Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 higher with buyers showing preference for weaned thin-fleshed calf packages; some fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings limited comparison with last week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.83/cwt on 575 head.

Average price

$167.83

575 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.61

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	665	167.95	1,117	569
Large 1-2	470	167.67	788	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	146.00	883	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $235 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 sale575 hd

167.83

—

KY average25 barns · 5,354 hd

165.23

+2.61

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	1,733	127.50	2,210	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	94.58	1,219	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	91.13	1,413	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	81.32	881	37

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	253	181.03/cwt	180.00–183.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	911	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	146.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,007	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	187.29/cwt	185.00–188.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	151.71/cwt	151.70–151.75	1,252	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	169.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	175.44/cwt	173.00–180.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	169.41/cwt	166.00–172.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	142.94/cwt	138.00–147.00	958	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	145.28/cwt	138.00–151.00	907	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,332	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.41/cwt	152.00–159.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	162.70/cwt	155.00–168.00	763	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,102	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	151.96/cwt	147.00–159.00	884	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	165.03/cwt	160.00–169.50	720	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	133.33/cwt	131.00–144.00	959	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	178.67/cwt	171.00–183.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	188.60/cwt	186.00–191.00	894	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	148.87/cwt	148.00–152.00	929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	186.75/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,046	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	159.10/cwt	159.10–159.10	1,236	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	167.33/cwt	153.50–172.50	1,118	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	194.96/cwt	179.00–203.00	1,025	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	166.03/cwt	155.00–171.50	1,024	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	178.90/cwt	177.00–183.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	171.17/cwt	171.00–172.00	957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	183.23/cwt	179.00–186.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	96.88/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,251	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	64.92/cwt	64.00–66.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	85.69/cwt	80.00–99.00	931	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	86.80/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,323	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	86.01/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,104	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	76.15/cwt	74.00–79.00	861	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	95.46/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,504	34
Bulls	—	—	1,780	128.89/cwt	117.00–137.00	2,294	14
Bulls	—	—	1,080	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.45/cwt	140.00–154.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	172.62/cwt	171.00–175.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	143.29/cwt	141.00–144.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.31/cwt	176.00–177.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	106.06/cwt	100.00–112.00	992	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	112.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	126.06/cwt	123.00–131.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	88.69/cwt	83.00–92.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	88.33/cwt	88.00–89.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	155.35/cwt	149.00–159.00	798	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.27/cwt	141.00–145.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,142	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	130.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	170.50/cwt	163.00–174.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	149.31/cwt	146.00–152.00	939	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	139.28/cwt	134.00–145.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	882	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	813	136.77/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,112	21

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 979Last week 853Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 69Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year 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
3	—	253	180.00–183.00	181.03
21	—	512	178.00	178.00
26	—	689	145.00–150.00	146.16
8	—	428	185.00–188.00	187.29
48	—	825	151.70–151.75	151.71
7	—	581	165.00–170.00	169.32
3	—	495	171.00–183.00	178.67
9	—	624	148.00–152.00	148.87
3	—	328	190.00	190.00
2	—	750	142.00	142.00
1	—	895	124.00	124.00
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	178.00	178.00
2	—	732	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	154.00	154.00
1	—	425	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	900	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	474	186.00–191.00	188.60
35	—	560	181.00–189.00	186.75
66	—	777	159.10	159.10
130	—	668	153.50–172.50	167.33
2	—	725	154.00	154.00
5	—	373	210.00	210.00
62	—	526	179.00–203.00	194.96
54	—	617	155.00–171.50	166.03
2	—	445	203.00	203.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	173.00–180.00	175.44
8	—	381	166.00–172.00	169.41
3	—	670	138.00–147.00	142.94
19	—	624	138.00–151.00	145.28
28	—	469	155.00–168.00	162.70
2	—	787	140.00	140.00
53	—	582	147.00–159.00	151.96
40	—	436	160.00–169.50	165.03
17	—	719	131.00–144.00	133.33
41	—	514	149.00–159.00	155.35
1	—	285	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	152.00–159.00	154.41
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
3	—	753	119.00	119.00
2	—	523	140.00–146.00	142.93
2	—	870	110.00–116.00	112.93
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
8	—	562	141.00–145.00	142.27
4	—	636	130.00–134.00	130.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	133.00–137.00	135.02
3	—	628	123.00–131.00	126.06
4	—	811	83.00–92.00	88.69
3	—	920	88.00–89.00	88.33
4	—	585	126.00–135.00	130.53
2	—	785	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,142	92.00	92.00
2	—	882	130.00	130.00
21	—	813	130.00–138.50	136.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
3	—	478	177.00–183.00	178.90
6	—	559	171.00–172.00	171.17
5	—	373	201.00	201.00
9	—	423	179.00–186.00	183.23
2	—	715	131.00–132.00	131.49
9	—	629	146.00–152.00	149.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–154.00	148.45
5	—	421	171.00–175.00	172.62
2	—	380	186.00	186.00
7	—	638	141.00–144.00	143.29
1	—	240	171.00	171.00
3	—	725	125.00–128.00	126.70
3	—	335	176.00–177.00	176.31
2	—	935	100.00–112.00	106.06
6	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
2	—	542	151.00	151.00
3	—	471	163.00–174.00	170.50
1	—	755	132.00	132.00
3	—	662	134.00–145.00	139.28
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,291	90.00–112.00	96.88
11	—	1,283	82.00–88.00	86.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	64.00–66.00	64.92
24	—	1,086	80.00–99.00	85.69
10	—	1,131	74.00–79.00	76.15
1	—	845	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,524	79.00–89.00	86.80
34	—	1,576	90.00–105.00	95.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,780	117.00–137.00	128.89
1	—	1,080	108.00	108.00

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	—	995	800.00	800.00

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

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