Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 400-600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; some weaned featherweights traded sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb calves. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.89/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$161.89

215 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$44.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

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	535	164.20	878	194
Medium and Large 2-3	443	142.74	632	19thin
Small and Medium 1-2	413	120.00	495	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.20/cwt here — about $383 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 sale215 hd

161.89

—

KY average24 barns · 4,783 hd

166.49

−4.60

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	1,691	114.46	1,936	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	97.18	1,346	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	95.53	1,142	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	919	75.94	698	30

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,127	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$834	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	933	$625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	827	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	633	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	175.10/cwt	166.00–182.00	825	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	155.83/cwt	151.00–159.50	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	153.32/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,043	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	174.58/cwt	172.50–177.00	594	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	178.71/cwt	170.00–181.00	761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	282	184.43/cwt	170.00–188.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.71/cwt	149.00–155.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	146.39/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	161.08/cwt	157.00–167.00	920	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.08/cwt	160.00–161.50	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	164.80/cwt	159.00–171.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	168.30/cwt	160.00–173.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	239.03/cwt	210.00–245.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	162.17/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,327	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	159.99/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	197.24/cwt	192.00–200.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	227	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	169.29/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	169.03/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	204.25/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,058	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	195.15/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	173.22/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	186.47/cwt	179.00–198.00	1,154	17
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	157.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,080	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	184.20/cwt	176.00–190.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	207.37/cwt	197.00–218.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	164.84/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,024	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	99.27/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,396	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,195	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	100.41/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,244	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	54.69/cwt	41.00–65.00	419	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	69.83/cwt	68.00–71.00	568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	76.93/cwt	72.00–80.00	710	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	85.76/cwt	80.00–94.00	887	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	76.58/cwt	75.00–78.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	87.29/cwt	84.00–90.00	999	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	79.08/cwt	72.00–83.00	817	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	109.87/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,923	8
Bulls	—	—	1,703	90.42/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	120.12/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,992	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	935	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	930	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	952	716.28/head	675.00–750.00	716	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,126.91/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	154.62/cwt	152.00–160.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	188.99/cwt	183.00–193.00	805	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	162.98/cwt	161.00–164.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	171.53/cwt	162.00–175.00	877	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.76/cwt	164.00–168.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	145.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	134.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	155.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	153.76/cwt	153.00–156.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	168.02/cwt	163.00–170.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	141.42/cwt	134.00–147.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	146.51/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	192.10/cwt	181.00–203.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	158.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	724	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 686Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 121Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 19

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
8	—	827	152.00	152.00
17	—	471	166.00–182.00	175.10
4	—	620	151.00–159.50	155.83
30	—	680	148.00–160.00	153.32
4	—	369	175.00–176.00	175.49
13	—	340	172.50–177.00	174.58
15	—	426	170.00–181.00	178.71
5	—	282	170.00–188.00	184.43
5	—	716	145.00–148.00	146.39
29	—	571	157.00–167.00	161.08
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
33	—	511	162.00–175.00	171.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
4	—	585	149.00–155.00	150.71
2	—	815	130.00	130.00
2	—	235	162.50	162.50
2	—	373	160.00–162.00	161.03
2	—	428	159.00–160.00	159.49
7	—	484	160.00–161.50	161.08
3	—	328	164.00–168.00	166.76
6	—	519	150.00–158.00	155.20
1	—	1,140	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	141.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
6	—	509	140.00–148.00	145.38
3	—	420	130.00–145.00	134.83
3	—	272	152.00	152.00
3	—	458	134.00–147.00	141.42
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	211.00	211.00
1	—	375	192.50	192.50
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	670	166.00	166.00
5	—	818	160.00–164.00	162.17
4	—	912	148.00–164.00	159.99
1	—	855	150.00	150.00
2	—	635	165.00–173.00	169.03
1	—	735	158.00	158.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	174.00	174.00
2	—	600	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	159.00–171.00	164.80
3	—	315	160.00–173.00	168.30
1	—	855	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	389	210.00–245.00	239.03
7	—	327	255.00	255.00
3	—	468	192.00–200.00	197.24
2	—	227	227.50	227.50
2	—	422	206.00	206.00
3	—	771	162.00–173.00	169.29
12	—	518	196.00–211.00	204.25
2	—	662	183.00	183.00
5	—	579	194.00–200.00	195.15
5	—	724	170.00–174.00	173.22
17	—	619	179.00–198.00	186.47
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
2	—	455	137.00–140.00	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	686	155.00–165.00	157.46
6	—	530	176.00–190.00	184.20
2	—	415	197.00–218.00	207.37
1	—	395	216.00	216.00
10	—	621	157.00–169.00	164.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	152.00–160.00	154.62
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
2	—	290	177.00	177.00
1	—	240	169.00	169.00
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
3	—	422	150.00–165.00	158.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	184.00	184.00
19	—	426	183.00–193.00	188.99
4	—	558	161.00–164.00	162.98
4	—	465	179.00	179.00
4	—	611	153.00–156.00	153.76
6	—	531	163.00–170.00	168.02
2	—	760	145.00–148.00	146.51
2	—	865	125.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	288	181.00–203.00	192.10
3	—	715	130.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,055	110.00	110.00
2	—	355	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,406	93.00–108.00	99.27
1	—	1,390	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,125	75.00–78.00	76.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,239	92.00–115.00	100.41
4	—	1,144	84.00–90.00	87.29
6	—	1,033	72.00–83.00	79.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	41.00–65.00	54.69
6	—	813	68.00–71.00	69.83
12	—	923	72.00–80.00	76.93
9	—	1,034	80.00–94.00	85.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,750	106.00–114.00	109.87
2	—	1,703	86.00–94.00	90.42
15	—	1,658	115.00–132.00	120.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	952	675.00–750.00	716.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	875.00	875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	980	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,126.91

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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