Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on 400-500 lb weaned packages. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.94/cwt on 624 head.

Average price

$142.94

624 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$30.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

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	709	143.34	1,016	616
Medium and Large 2-3	699	112.38	786	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.96/cwt here — about $230 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 sale624 hd

142.94

—

KY average24 barns · 5,175 hd

147.84

−4.89

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	1,898	110.32	2,094	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	85.03	1,086	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	83.84	1,223	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	78.88	849	26

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	531	142.43/cwt	139.00–144.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	156.20/cwt	155.00–169.00	750	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	140.85/cwt	136.00–143.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	159.84/cwt	153.00–169.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	134.65/cwt	132.00–135.25	1,097	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	141.47/cwt	140.00–141.80	1,119	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.28/cwt	176.00–180.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	147.13/cwt	145.00–149.50	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	145.69/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,033	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	153.11/cwt	148.50–156.00	792	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	141.65/cwt	137.00–150.00	891	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	174.08/cwt	167.00–178.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	171.51/cwt	167.00–177.50	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	188.92/cwt	179.00–194.00	954	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,082	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	940	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	717	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	182.85/cwt	176.00–190.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	185.82/cwt	177.00–188.00	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	181.54/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,124	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	181.20/cwt	174.00–188.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	178.34/cwt	167.00–185.00	942	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	148.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	974	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	947	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	78.85/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,038	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	85.60/cwt	74.00–101.00	955	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	68.11/cwt	66.00–71.00	690	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	86.71/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,326	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	80.45/cwt	75.00–83.00	956	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	88.38/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,180	23
Bulls	—	—	1,981	114.23/cwt	106.00–124.00	2,263	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	99.90/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,063.41/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	12,718	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,428.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,525.00	18,879	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	183.27/cwt	178.00–185.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.69/cwt	124.00–137.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,020	106.90/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	866	128.29/cwt	126.50–129.50	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,093	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	415	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	155.06/cwt	150.00–162.50	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	908	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,174	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 1,117Year ago 1,136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 164Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	139.00–144.00	142.43
6	—	483	145.00–151.00	147.96
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
1	—	895	108.00	108.00
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
3	—	332	150.00–162.50	155.06
5	—	562	135.00–145.00	141.51
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
2	—	817	98.00	98.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	480	155.00–169.00	156.20
1	—	320	164.00	164.00
10	—	675	136.00–143.00	140.85
6	—	431	153.00–169.00	159.84
78	—	815	132.00–135.25	134.65
74	—	791	140.00–141.80	141.47
7	—	573	145.00–149.50	147.13
278	—	709	144.00–148.00	145.69
26	—	517	148.50–156.00	153.11
25	—	629	137.00–150.00	141.65
11	—	387	167.00–178.00	174.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	102.00–112.00	106.90
10	—	866	126.50–129.50	128.29
5	—	1,093	97.50	97.50
30	—	908	129.25	129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	176.00–180.00	177.28
1	—	265	187.00	187.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
3	—	573	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	167.00–177.50	171.51
16	—	505	179.00–194.00	188.92
18	—	666	162.50	162.50
15	—	411	176.00–190.00	182.85
8	—	475	177.00–188.00	185.82
1	—	340	187.00	187.00
12	—	605	171.00–182.50	181.54
40	—	783	143.50	143.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	121.00	121.00
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	465	167.00	167.00
6	—	526	154.00–157.00	155.46
4	—	669	130.00–144.00	136.88
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
4	—	384	178.00–185.00	183.27
3	—	720	124.00–137.00	132.69
2	—	333	177.50–178.00	177.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	174.00–188.00	181.20
2	—	420	174.00–175.00	174.51
2	—	392	181.00	181.00
10	—	528	167.00–185.00	178.34
3	—	658	146.00–149.00	148.01
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
2	—	565	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
2	—	557	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,317	76.00–82.00	78.85
18	—	1,529	83.00–90.00	86.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	60.00	60.00
17	—	1,116	74.00–101.00	85.60
6	—	1,013	66.00–71.00	68.11
2	—	1,035	63.00–64.00	63.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,188	75.00–83.00	80.45
2	—	1,145	74.00	74.00
23	—	1,335	84.00–98.00	88.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,981	106.00–124.00	114.23
3	—	1,678	96.00–105.00	99.90

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,196	875.00–1,250.00	1,063.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,322	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,428.03

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