Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Many new crop, bawling and short-weaned calves on the market today. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned calf packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with some 3-weights 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. 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 $154.45/cwt on 640 head.

Average price

$154.45

640 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

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

$50.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

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	642	157.72	1,012	583
Large 1-2	429	130.00	557	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	120.83	667	51
Small and Medium 1-2	443	106.75	472	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.97/cwt here — about $540 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 sale640 hd

154.45

—

KY average25 barns · 5,188 hd

150.77

+3.68

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	1,499	106.13	1,591	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	86.80	1,232	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	85.41	1,053	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	69.83	677	34

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)	1,448	$1,326	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$979	9

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2-3	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	163.06/cwt	159.00–165.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	145.41/cwt	141.00–150.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	163.15/cwt	162.00–165.00	826	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	810	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	159.71/cwt	152.00–166.00	677	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	135.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	897	169.95/cwt	169.95–169.95	1,524	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	168.93/cwt	166.00–174.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.92/cwt	142.50–151.00	614	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	164.89/cwt	140.00–170.75	1,128	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.42/cwt	137.00–149.00	830	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	155.55/cwt	143.00–165.00	985	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	527	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	151.89/cwt	142.50–154.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.33/cwt	147.00–157.50	576	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	129.59/cwt	101.00–132.00	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	133.53/cwt	131.00–136.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	815	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.55/cwt	142.00–151.00	707	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	143.50/cwt	138.00–149.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	708	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	146.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	202.15/cwt	190.00–208.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	176.79/cwt	171.00–183.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	157.46/cwt	152.00–159.50	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.52/cwt	155.00–165.00	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	201.68/cwt	195.00–208.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	192.16/cwt	177.50–201.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	185.26/cwt	180.00–197.50	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	164.57/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,020	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	158.34/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	178.99/cwt	170.00–188.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	179.11/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	153.69/cwt	150.00–156.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	163.89/cwt	163.00–164.50	1,341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	177.99/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	189.24/cwt	178.00–200.00	880	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,000	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	164.58/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	152.40/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	183.40/cwt	173.00–192.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	176.40/cwt	173.00–186.00	817	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	190.99/cwt	187.00–195.00	707	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	460	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	589	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	250	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	82.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	975	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	74.16/cwt	71.00–78.00	755	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	81.71/cwt	78.00–85.00	830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	55.68/cwt	44.00–63.00	477	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	90.21/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,278	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	83.78/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,192	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	66.75/cwt	65.00–69.00	629	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	77.27/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,094	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	75.70/cwt	69.00–79.00	880	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	91.71/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,198	24
Bulls	—	—	1,236	89.91/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,111	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	118.61/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,975	5
Bulls	—	—	1,543	108.19/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,669	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,047	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	811.90/head	800.00–825.00	812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,062.75/head	875.00–1,260.00	1,063	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,325.78/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	129.12/cwt	121.00–135.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	130.72/cwt	123.00–136.00	671	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	321	123.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	396	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	512	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.74/cwt	142.00–160.00	851	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	125.27/cwt	121.00–134.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.27/cwt	101.00–115.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	160.76/cwt	157.00–166.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	130.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	195.62/cwt	180.00–202.50	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	307	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	128.88/cwt	119.00–137.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	113.74/cwt	112.50–115.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	119.76/cwt	119.50–121.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	131.27/cwt	127.00–136.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	246	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	295	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	837	162.85/cwt	162.85–162.85	1,363	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	941	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,324	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	158.59/cwt	152.00–163.00	909	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	162.68/cwt	144.00–165.85	1,152	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	202.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	122.41/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	141.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	884	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	163.28/cwt	155.00–172.00	785	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	180.50/cwt	177.50–185.00	690	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.85/cwt	160.00–170.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	161.49/cwt	160.50–165.00	825	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	139.77/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	148.34/cwt	142.00–150.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	137.70/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	152.23/cwt	140.00–160.00	793	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	110.00–125.00	805	3

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 Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,246Last week 791Year ago 915

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 147Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 5Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	144.00	144.00
3	—	572	141.00–150.00	145.41
1	—	525	151.00	151.00
7	—	423	140.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	382	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	162.00–165.00	163.15
8	—	485	166.00–174.00	168.93
3	—	318	190.00–208.00	202.15
11	—	431	171.00–183.00	176.79
14	—	573	155.00–165.00	159.52
2	—	273	195.00–208.00	201.68
11	—	363	177.50–201.00	192.16
3	—	813	157.00–159.00	158.34
1	—	905	142.00	142.00
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
3	—	615	150.00–156.00	153.69
1	—	1,100	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	897	169.95	169.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	180.00–197.50	185.26
27	—	620	157.00–172.00	164.57
15	—	523	170.00–188.00	178.99
7	—	572	168.00–184.00	179.11
13	—	818	163.00–164.50	163.89
12	—	666	175.00–179.00	177.99
6	—	884	162.50	162.50
16	—	465	178.00–200.00	189.24
5	—	781	159.00–168.00	164.58
5	—	728	152.00–154.00	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	159.00–165.00	163.06
24	—	524	150.00–159.00	154.56
17	—	424	152.00–166.00	159.71
102	—	684	140.00–170.75	164.89
23	—	633	143.00–165.00	155.55
22	—	462	152.00–159.50	157.46
4	—	307	158.00	158.00
29	—	573	152.00–163.00	158.59
157	—	708	144.00–165.85	162.68
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	129.00	129.00
2	—	527	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	130.00–141.00	135.60
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
23	—	418	142.50–151.00	146.92
25	—	575	137.00–149.00	144.42
7	—	328	142.50–154.00	151.89
14	—	373	147.00–157.50	154.33
1	—	875	124.00	124.00
13	—	816	101.00–132.00	129.59
2	—	723	131.00–136.00	133.53
19	—	476	142.00–151.00	148.55
2	—	760	125.00–128.00	126.52
9	—	529	138.00–149.00	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	130.00–134.00	131.94
2	—	867	94.00	94.00
2	—	358	140.00–141.00	140.49
4	—	778	91.00	91.00
1	—	255	132.50	132.50
9	—	579	119.00–137.00	128.88
2	—	728	112.50–115.00	113.74
11	—	619	119.50–121.00	119.76
5	—	339	121.00	121.00
3	—	542	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	464	127.00–136.00	131.27
2	—	670	122.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	246	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	107.50	107.50
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	837	162.85	162.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	941	140.75	140.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	173.00–192.00	183.40
18	—	463	173.00–186.00	176.40
5	—	370	187.00–195.00	190.99
14	—	511	160.50–165.00	161.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	116.00–117.00	116.50
1	—	575	102.50	102.50
1	—	250	132.50	132.50
7	—	321	120.00–124.00	123.41
5	—	512	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	121.00–135.00	129.12
25	—	513	123.00–136.00	130.72
1	—	960	89.00	89.00
5	—	677	121.00–134.00	125.27
3	—	770	101.00–115.00	110.27
2	—	832	90.00	90.00
6	—	370	157.00–166.00	160.76
5	—	620	125.00–135.00	130.86
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
5	—	462	142.00–150.00	148.34
3	—	700	110.00–125.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
14	—	568	142.00–160.00	149.74
6	—	319	180.00–202.50	195.62
1	—	1,045	99.00	99.00
5	—	269	200.00–210.00	202.39
2	—	928	116.00–129.00	122.41
4	—	669	140.00–147.00	141.79
5	—	780	129.00–139.00	135.21
1	—	950	98.00	98.00
8	—	618	140.00–151.00	143.12
17	—	481	155.00–172.00	163.28
21	—	382	177.50–185.00	180.50
3	—	423	160.00–170.00	166.85
3	—	727	134.00–143.00	139.77
6	—	832	129.00–140.00	137.70
25	—	521	140.00–160.00	152.23
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,177	80.00–85.00	82.80
11	—	1,162	69.00–79.00	75.70
24	—	1,306	86.00–103.00	91.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,018	71.00–78.00	74.16
4	—	1,016	78.00–85.00	81.71
6	—	856	44.00–63.00	55.68
9	—	942	65.00–69.00	66.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,417	86.00–99.00	90.21
19	—	1,423	81.00–86.00	83.78
4	—	1,416	76.00–78.00	77.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	82.00–93.00	89.91
5	—	1,665	113.00–122.00	118.61
17	—	1,543	101.00–113.00	108.19

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	88.00	88.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,212	875.00–1,260.00	1,062.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,448	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,325.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	800.00–825.00	811.90

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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