Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on attractive quality thin-fleshed weaned packages; average quality offerings carrying moderate flesh 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Yearlings light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand for heavy high dressing cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.56/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$166.56

224 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$41.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	632	167.63	1,059	212
Medium and Large 2-3	487	154.78	753	9thin
Large 1-2	837	126.33	1,057	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.30/cwt here — about $2 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 sale224 hd

166.56

—

KY average26 barns · 5,131 hd

165.45

+1.11

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	1,763	119.87	2,113	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	96.22	1,280	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	93.82	1,414	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	81.11	825	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	115.00	1,380	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	101.00	1,172	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	673	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.66/cwt	151.00–152.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	552	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	160.98/cwt	155.00–168.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	156.96/cwt	151.00–168.00	838	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	146.02/cwt	140.00–147.50	965	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.11/cwt	145.00–154.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	228	177.77/cwt	175.00–181.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	162.55/cwt	156.00–165.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	112.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.20/cwt	149.00–152.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.14/cwt	138.00–144.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	146.97/cwt	142.50–149.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	191.09/cwt	176.00–200.00	1,028	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	169.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	147.46/cwt	146.00–149.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	167.21/cwt	165.00–176.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	186.49/cwt	185.00–188.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	164.10/cwt	155.00–169.50	1,088	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,190	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	144.28/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	195.39/cwt	184.00–206.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	164.24/cwt	160.00–166.00	972	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	178.10/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,024	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	167.80/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,035	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	156.08/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,096	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	194.78/cwt	180.00–198.00	898	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	457	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	599	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	89.41/cwt	83.00–104.00	935	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	86.11/cwt	81.00–89.00	967	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	56.41/cwt	50.00–63.00	509	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	87.16/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,203	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	78.03/cwt	74.00–82.00	793	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	96.19/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,494	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	99.71/cwt	89.00–111.50	1,389	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	104.52/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	124.58/cwt	115.00–136.00	2,365	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	24,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,246.54/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	17,265	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	164.13/cwt	162.50–167.50	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	151.64/cwt	145.00–165.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.36/cwt	133.00–139.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	141.66/cwt	141.00–142.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	259	168.40/cwt	167.50–171.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	109.00/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	125.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	122.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	130.83/cwt	121.00–137.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	134.66/cwt	125.00–147.50	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,020	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	142.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	168.44/cwt	163.00–170.00	950	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	149.65/cwt	139.00–155.00	947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	165.49/cwt	160.00–172.50	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	171.86/cwt	164.00–176.00	830	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.60/cwt	153.00–160.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	168.92/cwt	161.00–175.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	188.54/cwt	180.00–193.00	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.14/cwt	172.50–175.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	173.08/cwt	169.00–182.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	127.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	138.47/cwt	136.00–142.00	860	7

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 601Year ago 503

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 113Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	140.00–146.00	142.78
6	—	619	151.00–152.00	151.66
1	—	295	187.00	187.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,067	110.00	110.00
5	—	488	165.00–176.00	167.21
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
4	—	793	142.00	142.00
13	—	815	146.00	146.00
7	—	711	142.00–145.00	144.28
2	—	1,187	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
4	—	592	160.00–166.00	164.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
2	—	392	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	163.00	163.00
3	—	575	158.00	158.00
1	—	270	171.00	171.00
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	538	176.00–200.00	191.09
2	—	408	185.00–188.00	186.49
47	—	663	155.00–169.50	164.10
12	—	469	184.00–206.00	195.39
12	—	768	147.00	147.00
12	—	575	174.00–184.00	178.10
27	—	617	157.00–169.00	167.80
7	—	702	150.00–158.50	156.08
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	820	129.00	129.00
1	—	990	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
3	—	625	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	155.00–168.00	160.98
43	—	534	151.00–168.00	156.96
3	—	735	135.00	135.00
23	—	661	140.00–147.50	146.02
2	—	228	175.00–181.00	177.77
16	—	466	156.00–165.00	162.55
5	—	380	160.00–175.00	169.00
11	—	570	146.00–149.00	147.46
11	—	633	139.00–155.00	149.65
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
7	—	318	160.00–172.50	165.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
10	—	623	131.00–136.00	133.50
7	—	476	145.00–154.00	148.11
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,085	105.00	105.00
2	—	823	109.00–116.00	112.51
10	—	523	140.00–151.00	143.00
5	—	378	152.00–157.00	155.95
4	—	427	149.00–152.00	150.20
10	—	570	138.00–144.00	142.14
2	—	665	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	743	124.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
3	—	325	142.50–149.00	146.97
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
5	—	566	121.00–137.00	130.83
2	—	673	117.00–120.00	118.46
9	—	419	125.00–147.50	134.66
2	—	535	131.00–135.00	133.02
3	—	372	135.00–146.00	142.20
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	652	152.00	152.00
8	—	461	180.00–198.00	194.78
4	—	625	150.00	150.00
19	—	564	163.00–170.00	168.44
4	—	526	161.00–175.00	168.92
12	—	429	180.00–193.00	188.54
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	162.50–167.50	164.13
2	—	905	90.00	90.00
6	—	433	145.00–165.00	151.64
3	—	522	141.00–142.00	141.66
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
2	—	715	110.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	618	130.00–131.00	130.49
4	—	259	167.50–171.00	168.40
3	—	460	141.00	141.00
3	—	688	121.00–125.00	122.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	133.00–139.00	136.36
2	—	935	98.00–120.00	109.00
3	—	738	120.00–132.00	125.35
2	—	985	105.00–106.00	105.50
13	—	483	164.00–176.00	171.86
2	—	290	175.00	175.00
3	—	573	153.00–160.00	155.60
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
2	—	423	170.00–175.00	172.49
3	—	328	172.50–175.00	174.14
3	—	371	169.00–182.00	173.08
3	—	1,001	81.00	81.00
4	—	762	120.00–130.00	127.49
1	—	185	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,065	97.00	97.00
7	—	621	136.00–142.00	138.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	101.00	101.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,046	83.00–104.00	89.41
3	—	902	50.00–63.00	56.41
11	—	1,016	74.00–82.00	78.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,123	81.00–89.00	86.11
38	—	1,393	89.00–111.50	99.71
1	—	1,230	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,380	85.00–89.00	87.16
45	—	1,553	89.00–107.00	96.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,220	99.00–110.00	104.52
12	—	1,898	115.00–136.00	124.58

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	—	1,645	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,385	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,246.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,100.00	1,100.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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