Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Some fleshy offerings facing discounts. No test on yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 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 $146.56/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$146.56

239 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$29.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

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	517	149.04	770	203
Medium and Large 2-3	490	133.34	653	30
Large 1-2	588	130.46	767	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	440	120.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.04/cwt here — about $242 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 sale239 hd

146.56

—

KY average26 barns · 5,351 hd

152.97

−6.41

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	—	Low	1,452	112.89	1,639	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	93.44	1,210	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	93.33	1,356	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	78.39	809	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	110.00	1,540	1thin

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	—	477	182.75/cwt	175.00–189.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	150.37/cwt	145.00–154.00	860	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	154.76/cwt	149.00–160.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	138.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	160.22/cwt	158.00–164.00	606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	143.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	881	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	144.39/cwt	141.00–148.00	608	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	682	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	691	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	311	172.59/cwt	167.50–175.00	537	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	139.77/cwt	134.00–152.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	151.18/cwt	145.00–161.00	806	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.39/cwt	152.50–163.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.66/cwt	148.00–152.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	215	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	96.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.73/cwt	132.00–135.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	136.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	158.84/cwt	152.00–167.00	756	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	178.18/cwt	167.00–182.00	919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	837	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	196.43/cwt	186.00–203.00	1,006	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	206.72/cwt	206.00–208.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	171.26/cwt	167.00–181.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	165.56/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	190.51/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	202.04/cwt	190.00–206.00	873	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	177.87/cwt	176.00–180.50	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	202.36/cwt	201.00–203.00	785	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	157.10/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	185.64/cwt	182.00–191.00	956	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	133.02/cwt	131.00–134.00	968	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	144.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	185.37/cwt	182.00–189.00	893	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	182.42/cwt	174.00–186.00	598	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	78.27/cwt	76.00–80.00	920	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	64.95/cwt	60.00–70.00	648	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	85.95/cwt	82.00–89.00	969	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	76.57/cwt	72.00–81.00	733	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	94.84/cwt	89.00–104.50	1,402	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	97.06/cwt	89.00–103.50	1,300	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	86.60/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,017	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	85.54/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,130	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	125.20/cwt	118.00–132.00	2,107	10
Bulls	—	—	1,201	102.76/cwt	95.50–112.00	1,234	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,165.49/cwt	900.00–1,375.00	15,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,407.45/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	19,831	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,253	1,154.34/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	14,464	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	894	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	140.25/cwt	138.00–143.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	135.65/cwt	133.00–139.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	138.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	135.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.36/cwt	118.00–128.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	131.28/cwt	127.00–137.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	136.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.22/cwt	140.00–143.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	193.82/cwt	186.00–199.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	171.72/cwt	166.00–175.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	939	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	193.57/cwt	186.00–196.00	741	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	828	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.47/cwt	156.00–160.00	916	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	170.73/cwt	168.00–172.00	717	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.95/cwt	152.00–172.50	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	160.02/cwt	157.50–162.50	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	175.65/cwt	170.00–185.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	164.11/cwt	159.00–172.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	154.67/cwt	152.00–159.00	957	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.56/cwt	118.00–124.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	186.05/cwt	182.50–190.00	512	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 483Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 94Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 26Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	175.00–189.00	182.75
1	—	870	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,045	125.00	125.00
7	—	516	167.00–182.00	178.18
3	—	410	175.00	175.00
2	—	600	152.00–156.00	154.00
1	—	300	187.00	187.00
7	—	577	167.00–181.00	171.26
1	—	805	138.00	138.00
3	—	763	145.00–146.00	145.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
4	—	837	125.00	125.00
1	—	945	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	173.00	173.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	512	186.00–203.00	196.43
11	—	457	206.00–208.00	206.72
7	—	656	162.00–169.00	165.56
6	—	562	187.00–192.00	190.51
17	—	432	190.00–206.00	202.04
14	—	635	176.00–180.50	177.87
3	—	388	201.00–203.00	202.36
6	—	719	148.00–159.00	157.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	572	145.00–154.00	150.37
18	—	423	149.00–160.00	154.76
9	—	668	135.00–142.00	138.44
15	—	378	158.00–164.00	160.22
16	—	613	140.00–148.00	143.76
3	—	311	167.50–175.00	172.59
27	—	533	145.00–161.00	151.18
1	—	215	183.00	183.00
25	—	476	152.00–167.00	158.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	141.00–148.00	144.39
16	—	474	140.00–152.00	145.86
3	—	325	152.50–163.00	159.39
3	—	393	148.00–152.00	150.66
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
2	—	878	94.00–100.00	96.97
4	—	624	132.00–135.00	132.73
3	—	667	130.00–135.00	131.98
2	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.42
2	—	275	145.00–155.00	150.27
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
5	—	517	140.00–143.00	141.22
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	116.50	116.50
3	—	525	134.00–152.00	139.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	130.00–142.50	136.02
3	—	690	129.00	129.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	730	103.00	103.00
6	—	510	133.00–139.00	135.65
7	—	383	131.00–141.00	138.24
4	—	421	130.00–140.00	135.37
4	—	563	127.00–137.00	131.28
2	—	455	133.00–140.00	136.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	110.00	110.00
5	—	757	120.00–125.00	123.98
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	182.00–191.00	185.64
8	—	728	131.00–134.00	133.02
2	—	673	142.00–147.00	144.49
2	—	320	189.00	189.00
10	—	482	182.00–189.00	185.37
6	—	432	186.00–199.00	193.82
6	—	582	166.00–175.00	171.72
7	—	383	186.00–196.00	193.57
15	—	619	152.00–159.00	154.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	174.00–186.00	182.42
4	—	685	138.00–143.00	140.25
8	—	766	118.00–128.00	124.36
2	—	955	94.00	94.00
6	—	578	156.00–160.00	158.47
2	—	810	116.00	116.00
3	—	420	168.00–172.00	170.73
9	—	470	152.00–172.50	165.95
3	—	382	170.00–185.00	175.65
5	—	521	159.00–172.00	164.11
4	—	729	118.00–124.00	122.56
2	—	275	182.50–190.00	186.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	146.00	146.00
2	—	795	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	352	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
2	—	265	157.50	157.50
2	—	318	157.50–162.50	160.02
4	—	669	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	97.00	97.00
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
2	—	828	102.00–110.00	105.96
2	—	512	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	76.00–80.00	78.27
22	—	1,339	89.00–103.50	97.06
5	—	1,174	84.00–89.00	86.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	60.00–70.00	64.95
12	—	1,127	82.00–89.00	85.95
13	—	957	72.00–81.00	76.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,478	89.00–104.50	94.84
6	—	1,321	81.00–89.00	85.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	91.00	91.00
10	—	1,683	118.00–132.00	125.20
10	—	1,201	95.50–112.00	102.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,315	900.00–1,375.00	1,165.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,409	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,407.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,154.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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