Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday steer calves sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand under heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.08/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$138.08

188 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

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	551	145.19	800	129
Large 1-2	547	133.00	728	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	118.32	725	36
Small and Medium 1-2	415	115.30	479	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $321 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 sale188 hd

138.08

—

KY average21 barns · 6,214 hd

148.03

−9.95

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	1,649	98.88	1,631	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	75.50	975	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	75.36	1,131	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	65.41	675	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	105.50	1,472	2thin

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)	1,333	$863	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$807	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,369	$1,097	5

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	—	524	143.66/cwt	141.00–146.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	103.59/cwt	95.00–112.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	873	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	343	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	453	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	120.72/cwt	119.00–121.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.34/cwt	143.00–146.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	128.82/cwt	124.00–138.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.46/cwt	161.00–183.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	175.15/cwt	160.00–187.00	401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.61/cwt	150.00–151.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.82/cwt	134.00–139.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.56/cwt	148.00–160.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	147.87/cwt	141.00–150.00	790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	116.43/cwt	113.00–120.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	105.90/cwt	94.00–118.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	113.49/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	129.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	84.34/cwt	84.00–85.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.06/cwt	134.00–148.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	124.26/cwt	114.00–130.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.33/cwt	109.00–120.00	890	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,194.25/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,194	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,065	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,435	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	976.28/head	925.00–1,025.00	976	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	785	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	2,021	116.12/cwt	110.00–122.00	2,347	5
Bulls	—	—	1,339	85.31/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,142	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	97.92/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,599	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.64/cwt	62.00–67.00	799	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	71.38/cwt	68.00–75.00	909	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	81.56/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,077	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	64.54/cwt	64.00–65.00	918	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	57.73/cwt	55.00–61.00	540	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	49.16/cwt	44.00–54.00	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	65.23/cwt	61.00–70.00	677	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	73.06/cwt	70.00–78.00	767	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	71.93/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,054	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	78.83/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,209	25
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	179.01/cwt	177.00–183.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	180.00/cwt	174.00–186.00	621	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	174.22/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,249	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	172.92/cwt	154.00–173.75	1,340	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	184.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	165.35/cwt	163.00–167.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	167.90/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	189.99/cwt	177.00–207.00	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	187.89/cwt	186.00–190.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	145.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,029	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	155.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	200.88/cwt	194.00–207.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	171.27/cwt	170.00–173.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	155.60/cwt	154.00–160.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	176.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	145.40/cwt	141.00–150.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	151.67/cwt	147.00–153.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	152.50/cwt	151.00–154.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	144.60/cwt	144.00–145.50	960	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	637	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	790	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	150.43/cwt	141.00–152.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	654	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	625	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,025	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	155.17/cwt	154.00–157.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	152.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	812	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	763	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	82.27/cwt	80.00–83.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	142.69/cwt	141.00–147.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.72/cwt	141.00–146.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	144.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	125.00/cwt	121.00–128.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 1,554Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 156Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	141.00–146.00	143.66
1	—	637	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,020	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,130	104.00	104.00
3	—	387	143.00–145.00	143.66
3	—	750	120.00	120.00
5	—	834	119.00	119.00
7	—	561	141.00–147.00	142.69
2	—	1,095	105.00	105.00
2	—	665	137.00	137.00
4	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
4	—	330	141.00–146.00	143.72
12	—	427	140.00–147.00	144.84
12	—	479	140.00–148.00	144.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	713	95.00–112.00	103.59
4	—	377	129.00	129.00
1	—	305	123.00	123.00
2	—	513	121.00–122.00	121.49
7	—	687	119.00–121.00	120.72
4	—	632	127.00–128.00	127.51
4	—	887	80.00–83.00	82.27
2	—	775	107.00–110.00	108.53
7	—	574	121.00–128.00	125.00
1	—	465	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	132.00	132.00
12	—	543	140.00	140.00
2	—	812	94.00	94.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	110.00–120.00	115.24
2	—	425	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	147.00–153.00	151.67
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
6	—	486	151.00–154.00	152.50
1	—	300	156.00	156.00
5	—	664	144.00–145.50	144.60
7	—	641	141.00–152.00	150.43
8	—	374	154.00–157.00	155.17
8	—	428	150.00–154.00	152.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	654	168.00	168.00
8	—	625	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	143.00–146.00	144.34
6	—	724	124.00–138.00	128.82
7	—	376	161.00–183.00	177.46
2	—	775	122.00	122.00
4	—	229	160.00–187.00	175.15
5	—	426	150.00–151.00	150.61
4	—	867	120.00–129.00	124.47
5	—	665	134.00–139.00	136.82
2	—	1,152	95.00	95.00
3	—	480	148.00–160.00	154.56
12	—	534	141.00–150.00	147.87
2	—	923	94.00–118.00	105.90
2	—	963	110.00–117.00	113.49
2	—	822	128.00	128.00
8	—	631	134.00–148.00	137.06
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
2	—	345	174.00–186.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
8	—	622	125.00–131.00	129.53
2	—	920	85.00	85.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
3	—	973	84.00–85.00	84.34
6	—	667	114.00–130.00	124.26
1	—	845	83.00	83.00
2	—	530	130.00–134.00	132.02
3	—	765	109.00–120.00	116.33
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	113.00–120.00	116.43
3	—	505	110.00–114.00	111.35
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	177.00–183.00	179.01
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	134.00	134.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	717	158.00–178.00	174.22
43	—	775	154.00–173.75	172.92
20	—	485	175.00–190.00	184.44
6	—	508	163.00–167.00	165.35
16	—	622	155.00–177.00	167.90
20	—	419	177.00–207.00	189.99
6	—	672	154.00–158.00	155.01
9	—	368	194.00–207.00	200.88
3	—	568	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	186.00–190.00	187.89
3	—	600	150.00	150.00
4	—	707	144.00–150.00	145.53
6	—	845	167.50	167.50
7	—	476	170.00–173.00	171.27
5	—	586	154.00–160.00	155.60
2	—	1,180	130.00	130.00
3	—	385	170.00–180.00	176.84
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	158.00	158.00
2	—	488	150.00	150.00
3	—	505	151.00	151.00
6	—	668	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	141.00–150.00	145.40
1	—	645	143.00	143.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,448	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,194.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	925.00–1,025.00	976.28
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	525.00	525.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,021	110.00–122.00	116.12
5	—	1,339	81.00–89.00	85.31
19	—	1,633	90.00–108.00	97.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,236	62.00–67.00	64.64
38	—	1,273	68.00–75.00	71.38
42	—	1,320	75.00–92.00	81.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	64.00–65.00	64.54
19	—	1,466	68.00–74.50	71.93
25	—	1,534	75.00–86.50	78.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	55.00–61.00	57.73
3	—	1,010	44.00–54.00	49.16
27	—	1,038	61.00–70.00	65.23
10	—	1,050	70.00–78.00	73.06
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,535	110.00	110.00

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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