Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.94/cwt on 460 head.

Average price

$158.94

460 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$34.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

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	751	159.28	1,196	451
Large 1-2	520	158.00	822	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	614	141.93	871	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	530	125.00	663	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.28/cwt here — about $533 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 sale460 hd

158.94

—

KY average25 barns · 4,938 hd

162.83

−3.89

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	—	Average	1,770	114.17	2,021	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	88.27	1,408	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	86.69	1,121	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	69.30	705	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,160	125.00	1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2Value Added	—	617	146.87/cwt	141.00–151.00	906	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	153.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	147.90/cwt	147.00–150.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,009	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,363	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	151.62/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	145.95/cwt	145.95–145.95	1,046	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	155.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	831	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	174.07/cwt	165.00–177.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	150.77/cwt	147.50–154.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	190.08/cwt	179.00–196.00	935	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	191.68/cwt	179.00–197.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	142.13/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,185	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	144.20/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	162.91/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,090	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	170.64/cwt	168.00–172.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	161.33/cwt	154.00–163.50	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	193.73/cwt	191.00–196.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	182.39/cwt	166.00–190.00	948	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	174.45/cwt	167.00–186.00	998	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	140.58/cwt	131.00–141.10	1,327	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,159	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	948	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,166	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	181.31/cwt	156.00–186.80	1,110	92
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	312	186.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	186.48/cwt	184.00–189.00	724	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,230	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	830	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	89.42/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,188	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	79.17/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,000	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	66.17/cwt	64.00–69.00	626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	88.86/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,429	27
Bulls	—	—	1,423	105.41/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,869	116.67/cwt	109.00–126.00	2,181	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	77.76/cwt	76.00–79.00	865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	1,489.63/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	22,389	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	926.02/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	965	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	955	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	710	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,047	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	867	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	118.59/cwt	110.00–127.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	138.95/cwt	138.95–138.95	1,080	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	154.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	168.70/cwt	154.00–174.00	734	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	977	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,346	48

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 822Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 62Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	617	141.00–151.00	146.87
5	—	335	175.00	175.00
14	—	469	150.00–160.00	153.47
11	—	668	147.00–150.00	147.90
1	—	270	172.50	172.50
67	—	717	145.95	145.95
20	—	533	150.00–160.00	155.82
5	—	361	165.00–177.00	174.07
61	—	777	138.95	138.95
9	—	597	150.00–155.00	154.46
20	—	435	154.00–174.00	168.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	145.00–149.00	147.02
5	—	470	145.00–151.00	147.63
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
2	—	310	157.00	157.00
2	—	677	139.00	139.00
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
3	—	591	145.00	145.00
2	—	730	121.00–125.00	122.99
2	—	838	120.00–121.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	1,047	117.00	117.00
4	—	867	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	683	110.00–127.00	118.59
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
2	—	565	136.00	136.00
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
2	—	428	147.50–154.00	150.77
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,009	135.10	135.10
48	—	977	137.75	137.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	149.00–152.00	151.62
44	—	834	142.00–145.00	142.13
5	—	778	144.00–145.00	144.20
3	—	416	168.00–172.00	170.64
3	—	493	156.00	156.00
57	—	944	131.00–141.10	140.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	492	179.00–196.00	190.08
10	—	436	179.00–197.00	191.68
12	—	669	162.00–164.00	162.91
17	—	709	154.00–163.50	161.33
4	—	389	191.00–196.00	193.73
49	—	520	166.00–190.00	182.39
18	—	572	167.00–186.00	174.45
20	—	760	152.50	152.50
92	—	612	156.00–186.80	181.31
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	948	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
2	—	758	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	880	111.00	111.00
1	—	730	134.00	134.00
1	—	580	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	181.00	181.00
3	—	312	185.00–190.00	186.71
2	—	388	184.00–189.00	186.48
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	99.00	99.00
1	—	160	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	48.00	48.00
4	—	946	64.00–69.00	66.17
4	—	1,113	76.00–79.00	77.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	83.00	83.00
27	—	1,608	86.00–97.00	88.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	73.00	73.00
16	—	1,329	85.00–100.00	89.42
4	—	1,263	76.00–83.00	79.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	103.00–107.00	105.41
7	—	1,869	109.00–126.00	116.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00–950.00	926.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,503	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,489.63

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