Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady with very good demand. Yearling heifers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.52/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$154.52

495 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$33.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

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	704	156.47	1,101	466
Large 1-2	720	124.00	893	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	577	123.10	710	27

One grade step is worth $33.37/cwt here — about $391 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 sale495 hd

154.52

—

KY average24 barns · 5,455 hd

147.08

+7.43

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	1,645	99.76	1,640	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	75.26	1,105	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	73.89	940	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	61.80	659	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	106.34	1,313	5thin

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)	1,320	$1,210	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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 1-2	—	716	126.81/cwt	121.00–138.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	147.87/cwt	147.50–149.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	130.18/cwt	127.00–134.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	160.45/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,258	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	149.94/cwt	147.00–154.00	693	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.60/cwt	137.00–152.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.25/cwt	143.00–147.50	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	139.28/cwt	137.50–141.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	157.98/cwt	157.00–161.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	147.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	780	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	162.71/cwt	141.00–168.25	1,157	149
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	140.41/cwt	136.00–145.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	156.46/cwt	146.00–162.00	674	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	166.86/cwt	164.00–171.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	156.76/cwt	155.50–162.00	1,381	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	158.19/cwt	157.00–162.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	169.77/cwt	164.00–175.50	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	169.21/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,225	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	173.49/cwt	154.00–180.00	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	170.32/cwt	170.00–171.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	317	198.67/cwt	198.00–199.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	198.37/cwt	192.00–205.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	162.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,086	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	188.41/cwt	179.00–200.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	165.02/cwt	155.00–177.00	964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	189.64/cwt	173.00–193.50	874	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	538	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	436	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	85.00/cwt	77.00–93.00	608	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	756	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	165.02/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	163.94/cwt	159.00–169.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	375	183.43/cwt	180.00–193.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	870	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	517	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	67.44/cwt	63.00–69.50	811	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	80.79/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,113	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	73.59/cwt	70.00–76.00	927	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	42.76/cwt	40.00–46.00	369	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	58.55/cwt	55.00–61.00	608	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	73.92/cwt	72.50–75.00	839	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,170	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,251	104.92/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,313	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	64.90/cwt	62.00–68.00	716	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	73.29/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,046	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	68.31/cwt	68.00–69.00	915	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	79.31/cwt	76.50–86.00	1,228	23
Bulls	—	—	1,946	113.16/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	98.81/cwt	90.00–109.50	1,584	9
Bulls	—	—	1,361	85.13/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,159	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	909	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	900.23/head	850.00–950.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,050	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	118.65/cwt	114.00–123.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.57/cwt	110.00–127.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.10/cwt	132.00–151.00	892	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	146.47/cwt	140.00–154.00	841	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.56/cwt	131.00–137.00	961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.39/cwt	140.00–142.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	124.82/cwt	117.00–128.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	135.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	127.40/cwt	120.00–135.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	130.53/cwt	125.00–136.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	151.81/cwt	151.00–154.00	399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	175.36/cwt	166.00–180.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	888	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,401	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	692	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	125.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	120.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	155.19/cwt	152.50–157.50	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	133.01/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	143.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	816	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	793	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.30/cwt	142.00–168.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.58/cwt	126.00–138.00	908	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	788	13

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 1,518Year ago 1,152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 193Last week 192Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	121.00–138.00	126.81
2	—	930	125.00	125.00
4	—	364	147.50–149.00	147.87
3	—	860	120.00	120.00
2	—	217	140.00	140.00
5	—	475	138.00–147.00	143.34
7	—	518	140.00–143.00	141.84
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
6	—	657	127.00–134.00	130.18
11	—	426	137.00–152.00	144.60
2	—	325	143.00–147.50	145.25
2	—	280	137.50–141.00	139.28
5	—	575	140.00–142.00	141.39
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,325	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	784	155.00–166.00	160.45
21	—	462	147.00–154.00	149.94
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
4	—	550	151.00	151.00
4	—	393	157.00–161.00	157.98
18	—	527	145.00–151.00	147.97
3	—	605	146.00	146.00
2	—	652	145.00	145.00
149	—	711	141.00–168.25	162.71
12	—	431	146.00–162.00	156.46
1	—	230	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	120.00	120.00
6	—	669	117.00–128.00	124.82
2	—	772	100.00	100.00
7	—	486	132.00–138.00	135.85
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
2	—	370	120.00–135.00	127.40
2	—	513	125.00–136.00	130.53
2	—	922	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	888	157.75	157.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	128.00	128.00
2	—	525	136.00–145.00	140.41
1	—	310	133.00	133.00
1	—	790	128.00	128.00
2	—	417	146.00	146.00
1	—	735	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	825	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	810	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	164.00–171.00	166.86
1	—	1,040	115.00	115.00
2	—	618	146.00–149.00	147.51
25	—	881	155.50–162.00	156.76
1	—	330	189.00	189.00
4	—	370	189.00	189.00
9	—	528	157.00–162.00	158.19
1	—	940	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	149.00	149.00
3	—	423	170.00–171.00	170.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	164.00–175.50	169.77
76	—	724	169.00–171.00	169.21
11	—	618	154.00–180.00	173.49
3	—	317	198.00–199.00	198.67
2	—	388	192.00–205.00	198.37
9	—	668	160.00–169.00	162.55
7	—	424	179.00–200.00	188.41
17	—	584	155.00–177.00	165.02
15	—	461	173.00–193.50	189.64
4	—	764	163.00–167.00	165.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
8	—	538	81.00	81.00
4	—	715	77.00–93.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	756	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
7	—	628	132.00–151.00	142.10
1	—	1,100	100.00	100.00
9	—	574	140.00–154.00	146.47
7	—	725	131.00–137.00	132.56
4	—	263	151.00–154.00	151.81
4	—	362	166.00–180.00	175.36
3	—	842	119.00–129.00	125.65
3	—	873	116.00–124.00	120.27
3	—	438	154.00	154.00
2	—	228	152.50–157.50	155.19
2	—	778	129.00–137.00	133.01
7	—	473	142.00–168.00	148.30
10	—	680	126.00–138.00	133.58
13	—	520	145.00–157.00	151.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	159.00–169.00	163.94
4	—	375	180.00–193.00	183.43
5	—	438	175.00	175.00
4	—	613	141.00–143.00	141.98
3	—	513	164.00	164.00
3	—	688	140.00–146.00	143.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	113.00	113.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
2	—	673	114.00–123.00	118.65
2	—	615	110.00–127.00	118.57
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
1	—	910	83.00	83.00
5	—	816	107.00	107.00
10	—	721	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	63.00–69.50	67.44
11	—	1,378	77.00–91.00	80.79
39	—	1,260	70.00–76.00	73.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	40.00–46.00	42.76
6	—	1,039	55.00–61.00	58.55
2	—	1,135	72.50–75.00	73.92
23	—	1,104	62.00–68.00	64.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,427	70.00–76.50	73.29
6	—	1,340	68.00–69.00	68.31
23	—	1,548	76.50–86.00	79.31
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,251	101.00–108.00	104.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,946	111.00–116.00	113.16
9	—	1,603	90.00–109.50	98.81
4	—	1,361	75.00–88.50	85.13

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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	—	1,095	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	850.00–950.00	900.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00

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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