Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with best demand for weaned 400-600 lb thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand under heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.90/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$143.90

265 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$47.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

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	554	148.47	823	231
Large 1-2	573	144.51	828	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	659	111.90	738	29
Small and Medium 1-2	613	100.67	617	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.80/cwt here — about $206 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 sale265 hd

143.90

—

KY average24 barns · 5,910 hd

149.00

−5.10

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	1,597	115.12	1,838	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	90.08	1,188	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	87.68	1,336	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	74.09	782	36

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	664	142.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	171.08/cwt	164.00–173.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	273	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	129.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	359	166.32/cwt	163.00–179.00	597	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	165.33/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,104	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.66/cwt	148.00–149.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	150.24/cwt	149.00–153.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	150.36/cwt	148.00–154.00	723	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.03/cwt	124.00–139.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	142.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	154.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	129.40/cwt	120.00–131.00	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	154.54/cwt	147.00–157.00	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	145.72/cwt	141.00–149.00	838	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	724	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	613	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	159.07/cwt	157.00–162.00	834	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	191.63/cwt	173.00–194.50	887	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	167.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	184.25/cwt	169.00–190.50	960	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	192.51/cwt	184.00–198.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	151.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	173.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	171.32/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	196.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	144.92/cwt	138.00–147.75	1,172	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	174.22/cwt	165.00–181.00	995	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	179.42/cwt	167.00–188.00	874	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	144.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	901	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	736	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,095	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	89.54/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,384	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	81.37/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,152	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	83.05/cwt	78.00–87.00	880	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	75.16/cwt	71.00–78.00	831	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	91.95/cwt	85.00–105.50	1,220	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	82.51/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,059	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	559	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	65.30/cwt	62.00–70.00	639	9
Bulls	—	—	1,587	116.19/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,844	17
Bulls	—	—	1,760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	718.41/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,087.05/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	129.69/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.40/cwt	133.00–134.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	141.90/cwt	138.00–142.00	983	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	155.29/cwt	154.00–157.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	108.51/cwt	100.00–120.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	106.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	771	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	573	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	101.23/cwt	101.00–102.00	779	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	647	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	178.28/cwt	166.00–186.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.20/cwt	161.00–180.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.70/cwt	167.50–174.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	94.12/cwt	86.00–102.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	157.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 686Year ago 1,109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 151Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	140.00–150.00	142.45
4	—	524	157.00–162.00	159.07
3	—	450	165.00–170.00	167.33
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
2	—	567	154.00	154.00
6	—	646	147.00–156.00	151.50
4	—	410	170.00–175.00	173.73
10	—	370	189.00	189.00
22	—	809	138.00–147.75	144.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
4	—	723	128.00–135.00	129.69
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
4	—	474	149.00–153.00	150.24
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	668	162.50–167.50	165.33
22	—	463	173.00–194.50	191.63
27	—	521	169.00–190.50	184.25
1	—	345	199.00	199.00
13	—	427	184.00–198.00	192.51
6	—	790	147.00	147.00
11	—	621	160.00–175.00	171.32
4	—	390	195.00–200.00	196.27
13	—	571	165.00–181.00	174.22
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	660	140.00–141.00	140.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	337	164.00–173.00	171.08
3	—	273	162.50	162.50
30	—	359	163.00–179.00	166.32
38	—	481	148.00–154.00	150.36
7	—	615	142.00–147.00	142.70
10	—	424	150.00–156.00	154.06
14	—	521	147.00–157.00	154.54
17	—	575	141.00–149.00	145.72
73	—	693	138.00–142.00	141.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	102.00–108.00	105.00
3	—	475	148.00–149.00	148.66
5	—	630	124.00–139.00	133.03
2	—	425	139.00–140.00	139.51
7	—	760	120.00–131.00	129.40
5	—	522	135.00–141.00	138.75
4	—	316	154.00–157.00	155.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	129.00	129.00
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
6	—	682	100.00–120.00	108.51
2	—	560	131.00	131.00
4	—	726	100.00–110.00	106.22
1	—	220	141.00	141.00
9	—	770	101.00–102.00	101.23
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	100.00–101.00	100.67
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	144.00–145.00	144.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	118.00	118.00
2	—	875	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	187.00	187.00
25	—	487	167.00–188.00	179.42
13	—	625	140.00–146.00	144.21
7	—	520	166.00–186.00	178.28
2	—	557	170.00	170.00
2	—	417	189.00	189.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	148.00–160.00	151.80
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
4	—	818	110.00	110.00
1	—	210	172.50	172.50
5	—	773	123.00–134.00	129.69
5	—	670	133.00–134.00	133.40
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
2	—	712	125.00	125.00
9	—	375	161.00–180.00	167.20
3	—	330	167.50–174.00	169.70
2	—	875	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,030	86.00–102.00	94.12
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	278	150.00–165.00	157.30
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	126.00–128.00	126.97
4	—	783	118.00–120.00	118.99
2	—	625	130.00–134.00	132.05
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
2	—	708	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	585	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	68.00	68.00
41	—	1,546	85.00–95.00	89.54
9	—	1,416	75.00–84.50	81.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	74.00	74.00
45	—	1,327	85.00–105.50	91.95
9	—	1,283	76.00–85.00	82.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,060	78.00–87.00	83.05
13	—	1,105	71.00–78.00	75.16
2	—	1,055	53.00	53.00
9	—	979	62.00–70.00	65.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,587	109.00–126.00	116.19
1	—	1,760	97.00	97.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,610	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	975.00–1,175.00	1,087.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	650.00–775.00	718.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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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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