Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Heat advisory today. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.04/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$143.04

547 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$32.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

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	676	145.24	982	489
Large 1-2	595	138.00	821	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	125.16	683	53
Small and Medium 1-2	461	112.73	520	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.51/cwt here — about $462 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 sale547 hd

143.04

—

KY average27 barns · 4,912 hd

149.00

−5.96

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	1,397	111.64	1,560	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	94.59	1,191	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	92.63	1,294	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	80.66	827	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,262	117.43	1,482	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,057	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,286	$1,248	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2-3	—	830	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	146.24/cwt	140.85–148.90	1,065	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	129.50/cwt	115.00–139.00	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.39/cwt	155.00–161.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	263	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	125.96/cwt	115.00–137.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	147.85/cwt	147.85–147.85	1,143	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	806	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	150.19/cwt	145.00–156.00	782	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.23/cwt	134.00–144.00	799	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	128.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	179.26/cwt	175.00–181.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	144.26/cwt	144.00–145.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	151.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.69/cwt	140.00–152.50	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.08/cwt	139.00–146.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	145.98/cwt	139.00–146.25	962	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	158.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	118.99/cwt	114.00–127.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	127.14/cwt	110.00–132.00	727	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	128.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	943	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,339	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	152.02/cwt	148.00–154.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.78/cwt	149.00–161.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	170.05/cwt	167.00–173.00	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	146.49/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,020	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	138.44/cwt	132.00–146.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	158.11/cwt	149.00–166.00	991	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	164.30/cwt	161.00–169.50	955	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	140.39/cwt	138.00–141.00	948	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,294	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	133.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,097	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	178.32/cwt	170.00–182.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	157.46/cwt	154.00–161.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	148.05/cwt	140.00–152.50	919	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	149.85/cwt	141.00–156.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,172	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,262	117.43/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	80.11/cwt	75.00–83.00	810	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.59/cwt	71.00–75.00	690	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	87.48/cwt	83.00–92.00	938	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	64.86/cwt	56.00–68.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	100.80/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,307	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	86.30/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,043	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	96.03/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,357	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,199	15
Bulls	—	—	1,288	108.11/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,392	6
Bulls	—	—	1,135	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	118.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,056.50/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,057	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	1,027.88/head	875.00–1,225.00	1,028	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	1,437.22/head	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,437	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,080	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.69/cwt	148.00–153.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	133.02/cwt	123.00–141.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	175.33/cwt	175.00–176.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	109.58/cwt	109.50–110.00	917	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.89/cwt	144.00–152.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	438	113.64/cwt	103.00–119.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	123.69/cwt	119.50–128.00	788	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	547	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	127.45/cwt	124.00–131.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	128.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	141.90/cwt	139.00–144.00	861	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	306	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	839	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,003	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	537	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	548	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	138.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	138.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	160.86/cwt	159.00–162.50	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.75/cwt	118.00–132.00	909	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	975	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	132.75/cwt	127.50–140.00	422	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 Jun 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 663Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 125Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	99.00	99.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
6	—	468	115.00–139.00	129.50
4	—	683	114.00–127.00	118.99
18	—	572	110.00–132.00	127.14
4	—	436	120.00–135.00	128.74
8	—	637	119.50–128.00	123.69
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
2	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	124.00–131.00	127.45
6	—	332	120.00–135.00	128.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	127.00–132.00	129.49
2	—	703	115.00–137.00	125.96
22	—	574	134.00–144.00	139.23
3	—	673	126.00–131.00	128.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
4	—	273	140.00–160.00	151.45
5	—	369	140.00–152.50	148.69
5	—	422	139.00–146.00	143.08
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
6	—	525	142.00–144.00	143.34
10	—	471	138.00–148.00	143.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	728	140.85–148.90	146.24
60	—	773	147.85	147.85
28	—	521	145.00–156.00	150.19
4	—	576	144.00–145.00	144.26
85	—	659	139.00–146.25	145.98
8	—	493	154.00–160.00	158.51
3	—	428	148.00–154.00	152.02
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
10	—	607	139.00–144.00	141.90
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	103.00–119.00	113.64
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	839	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	155.00–161.00	158.39
3	—	653	143.00	143.00
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,205	97.00	97.00
1	—	415	163.00	163.00
6	—	565	149.00–161.00	154.78
3	—	906	132.00	132.00
58	—	876	147.75	147.75
9	—	728	130.00–140.00	133.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	150.00	150.00
5	—	628	134.00	134.00
8	—	806	131.00	131.00
2	—	458	142.00–150.00	146.02
2	—	410	142.00	142.00
4	—	560	132.00–146.00	138.44
2	—	708	120.00–130.00	125.02
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	175.00–181.00	179.26
11	—	522	167.00–173.00	170.05
49	—	696	145.00–149.00	146.49
38	—	627	149.00–166.00	158.11
27	—	581	161.00–169.50	164.30
11	—	708	155.00	155.00
7	—	463	170.00–182.00	178.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	943	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	138.00–141.00	140.39
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	164.00	164.00
2	—	415	154.00–161.00	157.46
1	—	540	157.00	157.00
8	—	621	140.00–152.50	148.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	141.00–156.00	149.85
1	—	1,075	109.00	109.00
7	—	418	148.00–153.00	150.69
3	—	356	175.00–176.00	175.33
6	—	837	109.50–110.00	109.58
12	—	523	144.00–152.00	146.89
2	—	905	90.00	90.00
2	—	785	118.00	118.00
2	—	235	161.00	161.00
1	—	175	175.00	175.00
3	—	646	137.00–140.00	138.00
5	—	682	135.00–141.00	138.18
2	—	1,045	106.00	106.00
3	—	318	162.00	162.00
1	—	130	172.50	172.50
3	—	470	150.00–155.00	153.30
2	—	278	159.00–162.50	160.86
11	—	723	118.00–132.00	125.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
6	—	517	123.00–141.00	133.02
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
3	—	318	127.50–140.00	132.75
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
2	—	537	102.00	102.00
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	147.00	147.00
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
1	—	975	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	112.00–120.00	117.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,011	75.00–83.00	80.11
3	—	950	71.00–75.00	72.59
18	—	1,072	83.00–92.00	87.48
6	—	943	56.00–68.00	64.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,297	93.00–108.00	100.80
12	—	1,209	80.00–89.00	86.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,413	91.00–107.00	96.03
15	—	1,372	85.00–90.00	87.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	98.00–114.00	108.11
1	—	1,135	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,550	116.00–124.00	118.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,173	875.00–1,225.00	1,027.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,382	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,437.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,056.50

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

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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