Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steers under 500 lbs sold steady; 500-700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.27/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$162.27

506 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	575	169.00	972	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	696	162.60	1,131	494
Medium and Large 2-3	590	146.57	865	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $107 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 sale506 hd

162.27

—

KY average23 barns · 6,599 hd

162.98

−0.71

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	1,645	113.41	1,865	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	85.73	1,046	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	82.73	1,214	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	70.58	738	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,168	107.00	1,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2-3	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	141.72/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	143.37/cwt	141.00–145.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	166.28/cwt	166.00–168.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	164.48/cwt	164.00–167.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	154.71/cwt	150.00–163.00	659	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	169.89/cwt	167.50–172.00	544	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.32/cwt	150.00–161.00	746	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	147.86/cwt	146.00–149.00	850	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	130.01/cwt	127.00–132.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	913	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,320	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	250	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	151.48/cwt	147.00–155.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.52/cwt	144.00–148.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	139.20/cwt	139.00–140.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	268	180.92/cwt	171.00–187.50	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	155.02/cwt	154.00–157.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.17/cwt	136.00–137.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	190.38/cwt	189.00–194.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	176.95/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,016	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	128.40/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,421	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	140.60/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	164.15/cwt	161.00–168.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	183.66/cwt	175.00–189.00	972	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	183.74/cwt	177.00–191.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	180.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	150.60/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	187.96/cwt	173.00–194.50	900	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	154.44/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,202	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	162.49/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,081	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	173.97/cwt	158.00–187.50	1,065	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	177.27/cwt	175.00–182.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	176.08/cwt	172.00–181.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.04/cwt	165.00–185.00	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.88/cwt	133.00–142.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	82.54/cwt	76.00–94.00	941	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	73.50/cwt	71.00–76.00	763	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,168	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,250	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	71.88/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,023	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	54.72/cwt	41.00–60.00	516	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	66.24/cwt	60.00–70.00	684	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	85.88/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,290	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	80.50/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,151	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	88.87/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,102	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	80.12/cwt	75.00–84.00	949	14
Bulls	—	—	1,717	116.08/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,993	18
Bulls	—	—	1,319	101.41/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	1,346.57/cwt	1,310.00–1,425.00	17,896	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,609	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	736.64/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,930	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,242.68/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,825	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,050.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	730.93/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,551	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,121.56/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	13,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	121.58/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	163.03/cwt	160.00–171.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	156.25/cwt	151.00–160.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	165.52/cwt	156.00–174.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	118.89/cwt	113.00–125.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	741	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	127.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.95/cwt	155.00–157.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	167.20/cwt	161.00–173.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	151.21/cwt	147.00–157.50	794	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	143.13/cwt	141.00–146.00	832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	144.87/cwt	139.00–144.95	1,071	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	141.70/cwt	139.00–145.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	180.11/cwt	175.00–187.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	186.66/cwt	186.00–188.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	181.96/cwt	175.00–186.00	864	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	876	3

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 639Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 169Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 14Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	152.00–156.00	154.02
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
2	—	320	167.50–172.00	169.89
1	—	360	148.00	148.00
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
2	—	818	131.00–133.00	131.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	141.00–144.00	141.72
2	—	345	185.00	185.00
6	—	466	164.00–167.00	164.48
1	—	215	182.50	182.50
1	—	575	159.00	159.00
1	—	660	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,107	128.00–128.50	128.40
5	—	720	139.00–142.00	140.60
5	—	432	161.00–168.00	164.15
3	—	372	170.00–185.00	180.22
2	—	510	171.00	171.00
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
4	—	880	140.00–141.00	140.76
6	—	777	139.00–140.00	139.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	913	144.00–145.00	144.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	191.00	191.00
7	—	368	189.00–194.00	190.38
52	—	574	165.00–187.00	176.95
25	—	529	175.00–189.00	183.66
12	—	420	177.00–191.00	183.74
5	—	717	149.00–152.00	150.60
2	—	320	192.50	192.50
52	—	479	173.00–194.50	187.96
135	—	778	141.00–159.00	154.44
25	—	665	157.00–168.00	162.49
30	—	612	158.00–187.50	173.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	141.00–145.00	143.37
7	—	387	166.00–168.00	166.28
21	—	426	150.00–163.00	154.71
24	—	480	150.00–161.00	155.32
32	—	575	146.00–149.00	147.86
10	—	693	139.00–140.00	139.20
4	—	268	171.00–187.50	180.92
7	—	325	161.00–173.00	167.20
58	—	525	147.00–157.50	151.21
71	—	739	139.00–144.95	144.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	130.00–134.00	132.00
7	—	728	127.00–132.00	130.01
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
4	—	324	147.00–155.00	151.48
4	—	466	144.00–148.00	146.52
11	—	759	130.00	130.00
4	—	381	154.00–157.00	155.02
6	—	669	136.00–137.00	136.17
5	—	517	140.00–147.00	143.39
2	—	280	155.00–157.00	155.95
6	—	581	141.00–146.00	143.13
9	—	410	142.00–150.00	145.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	113.00–125.00	118.89
2	—	482	137.00	137.00
3	—	613	125.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
3	—	385	139.00–145.00	141.70
4	—	528	125.00–135.00	129.59
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	697	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	175.00–182.00	177.27
8	—	418	172.00–181.00	176.08
4	—	341	191.00	191.00
3	—	371	186.00–188.00	186.66
3	—	550	176.00	176.00
4	—	676	146.00	146.00
11	—	475	175.00–186.00	181.96
1	—	705	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	165.00–185.00	176.04
2	—	785	135.00	135.00
6	—	684	133.00–142.00	138.88
3	—	342	175.00	175.00
5	—	879	116.00–124.00	121.58
4	—	438	160.00–171.00	163.03
1	—	645	143.00	143.00
1	—	910	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,030	95.00	95.00
6	—	586	151.00–160.00	156.25
4	—	515	156.00–174.00	165.52
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
3	—	720	132.00–139.00	135.37
4	—	279	175.00–187.00	180.11
3	—	475	169.00	169.00
1	—	950	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	225	171.00	171.00
2	—	462	146.00	146.00
3	—	773	110.00–115.00	113.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,140	76.00–94.00	82.54
14	—	1,038	71.00–76.00	73.50
6	—	943	41.00–60.00	54.72
15	—	1,032	60.00–70.00	66.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	66.00–75.00	71.88
30	—	1,502	84.00–93.00	85.88
23	—	1,430	75.00–84.00	80.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,240	84.00–100.00	88.87
14	—	1,185	75.00–84.00	80.12
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,717	108.00–124.00	116.08
4	—	1,319	97.00–104.00	101.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,329	1,310.00–1,425.00	1,346.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	805	700.00–750.00	736.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,242.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,199	925.00–1,275.00	1,121.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	675.00–775.00	730.93

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

Steers · 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