Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality. Buyers showing preference for attractive quality thin-fleshed weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.48/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$153.48

427 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$31.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	579	155.32	899	401
Large 1-2	390	155.00	605	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	637	123.93	789	25

One grade step is worth $31.39/cwt here — about $109 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 sale427 hd

153.48

—

KY average27 barns · 5,481 hd

152.35

+1.13

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	1,731	115.16	1,993	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	89.24	1,266	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	87.72	1,087	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	75.65	762	15

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	154.45/cwt	152.00–158.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	115.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	123.81/cwt	121.00–132.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	172.05/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,149	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	152.95/cwt	147.00–156.00	785	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	153.61/cwt	146.00–156.50	1,028	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	134.08/cwt	131.00–137.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	187.13/cwt	182.00–198.00	986	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	177.29/cwt	175.00–179.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	177.04/cwt	171.00–185.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	154.80/cwt	152.00–158.00	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	192.39/cwt	185.00–208.00	810	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	815	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	165.82/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	195.80/cwt	189.00–202.00	912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	144.46/cwt	138.00–149.00	927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,072	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	442	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	165.02/cwt	153.00–165.60	1,157	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	168.77/cwt	160.00–169.00	999	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	148.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	148.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	941	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.51/cwt	128.00–134.00	964	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	83.36/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,015	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	67.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	81.33/cwt	79.00–85.00	858	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	91.31/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,307	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	92.04/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,162	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	74.02/cwt	70.00–79.00	688	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	82.62/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	122.06/cwt	114.00–134.00	2,262	10
Bulls	—	—	1,486	101.35/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,506	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	26,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,286.02/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	113.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	157.33/cwt	147.00–167.50	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	896	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	162.77/cwt	152.00–171.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	193.15/cwt	186.00–196.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	161.32/cwt	146.00–175.30	921	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	157.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	185.54/cwt	180.00–191.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	115.44/cwt	114.00–116.00	881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	771	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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 877Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 86Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
2	—	652	137.00	137.00
4	—	420	145.00–152.00	149.33
3	—	367	152.00–158.00	154.45
5	—	627	137.00	137.00
9	—	470	145.00–152.00	149.98
3	—	733	121.00	121.00
3	—	533	143.00–145.00	143.67
2	—	767	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
2	—	395	146.00	146.00
4	—	529	121.00–132.00	123.81
2	—	473	131.00–137.00	134.08
3	—	716	114.00–118.00	116.63
2	—	618	129.00–130.00	129.51
9	—	763	114.00–116.00	115.44
2	—	573	133.00–136.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	114.00–120.00	115.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
56	—	513	147.00–156.00	152.95
84	—	669	146.00–156.50	153.61
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
25	—	472	152.00–158.00	154.80
9	—	642	138.00–149.00	144.46
3	—	703	130.00–132.00	130.67
178	—	571	146.00–175.30	161.32
6	—	424	154.00–160.00	157.63
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	668	158.00–174.00	172.05
46	—	527	182.00–198.00	187.13
4	—	396	206.00	206.00
5	—	421	185.00–208.00	192.39
10	—	615	162.00–169.00	165.82
7	—	466	189.00–202.00	195.80
3	—	561	191.00	191.00
85	—	701	153.00–165.60	165.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	189.00–190.00	189.50
3	—	515	175.00–179.00	177.29
2	—	892	140.00	140.00
6	—	476	171.00–185.00	177.04
39	—	592	160.00–169.00	168.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	138.50	138.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	145.00–150.00	148.74
10	—	633	148.00–150.00	148.69
7	—	480	186.00–196.00	193.15
4	—	505	181.00	181.00
8	—	445	200.00–205.00	203.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	733	128.00–134.00	131.51
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	900	98.00	98.00
5	—	817	110.00–117.00	113.17
3	—	488	177.00	177.00
6	—	569	155.00–162.00	157.50
1	—	970	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
9	—	517	152.00–171.00	162.77
2	—	383	180.00–191.00	185.54
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	125.00	125.00
1	—	990	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
3	—	945	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	313	147.00–167.50	157.33
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	79.00–86.00	83.36
1	—	1,160	75.00	75.00
9	—	1,263	87.00–103.00	92.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	65.00–69.00	67.34
7	—	1,055	79.00–85.00	81.33
4	—	929	70.00–79.00	74.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,431	86.00–103.00	91.31
5	—	1,378	81.00–85.00	82.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,853	114.00–134.00	122.06
5	—	1,486	93.00–108.00	101.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,236	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,286.02

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