Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with moderate demand; 400-500 lbs 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.43/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$167.43

218 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$26.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

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	664	169.10	1,123	204
Large 1-2	710	146.00	1,037	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	584	142.26	831	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.85/cwt here — about $292 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 sale218 hd

167.43

—

KY average22 barns · 5,383 hd

170.89

−3.46

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	—	Average	1,600	97.98	1,568	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	74.76	1,086	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	74.22	945	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	65.81	704	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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	Large 1-2	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.66/cwt	133.00–144.00	655	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	127.50/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.50/cwt	131.00–140.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	147.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	133.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.83/cwt	137.00–146.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	141.85/cwt	141.00–142.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	151.10/cwt	149.00–157.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	134.50/cwt	133.00–137.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	121.02/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	531	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	133.82/cwt	127.00–141.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	126.19/cwt	120.00–138.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.20/cwt	136.00–147.50	536	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.34/cwt	158.00–159.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	143.30/cwt	135.00–152.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	206.35/cwt	200.00–216.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	151.19/cwt	150.00–151.25	1,346	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	152.72/cwt	150.00–154.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	130.36/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	146.22/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	148.65/cwt	147.00–150.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,287	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	194.41/cwt	184.00–209.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	193.25/cwt	190.00–197.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	187.95/cwt	180.50–195.00	887	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	156.51/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,042	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	169.52/cwt	166.50–175.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	205.01/cwt	204.00–206.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	179.28/cwt	172.00–186.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	161.46/cwt	155.00–171.00	853	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	107.25/cwt	102.50–112.00	579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	65.73/cwt	65.00–66.00	876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	59.70/cwt	56.00–62.00	670	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	80.11/cwt	75.00–93.00	1,034	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	70.11/cwt	67.00–74.00	876	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	78.07/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,155	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	70.33/cwt	67.00–74.00	995	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	70.84/cwt	68.00–74.00	779	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	65.53/cwt	62.00–68.00	692	18
Bulls	—	—	1,428	94.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,351	12
Bulls	—	—	1,368	79.12/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,082	2
Bulls	—	—	1,961	109.18/cwt	102.00–118.00	2,141	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.50/cwt	133.00–137.00	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	127.38/cwt	124.00–131.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	127.98/cwt	121.00–139.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	118.46/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	109.98/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	148.31/cwt	140.00–158.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	173.07/cwt	171.00–175.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	143.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	967	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	118.51/cwt	117.00–119.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.67/cwt	110.00–132.00	326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	134.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	122.79/cwt	121.00–124.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	126.40/cwt	119.00–131.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	120.71/cwt	106.00–125.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	128.72/cwt	124.00–131.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	123.01/cwt	110.00–130.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	121.30/cwt	117.00–126.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	125.09/cwt	119.00–130.00	412	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	507	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	542	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	588	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	129.74/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	194.01/cwt	181.00–206.00	716	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	218	111.95/cwt	106.00–125.00	244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	134.24/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.26/cwt	131.00–139.00	842	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	124.65/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	128.24/cwt	128.00–129.00	917	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,265	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 Dec 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 1,269Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 229Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
3	—	531	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	469	133.00–144.00	139.66
2	—	1,110	100.00	100.00
5	—	320	140.00–145.00	142.38
4	—	1,030	129.00	129.00
4	—	279	130.00–139.00	134.56
4	—	877	124.00–131.00	127.50
9	—	724	125.00–128.00	126.67
13	—	516	131.00–140.00	133.50
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
5	—	577	132.00–140.00	133.55
9	—	424	137.00–146.00	142.83
4	—	631	133.00–137.00	134.50
2	—	933	115.00–127.00	121.02
18	—	374	136.00–147.50	143.20
4	—	658	130.00–136.00	134.45
5	—	788	121.00–124.00	122.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	108.00	108.00
4	—	729	117.00–119.00	118.51
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
4	—	270	110.00–132.00	120.67
10	—	476	119.00–131.00	126.40
10	—	611	106.00–125.00	120.71
4	—	419	124.00–131.00	128.72
4	—	519	110.00–130.00	123.01
3	—	665	117.00–126.00	121.30
4	—	329	119.00–130.00	125.09
3	—	218	106.00–125.00	111.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	153.50	153.50
13	—	512	144.00–149.00	147.20
7	—	662	141.00–142.00	141.85
9	—	433	149.00–157.00	151.10
10	—	607	149.50	149.50
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
3	—	390	150.00–154.00	152.72
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
2	—	507	107.00	107.00
2	—	588	112.00–115.00	113.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
3	—	380	200.00–216.00	206.35
79	—	746	172.50	172.50
12	—	422	184.00–209.00	194.41
15	—	472	180.50–195.00	187.95
23	—	666	156.00–160.00	156.51
9	—	514	166.50–175.00	169.52
7	—	555	168.00	168.00
3	—	327	204.00–206.00	205.01
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	149.00	149.00
1	—	830	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	127.00–141.00	133.82
3	—	722	120.00–138.00	126.19
2	—	523	135.00–152.00	143.30
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
2	—	295	171.00	171.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	158.00–159.00	158.34
19	—	890	150.00–151.25	151.19
3	—	1,020	129.00–133.00	130.36
2	—	520	160.00–162.00	161.01
2	—	420	168.00–170.00	169.02
10	—	731	141.00–149.00	146.22
2	—	665	143.00–144.00	143.50
1	—	1,055	136.00	136.00
3	—	622	147.00–150.00	148.65
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
3	—	322	190.00–197.00	193.25
1	—	295	196.00	196.00
1	—	225	202.50	202.50
1	—	755	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	140.00–145.00	141.65
1	—	425	195.00	195.00
6	—	481	172.00–186.00	179.28
7	—	528	155.00–171.00	161.46
10	—	676	140.00–147.00	143.01
2	—	282	200.00	200.00
7	—	369	181.00–206.00	194.01
6	—	722	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
2	—	540	102.50–112.00	107.25
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	161.00	161.00
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
3	—	622	124.00–131.00	127.38
6	—	517	121.00–139.00	127.98
4	—	433	141.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
4	—	715	128.00–129.00	128.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	133.00–137.00	134.50
2	—	1,015	116.00–121.00	118.46
2	—	965	106.00–114.00	109.98
6	—	566	140.00–158.00	148.31
2	—	1,085	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	280	171.00–175.00	173.07
5	—	772	130.00–137.00	133.01
4	—	806	126.00–133.00	129.74
1	—	435	186.00	186.00
2	—	527	148.00	148.00
4	—	915	132.00–135.00	134.24
1	—	225	152.50	152.50
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
13	—	618	131.00–139.00	136.26
5	—	876	118.00–131.00	124.65
1	—	1,110	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	65.00–66.00	65.73
19	—	1,291	75.00–93.00	80.11
21	—	1,249	67.00–74.00	70.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,123	56.00–62.00	59.70
11	—	1,100	68.00–74.00	70.84
18	—	1,056	62.00–68.00	65.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,480	75.00–85.00	78.07
14	—	1,415	67.00–74.00	70.33
1	—	1,390	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,428	90.00–100.00	94.59
2	—	1,368	77.00–81.00	79.12
7	—	1,961	102.00–118.00	109.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,125	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,462	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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