Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Yearling steers light test. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.57/cwt on 556 head.

Average price

$157.57

556 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$29.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

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	706	159.35	1,125	522
Large 1-2	625	132.67	829	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	587	130.06	763	31

One grade step is worth $29.28/cwt here — about $362 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 sale556 hd

157.57

—

KY average25 barns · 7,012 hd

155.34

+2.23

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	1,704	116.18	1,980	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	84.42	1,273	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	82.26	989	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	69.24	717	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,630	97.00	1,581	1thin

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)	1,313	$1,044	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,383	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	—	714	133.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	151.14/cwt	150.00–153.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	152.10/cwt	148.00–155.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.31/cwt	144.00–149.00	764	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	139.61/cwt	133.00–143.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	140.80/cwt	140.50–144.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	171.18/cwt	167.50–175.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	154.35/cwt	152.00–156.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	719	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	592	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	181.38/cwt	180.00–183.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	153.65/cwt	153.00–154.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	155.94/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	144.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	151.12/cwt	143.00–152.50	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	159.12/cwt	155.00–166.00	983	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	148.32/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,120	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	840	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	175.50/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	158.82/cwt	153.00–163.50	1,088	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	172.12/cwt	169.00–177.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	153.76/cwt	148.50–156.00	936	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	88.20/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,083	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	81.95/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,192	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,262	71.52/cwt	67.00–75.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	66.44/cwt	63.00–70.00	676	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	78.20/cwt	77.00–79.00	826	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	73.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	779	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	60.50/cwt	58.00–62.00	618	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	87.49/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,374	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	69.13/cwt	68.00–70.00	993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	79.11/cwt	77.00–82.00	882	12
Bulls	—	—	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	122.35/cwt	117.00–138.00	2,218	12
Bulls	—	—	1,579	108.19/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,043.64/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,044	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,382.59/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	137.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	124.70/cwt	120.00–134.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	130.12/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.32/cwt	163.00–185.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	162.01/cwt	160.00–163.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	152.74/cwt	151.00–157.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	137.74/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.06/cwt	159.00–165.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	180.22/cwt	176.00–185.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	148.66/cwt	148.00–149.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	154.33/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	886	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	775	161.07/cwt	159.35–162.00	1,248	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	685	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,153	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	741	162.83/cwt	162.75–162.90	1,207	134
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	151.24/cwt	148.00–152.50	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	168.82/cwt	168.00–170.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	174.56/cwt	169.00–177.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.33/cwt	146.00–160.00	902	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	447	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 795Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 254Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	714	125.00–135.00	133.08
2	—	1,130	121.00	121.00
21	—	526	144.00–149.00	145.31
1	—	620	141.00	141.00
11	—	595	140.50–144.00	140.80
2	—	275	167.50–175.00	171.18
6	—	381	152.00–156.00	154.35
6	—	848	132.00	132.00
7	—	479	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	171.00	171.00
10	—	435	148.00–152.50	151.24
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	150.00–153.00	151.14
3	—	413	166.00	166.00
5	—	651	144.00	144.00
11	—	573	148.00–155.00	152.10
3	—	461	153.00–154.00	153.65
13	—	630	143.00–148.00	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	135.00	135.00
4	—	374	133.00–143.00	139.61
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
15	—	519	138.50	138.50
4	—	886	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
2	—	820	102.00	102.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	133.00	133.00
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	775	159.35–162.00	161.07
76	—	685	168.25	168.25
134	—	741	162.75–162.90	162.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
7	—	559	143.00–152.50	151.12
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
1	—	425	149.00	149.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	840	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	144.00	144.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
7	—	821	155.50–157.00	155.94
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
2	—	520	161.00	161.00
2	—	442	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	180.00–183.00	181.38
8	—	618	155.00–166.00	159.12
3	—	755	147.00–151.00	148.32
13	—	570	165.00–179.00	175.50
9	—	685	153.00–163.50	158.82
8	—	484	169.00–177.00	172.12
5	—	529	167.00	167.00
1	—	715	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	140.00	140.00
9	—	609	148.50–156.00	153.76
6	—	657	153.00–155.00	154.33
5	—	476	168.00–170.00	168.82
7	—	415	169.00–177.00	174.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	135.00–139.00	137.49
2	—	813	122.00–138.00	130.12
4	—	374	163.00–185.00	175.32
3	—	487	160.00–163.00	162.01
3	—	656	140.00–144.00	142.65
1	—	285	162.50	162.50
7	—	519	151.00–157.00	152.74
4	—	768	137.00–140.00	137.74
3	—	433	159.00–165.00	163.06
3	—	332	176.00–185.00	180.22
2	—	640	139.00–144.00	141.50
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
12	—	577	146.00–160.00	156.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	120.00–134.00	124.70
3	—	633	130.00–133.00	131.68
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	353	157.00–162.00	159.48
3	—	475	148.00–149.00	148.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,228	85.00–95.00	88.20
3	—	1,437	68.00–70.00	69.13
12	—	1,115	77.00–82.00	79.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,454	77.00–84.00	81.95
3	—	1,262	67.00–75.00	71.52
19	—	1,570	84.00–93.00	87.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,017	63.00–70.00	66.44
5	—	1,056	77.00–79.00	78.20
4	—	1,066	70.00–74.00	73.08
4	—	1,021	58.00–62.00	60.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	90.00	90.00
12	—	1,813	117.00–138.00	122.35
6	—	1,579	97.00–112.00	108.19

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,313	900.00–1,150.00	1,043.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,310	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,382.59

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

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