Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned calf packages. Quality was good through attractive and better overall than last week. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.60/cwt on 641 head.

Average price

$153.60

641 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$41.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.25

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	640	156.64	1,002	582
Medium and Large 2-3	507	124.68	632	48
Large 1-2	602	121.50	731	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	398	114.80	457	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.84/cwt here — about $545 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 sale641 hd

153.60

—

KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd

148.35

+5.25

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	1,476	100.52	1,484	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	72.53	922	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	72.41	1,050	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	59.14	612	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1-2Value Added	—	670	164.71/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,104	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	151.69/cwt	149.00–153.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	153.41/cwt	152.00–154.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	666	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	926	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	607	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.66/cwt	157.00–161.00	833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	135.29/cwt	131.00–137.00	850	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	165.03/cwt	142.00–169.95	1,121	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	150.80/cwt	146.00–156.00	789	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	839	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,451	64
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	135.45/cwt	131.00–139.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	160.36/cwt	141.00–162.00	1,023	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	151.81/cwt	149.00–156.00	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	158.28/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,173	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.15/cwt	131.00–144.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	131.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.99/cwt	125.00–139.00	903	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	141.98/cwt	141.00–144.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	148.91/cwt	141.00–152.00	913	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.01/cwt	154.00–163.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.26/cwt	160.00–170.00	677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	172.14/cwt	156.00–175.25	1,234	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	168.04/cwt	163.00–173.00	869	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	172.76/cwt	156.00–183.00	1,085	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.51/cwt	152.00–158.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	134.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	166.19/cwt	164.00–173.00	949	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	197.75/cwt	191.00–200.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	166.00/cwt	150.00–167.25	1,316	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	168.53/cwt	163.00–173.00	772	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,027	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,089	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	888	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,146	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	878	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,152	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	824	168.97/cwt	165.00–169.85	1,392	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	156.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	177.50/cwt	170.00–187.00	774	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	295	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	163.68/cwt	162.00–165.00	784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	179.35/cwt	167.00–195.00	726	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	155.36/cwt	155.00–157.00	890	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	157.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	145.02/cwt	142.00–147.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	528	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	58.15/cwt	56.00–60.00	597	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.28/cwt	65.00–73.00	879	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	76.96/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,164	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	71.26/cwt	70.00–72.00	807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.40/cwt	61.00–65.00	666	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	64.15/cwt	63.00–65.00	910	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.95/cwt	40.00–56.00	495	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	69.73/cwt	65.00–73.50	981	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	63.50/cwt	59.00–65.00	788	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	78.63/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,031	17
Bulls	—	—	1,197	87.66/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,049	5
Bulls	—	—	1,511	101.45/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,533	15
Bulls	—	—	1,765	117.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	2,071	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	130.03/cwt	127.00–136.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	154.11/cwt	148.00–160.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	132.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	131.04/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	118.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	134.27/cwt	130.00–141.00	924	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	128.43/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,070	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	745	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	128.06/cwt	122.50–129.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	121.08/cwt	115.00–131.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	140.88/cwt	135.00–150.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	986	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,178	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.19/cwt	137.00–142.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	130.17/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.54/cwt	140.00–147.00	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	124.81/cwt	123.00–126.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	126.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	132.48/cwt	123.00–139.00	751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.50/cwt	144.00–159.00	740	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	147.89/cwt	144.00–154.00	837	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	144.20/cwt	143.00–147.00	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.38/cwt	147.00–161.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	151.46/cwt	143.00–155.00	816	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	101.98/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	154.74/cwt	145.00–166.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.76/cwt	131.00–139.00	825	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	593	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,518Last week 624Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 222Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 50Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	670	155.00–173.00	164.71
77	—	717	156.00–175.25	172.14
21	—	517	163.00–173.00	168.04
17	—	628	156.00–183.00	172.76
9	—	571	164.00–173.00	166.19
6	—	321	191.00–200.00	197.75
5	—	395	186.00–190.00	187.99
71	—	793	150.00–167.25	166.00
10	—	458	163.00–173.00	168.53
22	—	436	170.00–187.00	177.50
1	—	295	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	142.00–147.00	144.50
8	—	997	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	146.00	146.00
3	—	758	140.00–146.00	142.01
12	—	522	157.00–161.00	159.66
1	—	1,015	134.00	134.00
20	—	613	141.00–152.00	148.91
5	—	474	154.00–163.00	160.01
11	—	417	160.00–170.00	162.26
16	—	578	152.00–158.00	156.51
2	—	343	170.00–171.00	170.50
3	—	701	147.00	147.00
6	—	815	150.00–160.00	156.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	585	132.00	132.00
4	—	626	129.00–139.00	134.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	839	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	824	165.00–169.85	168.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	149.00–153.00	151.69
7	—	374	152.00–154.00	153.41
4	—	330	146.00	146.00
4	—	598	149.00	149.00
240	—	679	142.00–169.95	165.03
44	—	523	146.00–156.00	150.80
87	—	638	141.00–162.00	160.36
18	—	426	149.00–156.00	151.81
78	—	741	140.00–159.00	158.28
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	125.00	125.00
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	131.00–137.00	135.29
9	—	709	131.00–139.00	135.45
7	—	480	131.00–144.00	141.15
9	—	329	128.00–136.00	131.92
10	—	674	125.00–139.00	133.99
5	—	430	141.00–144.00	141.98
2	—	277	128.00	128.00
5	—	371	135.00–150.00	140.88
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
11	—	535	137.00–142.00	140.19
4	—	768	122.00–133.00	130.17
13	—	576	140.00–147.00	143.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
7	—	475	122.50–129.00	128.06
12	—	537	115.00–131.00	121.08
5	—	341	123.00–126.00	124.81
1	—	935	102.00	102.00
2	—	425	129.00–131.00	130.02
6	—	380	120.00–135.00	126.14
2	—	645	121.00–126.00	123.50
9	—	567	123.00–139.00	132.48
2	—	702	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
3	—	400	113.00	113.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	986	119.50	119.50
2	—	800	132.00	132.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,027	106.00	106.00
4	—	888	129.00	129.00
7	—	707	122.00	122.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	878	131.25	131.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	162.00–165.00	163.68
18	—	405	167.00–195.00	179.35
11	—	573	155.00–157.00	155.36
9	—	517	155.00–165.00	157.09
8	—	622	142.00–147.00	145.02
2	—	305	173.00	173.00
10	—	669	143.00–147.00	144.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	127.00–136.00	130.03
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	129.00–135.00	132.01
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
4	—	606	120.00–126.00	122.98
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	148.00–160.00	154.11
5	—	776	126.00–135.00	131.04
13	—	688	130.00–141.00	134.27
9	—	833	128.00–132.00	128.43
4	—	710	131.00–137.00	133.98
2	—	872	113.00	113.00
34	—	482	144.00–159.00	153.50
12	—	566	144.00–154.00	147.89
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	147.00–161.00	150.38
11	—	539	143.00–155.00	151.46
2	—	1,008	94.00–110.00	101.98
9	—	326	145.00–166.00	154.74
9	—	608	131.00–139.00	135.76
3	—	370	160.00–161.00	160.34
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
4	—	465	115.00–120.00	118.08
1	—	185	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,027	56.00–60.00	58.15
3	—	1,132	70.00–72.00	71.26
13	—	1,050	61.00–65.00	63.40
9	—	990	40.00–56.00	49.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,250	65.00–73.00	70.28
5	—	1,241	59.00–65.00	63.50
17	—	1,311	74.00–88.00	78.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,513	74.00–85.00	76.96
3	—	1,418	63.00–65.00	64.15
35	—	1,407	65.00–73.50	69.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	86.00–90.00	87.66
15	—	1,511	92.00–111.00	101.45
3	—	1,765	112.00–120.00	117.32

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	875.00	875.00

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

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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