Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.79/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$158.79

472 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$37.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

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	766	159.87	1,224	436
Large 1	577	154.65	892	26
Medium and Large 2-3	776	122.59	952	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about $273 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 sale472 hd

158.79

—

KY average24 barns · 2,194 hd

159.94

−1.16

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	1,611	122.93	1,980	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	99.69	1,468	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	95.49	1,155	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	81.96	849	33
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,535	112.65	1,729	2thin

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)	1,025	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,334	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	147.31/cwt	140.00–156.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	136.61/cwt	134.00–141.00	940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.56/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	148.51/cwt	144.50–153.00	918	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	168.85/cwt	167.50–170.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	113.50/cwt	107.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	617	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	169	167.23/cwt	157.50–170.00	283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	129.93/cwt	126.00–134.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	807	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	169.25/cwt	167.50–171.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	112.41/cwt	109.00–116.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	127.51/cwt	126.00–132.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	164.57/cwt	164.50–165.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	159.54/cwt	158.00–163.50	839	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	155.32/cwt	145.50–158.75	1,075	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	119.46/cwt	116.00–123.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,197	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.32/cwt	151.00–157.50	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	152.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	696	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	155.81/cwt	154.00–160.50	955	11
Steers	Large 1	—	326	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	154.73/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,037	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,068	5
Steers	Large 1	—	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	170.07/cwt	167.00–174.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	166.35/cwt	163.00–167.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	162.15/cwt	159.00–164.75	1,190	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,284	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	176.64/cwt	175.00–180.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	850	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,335	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	939	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	172.88/cwt	172.00–173.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,048	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	157.15/cwt	156.00–160.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	148.27/cwt	145.50–150.00	909	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	157.74/cwt	156.00–159.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	187.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	89.36/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,066	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	62.66/cwt	51.00–67.00	556	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	76.90/cwt	73.00–79.00	827	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	82.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	859	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	101.62/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,495	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	91.99/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,360	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,535	112.65/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	79.39/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	101.86/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,238	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	90.69/cwt	85.00–96.00	981	15
Bulls	—	—	1,835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,202	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	128.57/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,121	6
Bulls	—	—	1,150	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.51/cwt	124.00–137.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	150.41/cwt	148.00–155.00	584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.60/cwt	130.00–154.00	746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	165.21/cwt	160.00–171.00	620	2
Steers	Large 1	—	479	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	814	8
Steers	Large 1	—	710	143.66/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,020	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	938	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,407	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	160.33/cwt	157.00–162.00	694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	124.50/cwt	118.00–131.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	355	1
Steers	Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Steers	Large 1	—	542	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	835	2
Steers	Large 1	—	635	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	158.72/cwt	156.00–160.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	103.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,008	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	97.84/cwt	94.00–102.00	719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,333.93/head	1,285.00–1,375.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.17/cwt	141.00–143.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.81/cwt	135.00–138.50	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.04/cwt	134.00–142.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.24/cwt	147.50–149.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	156.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	818	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	157.61/cwt	153.00–163.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	813	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 1,027Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 128Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 37Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	411	135.00–136.00	135.65
2	—	383	127.00–127.50	127.25
2	—	340	141.00	141.00
2	—	560	107.00–120.00	113.50
3	—	518	106.00–108.00	107.33
3	—	673	115.00–120.00	118.39
1	—	780	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	140.00–156.00	147.31
9	—	688	134.00–141.00	136.61
7	—	766	128.00–131.00	130.56
2	—	228	167.50–170.00	168.85
2	—	820	116.00–123.00	119.46
2	—	328	151.00–157.50	154.32
7	—	456	147.00–155.00	152.65
9	—	568	130.00–140.00	137.01
6	—	629	124.00–137.00	130.51
11	—	388	148.00–155.00	150.41
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
13	—	523	130.00–154.00	142.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	144.50–153.00	148.51
20	—	526	158.00–163.50	159.54
153	—	692	145.50–158.75	155.32
3	—	585	148.00–150.00	149.33
70	—	805	148.75	148.75
2	—	720	137.00	137.00
2	—	327	174.00	174.00
2	—	375	160.00–171.00	165.21
14	—	433	157.00–162.00	160.33
8	—	476	156.00–160.00	158.72
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	139.00	139.00
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	121.00	121.00
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	169	157.50–170.00	167.23
5	—	718	126.00–134.00	129.93
2	—	360	167.50–171.00	169.25
2	—	568	147.00–153.00	149.99
2	—	873	109.00–116.00	112.41
4	—	781	126.00–132.00	127.51
6	—	540	141.00–143.00	142.17
5	—	676	135.00–138.50	137.81
4	—	620	134.00–142.00	138.04
2	—	418	147.50–149.00	148.24
2	—	225	170.00	170.00
7	—	472	143.00–145.00	144.02
1	—	300	169.00	169.00
4	—	274	153.00–163.00	157.61
1	—	945	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	164.50–165.00	164.57
6	—	419	156.00–160.00	157.15
3	—	360	176.00	176.00
8	—	613	145.50–150.00	148.27
7	—	476	156.00–159.00	157.74
7	—	523	155.00–160.00	156.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	184.00	184.00
2	—	215	185.00–190.00	187.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	141.00	141.00
2	—	662	139.00	139.00
2	—	720	118.00–131.00	124.50
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
3	—	976	100.00–110.00	103.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	154.00–160.50	155.81
20	—	670	149.00–158.00	154.73
2	—	997	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,085	103.00	103.00
1	—	525	162.00	162.00
3	—	773	155.25	155.25
3	—	400	173.00	173.00
6	—	474	167.00–174.00	170.07
6	—	388	163.00–167.00	166.35
1	—	860	125.00	125.00
1	—	205	173.00	173.00
2	—	310	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	326	165.00	165.00
1	—	870	142.00	142.00
8	—	479	170.00	170.00
9	—	710	141.00–144.00	143.66
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
2	—	542	154.00	154.00
2	—	635	137.00–141.00	138.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	649	164.50	164.50
158	—	734	159.00–164.75	162.15
68	—	771	166.50	166.50
55	—	970	150.00	150.00
6	—	484	175.00–180.00	176.64
40	—	850	157.00	157.00
6	—	549	171.00	171.00
8	—	558	172.00–173.00	172.88
3	—	658	159.00–160.00	159.33
30	—	938	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
1	—	530	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,193	85.00–94.00	89.36
4	—	1,279	78.00–84.00	79.39
38	—	1,215	95.00–115.00	101.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	51.00–67.00	62.66
4	—	1,075	73.00–79.00	76.90
8	—	1,040	80.00–84.00	82.59
15	—	1,082	85.00–96.00	90.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,471	95.00–108.00	101.62
5	—	1,478	87.00–93.00	91.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	111.00–114.00	112.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,650	124.00–134.00	128.57
1	—	1,150	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	94.00–102.00	97.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	1,285.00–1,375.00	1,333.93

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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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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