Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 higher with some weaned 400-500 lb weaned packages sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.34/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$163.34

152 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$43.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

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	661	164.46	1,087	148
Large 1-2	985	125.00	1,231	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	823	121.00	996	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.46/cwt here — about $91 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 sale152 hd

163.34

—

KY average22 barns · 2,251 hd

161.49

+1.85

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	2,215	119.99	2,658	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	80.38	1,193	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,415	74.28	1,051	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	61.02	712	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	103.94	1,454	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	150.67/cwt	149.00–152.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,200	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	134.42/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	165.02/cwt	159.00–168.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	908	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	157.12/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,086	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	185.37/cwt	174.00–189.00	957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	193.26/cwt	191.00–200.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	159.66/cwt	154.50–166.50	1,164	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	162.57/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	195.29/cwt	193.00–205.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,309	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,259	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	185.29/cwt	184.00–188.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	105.67/cwt	101.00–108.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,399	103.94/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,454	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	75.39/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,105	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,628	85.68/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,395	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	62.40/cwt	60.00–64.00	709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	69.97/cwt	67.00–72.00	884	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	83.50/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,249	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	72.51/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	290	1
Bulls	—	—	2,215	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	667	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	802	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	148.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	848	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	149.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	769	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	218	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	191.08/cwt	186.00–199.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	2

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 665Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 70Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	140.00–150.00	144.93
2	—	305	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
2	—	283	140.00	140.00
3	—	623	130.00–132.00	130.67
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	149.00–152.00	150.67
6	—	687	137.00	137.00
3	—	385	161.00	161.00
17	—	854	140.50	140.50
7	—	784	134.00–135.00	134.42
5	—	477	149.00–150.00	149.59
3	—	345	151.00	151.00
25	—	572	144.00–150.00	148.20
9	—	513	148.00–154.00	149.98
3	—	615	139.00–140.00	139.33
8	—	701	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,065	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
2	—	762	111.00	111.00
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	170.00	170.00
3	—	811	145.00	145.00
3	—	653	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	156.00	156.00
2	—	937	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	159.00–168.00	165.02
28	—	691	152.00–165.00	157.12
19	—	516	174.00–189.00	185.37
4	—	334	191.00–200.00	193.26
27	—	729	154.50–166.50	159.66
13	—	645	154.00–164.00	162.57
5	—	387	193.00–205.00	195.29
13	—	880	148.75	148.75
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
10	—	807	156.00	156.00
3	—	425	184.00–188.00	185.29
6	—	457	186.00–199.00	191.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	908	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
2	—	925	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
3	—	426	188.00	188.00
2	—	372	185.00	185.00
1	—	495	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
4	—	656	136.00–137.00	136.75
2	—	580	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	101.00–108.00	105.67
2	—	802	106.00	106.00
1	—	670	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	240	154.00	154.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	156.00	156.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	101.00–106.00	103.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,466	73.00–78.00	75.39
8	—	1,496	80.00–86.00	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,628	84.00–87.00	85.68
10	—	1,401	68.00–77.00	72.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	60.00–64.00	62.40
3	—	1,263	67.00–72.00	69.97
1	—	965	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,215	119.00–121.00	119.99

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