Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers steady across the board. Good demand for the feeder classes. Slaughter Cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold 4.00 higher. Great buyer participation throughout the sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.19/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$162.19

265 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	733	165.16	1,210	239
Medium and Large 2-3	617	134.89	832	26

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $379 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 sale265 hd

162.19

—

KY average24 barns · 4,000 hd

162.82

−0.63

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	1,442	120.99	1,745	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	104.17	1,574	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	98.59	1,162	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	80.54	737	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,548	$1,265	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$1,227	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,400	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	—	339	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.72/cwt	149.00–155.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,137	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.97/cwt	130.00–149.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.25/cwt	147.00–157.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	152.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	112.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	154.67/cwt	147.00–156.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	169.12/cwt	167.00–172.00	712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	158.45/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	154.46/cwt	153.00–156.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	137.65/cwt	131.00–144.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	165.64/cwt	165.00–166.25	1,360	116
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	147.58/cwt	102.50–158.00	705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	127.98/cwt	100.00–150.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	171.70/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	181.00/cwt	177.00–183.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	145.46/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.82/cwt	167.50–170.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	155.80/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	163.96/cwt	162.00–168.00	798	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	545	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	380	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	642	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	128.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	97.13/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,147	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	63.93/cwt	62.00–66.00	573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	88.68/cwt	85.00–93.00	798	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	79.75/cwt	75.00–84.00	744	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	107.19/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,660	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	108.61/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,325	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	83.35/cwt	79.00–88.00	904	11
Bulls	—	—	1,263	111.49/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,408	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	125.74/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,926	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	98.14/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,402	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,366.61/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	1,265.12/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,265	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,226.50/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,227	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,484.02/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,484	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,419.62/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,420	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,267.62/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.98/cwt	147.00–153.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.70/cwt	159.00–163.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	178.87/cwt	174.00–185.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	129.36/cwt	115.00–134.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.87/cwt	155.00–163.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	164.32/cwt	157.00–169.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	163.50/cwt	159.00–165.00	845	14

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 1,031Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 157Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	180.00	180.00
2	—	625	148.00	148.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
8	—	571	147.00–156.00	154.67
8	—	421	167.00–172.00	169.12
2	—	375	175.00	175.00
14	—	517	159.00–165.00	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	145.00–150.00	147.55
4	—	691	115.00–134.00	129.36
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	142.00	142.00
3	—	580	149.00–155.00	151.72
5	—	624	130.00–149.00	138.97
7	—	522	147.00–157.00	154.25
10	—	471	145.00–154.00	150.58
7	—	427	155.00–163.00	158.87
1	—	900	102.00	102.00
3	—	377	157.00–169.00	164.32
2	—	247	180.00	180.00
2	—	735	143.00	143.00
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	174.00–185.00	178.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	863	110.00–117.00	112.30
2	—	513	153.00–156.00	154.46
3	—	765	127.00	127.00
2	—	670	131.00–144.00	137.65
7	—	478	102.50–158.00	147.58
6	—	578	100.00–150.00	127.98
2	—	620	146.00–148.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	688	165.25	165.25
3	—	626	164.00	164.00
116	—	821	165.00–166.25	165.64
3	—	546	177.00–183.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
2	—	437	182.00	182.00
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	150.00–159.00	152.95
7	—	686	155.00–159.00	158.45
3	—	511	165.00	165.00
8	—	591	166.00–179.00	171.70
2	—	835	138.00–153.00	145.46
2	—	375	167.50–170.00	168.82
5	—	732	155.00–156.00	155.80
5	—	487	162.00–168.00	163.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	79.00	79.00
1	—	575	66.00	66.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	126.00–130.00	128.04
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	153.00	153.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
3	—	635	147.00–153.00	150.98
3	—	575	159.00–163.00	161.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	173.00	173.00
1	—	435	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	128.00	128.00
1	—	685	139.00	139.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,181	90.00–104.00	97.13
22	—	1,220	105.00–117.00	108.61
11	—	1,085	79.00–88.00	83.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	62.00–66.00	63.93
7	—	900	85.00–93.00	88.68
9	—	933	75.00–84.00	79.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,549	103.00–116.00	107.19
12	—	1,429	95.00–102.00	98.14
1	—	1,360	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	109.00–113.00	111.49
8	—	1,532	116.00–134.00	125.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,366.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,548	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,265.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,203	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,226.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,317	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,484.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,198	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,419.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,135	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,267.62

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle