Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.28/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$153.28

508 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$27.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

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	766	153.68	1,177	499
Large 1-2	413	147.50	608	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	723	126.17	912	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.51/cwt here — about $265 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 sale508 hd

153.28

—

KY average21 barns · 4,408 hd

156.75

−3.47

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	1,730	96.07	1,662	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	68.54	1,124	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	61.74	797	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	54.69	571	13

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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	—	573	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.89/cwt	151.00–160.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	101.77/cwt	101.00–104.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	124.17/cwt	121.00–126.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	802	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	140.59/cwt	137.00–144.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	135.01/cwt	133.00–138.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	147.92/cwt	144.00–153.00	604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	968	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,423	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	870	155.79/cwt	154.00–156.60	1,355	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	142.36/cwt	139.00–144.00	740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	134.26/cwt	131.00–135.50	882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	139.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	998	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	154.41/cwt	154.00–155.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	161.20/cwt	144.00–168.00	1,020	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	171.30/cwt	160.00–176.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	132.86/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,172	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.68/cwt	152.00–156.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	127.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	146.60/cwt	140.00–151.00	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	160.08/cwt	159.00–164.00	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	174.35/cwt	165.00–184.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	144.29/cwt	134.00–144.50	1,440	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	162.23/cwt	159.00–166.00	908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	150.52/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,159	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	315	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	151.61/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,089	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	99.51/cwt	96.00–103.00	953	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.94/cwt	118.00–125.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	154.37/cwt	153.00–156.00	892	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	54.94/cwt	53.00–58.00	583	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	64.70/cwt	62.00–67.00	998	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	58.42/cwt	54.00–61.00	707	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	63.85/cwt	62.00–68.00	858	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	66.98/cwt	65.00–69.00	618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	71.98/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,242	10
Bulls	—	—	1,565	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	100.50/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	45.84/cwt	42.00–48.00	494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,576	1,187.77/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	18,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,670	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	17,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	1,126.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,195.00	18,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	997.34/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	14,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	134.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.39/cwt	141.00–150.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	121.21/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	158.55/cwt	156.00–167.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	157.81/cwt	149.00–160.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	124.77/cwt	122.00–127.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	121.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	858	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,030	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	158.08/cwt	154.00–162.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	128.70/cwt	124.00–134.00	876	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	864	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 812Year ago 1,133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 48Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	130.00–137.00	133.71
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
4	—	433	138.00–139.00	138.25
4	—	708	101.00–104.00	101.77
5	—	671	121.00–126.00	124.17
2	—	370	137.00–144.00	140.59
4	—	902	107.00	107.00
18	—	524	130.00–135.00	133.72
4	—	639	121.00–125.00	122.97
1	—	310	141.00	141.00
2	—	480	133.00–135.00	133.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	123.00	123.00
4	—	542	122.00–127.00	124.77
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	571	140.00–141.00	140.49
6	—	621	133.00–138.00	135.01
3	—	780	121.00	121.00
18	—	408	144.00–153.00	147.92
11	—	520	139.00–144.00	142.36
15	—	657	131.00–135.50	134.26
34	—	715	134.00–140.00	139.63
5	—	341	149.00–160.00	157.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	149.00–151.00	150.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	858	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	136.00	136.00
7	—	422	151.00–160.00	155.89
2	—	940	134.00	134.00
2	—	480	154.00–156.00	155.01
5	—	537	154.00–155.00	154.41
4	—	325	160.00–176.00	171.30
7	—	882	132.00–133.00	132.86
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
6	—	579	152.00–156.00	154.68
50	—	998	134.00–144.50	144.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
5	—	713	122.00–130.00	127.64
1	—	840	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	968	147.00	147.00
96	—	870	154.00–156.60	155.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	633	144.00–168.00	161.20
4	—	470	165.00–167.00	166.03
15	—	670	140.00–151.00	146.60
11	—	517	159.00–164.00	160.08
8	—	424	165.00–184.00	174.35
13	—	560	159.00–166.00	162.23
55	—	770	141.00–157.00	150.52
1	—	315	179.00	179.00
60	—	718	140.00–155.50	151.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	868	100.00–101.00	100.51
3	—	623	129.00	129.00
2	—	958	96.00–103.00	99.51
6	—	724	118.00–125.00	121.94
7	—	530	141.00–150.00	146.39
6	—	478	150.00–160.00	153.19
4	—	270	156.00–167.00	158.55
2	—	808	100.00–107.00	103.51
6	—	756	115.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	327	164.00	164.00
2	—	383	154.00–162.00	158.08
6	—	681	124.00–134.00	128.70
9	—	588	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
5	—	576	131.00–135.00	134.24
3	—	700	111.00	111.00
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
5	—	619	120.00–123.00	121.21
2	—	668	118.00–120.00	118.97
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	122.50	122.50
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	153.00–156.00	154.37
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,062	53.00–58.00	54.94
2	—	923	65.00–69.00	66.98
3	—	1,077	42.00–48.00	45.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,543	62.00–67.00	64.70
1	—	1,460	61.00	61.00
10	—	1,725	69.00–74.00	71.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	54.00–61.00	58.42
11	—	1,343	62.00–68.00	63.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	82.00	82.00
5	—	1,820	97.00–106.00	100.50
1	—	1,445	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,576	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,187.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,625	1,050.00–1,195.00	1,126.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,473	925.00–1,100.00	997.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle