Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher few fancy 400-500 lb packages sharply higher with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady except high dressing lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.37/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$146.37

342 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

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	582	148.75	865	311
Medium and Large 2-3	548	123.46	677	26
Large 1-2	716	119.33	855	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	485	113.50	550	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $315 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 sale342 hd

146.37

—

KY average24 barns · 6,514 hd

148.54

−2.18

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	—	Low	1,772	117.21	2,077	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	86.30	1,094	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	82.95	1,190	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	76.25	812	49

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2-3	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.26/cwt	142.00–152.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	132.09/cwt	124.00–136.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	125.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	113.55/cwt	109.00–118.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,136	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,027	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	838	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	176.04/cwt	170.00–184.00	646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	149.81/cwt	142.00–152.75	986	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	166.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	152.18/cwt	147.00–157.50	797	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	141.85/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	153.19/cwt	147.00–157.00	859	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	160.71/cwt	160.00–161.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	164.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	747	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	150.16/cwt	141.00–154.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.71/cwt	138.00–146.00	751	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	671	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	126.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	178.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	137.50/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	148.86/cwt	137.50–152.00	1,200	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	170.27/cwt	159.00–175.50	1,069	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	146.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	163.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	137.76/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,221	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	129.96/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,259	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	584	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	160.07/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,084	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	191.47/cwt	188.00–193.00	921	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	178.43/cwt	175.00–185.00	928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,206	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	154.25/cwt	153.00–158.00	930	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	173.43/cwt	167.00–177.00	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	180.41/cwt	175.00–190.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	659	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	69.24/cwt	67.00–73.00	862	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	88.18/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,264	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	88.47/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,015	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	74.37/cwt	71.00–78.00	774	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	55.58/cwt	51.00–60.00	527	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	80.68/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,180	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	78.79/cwt	76.00–84.00	934	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	91.39/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,205	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	67.00/cwt	64.00–71.00	679	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	82.15/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	121.88/cwt	112.00–130.00	2,207	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.67/cwt	151.00–167.00	910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	139.86/cwt	132.00–148.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	984	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	174.60/cwt	172.00–180.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.96/cwt	125.00–137.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.62/cwt	130.00–139.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	953	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.79/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	559	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	831	135.53/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,126	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	156.97/cwt	154.00–160.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	163.38/cwt	152.00–170.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	159.63/cwt	155.00–163.00	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	144.94/cwt	142.00–151.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	175.44/cwt	163.00–189.00	854	7

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 498Year ago 753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 81Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	114.00	114.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
3	—	573	124.00–136.00	132.09
4	—	539	120.00–128.00	125.74
2	—	633	109.00–118.00	113.55
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
3	—	670	100.00	100.00
4	—	416	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
1	—	315	137.50	137.50
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
3	—	483	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	142.00–152.00	147.26
2	—	563	138.00–142.00	140.04
6	—	376	150.00–160.00	155.74
15	—	530	138.00–146.00	141.71
27	—	468	139.00–150.00	143.45
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
2	—	270	155.00–160.00	157.50
5	—	727	122.00–130.00	126.81
2	—	217	155.00	155.00
8	—	665	125.00–137.00	132.96
10	—	635	130.00–139.00	136.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	367	170.00–184.00	176.04
74	—	658	142.00–152.75	149.81
5	—	332	165.00–170.00	166.51
27	—	524	147.00–157.50	152.18
6	—	760	136.00–143.00	141.85
28	—	561	147.00–157.00	153.19
11	—	421	160.00–161.00	160.71
11	—	453	155.00–166.00	164.96
17	—	613	141.00–154.00	150.16
18	—	730	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	120.00	120.00
1	—	865	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	134.00	134.00
11	—	831	128.00–137.00	135.53
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	153.50	153.50
41	—	628	159.00–175.50	170.27
16	—	677	152.00–162.00	160.07
3	—	585	167.00	167.00
2	—	413	195.00–205.00	200.03
18	—	481	188.00–193.00	191.47
14	—	520	175.00–185.00	178.43
32	—	761	158.50	158.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	139.00–140.00	139.75
9	—	838	136.00	136.00
5	—	584	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	177.00–180.00	178.53
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	740	136.00–139.00	137.50
18	—	806	137.50–152.00	148.86
9	—	794	141.50	141.50
7	—	689	140.00–150.00	146.85
4	—	560	160.00–170.00	163.04
13	—	886	134.00–141.00	137.76
10	—	969	125.00–130.50	129.96
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	603	153.00–158.00	154.25
8	—	511	167.00–177.00	173.43
8	—	430	175.00–190.00	180.41
2	—	555	160.00–170.00	164.95
3	—	366	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	192.50	192.50
4	—	684	142.00–151.00	144.94
7	—	487	163.00–189.00	175.44
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	157.00	157.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
10	—	570	151.00–167.00	159.67
1	—	800	128.00	128.00
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
4	—	729	134.00–136.00	134.99
3	—	380	172.00–180.00	174.60
5	—	765	130.00–133.00	131.79
5	—	329	170.00	170.00
2	—	455	154.00–160.00	156.97
7	—	423	152.00–170.00	163.38
8	—	514	155.00–163.00	159.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	145.00–150.00	146.57
2	—	452	152.00	152.00
2	—	585	132.00–148.00	139.86
1	—	355	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	67.00–73.00	69.24
17	—	1,433	85.00–95.00	88.18
21	—	1,462	73.00–84.00	80.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,147	80.00–105.00	88.47
18	—	1,041	71.00–78.00	74.37
2	—	948	51.00–60.00	55.58
13	—	1,014	64.00–71.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,185	76.00–84.00	78.79
23	—	1,319	86.00–101.00	91.39
1	—	1,140	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	80.00–84.00	82.15
15	—	1,811	112.00–130.00	121.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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