Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with best demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.85/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$160.85

435 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

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	698	161.40	1,127	426
Large 1-2	743	138.80	1,031	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	830	129.50	1,075	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $52 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 sale435 hd

160.85

—

KY average22 barns · 3,686 hd

162.07

−1.22

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	1,859	109.84	2,042	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	83.35	1,091	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	80.64	1,208	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	72.38	776	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	104.00	1,331	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	613	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	173.06/cwt	164.00–180.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	144.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,267	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	168.47/cwt	161.00–174.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	159.83/cwt	151.00–173.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	896	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,344	62
Steers	Large 1-2	—	862	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,155	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	136.31/cwt	134.00–138.00	975	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	141.17/cwt	134.00–145.00	940	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	151.24/cwt	146.00–155.50	785	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	156.90/cwt	141.00–161.20	993	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	150.40/cwt	148.00–154.00	848	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	133.69/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,037	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	153.64/cwt	149.00–164.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	173.34/cwt	167.00–178.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	158.40/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,172	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	163.33/cwt	161.00–171.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	166.07/cwt	157.00–178.50	1,058	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	171.13/cwt	160.00–178.00	975	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	183.09/cwt	177.00–195.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	154.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	195.45/cwt	189.00–200.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	157.48/cwt	156.00–170.00	918	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	183.22/cwt	164.00–191.00	975	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	832	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.86/cwt	169.00–187.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	147.71/cwt	146.00–151.00	987	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	159.97/cwt	158.00–161.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	160.72/cwt	155.00–162.50	918	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	845	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	80.55/cwt	72.00–86.00	900	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	83.56/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,312	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	77.72/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,108	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	84.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,129	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	948	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	66.67/cwt	66.00–67.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	56.41/cwt	55.00–58.00	586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,926	112.31/cwt	104.00–121.00	2,163	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,382	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,013.36/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,258	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	153.14/cwt	148.00–155.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	173.39/cwt	160.00–183.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	950	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	183.67/cwt	183.00–185.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	852	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.03/cwt	141.00–146.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	940	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.47/cwt	143.00–149.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.11/cwt	145.00–149.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	151.93/cwt	144.00–155.50	773	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	633	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	139.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	874	6

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 811Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 39Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	178.50	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	137.00–141.00	138.99
50	—	876	140.00–145.00	144.61
2	—	375	183.00	183.00
4	—	424	161.00–174.00	168.47
1	—	1,010	119.00	119.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
3	—	480	165.00	165.00
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
5	—	683	144.00	144.00
7	—	506	161.00–171.00	163.33
14	—	583	156.00–170.00	157.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	129.00	129.00
1	—	920	125.00	125.00
2	—	833	130.00–134.00	131.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	896	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	134.00	134.00
3	—	663	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	740	151.00–159.00	158.40
78	—	637	157.00–178.50	166.07
31	—	570	160.00–178.00	171.13
11	—	469	177.00–195.00	183.09
6	—	682	151.00–159.00	154.92
3	—	751	142.00	142.00
1	—	330	222.50	222.50
10	—	412	189.00–200.00	195.45
29	—	532	164.00–191.00	183.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	164.00–180.00	173.06
8	—	412	151.00–173.00	159.83
19	—	715	134.00–138.00	136.31
25	—	666	134.00–145.00	141.17
35	—	519	146.00–155.50	151.24
101	—	633	141.00–161.20	156.90
17	—	564	148.00–154.00	150.40
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
19	—	776	132.00–135.00	133.69
4	—	802	131.00	131.00
14	—	476	149.00–164.00	153.64
4	—	338	167.00–178.00	173.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
4	—	641	131.00	131.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
3	—	520	141.00–146.00	143.03
6	—	566	140.00–145.00	143.38
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
4	—	723	122.00–124.00	123.51
4	—	474	143.00–149.00	145.47
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	129.00	129.00
2	—	555	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	129.00	129.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	200	139.00	139.00
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
2	—	478	135.00	135.00
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
2	—	370	145.00–149.00	147.11
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	104.00	104.00
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
2	—	830	119.00	119.00
6	—	633	136.00–139.00	138.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	832	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	169.00–187.00	180.86
4	—	561	148.00–155.00	153.14
4	—	380	160.00–183.00	173.39
3	—	856	111.00	111.00
3	—	330	183.00–185.00	183.67
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
4	—	821	115.00–119.00	117.05
9	—	509	144.00–155.50	151.93
6	—	470	150.00–160.00	155.39
3	—	773	120.00–124.00	122.71
6	—	629	138.00–142.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	146.00–151.00	147.71
3	—	715	141.00	141.00
4	—	518	158.00–161.00	159.97
13	—	571	155.00–162.50	160.72
2	—	472	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	134.00	134.00
2	—	663	128.00–129.00	128.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	72.00–86.00	80.55
3	—	1,003	66.00–67.00	66.67
2	—	1,038	55.00–58.00	56.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	81.00–87.00	83.56
5	—	1,426	75.00–79.00	77.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	80.00–90.00	84.69
2	—	1,215	77.00–79.00	77.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,926	104.00–121.00	112.31
1	—	1,455	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,111	950.00–1,075.00	1,013.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	875.00	875.00

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