Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on 400-600 lbs with good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison with last Monday. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.54/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$161.54

530 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

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	645	163.59	1,056	498
Large 1-2	645	135.50	874	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	582	129.49	754	26
Small and Medium 1-2	473	127.13	601	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about $455 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 sale530 hd

161.54

—

KY average24 barns · 5,798 hd

163.32

−1.78

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	1,651	115.60	1,909	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	88.27	1,280	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	87.71	1,094	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	76.82	806	15

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)	1,192	$870	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	470	169.37/cwt	157.00–178.00	796	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	635	178.24/cwt	176.85–180.25	1,132	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	128.06/cwt	121.00–133.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	141.76/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	154.33/cwt	152.00–156.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	176.29/cwt	172.00–187.50	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,147	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	147.50/cwt	146.00–150.00	916	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	166.09/cwt	156.00–168.50	1,066	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	156.51/cwt	153.00–173.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,036	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	155.66/cwt	155.00–159.50	1,161	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	164.92/cwt	157.00–174.00	856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	173.38/cwt	170.00–179.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	160.90/cwt	154.00–169.00	671	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	138.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	180.53/cwt	179.00–182.00	664	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	166.96/cwt	160.00–180.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	836	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,478	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	151.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	184.95/cwt	181.50–188.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	316	209.15/cwt	207.00–214.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	173.80/cwt	161.00–181.00	1,071	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	701	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	173.19/cwt	166.00–178.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	182.49/cwt	176.00–185.50	1,228	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	188.99/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	146.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	168.49/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,304	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	164.32/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	185.32/cwt	183.00–192.00	878	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	169.50/cwt	167.00–171.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	181.27/cwt	176.00–185.00	848	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	272	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	72.50/cwt	68.00–75.00	730	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	91.90/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,165	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	80.17/cwt	76.00–84.00	971	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	81.76/cwt	77.00–90.00	897	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	90.51/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,351	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	84.23/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	118.82/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,984	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	108.09/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,738	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	817.54/head	800.00–835.00	818	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	175.56/cwt	173.00–178.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	627	166.45/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,044	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	174.97/cwt	173.00–176.00	906	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	168.34/cwt	166.00–173.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	163.06/cwt	159.00–165.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	148.17/cwt	141.00–153.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	126.02/cwt	119.00–134.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	139.68/cwt	136.00–142.00	524	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.40/cwt	137.00–142.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.97/cwt	143.00–154.00	855	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	160.91/cwt	157.00–165.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	155.68/cwt	155.00–157.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	140.38/cwt	131.00–145.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	906	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	132.28/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	148.74/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	180.98/cwt	179.00–185.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 356Year ago 676

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 63Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 40Year ago 12

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
14	—	470	157.00–178.00	169.37
6	—	331	172.00–187.50	176.29
8	—	758	152.00	152.00
75	—	694	165.25	165.25
10	—	642	156.00–168.50	166.09
11	—	561	155.00–159.00	156.98
107	—	746	155.00–159.50	155.66
25	—	519	157.00–174.00	164.92
12	—	417	154.00–169.00	160.90
7	—	371	166.00–173.00	168.34
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	635	176.85–180.25	178.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	121.00–133.00	128.06
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
8	—	665	119.00–134.00	126.02
3	—	375	136.00–142.00	139.68
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
3	—	323	131.00–145.00	140.38
2	—	708	127.00–129.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	136.00–144.50	141.76
3	—	517	152.00–156.00	154.33
17	—	621	146.00–150.00	147.50
11	—	942	110.00	110.00
3	—	263	159.00–165.00	163.06
3	—	432	141.00–153.00	148.17
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
8	—	673	137.00–142.00	140.40
15	—	574	143.00–154.00	148.97
2	—	333	157.00–165.00	160.91
2	—	877	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	805	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
6	—	361	153.00–173.00	156.51
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
5	—	657	131.00–140.00	138.21
1	—	755	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	180.00–184.00	182.00
7	—	568	181.50–188.00	184.95
5	—	316	207.00–214.00	209.15
1	—	290	196.00	196.00
8	—	616	161.00–181.00	173.80
16	—	673	176.00–185.50	182.49
10	—	533	179.00–194.00	188.99
16	—	774	159.00–170.00	168.49
5	—	710	156.00–170.00	164.32
15	—	474	183.00–192.00	185.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	170.00–179.00	173.38
1	—	345	181.00	181.00
2	—	368	179.00–182.00	180.53
8	—	568	160.00–180.00	166.96
1	—	875	154.00	154.00
4	—	678	148.00–152.00	151.03
1	—	815	147.00	147.00
4	—	513	166.00–178.00	173.19
2	—	903	143.00–149.00	146.01
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
8	—	701	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	836	176.75	176.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	167.00–171.00	169.50
15	—	468	176.00–185.00	181.27
2	—	272	190.00	190.00
2	—	675	150.00–158.00	154.00
6	—	518	173.00–176.00	174.97
5	—	731	147.00–154.00	148.74
8	—	425	179.00–185.00	180.98
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
2	—	450	127.50	127.50
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	187.00	187.00
1	—	275	179.00	179.00
2	—	435	173.00–178.00	175.56
1	—	955	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,180	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,020	131.00	131.00
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
3	—	505	155.00–157.00	155.68
3	—	805	123.00–137.00	132.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	143.00–144.00	143.50
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	165.00–171.00	166.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,007	68.00–75.00	72.50
7	—	1,097	77.00–90.00	81.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	87.00–101.00	91.90
5	—	1,211	76.00–84.00	80.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,493	86.00–98.00	90.51
5	—	1,373	83.00–85.00	84.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,670	117.00–121.00	118.82
3	—	1,608	97.00–114.00	108.09

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)	1	—	1,250	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	800.00–835.00	817.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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