Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Buyers showing preference for hard-thin fleshed offerings; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.69/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$144.69

217 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$37.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

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	513	147.08	755	194
Medium and Large 2-3	487	125.15	610	22
Large 1-2	785	110.00	864	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale217 hd

144.69

—

KY average19 barns · 6,027 hd

148.69

−4.00

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	1,750	108.96	1,907	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	84.29	1,270	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	84.09	1,055	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	76.98	838	54

Every lot, as filed

122 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	Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	128.03/cwt	125.00–132.00	603	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	159.97/cwt	157.00–166.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	971	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	162.52/cwt	150.00–168.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	223	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	286	157.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	233	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	179.53/cwt	175.00–183.00	783	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	150.63/cwt	146.00–152.50	866	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	153.24/cwt	147.00–157.00	713	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	148.30/cwt	145.00–153.50	777	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	157.88/cwt	151.00–164.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	139.77/cwt	136.00–141.00	853	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.06/cwt	124.00–130.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	131.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	832	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.19/cwt	144.00–148.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	171.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	900	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	160.15/cwt	150.00–164.50	581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	192.32/cwt	188.00–195.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	157.43/cwt	156.50–158.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	183.67/cwt	183.00–184.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	159.79/cwt	147.00–166.00	978	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	180.28/cwt	171.00–185.00	842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	164.65/cwt	163.00–165.50	960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	143.17/cwt	141.00–144.00	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	173.32/cwt	165.00–186.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	154.01/cwt	153.50–155.00	862	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	79.82/cwt	74.00–84.00	987	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	54.76/cwt	50.00–60.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	68.45/cwt	66.00–71.00	796	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	87.88/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,337	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	78.77/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,178	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	707	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	82.14/cwt	77.00–90.00	893	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	74.24/cwt	71.00–77.00	809	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	88.10/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,122	33
Bulls	—	—	1,766	115.60/cwt	106.00–126.00	2,041	13
Bulls	—	—	1,806	95.39/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,325	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	991.31/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,697	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	743.64/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,570	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,193.35/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	15,370	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	875	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,531	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	963	574.94/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	1,030.74/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	12,348	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.55/cwt	165.00–182.00	579	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	150.53/cwt	150.00–151.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	176.68/cwt	168.00–185.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	145.75/cwt	142.00–154.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	169.04/cwt	164.00–176.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.44/cwt	160.00–185.00	645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	137.81/cwt	136.00–138.50	943	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.97/cwt	135.00–157.00	770	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	144.70/cwt	144.00–147.00	631	4

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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 411Year ago 1,542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 83Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 10Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	125.00–132.00	128.03
1	—	285	131.00	131.00
3	—	428	130.00–134.00	131.72
1	—	200	132.50	132.50
1	—	720	112.50	112.50
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
2	—	375	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	665	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	971	96.00	96.00
2	—	832	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	667	134.50	134.50
2	—	735	124.00	124.00
5	—	325	150.00–168.00	162.52
2	—	223	160.00–165.00	162.64
4	—	286	155.00–165.00	157.45
25	—	575	146.00–152.50	150.63
33	—	465	147.00–157.00	153.24
43	—	524	145.00–153.50	148.30
15	—	436	151.00–164.00	157.88
8	—	610	136.00–141.00	139.77
10	—	363	150.00–164.50	160.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	130.00–141.00	134.70
2	—	478	148.00–149.00	148.51
3	—	438	140.00–145.00	141.60
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
8	—	619	124.00–130.00	127.06
2	—	663	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	503	135.00–140.00	136.51
1	—	145	165.00	165.00
1	—	240	152.00	152.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
5	—	372	144.00–148.00	147.19
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	157.00–166.00	159.97
5	—	665	141.00–144.00	143.17
7	—	421	165.00–186.00	173.32
7	—	560	153.50–155.00	154.01
3	—	468	164.00–176.00	169.04
3	—	725	134.00–136.00	134.67
1	—	760	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	435	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	165.00–182.00	175.55
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,130	89.00	89.00
2	—	240	168.00–185.00	176.68
2	—	735	122.00	122.00
5	—	584	142.00–154.00	145.75
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
4	—	476	150.00–158.00	153.70
1	—	135	162.50	162.50
14	—	374	160.00–185.00	172.44
7	—	684	136.00–138.50	137.81
5	—	524	135.00–157.00	146.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	150.00–151.00	150.53
1	—	220	147.00	147.00
3	—	571	128.00–131.00	129.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
4	—	436	144.00–147.00	144.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
3	—	732	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	436	175.00–183.00	179.53
19	—	526	165.00–175.00	171.03
5	—	365	188.00–195.00	192.32
2	—	705	148.00	148.00
51	—	612	147.00–166.00	159.79
14	—	467	171.00–185.00	180.28
16	—	583	163.00–165.50	164.65
4	—	696	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
5	—	776	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	760	137.00	137.00
2	—	840	133.00	133.00
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
2	—	558	158.00–159.00	158.50
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
4	—	480	169.00–170.00	169.49
2	—	435	166.00	166.00
5	—	529	156.50–158.00	157.43
3	—	355	183.00–184.00	183.67
2	—	612	146.00	146.00
2	—	868	131.00–133.00	131.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,237	74.00–84.00	79.82
1	—	1,055	67.00	67.00
33	—	1,274	84.00–95.00	88.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	50.00–60.00	54.76
8	—	1,163	66.00–71.00	68.45
32	—	1,087	77.00–90.00	82.14
11	—	1,090	71.00–77.00	74.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,521	84.00–93.00	87.88
13	—	1,496	74.00–84.00	78.77
1	—	1,310	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,766	106.00–126.00	115.60
4	—	1,806	93.00–100.00	95.39
1	—	1,325	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,180	925.00–1,075.00	991.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,288	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,193.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,018	700.00–825.00	743.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	550.00–600.00	574.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,520	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	975.00–1,075.00	1,030.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,075.00	1,075.00

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