Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed calf packages. Limited comparison on yearlings. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower under heavy supply of slaughter cows this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.85/cwt on 572 head.

Average price

$162.85

572 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$24.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

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	700	163.02	1,141	561
Medium and Large 2-3	451	155.52	702	10thin
Large 1-2	775	139.00	1,077	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $64 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 sale572 hd

162.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,775 hd

163.45

−0.61

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	1,627	114.82	1,868	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	82.09	1,171	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	81.55	1,017	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	70.31	720	26

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Value Added	—	517	186.48/cwt	174.00–201.00	964	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	863	107.51/cwt	103.00–112.00	928	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	838	83.86/cwt	67.00–90.00	703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	168.06/cwt	158.00–179.00	1,040	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	177.45/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,010	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	158.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,180	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.10/cwt	154.00–160.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	203.47/cwt	192.00–209.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.62/cwt	131.00–137.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	155.69/cwt	155.00–159.00	733	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	167.96/cwt	157.00–183.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	155.05/cwt	147.00–159.00	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	163.76/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,125	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	166.62/cwt	165.00–167.00	946	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	828	149.80/cwt	149.80–149.80	1,240	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	150.78/cwt	147.00–160.00	868	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	169.79/cwt	161.00–178.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	161.16/cwt	150.00–175.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	197.28/cwt	194.00–202.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,235	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	147.21/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,185	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	658	172.70/cwt	172.70–172.70	1,136	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	193.33/cwt	178.00–198.00	895	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	141.80/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	165.07/cwt	161.00–170.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	162.77/cwt	154.00–171.00	856	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	952	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	191.48/cwt	185.00–194.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	175.04/cwt	171.00–179.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	109.12/cwt	95.00–112.00	942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	168.95/cwt	167.00–173.00	977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	53.33/cwt	51.00–58.00	483	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	70.18/cwt	65.00–75.00	764	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	81.80/cwt	75.00–95.00	875	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	86.79/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,094	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	77.99/cwt	75.00–83.00	985	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	476	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	85.42/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,268	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	78.35/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,057	7
Bulls	—	—	1,670	117.86/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,968	8
Bulls	—	—	1,453	102.68/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	151.55/cwt	146.00–157.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	156.21/cwt	152.50–160.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	186.87/cwt	185.00–190.00	893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	311	168.94/cwt	165.00–171.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	132.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	180.40/cwt	166.00–185.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.61/cwt	144.00–150.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.53/cwt	143.00–146.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	178.24/cwt	172.00–185.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	501	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	127.71/cwt	123.00–131.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 817Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 75Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	174.00–201.00	186.48
20	—	619	158.00–179.00	168.06
17	—	569	172.00–183.00	177.45
142	—	744	150.00–159.00	158.56
6	—	381	192.00–209.00	203.47
11	—	687	159.00–165.00	163.76
13	—	421	194.00–202.00	197.28
61	—	777	159.00	159.00
24	—	463	178.00–198.00	193.33
3	—	336	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	143.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	655	141.00	141.00
1	—	335	186.00	186.00
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
3	—	623	150.00	150.00
21	—	568	165.00–167.00	166.62
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
14	—	805	144.00–148.50	147.21
4	—	719	131.00–146.00	141.80
6	—	484	161.00–170.00	165.07
9	—	526	154.00–171.00	162.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
2	—	373	161.00–178.00	169.79
4	—	319	150.00–175.00	161.16
1	—	655	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	828	149.80	149.80
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	658	172.70	172.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	103.00–112.00	107.51
11	—	838	67.00–90.00	83.86
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	952	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	154.00–160.00	157.10
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
5	—	674	131.00–137.00	133.62
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
9	—	466	144.00–150.00	147.61
2	—	578	143.00–146.00	144.53
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
3	—	712	123.00–131.00	127.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	155.00–159.00	155.69
6	—	423	157.00–183.00	167.96
12	—	527	147.00–159.00	155.05
9	—	618	140.00–150.00	144.60
53	—	576	147.00–160.00	150.78
3	—	311	165.00–171.00	168.94
10	—	380	166.00–185.00	180.40
3	—	681	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	130.00–140.00	132.93
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
4	—	501	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	185.00–194.00	191.48
2	—	432	191.00	191.00
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
2	—	540	171.00–179.00	175.04
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
8	—	638	153.00	153.00
8	—	478	185.00–190.00	186.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	863	95.00–112.00	109.12
1	—	915	112.00	112.00
2	—	555	146.00–157.00	151.55
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	174.00	174.00
2	—	370	172.00–185.00	178.24
3	—	831	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
4	—	768	120.00–123.00	121.50
5	—	674	144.00–148.00	146.02
1	—	975	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	167.00–173.00	168.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
2	—	223	152.50–160.00	156.21
3	—	678	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	900	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	51.00–58.00	53.33
6	—	1,088	65.00–75.00	70.18
12	—	1,070	75.00–95.00	81.80
1	—	915	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	73.00–75.00	74.05
11	—	1,261	83.00–94.00	86.79
12	—	1,263	75.00–83.00	77.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
10	—	1,485	83.00–88.00	85.42
7	—	1,349	76.00–82.00	78.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,670	111.00–128.00	117.86
2	—	1,453	98.00–108.00	102.68

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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