Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday 400-600 lb steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher on weaned packages with very good demand; over 600 lbs light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very 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 $141.37/cwt on 364 head.

Average price

$141.37

364 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

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	612	142.64	873	344
Large 1-2	657	127.50	838	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	117.67	703	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $170 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 sale364 hd

141.37

—

KY average26 barns · 6,529 hd

148.07

−6.69

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	1,790	118.17	2,116	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	88.51	1,311	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	87.81	1,106	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	77.03	813	36

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	522	144.68/cwt	141.00–147.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.44/cwt	140.00–153.00	679	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	149.30/cwt	148.00–152.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.87/cwt	146.00–158.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	142.26/cwt	140.00–143.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	125.25/cwt	119.00–127.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	122.99/cwt	119.00–126.00	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.48/cwt	131.00–139.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	138.90/cwt	138.50–139.35	993	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	158.56/cwt	154.00–173.00	679	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	148.46/cwt	147.00–154.00	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	155.60/cwt	150.00–161.00	741	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	171.15/cwt	166.00–177.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	174.21/cwt	165.00–177.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	178.21/cwt	174.00–183.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	186.74/cwt	176.00–191.00	893	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	268	169.51/cwt	164.00–172.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	172.62/cwt	170.00–174.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	171.02/cwt	165.00–177.50	462	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	177.17/cwt	176.00–181.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	152.92/cwt	147.00–162.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	178.38/cwt	169.00–184.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	146.76/cwt	140.50–150.00	1,146	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	172.49/cwt	160.00–176.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	160.16/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,091	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,155	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	855	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	173.31/cwt	165.00–189.00	910	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	200.44/cwt	187.00–221.00	834	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	150.75/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,103	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	162.12/cwt	155.00–168.00	999	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	164.31/cwt	162.00–167.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	148.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	171.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	164.49/cwt	162.00–169.00	850	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	174.19/cwt	165.00–180.00	650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	80.87/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,086	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	74.90/cwt	70.00–79.00	783	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	89.99/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,357	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	68.30/cwt	68.00–69.00	655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	83.83/cwt	80.00–94.00	914	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	80.19/cwt	76.00–84.00	978	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	90.07/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,145	37
Bulls	—	—	1,814	120.24/cwt	100.00–133.00	2,181	23
Bulls	—	—	1,520	94.37/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,434	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,084.29/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	13,098	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,174.82/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	15,919	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	875	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.76/cwt	155.00–163.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	141.31/cwt	135.00–148.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.05/cwt	150.00–162.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	88.05/cwt	80.00–96.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	130.29/cwt	121.00–139.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	98.95/cwt	91.00–107.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.74/cwt	140.00–161.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	873	118.94/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	671	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	147.91/cwt	147.00–148.50	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.41/cwt	121.00–130.00	790	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	801	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	177.11/cwt	175.00–179.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.25/cwt	156.00–161.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	975	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	841	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	101.96/cwt	98.00–103.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	443	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	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 Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 627Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 105Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	141.00–147.00	144.68
21	—	467	140.00–153.00	145.44
16	—	678	129.00–135.00	131.77
6	—	441	148.00–152.00	149.30
7	—	374	146.00–158.00	150.87
11	—	737	119.00–127.00	125.25
9	—	763	119.00–126.00	122.99
2	—	283	156.00	156.00
6	—	620	131.00–139.00	134.48
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
6	—	330	140.00–161.00	153.74
13	—	563	140.00–147.00	142.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	101.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	205	147.50	147.50
2	—	815	80.00–96.00	88.05
4	—	472	121.00–139.00	130.29
2	—	760	91.00–107.00	98.95
2	—	508	125.00–132.00	128.45
3	—	625	121.00–130.00	126.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	140.00–143.00	142.26
148	—	715	138.50–139.35	138.90
17	—	428	154.00–173.00	158.56
13	—	523	147.00–154.00	148.46
15	—	476	150.00–161.00	155.60
7	—	383	166.00–177.00	171.15
5	—	341	165.00–177.00	174.21
3	—	268	164.00–172.00	169.51
11	—	561	147.00–148.50	147.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	116.00–125.00	118.94
1	—	975	111.00	111.00
3	—	841	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	671	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
2	—	270	165.00–177.50	171.02
2	—	655	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	174.00–183.00	178.21
5	—	474	170.00–174.00	172.62
4	—	938	135.00	135.00
4	—	336	176.00–181.00	177.17
3	—	848	136.00	136.00
6	—	533	147.00–162.00	152.92
4	—	606	147.50–150.00	148.74
3	—	572	154.00–155.00	154.33
10	—	424	169.00–184.00	178.38
1	—	1,040	120.00	120.00
2	—	760	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	865	132.00–135.00	133.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	176.00–191.00	186.74
9	—	781	140.50–150.00	146.76
11	—	579	160.00–176.00	172.49
10	—	681	155.00–162.00	160.16
12	—	525	165.00–189.00	173.31
10	—	416	187.00–221.00	200.44
25	—	732	146.00–156.00	150.75
24	—	616	155.00–168.00	162.12
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	162.00–167.00	164.31
6	—	674	148.00–152.00	148.65
12	—	478	170.00–175.00	171.27
12	—	517	162.00–169.00	164.49
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	165.00–180.00	174.19
4	—	526	155.00–163.00	159.76
1	—	955	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,120	103.00	103.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
5	—	480	150.00–162.00	154.05
1	—	1,030	94.00	94.00
2	—	675	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	170	167.50	167.50
1	—	330	182.00	182.00
3	—	278	175.00–179.00	177.11
8	—	570	156.00–161.00	159.25
2	—	755	120.00	120.00
5	—	864	98.00–103.00	101.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	135.00–148.00	141.31
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	170.00	170.00
5	—	443	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	76.00–84.00	80.87
31	—	1,508	85.00–97.00	89.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	44.00	44.00
16	—	1,045	70.00–79.00	74.90
4	—	959	68.00–69.00	68.30
15	—	1,090	80.00–94.00	83.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	76.00–84.00	80.19
37	—	1,271	85.00–99.00	90.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,814	100.00–133.00	120.24
2	—	1,520	92.00–97.00	94.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,208	950.00–1,225.00	1,084.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,174.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	800.00	800.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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