Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with good demand for thin-fleshed weaned offerings; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.91/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$142.91

297 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$21.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

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	622	143.64	894	282
Medium and Large 2-3	495	130.38	645	12thin
Large 1-2	667	126.00	840	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	460	122.00	561	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.64/cwt here — about $333 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 sale297 hd

142.91

—

KY average21 barns · 6,324 hd

148.30

−5.39

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	1,897	113.74	2,158	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,423	83.93	1,194	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	80.31	1,233	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	64.42	697	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	140.82/cwt	139.00–145.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	150.15/cwt	148.00–152.00	778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	152.10/cwt	149.00–158.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	667	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	158.69/cwt	157.50–160.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	143.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,041	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	139.47/cwt	134.00–144.00	866	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	164.09/cwt	158.00–170.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	143.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	964	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	928	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	148.37/cwt	146.00–149.00	819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	138.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	945	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	134.71/cwt	133.00–138.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	165.65/cwt	164.00–166.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	153.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	141.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,085	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	163.80/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,012	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	171.74/cwt	164.00–175.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	152.21/cwt	145.50–160.00	1,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,179	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	771	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	146.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,071	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	170.43/cwt	168.00–174.00	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	179.07/cwt	173.00–190.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	168.24/cwt	162.00–171.50	949	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,045	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	168.37/cwt	165.00–177.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	150.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	167.84/cwt	156.00–180.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	75.18/cwt	72.00–77.00	901	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	724	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	77.65/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,164	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	50.68/cwt	46.00–56.00	511	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	59.30/cwt	57.00–62.00	547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	84.73/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,341	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	90.29/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,353	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	77.26/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,054	7
Bulls	—	—	1,897	113.74/cwt	105.00–123.00	2,158	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	965	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	113.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	218	143.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	151.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.60/cwt	135.00–141.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	131.22/cwt	128.00–135.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	159.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	665	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	718	128.59/cwt	127.00–131.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	933	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	845	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.28/cwt	140.00–152.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	889	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.13/cwt	140.00–146.00	681	8

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 859Year ago 1,172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 78Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 11Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	104.00	104.00
11	—	532	139.00–145.00	140.82
4	—	429	145.00–149.00	147.01
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	263	157.50–160.00	158.69
3	—	743	125.00	125.00
2	—	378	140.00–152.00	146.28
6	—	670	131.00–133.00	132.67
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
2	—	225	140.00–145.00	142.28
8	—	469	140.00–146.00	145.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
2	—	375	142.00	142.00
7	—	529	128.00–135.00	131.22
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	518	148.00–152.00	150.15
16	—	474	149.00–158.00	152.10
3	—	755	131.00	131.00
2	—	360	157.00	157.00
110	—	728	132.00–144.00	143.00
1	—	845	131.00	131.00
35	—	621	134.00–144.00	139.47
9	—	323	158.00–170.00	164.09
16	—	552	146.00–149.00	148.37
10	—	680	138.00–143.00	138.96
9	—	418	150.00–164.00	159.17
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
5	—	718	127.00–131.00	128.59
2	—	933	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	845	126.00	126.00
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	882	134.50	134.50
5	—	673	140.00–150.00	143.23
3	—	775	138.00	138.00
3	—	721	133.00–138.00	134.71
6	—	471	164.00–166.00	165.65
3	—	826	140.00	140.00
3	—	507	150.00–158.00	153.72
5	—	920	128.00–129.00	128.20
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	134.00	134.00
1	—	695	148.00	148.00
3	—	771	138.00–139.00	138.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	767	139.00–144.00	141.42
32	—	618	153.00–166.00	163.80
6	—	534	164.00–175.00	171.74
19	—	683	145.50–160.00	152.21
31	—	732	140.00–149.00	146.26
14	—	480	168.00–174.00	170.43
11	—	422	173.00–190.00	179.07
12	—	564	162.00–171.50	168.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	757	136.00–140.00	138.00
4	—	680	144.00	144.00
4	—	431	165.00–177.00	168.37
9	—	616	145.00–155.00	150.06
2	—	725	136.00–139.00	137.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	156.00–180.00	167.84
1	—	995	97.00	97.00
1	—	445	156.00	156.00
4	—	908	107.00–115.00	113.02
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	161.00	161.00
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
6	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.69
4	—	486	150.00–152.00	151.51
3	—	680	135.00–141.00	137.60
1	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
2	—	293	130.00–140.00	134.96
2	—	218	135.00–150.00	143.10
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	72.00–77.00	75.18
4	—	1,008	46.00–56.00	50.68
2	—	923	57.00–62.00	59.30
1	—	1,010	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	67.00	67.00
10	—	1,498	83.00–94.00	90.29
7	—	1,364	71.00–81.00	77.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	75.00–80.00	77.65
7	—	1,583	83.00–88.00	84.73
1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,897	105.00–123.00	113.74

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	—	1,125	93.00	93.00

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

Heifers · 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