Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All market classes sold steady on comparable quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.85/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$136.85

269 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

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	653	138.23	903	238
Large 1-2	563	131.00	737	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	125.61	705	27

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about $198 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 sale269 hd

136.85

—

KY average24 barns · 5,248 hd

144.18

−7.33

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	1,781	111.70	1,990	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	82.91	1,028	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	82.83	1,297	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	75.95	811	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	106.53	1,323	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	112.00	1,462	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2Value Added	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	140.36/cwt	138.30–142.50	1,235	126
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	162.66/cwt	162.00–163.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	167.94/cwt	163.00–172.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	136.34/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	178.57/cwt	170.00–187.50	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	333	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	179.92/cwt	173.00–188.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	124.37/cwt	123.00–127.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.80/cwt	150.00–154.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,015	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	152.98/cwt	148.00–157.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	795	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	144.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,010	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	145.18/cwt	144.00–149.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	136.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	159.99/cwt	159.00–160.50	907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	181.09/cwt	176.00–187.50	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	149.72/cwt	148.00–153.00	548	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	156.04/cwt	151.00–160.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,095	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	160.86/cwt	159.00–161.50	1,054	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	138.58/cwt	134.00–140.00	988	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.27/cwt	151.00–156.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	159.86/cwt	157.50–176.00	852	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	182.17/cwt	175.00–196.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	160.81/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,011	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	84.43/cwt	82.00–89.00	874	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	70.16/cwt	69.00–71.50	848	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	87.11/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,074	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,242	106.53/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,323	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	73.67/cwt	71.00–76.00	823	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	79.43/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,179	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,305	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	86.78/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,446	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	78.40/cwt	73.00–82.00	985	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	68.65/cwt	68.00–69.00	671	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	115.02/cwt	104.00–128.00	2,057	13
Bulls	—	—	1,753	97.30/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,706	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,209	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	967.68/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	12,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	141.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	142.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	149.29/cwt	146.00–151.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	142.66/cwt	139.00–149.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	133.58/cwt	132.00–135.00	697	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	826	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	935	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	95.02/cwt	92.00–98.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	107.45/cwt	102.00–113.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	118.71/cwt	115.00–126.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	128.20/cwt	121.00–132.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.62/cwt	141.00–144.00	665	8

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 542Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 197Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 37Year ago 23

All market classes sold steady on comparable quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	142.00	142.00
3	—	358	162.00–163.00	162.66
6	—	318	163.00–172.00	167.94
66	—	759	133.75	133.75
5	—	467	148.00–157.00	152.98
73	—	731	138.10	138.10
4	—	531	144.00–149.00	145.18
1	—	580	144.00	144.00
10	—	428	151.00–160.00	156.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	150.00–156.00	152.88
1	—	205	162.50	162.50
14	—	611	125.00–134.00	130.10
3	—	270	142.00–150.00	144.57
4	—	366	148.00–153.00	149.72
4	—	678	130.00	130.00
2	—	822	116.00	116.00
16	—	520	135.00–143.00	137.16
3	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	716	115.00–126.00	118.71
8	—	466	141.00–144.00	142.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
5	—	522	132.00–135.00	133.58
2	—	815	92.00–98.00	95.02
2	—	768	102.00–113.00	107.45
13	—	560	121.00–132.00	128.20
2	—	480	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
2	—	555	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	826	117.00–118.00	117.66
1	—	935	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	880	138.30–142.50	140.36
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
5	—	646	145.00	145.00
3	—	762	136.00–137.00	136.34
2	—	368	170.00–187.50	178.57
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
1	—	235	192.50	192.50
15	—	713	134.00–140.00	138.58
3	—	565	151.00–156.00	154.27
1	—	315	177.50	177.50
3	—	511	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	148.00	148.00
1	—	775	128.00	128.00
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
3	—	613	134.00–140.00	136.35
1	—	545	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	159.00–160.50	159.99
12	—	782	140.00	140.00
12	—	655	159.00–161.50	160.86
2	—	350	199.00	199.00
23	—	533	157.50–176.00	159.86
1	—	480	158.00	158.00
2	—	315	199.00	199.00
12	—	424	175.00–196.00	182.17
11	—	629	158.00–166.00	160.81
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
8	—	383	173.00–188.00	179.92
1	—	1,055	86.00	86.00
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
4	—	529	150.00–154.00	152.80
3	—	277	176.00–187.50	181.09
5	—	469	150.00–155.00	150.99
2	—	915	125.00	125.00
3	—	562	146.00–151.00	149.29
1	—	950	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
1	—	235	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	123.00–127.00	124.37
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
3	—	518	140.00–146.00	141.99
3	—	465	140.00–148.00	142.67
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
3	—	435	139.00–149.00	142.66
1	—	310	159.00	159.00
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	158.50	158.50
3	—	455	165.00	165.00
2	—	632	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	82.00–89.00	84.43
9	—	1,117	71.00–76.00	73.67
3	—	977	68.00–69.00	68.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	69.00–71.50	70.16
20	—	1,233	83.00–95.00	87.11
13	—	1,256	73.00–82.00	78.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	73.00–82.00	79.43
9	—	1,666	84.00–89.50	86.78
1	—	1,240	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	97.00–114.00	106.53
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,788	104.00–128.00	115.02
3	—	1,753	93.00–102.00	97.30

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)	1	—	1,295	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	900.00–1,085.00	967.68

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