	173.33
3	—	613	141.00–143.00	141.66
8	—	416	152.00–166.00	157.07
74	—	728	149.00	149.00
85	—	566	145.00–164.95	158.71
13	—	387	160.00–173.00	168.75
46	—	467	150.00–164.00	157.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	140.00–144.00	141.85
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
2	—	205	150.00	150.00
2	—	468	140.00–150.00	145.08
2	—	687	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	148.00–150.00	148.97
5	—	527	140.00–143.00	141.82
5	—	365	147.50–158.00	154.13
2	—	827	108.00	108.00
9	—	628	130.00–139.00	134.98
3	—	322	141.00–160.00	149.10
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	130.00–132.00	130.75
3	—	572	129.00–139.00	132.29
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.60
5	—	619	125.00–128.00	126.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
7	—	765	110.00–117.00	115.97
9	—	678	104.00–121.00	114.93
4	—	726	96.00–111.00	105.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	136.00	136.00
6	—	873	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
9	—	742	130.00–135.00	132.20
9	—	841	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	162.00–165.00	163.78
9	—	464	176.00–203.00	192.76
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
7	—	625	149.00–152.00	150.88
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
7	—	377	204.00–225.00	212.14
7	—	417	191.00–204.00	193.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	149.00–160.00	152.99
10	—	711	126.00–141.00	130.43
3	—	530	156.00–161.00	158.32
4	—	881	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	479	155.00–184.00	170.15
4	—	684	138.00–144.00	141.49
1	—	1,060	96.00	96.00
3	—	777	125.00–133.00	127.95
3	—	838	110.00–113.00	112.02
3	—	332	177.50–179.00	178.48
5	—	421	159.00–189.00	177.31
3	—	625	141.00–145.00	143.01
6	—	389	180.00–185.00	182.16
2	—	278	192.00–200.00	195.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	133.00–134.00	133.50
3	—	561	145.00–147.00	145.65
1	—	225	162.50	162.50
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
2	—	678	129.00–131.00	129.97
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
2	—	790	117.00	117.00
1	—	400	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,586	79.00–85.00	81.10
12	—	1,494	71.00–78.00	75.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	42.00–50.00	46.08
3	—	905	55.00–61.00	57.41
8	—	1,122	73.00–95.00	81.44
3	—	1,112	64.00–73.00	69.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	64.00–68.00	65.59
21	—	1,318	78.50–93.00	84.33
12	—	1,241	69.00–78.00	75.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	82.00	82.00
12	—	1,843	103.00–122.00	111.82
2	—	1,373	90.00–98.00	94.74

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)	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	850.00–1,000.00	896.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,890	1,485.00	1,485.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Replacement Cattle