Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer and bull calves noticeably to sharply lower with light demand as lack of rain is negatively affecting local demand. Cold nights and warm days also posing health concerns for bawling calves. Heifer calves sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.24/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$159.24

371 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$32.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

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	747	161.69	1,208	343
Large 1-2	690	139.00	959	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	691	128.88	891	27

One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $317 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 sale371 hd

159.24

—

KY average24 barns · 5,585 hd

166.11

−6.87

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	1,694	111.83	1,894	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	82.07	1,040	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	80.44	1,185	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,035	66.26	686	43

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)	1,398	$961	2thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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	—	708	120.35/cwt	115.00–123.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	137.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	141.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	957	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	132.90/cwt	126.00–146.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	149.04/cwt	143.00–155.00	782	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	856	170.35/cwt	170.35–170.35	1,458	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	902	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,509	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	672	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	582	110.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	277	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	138.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	143.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	963	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	152.43/cwt	147.00–156.00	724	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.35/cwt	122.00–132.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	135.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,005	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	99.02/cwt	96.00–102.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.91/cwt	129.00–142.00	764	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	112.27/cwt	101.00–119.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.00/cwt	138.00–146.00	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	115.95/cwt	110.00–121.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	135.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.42/cwt	129.00–140.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	126.10/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	150.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	125.59/cwt	119.00–133.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.03/cwt	150.00–165.00	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	156.49/cwt	156.00–158.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	139.51/cwt	134.00–141.00	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	158.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	267	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,154	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	156.38/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,199	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	162.07/cwt	159.00–168.00	750	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	153.54/cwt	148.00–155.00	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.61/cwt	151.00–154.00	794	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	777	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	168.86/cwt	167.00–170.00	736	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	591	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.16/cwt	126.00–134.00	793	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.39/cwt	119.00–129.00	825	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	88.79/cwt	82.00–107.00	1,209	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,064	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	54.93/cwt	50.00–59.00	503	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	64.76/cwt	60.00–69.00	670	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	71.42/cwt	67.00–74.00	773	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	77.37/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,078	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	75.43/cwt	75.00–76.00	825	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	83.64/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,294	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	77.80/cwt	75.00–81.00	926	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	71.49/cwt	68.00–75.00	818	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	119.25/cwt	111.00–129.00	2,206	13
Bulls	—	—	1,447	99.88/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,445	6
Bulls	—	—	1,140	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	961.44/head	875.00–1,035.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	112.18/cwt	108.00–116.00	744	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	623	122.60/cwt	118.00–125.00	764	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	478	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	128.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	617	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	132.77/cwt	121.00–139.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	119.26/cwt	108.00–125.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	126.49/cwt	113.00–131.00	726	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	417	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	123.43/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	154.69/cwt	151.00–162.50	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.45/cwt	121.00–131.00	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	101.94/cwt	93.00–109.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	120.29/cwt	110.00–130.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	143.73/cwt	137.50–149.00	392	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	482	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	127.05/cwt	119.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	108.90/cwt	100.00–118.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	153.42/cwt	149.00–157.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	126.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.87/cwt	131.50–139.00	762	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	913	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	111.20/cwt	107.00–115.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	816	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	138.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	776	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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 1,476Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 143Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 96Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	115.00–123.00	120.35
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	508	135.00–141.00	137.96
2	—	957	127.00	127.00
4	—	564	126.00–146.00	132.90
3	—	900	135.00	135.00
2	—	808	115.00–137.00	126.10
6	—	629	119.00–133.00	125.59
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
1	—	860	124.00	124.00
2	—	657	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	856	170.35	170.35
119	—	902	167.25	167.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	672	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	129.00–140.00	134.42
3	—	857	144.00–153.00	150.02
1	—	275	168.00	168.00
3	—	378	150.00–165.00	155.03
8	—	486	156.00–158.00	156.49
16	—	626	134.00–141.00	139.51
11	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.99
1	—	970	119.00	119.00
3	—	318	164.00	164.00
2	—	710	135.00	135.00
8	—	520	151.00–154.00	152.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	534	155.00–160.00	158.79
2	—	267	204.00	204.00
25	—	767	151.00–160.00	156.38
3	—	560	151.00	151.00
10	—	712	156.00	156.00
23	—	463	159.00–168.00	162.07
16	—	628	148.00–155.00	153.54
7	—	436	167.00–170.00	168.86
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	140.00–145.00	141.28
23	—	525	143.00–155.00	149.04
7	—	765	140.50	140.50
2	—	277	155.00	155.00
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
20	—	671	141.00–144.00	143.53
23	—	475	147.00–156.00	152.43
12	—	577	143.00–145.00	144.34
20	—	742	130.00–137.00	135.46
10	—	427	149.00–157.00	153.42
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	107.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	482	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	135.00–140.00	138.11
9	—	622	122.00–132.00	125.35
12	—	533	130.00–140.00	136.94
6	—	865	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,055	94.00	94.00
2	—	940	96.00–102.00	99.02
24	—	566	129.00–142.00	134.91
16	—	483	138.00–146.00	144.00
7	—	719	110.00–121.00	115.95
4	—	365	131.00–141.00	135.00
1	—	235	145.00	145.00
4	—	796	123.00	123.00
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
14	—	680	121.00–131.00	125.45
3	—	320	133.00–134.00	133.33
3	—	273	137.50–149.00	143.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	101.00–119.00	112.27
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
3	—	722	93.00–109.00	101.94
5	—	377	110.00–130.00	120.29
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
2	—	872	86.00	86.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	438	119.00–135.00	127.05
1	—	945	73.00	73.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
10	—	533	124.00–130.00	126.01
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	777	119.50	119.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	623	118.00–125.00	122.60
4	—	715	107.00–115.00	111.20
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	110.00–116.00	113.70
2	—	575	106.00	106.00
2	—	478	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
2	—	417	120.00	120.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	126.00–134.00	128.16
13	—	663	119.00–129.00	124.39
4	—	1,016	84.00–86.00	85.00
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
5	—	289	151.00–162.50	154.69
4	—	831	100.00–118.00	108.90
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
12	—	518	130.00–135.00	131.44
1	—	1,105	96.00	96.00
4	—	405	140.00–142.00	140.49
12	—	569	131.50–139.00	133.87
2	—	1,062	86.00	86.00
10	—	716	110.00–120.00	113.95
5	—	373	140.00–151.00	144.63
12	—	471	135.00–145.00	138.48
2	—	862	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.53
6	—	663	108.00–116.00	112.18
14	—	479	120.00–135.00	128.90
5	—	376	121.00–139.00	132.77
2	—	823	91.00–93.00	92.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
4	—	616	108.00–125.00	119.26
21	—	574	113.00–131.00	126.49
1	—	900	96.00	96.00
7	—	522	120.00–127.00	123.43
1	—	980	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,362	82.00–107.00	88.79
11	—	1,190	75.00–81.00	77.80
7	—	1,144	68.00–75.00	71.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	74.00–75.00	74.49
18	—	1,393	75.00–80.00	77.37
21	—	1,547	81.00–86.00	83.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	915	50.00–59.00	54.93
19	—	1,034	60.00–69.00	64.76
12	—	1,082	67.00–74.00	71.42
5	—	1,094	75.00–76.00	75.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,850	111.00–129.00	119.25
6	—	1,447	94.00–104.00	99.88
1	—	1,140	87.00	87.00

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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)	2	—	1,398	875.00–1,035.00	961.44

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