Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last Monday due to Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.32/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$153.32

350 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$31.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	614	154.10	946	338
Medium and Large 2-3	471	132.94	626	7thin
Large 1-2	677	132.67	898	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	482	123.00	593	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.10/cwt here — about $353 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 sale350 hd

153.32

—

KY average17 barns · 4,540 hd

154.02

−0.71

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	—	High	1,628	121.88	1,984	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	96.01	1,219	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	94.43	1,331	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	81.36	862	67

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)	1,080	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	634	153.23/cwt	149.00–155.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	151.57/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	172.63/cwt	169.00–178.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	109.61/cwt	95.00–124.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	124.44/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	165.34/cwt	158.00–172.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	139.33/cwt	133.00–145.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.15/cwt	161.00–169.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	153.81/cwt	148.50–154.10	1,190	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	147.43/cwt	142.00–150.50	914	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	147.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	151.29/cwt	149.00–152.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	174.97/cwt	172.50–177.50	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	135.67/cwt	133.00–139.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	146.05/cwt	143.00–151.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	688	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,113	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,353	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	160.71/cwt	151.00–165.00	770	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	166.47/cwt	165.00–168.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	152.82/cwt	150.00–158.00	880	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	160.25/cwt	151.00–164.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	160.38/cwt	154.00–162.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	147.66/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	627	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,091	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	749	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,264	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	168.24/cwt	160.00–171.25	1,048	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	171.34/cwt	164.00–175.00	913	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	182.08/cwt	171.00–185.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	166.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	159.07/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	176.15/cwt	175.00–178.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	167.80/cwt	163.00–172.00	970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	181.21/cwt	170.00–186.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.53/cwt	158.00–163.00	836	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	155.36/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	177.52/cwt	171.00–180.00	563	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	154.60/cwt	153.00–158.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	169.57/cwt	168.00–173.00	777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	165.33/cwt	165.00–166.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	162.44/cwt	151.00–167.00	791	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	84.03/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,118	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	99.33/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,442	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	84.17/cwt	81.00–88.00	887	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	91.51/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,146	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	76.98/cwt	69.00–81.00	784	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	96.31/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,120	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	90.54/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,241	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	79.47/cwt	74.00–85.00	955	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	102.98/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,337	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	62.50/cwt	55.00–69.00	634	10
Bulls	—	—	1,682	126.20/cwt	119.00–134.00	2,123	18
Bulls	—	—	1,519	113.25/cwt	102.00–117.00	1,720	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	164.27/cwt	157.00–168.00	670	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	116.68/cwt	114.50–126.00	1,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	176.75/cwt	173.00–178.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	218	192.36/cwt	190.00–195.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	145.01/cwt	144.00–147.00	744	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	144.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	960	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.75/cwt	151.00–164.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.25/cwt	98.00–121.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.04/cwt	134.00–136.50	973	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	156.70/cwt	153.00–158.00	885	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,046	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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 398Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 130Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 114Year ago 1

No market comparison with last Monday due to Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	149.00–155.00	153.23
9	—	675	143.00–156.00	151.57
3	—	382	169.00–178.00	172.63
2	—	917	147.50	147.50
2	—	825	148.00	148.00
2	—	480	165.00–168.00	166.47
6	—	568	154.00–162.00	160.38
3	—	707	146.00–150.00	147.66
5	—	321	171.00–185.00	182.08
4	—	411	165.00–167.00	166.50
5	—	867	152.50	152.50
13	—	521	158.00–163.00	160.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
2	—	580	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	627	174.00	174.00
67	—	749	168.75	168.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	623	160.00–171.25	168.24
20	—	533	164.00–175.00	171.34
4	—	720	152.00–163.00	159.07
9	—	410	175.00–178.00	176.15
15	—	578	163.00–172.00	167.80
8	—	467	170.00–186.00	181.21
3	—	760	154.50–157.00	155.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	153.00–157.00	154.99
2	—	808	118.00–131.00	124.44
5	—	630	140.00–147.00	142.18
7	—	357	158.00–172.00	165.34
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
6	—	673	146.00–149.00	147.01
6	—	317	171.00–180.00	177.52
9	—	487	151.00–167.00	162.44
3	—	408	157.00–168.00	164.27
10	—	977	114.50–126.00	116.68
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
1	—	895	129.00	129.00
2	—	262	160.00	160.00
14	—	715	134.00–136.50	136.04
11	—	565	153.00–158.00	156.70
1	—	1,025	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
2	—	722	127.00	127.00
2	—	513	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	470	151.00	151.00
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
2	—	642	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	153.00–158.00	154.60
7	—	458	168.00–173.00	169.57
3	—	591	165.00–166.00	165.33
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	95.00–124.00	109.61
7	—	568	142.00–150.00	147.03
5	—	476	143.00–150.00	147.17
4	—	270	161.00–169.00	165.15
2	—	813	122.00	122.00
2	—	322	159.00	159.00
4	—	243	172.50–177.50	174.97
3	—	672	133.00–139.00	135.67
4	—	725	128.00–133.00	130.74
3	—	407	143.00–151.00	146.05
1	—	885	122.00	122.00
4	—	634	138.00–140.00	139.50
5	—	513	144.00–147.00	145.01
11	—	385	151.00–164.00	157.75
4	—	910	98.00–121.00	115.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
5	—	322	173.00–178.00	176.75
2	—	218	190.00–195.00	192.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	323	133.00–145.00	139.33
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	774	148.50–154.10	153.81
27	—	620	142.00–150.50	147.43
7	—	526	149.00–152.00	151.29
2	—	730	138.00	138.00
32	—	479	151.00–165.00	160.71
25	—	576	150.00–158.00	152.82
15	—	424	151.00–164.00	160.25
31	—	662	141.00–147.00	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	688	161.75	161.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,331	80.00–85.00	84.03
35	—	1,452	95.00–107.00	99.33
20	—	1,371	85.00–94.00	90.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,054	81.00–88.00	84.17
18	—	1,018	69.00–81.00	76.98
13	—	1,163	90.00–104.00	96.31
10	—	1,015	55.00–69.00	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,252	87.00–95.00	91.51
7	—	1,202	74.00–85.00	79.47
34	—	1,298	96.00–111.00	102.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,682	119.00–134.00	126.20
9	—	1,519	102.00–117.00	113.25

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	1	—	875	92.00	92.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,137	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,075.00	1,075.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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