Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 400-600 lb weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.40/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$162.40

480 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

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	738	163.26	1,206	465
Large 1-2	833	137.60	1,146	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	848	134.80	1,144	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $62 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 sale480 hd

162.40

—

KY average24 barns · 6,717 hd

164.54

−2.14

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	1,854	110.59	2,050	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	74.54	951	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	74.24	1,102	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	60.37	618	15

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	602	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	203.39/cwt	187.00–221.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,179	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	154.12/cwt	138.00–157.00	948	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	135.19/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,027	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	166.89/cwt	155.00–171.00	779	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	165.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	622	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	159.26/cwt	156.00–161.00	835	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	140.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	931	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	957	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	155.87/cwt	154.00–160.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	147.94/cwt	141.00–155.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	152.02/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	165.42/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	833	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	159.30/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,168	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	199.97/cwt	192.00–204.00	952	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	203.78/cwt	201.00–212.50	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	177.96/cwt	171.00–185.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	156.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,240	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	176.10/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,037	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	181.25/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,127	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,409	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	183.39/cwt	179.00–190.00	946	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	907	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	55.01/cwt	49.00–59.00	514	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	63.34/cwt	62.00–65.00	899	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	81.67/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	75.39/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,126	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	64.12/cwt	62.00–68.00	657	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	71.71/cwt	70.00–73.00	812	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	74.37/cwt	70.00–78.00	939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,854	110.59/cwt	102.00–116.00	2,050	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	581	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.49/cwt	136.00–147.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	169.51/cwt	168.00–171.00	649	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,238	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	122.66/cwt	121.00–132.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	797	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.50/cwt	133.00–142.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	139.58/cwt	134.00–143.00	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,049	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,165	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,067	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	982	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	144.35/cwt	141.00–146.00	844	3

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 315Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	152.00	152.00
3	—	925	140.00	140.00
2	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	565	164.00	164.00
8	—	818	143.00–155.00	152.02
4	—	669	140.00–149.00	144.31
4	—	700	147.00	147.00
2	—	433	171.00–185.00	177.96
58	—	962	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	124.00	124.00
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
7	—	887	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	187.00–221.00	203.39
12	—	666	158.00–169.00	165.42
59	—	733	155.00–162.00	159.30
26	—	476	192.00–204.00	199.97
5	—	374	201.00–212.50	203.78
196	—	792	150.00–159.00	156.56
13	—	589	174.00–177.00	176.10
51	—	622	165.00–185.00	181.25
11	—	516	179.00–190.00	183.39
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
3	—	833	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	833	141.50	141.50
50	—	615	138.00–157.00	154.12
26	—	760	135.00–136.00	135.19
3	—	705	133.00	133.00
51	—	467	155.00–171.00	166.89
4	—	376	163.00–170.00	165.49
9	—	571	144.00–146.00	145.08
37	—	524	156.00–161.00	159.26
47	—	663	137.00–142.00	140.44
7	—	424	154.00–160.00	155.87
49	—	860	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	145.00–146.00	145.51
2	—	443	145.00	145.00
2	—	318	141.00–155.00	147.94
4	—	800	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
6	—	727	128.50	128.50
2	—	535	133.00–142.00	137.50
7	—	582	134.00–143.00	139.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	93.00	93.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
2	—	695	128.00	128.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
7	—	571	121.00–132.00	122.66
3	—	643	124.00	124.00
5	—	771	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,049	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,165	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,067	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	113.00	113.00
3	—	825	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	180.00	180.00
4	—	581	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	170.00	170.00
2	—	617	146.00	146.00
1	—	555	173.00	173.00
5	—	383	219.00	219.00
2	—	650	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
5	—	627	136.00–147.00	141.49
2	—	383	168.00–171.00	169.51
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
4	—	517	155.00–156.00	155.75
2	—	472	166.00	166.00
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
2	—	780	123.00	123.00
3	—	585	141.00–146.00	144.35
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	23.00	23.00
5	—	935	49.00–59.00	55.01
5	—	1,024	62.00–68.00	64.12
4	—	1,133	70.00–73.00	71.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,268	79.00–81.00	80.01
8	—	1,262	70.00–78.00	74.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	62.00–65.00	63.34
2	—	1,520	78.00–85.00	81.67
6	—	1,494	72.00–77.00	75.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,854	102.00–116.00	110.59

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	81.00	81.00

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