Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-700 lb packages. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.01/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$179.01

379 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.89

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	604	179.21	1,082	374
Medium and Large 2-3	470	173.35	815	3thin
Large 1-2	592	150.00	888	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about $194 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 sale379 hd

179.01

—

KY average26 barns · 7,429 hd

164.12

+14.89

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	1,727	100.01	1,727	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	78.86	1,257	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,282	72.19	925	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	55.15	582	7thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	142.87/cwt	141.00–144.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	126.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	143.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	162.47/cwt	160.00–166.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	160.69/cwt	160.00–161.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	151.26/cwt	147.00–152.75	1,048	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	153.69/cwt	146.00–156.70	962	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	154.38/cwt	152.00–158.00	721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	156.89/cwt	150.00–165.00	891	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	162.11/cwt	151.00–170.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	216.30/cwt	215.00–217.50	584	2
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	811	153.80/cwt	153.75–155.00	1,247	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	197.54/cwt	178.00–213.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	157.54/cwt	150.50–160.00	814	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	215.79/cwt	203.00–228.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	191.52/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,005	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	160.17/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,076	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	162.90/cwt	162.90–162.90	1,236	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	172.42/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,072	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	206.49/cwt	199.00–219.00	962	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	158.23/cwt	149.50–162.00	1,157	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	979	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	186.13/cwt	175.00–196.00	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	154.60/cwt	148.00–158.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	55.27/cwt	49.00–62.00	590	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	82.22/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,344	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,173	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.17/cwt	64.00–68.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	79.11/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,017	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	71.92/cwt	65.00–76.00	934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	104.58/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,966	8
Bulls	—	—	1,522	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,115	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	523	147.17/cwt	140.00–154.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	138.74/cwt	135.00–146.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	693	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	162.12/cwt	157.00–169.00	853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	193.74/cwt	191.00–195.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	156.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	872	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	823	119.52/cwt	118.00–121.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.20/cwt	128.00–137.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	840	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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 930Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	156.00	156.00
6	—	477	141.00–144.00	142.87
4	—	681	123.00–130.00	126.73
3	—	556	140.00–149.00	143.05
3	—	435	145.00–147.00	146.36
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
8	—	386	155.00–159.00	156.09
11	—	627	128.00–137.00	136.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	160.00–166.00	162.47
3	—	336	160.00–161.00	160.69
110	—	693	147.00–152.75	151.26
67	—	626	146.00–156.70	153.69
17	—	467	152.00–158.00	154.38
22	—	568	150.00–165.00	156.89
15	—	426	151.00–170.00	162.11
46	—	517	150.50–160.00	157.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	275	132.00	132.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	955	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	121.00	121.00
2	—	823	118.00–121.00	119.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	557	165.00	165.00
4	—	518	164.00–166.00	165.02
4	—	908	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
8	—	448	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	215.00–217.50	216.30
8	—	418	178.00–213.00	197.54
6	—	380	203.00–228.00	215.79
98	—	525	176.00–195.00	191.52
27	—	672	152.00–164.00	160.17
56	—	759	162.90	162.90
23	—	622	165.00–176.00	172.42
62	—	466	199.00–219.00	206.49
36	—	731	149.50–162.00	158.23
10	—	561	174.00–175.00	174.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	811	153.75–155.00	153.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	170.00–175.00	173.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	197.50	197.50
10	—	465	175.00–196.00	186.13
6	—	606	148.00–158.00	154.60
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
12	—	526	157.00–169.00	162.12
4	—	421	191.00–195.00	193.74
2	—	725	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	151.00	151.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
3	—	725	126.00–130.00	127.30
1	—	385	181.00	181.00
3	—	613	135.00–146.00	138.74
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	133.00	133.00
2	—	647	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00–154.00	147.17
3	—	693	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	49.00–62.00	55.27
1	—	1,125	72.00	72.00
1	—	945	37.00	37.00
1	—	1,040	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	79.00–85.00	82.22
2	—	1,553	75.00–76.00	75.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,200	64.00–68.00	66.17
5	—	1,286	77.00–83.00	79.11
5	—	1,298	65.00–76.00	71.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,880	100.00–109.00	104.58
3	—	1,522	95.00–96.00	95.33
1	—	1,115	77.50	77.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	700.00	700.00

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