Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer trading was mixed with 400-500 lbs 3.00 lower; 500-600 lbs 3.00 higher and yearling 7-weights sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Buyers showing preference for hard thin-fleshed weaned calf packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.93/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$160.93

520 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$710

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

$36.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	315	165.83	522	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	762	160.96	1,227	516
Large 1-2	955	129.00	1,232	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.83/cwt here — about −$710 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 sale520 hd

160.93

—

KY average22 barns · 5,164 hd

161.94

−1.01

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	1,633	114.32	1,867	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	87.17	1,090	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	79.55	1,130	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	67.57	714	19

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	—	864	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,277	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	144.52/cwt	137.00–151.00	902	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	837	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	152.85/cwt	150.00–158.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	133.61/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,054	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	150.79/cwt	149.00–153.00	858	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	162.33/cwt	156.00–165.00	672	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	763	164.94/cwt	164.75–165.00	1,258	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	866	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,316	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	156.38/cwt	154.00–157.00	724	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	180.31/cwt	174.00–185.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	180.88/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,045	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	177.46/cwt	169.00–183.00	923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	160.65/cwt	160.30–161.00	1,240	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	164.03/cwt	149.00–166.00	1,170	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	146.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	196.94/cwt	195.00–199.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	171.53/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,070	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.66/cwt	154.00–157.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	182.51/cwt	175.00–187.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	170.35/cwt	169.00–175.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	188.64/cwt	186.00–195.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	939	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	78.64/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,123	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	69.28/cwt	64.00–73.00	714	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	55.61/cwt	52.00–58.00	625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	88.10/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,270	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	69.46/cwt	68.00–71.00	948	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	78.21/cwt	76.00–81.00	892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	116.02/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,922	9
Bulls	—	—	1,420	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	89.66/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,157	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	81.35/cwt	78.00–83.00	942	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	690.39/cwt	625.00–750.00	5,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	181.33/cwt	180.00–184.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	131.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	133.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	92.36/cwt	89.00–103.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.31/cwt	132.00–134.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	165.85/cwt	162.00–168.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	885	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	125.76/cwt	121.00–129.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	332	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	143.54/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,065	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	235	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	394	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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 765Year ago 1,351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 48Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	864	147.75	147.75
2	—	602	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	168.00	168.00
1	—	810	145.00	145.00
2	—	568	163.00–165.00	164.00
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
1	—	755	146.00	146.00
1	—	670	149.00	149.00
3	—	733	145.00–148.00	146.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	167.50	167.50
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	763	164.75–165.00	164.94
154	—	866	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	174.00–185.00	180.31
21	—	578	173.00–184.00	180.88
12	—	520	169.00–183.00	177.46
131	—	772	160.30–161.00	160.65
19	—	713	149.00–166.00	164.03
2	—	433	174.00–176.00	175.02
2	—	330	195.00–199.00	196.94
44	—	624	161.00–176.00	171.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	624	137.00–151.00	144.52
10	—	519	150.00–158.00	152.85
20	—	789	127.00–136.00	133.61
16	—	569	149.00–153.00	150.79
14	—	414	156.00–165.00	162.33
11	—	463	154.00–157.00	156.38
5	—	368	162.00–168.00	165.85
2	—	332	174.00	174.00
81	—	742	141.00–144.00	143.54
1	—	235	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	140.00–148.00	144.23
5	—	473	148.00–154.00	151.98
2	—	520	140.00–148.00	144.12
3	—	621	132.00–134.00	133.31
1	—	360	154.00	154.00
5	—	717	121.00–129.00	125.76
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.08
2	—	683	120.00–125.00	122.45
4	—	782	89.00–103.00	92.36
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	154.00–157.00	155.66
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
3	—	380	180.00–184.00	181.33
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
10	—	631	150.00–155.00	151.96
5	—	768	130.00–134.00	131.61
2	—	823	110.00–116.00	112.99
2	—	478	155.00–160.00	157.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	175.00–187.00	182.51
8	—	536	169.00–175.00	170.35
4	—	320	186.00–195.00	188.64
3	—	558	165.00–170.00	168.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	148.00	148.00
1	—	680	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	76.00–81.00	78.64
3	—	1,442	86.00–89.00	88.10
2	—	1,365	68.00–71.00	69.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,030	64.00–73.00	69.28
1	—	925	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,123	52.00–58.00	55.61
3	—	1,140	76.00–81.00	78.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,290	84.00–103.00	89.66
6	—	1,158	78.00–83.00	81.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,657	108.00–122.00	116.02
1	—	1,420	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	625.00–750.00	690.39

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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