Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Yearlings no test. 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 $149.59/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$149.59

320 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

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	516	151.39	782	290
Large 1-2	608	133.50	811	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	504	132.59	668	26
Small and Medium 1-2	305	125.25	382	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $400 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 sale320 hd

149.59

—

KY average27 barns · 5,310 hd

149.86

−0.27

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	—	Average	1,576	112.58	1,775	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	84.17	1,081	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	83.35	1,199	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	75.09	779	37

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	728	150.55/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	153.46/cwt	147.00–155.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	154.98/cwt	151.00–160.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	138.39/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	196.61/cwt	182.00–206.00	840	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	143.94/cwt	140.00–151.00	882	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	159.86/cwt	151.00–166.00	771	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	250	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	155.16/cwt	148.00–164.00	811	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	165.52/cwt	164.00–171.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	169.07/cwt	165.00–176.00	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.98/cwt	144.00–151.00	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	160.05/cwt	154.00–168.00	674	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	151.15/cwt	147.00–158.00	868	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.20/cwt	128.00–134.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.25/cwt	131.00–132.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.74/cwt	136.00–146.00	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.35/cwt	149.00–151.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.26/cwt	137.00–145.00	747	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.34/cwt	172.00–176.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	169.52/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,061	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.12/cwt	161.00–173.00	891	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	166.12/cwt	165.00–166.50	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	183.46/cwt	176.00–194.00	969	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	184.13/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	170.63/cwt	166.00–182.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	160.76/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	203.19/cwt	195.00–214.00	758	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	191.03/cwt	180.00–203.00	900	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	199.57/cwt	194.00–205.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	156.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	185.42/cwt	180.00–195.00	808	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	178.40/cwt	171.00–183.00	828	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	82.89/cwt	77.00–89.00	914	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	73.14/cwt	69.00–77.00	743	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	64.79/cwt	64.00–65.00	614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	257	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	80.20/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,122	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	81.12/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,046	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	88.19/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,130	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	86.35/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,281	29
Bulls	—	—	1,481	96.50/cwt	90.00–107.50	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	119.45/cwt	108.00–131.00	1,951	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	766.58/cwt	700.00–835.00	8,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,220.98/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	15,714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	151.79/cwt	145.00–160.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	133.01/cwt	132.50–134.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.39/cwt	152.00–159.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	93.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	109.86/cwt	106.00–110.50	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	124.44/cwt	121.00–135.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	175.77/cwt	166.00–186.00	905	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.77/cwt	115.00–121.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	122.66/cwt	117.00–129.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	154.55/cwt	149.00–160.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	162.49/cwt	155.00–167.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	135.06/cwt	129.00–140.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	132.22/cwt	126.00–137.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	122.75/cwt	121.00–125.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	171.50/cwt	164.00–182.00	984	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	313	209.12/cwt	206.00–212.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	156.01/cwt	152.50–166.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	147.00/cwt	146.00–149.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	164.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	176.14/cwt	169.00–190.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	157.20/cwt	150.00–162.00	898	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 1,304Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 242Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	148.00–154.00	150.55
4	—	618	151.00–160.00	154.98
4	—	831	132.00–145.00	138.39
3	—	885	140.00	140.00
2	—	690	155.00	155.00
3	—	751	142.00	142.00
2	—	918	129.00–132.00	130.53
3	—	477	172.00–176.00	174.34
5	—	530	161.00–173.00	168.12
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
4	—	566	165.00–166.50	166.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	171.00	171.00
7	—	528	147.00–155.00	153.46
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
4	—	820	125.00	125.00
1	—	930	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
32	—	427	182.00–206.00	196.61
27	—	626	163.00–176.00	169.52
21	—	528	176.00–194.00	183.46
10	—	561	175.00–190.00	184.13
7	—	703	166.00–182.00	170.63
12	—	668	159.00–169.00	160.76
8	—	373	195.00–214.00	203.19
1	—	765	154.00	154.00
27	—	471	180.00–203.00	191.03
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	154.00	154.00
23	—	613	140.00–151.00	143.94
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
44	—	482	151.00–166.00	159.86
1	—	250	169.00	169.00
30	—	523	148.00–164.00	155.16
9	—	367	164.00–171.00	165.52
14	—	321	165.00–176.00	169.07
50	—	421	154.00–168.00	160.05
27	—	574	147.00–158.00	151.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	897	114.00	114.00
13	—	476	144.00–151.00	148.98
2	—	242	161.00	161.00
4	—	614	128.00–134.00	132.20
8	—	669	131.00–132.00	131.25
18	—	572	136.00–146.00	141.74
3	—	438	149.00–151.00	150.35
8	—	525	137.00–145.00	142.26
8	—	785	115.00–121.00	118.77
12	—	713	117.00–129.00	122.66
2	—	303	149.00–160.00	154.55
4	—	288	155.00–167.00	162.49
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	123.00	123.00
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
3	—	381	147.00	147.00
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
8	—	468	129.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.54
4	—	530	126.00–137.00	132.22
4	—	626	121.00–125.00	122.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	194.00–205.00	199.57
2	—	603	152.00–160.00	156.02
9	—	436	180.00–195.00	185.42
10	—	464	171.00–183.00	178.40
21	—	515	166.00–186.00	175.77
14	—	574	164.00–182.00	171.50
2	—	313	206.00–212.00	209.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	145.00–160.00	151.79
3	—	415	132.50–134.00	133.01
1	—	355	143.00	143.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
6	—	576	146.00–149.00	147.00
2	—	657	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	670	144.00	144.00
3	—	523	152.00–159.00	154.39
4	—	869	90.00–98.00	93.96
7	—	839	106.00–110.50	109.86
5	—	771	121.00–135.00	124.44
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,095	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,025	94.00	94.00
6	—	616	143.00–146.00	145.00
4	—	466	152.50–166.00	156.01
2	—	433	160.00–168.00	164.07
1	—	305	182.50	182.50
9	—	386	169.00–190.00	176.14
29	—	571	150.00–162.00	157.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,103	77.00–89.00	82.89
17	—	1,016	69.00–77.00	73.14
4	—	948	64.00–65.00	64.79
1	—	790	32.50	32.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	72.00	72.00
24	—	1,399	75.00–84.00	80.20
29	—	1,483	84.00–92.00	86.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,289	77.00–83.50	81.12
1	—	1,230	72.00	72.00
22	—	1,281	84.00–95.00	88.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	90.00–107.50	96.50
1	—	1,145	83.00	83.00
16	—	1,633	108.00–131.00	119.45

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	—	970	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,220.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	700.00–835.00	766.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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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