Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer and heifer calves sold steady with some attractive quality weaned packages 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.37/cwt on 768 head.

Average price

$168.37

768 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$22.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	709	168.93	1,198	747
Large 1-2	578	162.00	936	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	146.25	800	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $399 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 sale768 hd

168.37

—

KY average23 barns · 6,634 hd

168.59

−0.23

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	1,597	97.18	1,552	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	70.41	915	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	70.34	1,038	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	60.26	625	44

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$740	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,521	$1,236	6

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	—	516	143.57/cwt	138.00–147.00	741	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	126.42/cwt	120.00–133.00	539	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	128.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	148.89/cwt	147.50–150.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	147.22/cwt	143.00–149.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	126.95/cwt	123.00–134.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	126.80/cwt	118.00–132.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,082	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	159.59/cwt	157.00–163.00	535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	163.85/cwt	163.85–163.85	1,303	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	146.90/cwt	141.00–152.00	915	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.48/cwt	132.00–143.50	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.88/cwt	133.00–142.00	941	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	147.13/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	152.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	888	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	151.67/cwt	148.00–156.00	795	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	160.47/cwt	158.00–163.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	156.03/cwt	148.00–158.00	736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,149	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	190.57/cwt	190.00–191.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	192.26/cwt	176.00–199.00	821	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	184.21/cwt	179.00–190.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	567	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	910	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,529	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	152.46/cwt	151.00–155.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	168.30/cwt	154.00–170.25	1,392	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	150.72/cwt	142.00–155.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	142.33/cwt	139.00–151.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	151.53/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,029	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	194.03/cwt	190.00–198.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	171.28/cwt	157.00–177.25	1,175	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	161.90/cwt	156.00–171.00	947	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.29/cwt	162.00–164.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	579	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	578	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	166.12/cwt	143.00–168.50	1,432	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	165.94/cwt	163.00–168.00	929	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	146.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	156.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,445	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	871	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	170.50/cwt	155.00–173.50	1,323	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	175.63/cwt	159.00–183.00	1,089	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	177.70/cwt	171.00–184.50	929	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	165.09/cwt	154.00–172.25	1,182	79
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	543	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	744	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	149.63/cwt	146.00–153.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	180.40/cwt	180.00–181.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	156.73/cwt	155.00–159.00	892	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	639	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	72.75/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,099	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	67.58/cwt	64.00–69.00	970	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	55.92/cwt	52.00–60.00	560	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	71.70/cwt	71.00–73.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	63.09/cwt	61.00–67.00	667	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	67.37/cwt	64.00–70.00	864	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	60.42/cwt	58.00–64.00	748	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	75.91/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,011	30
Bulls	—	—	1,962	112.59/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,209	3
Bulls	—	—	1,293	86.03/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,606	97.05/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,559	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	740.38/head	700.00–775.00	740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,608	1,323.38/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	117.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	127.29/cwt	119.00–136.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	138.25/cwt	135.00–142.00	778	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	144.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	979	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	158.05/cwt	155.00–164.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.36/cwt	153.00–175.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.48/cwt	143.00–162.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.66/cwt	126.00–144.00	890	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	129.51/cwt	123.00–136.00	929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.07/cwt	144.00–151.00	863	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.21/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	126.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	108.05/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	168.95/cwt	164.00–174.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	117.83/cwt	117.50–118.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	354	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	840	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,361	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	109.46/cwt	104.00–115.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	130.85/cwt	127.00–134.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	133.21/cwt	125.00–137.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	129.46/cwt	100.00–137.00	663	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	124.28/cwt	117.00–132.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.40/cwt	139.00–150.00	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	112.52/cwt	102.00–129.00	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	143.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	9

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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,686Last week 1,019Year ago 1,669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 193Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 5Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	516	138.00–147.00	143.57
5	—	733	127.00–129.00	128.60
7	—	420	144.00–149.00	146.55
5	—	318	147.50–150.00	148.89
5	—	353	143.00–149.00	147.22
10	—	762	123.00–134.00	126.95
10	—	630	132.00–143.50	139.48
22	—	673	133.00–142.00	139.88
15	—	575	139.00–150.00	143.40
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
7	—	814	102.00–129.00	112.52
9	—	470	140.00–145.00	143.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	120.00–133.00	126.42
12	—	481	118.00–132.00	126.80
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
6	—	619	117.50–118.00	117.83
2	—	275	127.50–130.00	128.73
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	755	104.00–115.00	109.46
2	—	660	119.00–122.00	120.52
7	—	388	127.00–134.00	130.85
5	—	329	125.00–137.00	133.21
26	—	512	100.00–137.00	129.46
9	—	561	117.00–132.00	124.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	667	162.25	162.25
9	—	335	157.00–163.00	159.59
69	—	795	163.85	163.85
62	—	623	141.00–152.00	146.90
7	—	708	145.00–148.00	147.13
38	—	581	147.00–157.00	152.79
21	—	524	148.00–156.00	151.67
12	—	426	158.00–163.00	160.47
4	—	366	150.00	150.00
19	—	472	148.00–158.00	156.03
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	840	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	146.00	146.00
2	—	433	170.00–172.00	171.03
2	—	1,017	140.00	140.00
74	—	827	154.00–170.25	168.30
12	—	626	142.00–155.00	150.72
3	—	455	170.00–175.00	172.65
1	—	375	181.00	181.00
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
33	—	679	142.00–156.00	151.53
26	—	585	156.00–171.00	161.90
7	—	523	162.00–164.00	163.29
3	—	1,083	135.00	135.00
74	—	862	143.00–168.50	166.12
7	—	711	140.00–149.00	146.29
12	—	925	155.00–160.00	156.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	190.00–191.00	190.57
30	—	427	176.00–199.00	192.26
5	—	456	179.00–190.00	184.21
4	—	385	190.00–198.00	194.03
126	—	686	157.00–177.25	171.28
1	—	285	203.00	203.00
18	—	560	163.00–168.00	165.94
66	—	776	155.00–173.50	170.50
61	—	620	159.00–183.00	175.63
34	—	523	171.00–184.50	177.70
79	—	716	154.00–172.25	165.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	910	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	151.00–155.00	152.46
3	—	336	163.00	163.00
2	—	915	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
8	—	532	139.00–151.00	142.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	123.00	123.00
3	—	871	123.00	123.00
10	—	543	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	146.00–153.00	149.63
5	—	441	180.00–181.00	180.40
4	—	569	155.00–159.00	156.73
2	—	485	164.00–174.00	168.95
3	—	510	174.00	174.00
2	—	360	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
2	—	535	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	270	122.00	122.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	695	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	810	99.00	99.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
3	—	775	115.00–121.00	117.66
6	—	519	119.00–136.00	127.29
1	—	205	137.50	137.50
1	—	405	141.00	141.00
5	—	563	135.00–142.00	138.25
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	140.00–146.00	144.66
3	—	413	155.00–164.00	158.05
4	—	387	175.00–185.00	180.06
3	—	468	153.00–175.00	160.36
11	—	521	143.00–162.00	151.48
12	—	628	126.00–144.00	141.66
8	—	717	123.00–136.00	129.51
1	—	300	172.50	172.50
14	—	575	144.00–151.00	150.07
6	—	775	119.00–134.00	130.21
5	—	843	120.00–130.00	126.82
3	—	991	100.00–112.00	108.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,511	70.00–79.00	72.75
30	—	1,435	64.00–69.00	67.58
1	—	1,395	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,002	52.00–60.00	55.92
3	—	1,153	71.00–73.00	71.70
20	—	1,057	61.00–67.00	63.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,283	64.00–70.00	67.37
8	—	1,238	58.00–64.00	60.42
30	—	1,332	71.00–87.00	75.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,962	109.00–119.00	112.59
4	—	1,293	82.00–89.00	86.03
13	—	1,606	90.00–108.00	97.05

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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	—	1,065	64.00	64.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	700.00–775.00	740.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,608	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,323.38

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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