Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable quality; over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.93/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$153.93

339 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

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	732	154.20	1,129	335
Large 1-2	645	135.00	871	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	722	130.33	941	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $189 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 sale339 hd

153.93

—

KY average22 barns · 5,584 hd

158.39

−4.46

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	—	High	1,826	111.64	2,039	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	81.57	1,276	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	75.41	989	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	60.98	634	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,185	136.00	1,612	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2Value Added	—	719	142.92/cwt	132.00–148.50	1,028	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	135.75/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	144.35/cwt	144.00–145.00	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	157.26/cwt	145.00–166.00	673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	160.40/cwt	154.00–162.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	142.47/cwt	131.00–146.00	955	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	844	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	144.39/cwt	131.00–146.00	894	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	123.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.52/cwt	164.00–167.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	904	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,356	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	153.32/cwt	146.00–157.00	937	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	143.46/cwt	140.00–144.25	1,301	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.76/cwt	142.00–145.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,255	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	146.81/cwt	137.00–147.75	1,210	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	177.80/cwt	174.00–179.00	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	155.89/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,126	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	158.06/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,053	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	167.34/cwt	163.00–177.00	874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	177.31/cwt	164.00–182.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	147.51/cwt	140.50–151.00	1,142	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	175.55/cwt	171.50–180.00	830	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	163.78/cwt	161.00–166.00	930	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	931	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	502	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	140.20/cwt	139.00–140.50	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,185	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	64.15/cwt	62.00–66.00	756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	49.80/cwt	43.00–54.00	443	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	82.47/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,299	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	81.09/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,137	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	70.71/cwt	65.00–74.00	873	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	73.04/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	681	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	114.08/cwt	106.00–119.00	2,056	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,911	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	155.83/cwt	149.00–169.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	160.47/cwt	160.00–161.00	432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.25/cwt	137.00–138.00	762	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	124.61/cwt	123.00–125.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.29/cwt	123.00–131.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	148.13/cwt	141.00–152.00	760	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	150.79/cwt	146.00–154.00	704	19

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 1,160Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 38Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	719	132.00–148.50	142.92
10	—	773	131.00–138.50	135.75
17	—	582	144.00–145.00	144.35
12	—	428	145.00–166.00	157.26
5	—	391	154.00–162.00	160.40
17	—	670	131.00–146.00	142.47
43	—	619	131.00–146.00	144.39
2	—	347	146.00	146.00
3	—	833	130.00	130.00
38	—	513	141.00–152.00	148.13
19	—	467	146.00–154.00	150.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	736	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
4	—	555	137.00–138.00	137.25
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	844	141.00	141.00
23	—	733	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
5	—	534	123.00–125.00	124.61
3	—	575	123.00–131.00	128.29
2	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	810	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
1	—	870	126.00	126.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	159.00	159.00
2	—	618	140.00–141.00	140.51
2	—	1,018	121.00–127.00	123.96
2	—	405	164.00–167.00	165.52
1	—	1,105	125.00	125.00
3	—	741	143.00	143.00
2	—	955	125.00–127.00	125.99
16	—	907	140.00–144.25	143.46
4	—	671	142.00–145.00	143.76
19	—	851	147.50	147.50
31	—	824	137.00–147.75	146.81
5	—	392	174.00–179.00	177.80
2	—	538	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	480	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	904	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	611	146.00–157.00	153.32
26	—	722	144.00–159.00	155.89
50	—	666	156.00–161.00	158.06
16	—	522	163.00–177.00	167.34
12	—	428	164.00–182.00	177.31
26	—	774	140.50–151.00	147.51
10	—	473	171.50–180.00	175.55
16	—	568	161.00–166.00	163.78
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,135	82.00	82.00
4	—	519	149.00–169.00	155.83
2	—	807	122.00	122.00
2	—	420	165.00–169.00	167.00
2	—	385	174.00	174.00
4	—	787	129.00	129.00
3	—	555	155.00–157.00	156.33
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
4	—	269	160.00–161.00	160.47
3	—	682	128.00–135.00	130.24
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	139.00–140.50	140.20
1	—	460	168.00	168.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	62.00–66.00	64.15
3	—	890	43.00–54.00	49.80
2	—	1,058	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,575	77.00–88.00	82.47
2	—	1,463	72.00–74.00	73.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,402	75.00–87.00	81.09
10	—	1,235	65.00–74.00	70.71
2	—	1,098	61.00–63.00	62.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,802	106.00–119.00	114.08
1	—	1,970	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,100.00	1,100.00

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