Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.38/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$155.38

357 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$15.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

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	739	155.91	1,152	342
Medium and Large 2-3	561	143.46	805	14thin
Large 1-2	645	140.00	903	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.91/cwt here — about $249 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 sale357 hd

155.38

—

KY average20 barns · 6,353 hd

156.81

−1.43

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	2,315	109.00	2,523	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	69.78	1,039	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	65.14	864	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	51.86	591	8thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	153.93/cwt	139.00–155.75	1,258	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.90/cwt	149.00–161.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	140.82/cwt	137.00–144.00	877	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.61/cwt	152.00–159.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	818	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,288	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	148.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	704	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	144.84/cwt	141.00–147.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	142.05/cwt	139.00–144.00	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.78/cwt	137.00–144.00	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	151.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	179.39/cwt	169.00–182.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	148.44/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,064	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	132.41/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	141.59/cwt	140.00–142.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	136.25/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	196.15/cwt	194.00–202.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	148.21/cwt	146.00–151.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	150.67/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,002	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	181.29/cwt	176.00–189.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	147.65/cwt	136.00–147.85	1,319	57
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	164.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	953	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	146.57/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	184.98/cwt	184.00–186.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	290	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.28/cwt	129.00–137.00	829	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	71.37/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,064	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	59.45/cwt	58.00–61.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	55.35/cwt	54.00–57.00	619	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	65.02/cwt	64.00–66.00	964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	72.98/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,020	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	43.31/cwt	39.00–46.00	528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	62.91/cwt	59.00–65.00	790	6
Bulls	—	—	2,315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.02/cwt	141.00–156.00	857	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	119.81/cwt	113.00–126.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	677	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	135.72/cwt	133.00–137.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	137.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.26/cwt	130.00–134.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 812Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 62Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 14Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	817	139.00–155.75	153.93
2	—	240	189.00	189.00
7	—	525	149.00–161.00	154.90
1	—	1,115	119.00	119.00
2	—	465	152.00–159.00	155.61
5	—	905	132.00–134.00	132.41
5	—	664	140.00–142.00	141.59
1	—	775	138.00	138.00
4	—	734	134.00–137.00	136.25
57	—	893	136.00–147.85	147.65
1	—	590	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	149.00	149.00
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	432	152.00	152.00
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
1	—	635	139.00	139.00
4	—	670	138.00	138.00
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
1	—	240	157.50	157.50
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	818	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	169.00–182.00	179.39
31	—	717	142.00–152.50	148.44
12	—	390	194.00–202.00	196.15
8	—	622	146.00–151.00	148.21
20	—	665	143.00–154.00	150.67
9	—	473	176.00–189.00	181.29
26	—	579	160.00–169.00	164.57
7	—	755	146.00–147.00	146.57
1	—	410	194.00	194.00
1	—	290	192.50	192.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	623	137.00–144.00	140.82
21	—	475	144.00–154.00	148.11
14	—	528	141.00–147.00	144.84
7	—	728	124.50	124.50
4	—	420	156.00	156.00
20	—	584	139.00–144.00	142.05
1	—	255	162.50	162.50
6	—	391	150.00–152.00	151.69
2	—	330	145.00	145.00
3	—	682	133.00–137.00	135.72
6	—	880	129.50	129.50
4	—	767	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
16	—	478	137.00–144.00	141.78
3	—	731	110.00	110.00
8	—	569	134.00–139.00	135.36
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	227	135.00	135.00
5	—	546	137.00–139.00	137.79
3	—	425	132.00–140.00	136.80
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	210	127.50	127.50
1	—	775	101.00	101.00
4	—	687	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
2	—	588	125.00–129.00	127.03
3	—	445	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	184.00–186.00	184.98
1	—	290	192.00	192.00
1	—	370	188.00	188.00
8	—	501	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	129.00–137.00	134.28
17	—	571	141.00–156.00	150.02
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
4	—	724	113.00–126.00	119.81
9	—	387	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	151.00	151.00
4	—	673	130.00–134.00	132.26
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
2	—	272	162.50	162.50
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,491	69.00–75.00	71.37
3	—	1,483	64.00–66.00	65.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	58.00–61.00	59.45
3	—	1,118	54.00–57.00	55.35
3	—	1,218	39.00–46.00	43.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,397	71.00–74.00	72.98
6	—	1,255	59.00–65.00	62.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,315	109.00	109.00

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)	1	—	1,395	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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