Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand for weaned calf packages. Yearlings no comparison. 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 $147.05/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$147.05

492 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$43.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

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	664	148.92	990	463
Medium and Large 2-3	610	122.00	744	14thin
Large 1-2	823	113.50	934	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	105.00	546	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.92/cwt here — about $444 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 sale492 hd

147.05

—

KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd

149.28

−2.23

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	1,758	116.65	2,051	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	88.43	1,153	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	87.23	1,337	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	72.43	721	18

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2-3	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	160.80/cwt	150.00–166.00	701	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	150.64/cwt	147.00–153.50	792	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	930	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,207	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	180.68/cwt	180.00–181.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	188.79/cwt	182.00–193.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,253	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	145.95/cwt	136.50–148.75	1,058	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	152.07/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,039	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.45/cwt	163.00–169.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,201	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,220	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	180.00/cwt	168.00–190.00	959	27
Steers	Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	830	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	172.70/cwt	168.00–175.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	157.09/cwt	146.00–158.60	906	91
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,136	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	152.11/cwt	148.00–158.00	721	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	148.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	904	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	179.42/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	166.00/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,139	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	189.51/cwt	171.00–196.00	876	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	393	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	413	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	167.42/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	140.00/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	624	155.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	166.59/cwt	162.00–173.00	946	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	169.59/cwt	164.00–175.00	882	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	81.12/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,241	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	89.43/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,371	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	285	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	91.02/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,195	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	73.60/cwt	71.00–75.00	743	8
Bulls	—	—	1,815	120.01/cwt	108.00–131.00	2,178	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	66.68/cwt	64.00–70.00	630	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	86.14/cwt	81.00–91.00	938	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	80.67/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,473	99.84/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,834	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,213.49/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	14,623	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,156	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.21/cwt	153.00–159.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.89/cwt	134.00–140.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	844	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	902	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	815	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	114.03/cwt	112.00–116.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	140.88/cwt	138.00–147.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	2

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 717Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 172Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	880	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	142.00	142.00
3	—	700	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	930	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	158.00–159.00	158.50
3	—	331	180.00–181.00	180.68
7	—	810	140.00	140.00
10	—	964	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
5	—	479	163.00–169.00	166.45
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
2	—	522	159.00	159.00
3	—	607	145.00–151.00	148.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	182.00–193.00	188.79
27	—	533	168.00–190.00	180.00
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
8	—	583	165.00–192.00	179.42
26	—	686	154.00–168.00	166.00
18	—	462	171.00–196.00	189.51
8	—	626	156.00–169.00	167.42
2	—	715	137.00–143.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	436	150.00–166.00	160.80
22	—	526	147.00–153.50	150.64
89	—	725	136.50–148.75	145.95
83	—	683	143.00–153.00	152.07
63	—	841	142.75	142.75
20	—	853	143.00	143.00
1	—	270	172.50	172.50
3	—	370	168.00–175.00	172.70
91	—	577	146.00–158.60	157.09
18	—	474	148.00–158.00	152.11
9	—	605	138.00–147.00	140.88
2	—	300	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,000	97.00	97.00
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
3	—	508	139.00–140.00	139.66
2	—	478	144.00–145.00	144.50
13	—	653	130.00–135.00	134.61
3	—	628	130.00–134.00	131.31
2	—	728	129.00–130.00	129.49
6	—	570	135.00–145.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
3	—	625	131.00	131.00
2	—	485	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,136	86.50	86.50
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	844	121.00	121.00
2	—	902	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	855	97.00	97.00
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
1	—	445	134.00	134.00
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
2	—	675	112.00–116.00	114.03
2	—	583	131.00–135.00	132.96
2	—	627	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	139.00	139.00
4	—	565	153.00–159.00	155.21
2	—	477	151.00	151.00
1	—	330	173.00	173.00
2	—	708	129.00–132.00	130.48
2	—	547	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	153.00–160.00	155.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	162.00–173.00	166.59
1	—	480	177.00	177.00
4	—	520	164.00–175.00	169.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
2	—	570	134.00–140.00	136.89
3	—	433	148.00	148.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	350	157.50	157.50
1	—	335	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,530	75.00–85.00	81.12
25	—	1,533	85.00–104.00	89.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	37.00	37.00
8	—	1,009	71.00–75.00	73.60
5	—	945	64.00–70.00	66.68
4	—	1,089	81.00–91.00	86.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,313	85.00–105.00	91.02
4	—	1,276	77.00–83.00	80.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,815	108.00–131.00	120.01
2	—	1,473	98.00–103.00	99.84

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	—	1,085	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	950.00–1,325.00	1,213.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,172	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,175.00	1,175.00

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