Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality; however more average quality fleshy calves on offer. Heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.52/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$156.52

302 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$38.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

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	771	157.29	1,212	296
Medium and Large 2-3	850	118.51	1,007	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.77/cwt here — about $205 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 sale302 hd

156.52

—

KY average18 barns · 2,686 hd

163.12

−6.60

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	1,585	117.81	1,868	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	98.08	1,233	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	92.61	1,387	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	79.47	826	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,094	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,422	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.64/cwt	169.00–173.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	169.60/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,080	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	103.54/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.88/cwt	141.00–150.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	155.40/cwt	151.00–161.00	890	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	164.41/cwt	159.00–167.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	157.52/cwt	154.00–161.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	998	144.90/cwt	144.90–144.90	1,446	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.03/cwt	132.00–139.00	924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	120.67/cwt	112.00–124.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.43/cwt	144.00–152.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	147.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,221	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	165.19/cwt	161.00–170.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,009	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	963	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,156	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	168.18/cwt	160.00–174.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	156.09/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,232	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	178.70/cwt	177.00–180.00	926	16
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	136.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	119.21/cwt	112.00–125.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.32/cwt	152.00–154.00	810	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	73.37/cwt	71.00–77.00	793	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	74.14/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	100.80/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,252	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	65.55/cwt	60.00–69.00	678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	88.54/cwt	82.00–97.00	931	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	79.26/cwt	75.00–82.00	770	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	95.81/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,458	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	87.10/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,247	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	87.99/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,155	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	110.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,592	5
Bulls	—	—	1,689	122.99/cwt	115.00–134.00	2,077	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,217.48/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,258	1,149.55/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	1,529.20/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,529	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	166.92/cwt	164.00–169.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	116.67/cwt	114.00–122.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	97.66/cwt	94.00–105.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	567	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	845	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.74/cwt	150.00–161.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	95.99/cwt	94.00–98.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	170.02/cwt	169.00–173.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	148.84/cwt	144.00–152.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	825	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 979Year ago 1,471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 172Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 2Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	963	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	169.00–173.00	171.64
1	—	1,385	112.00	112.00
3	—	623	144.00–152.00	149.43
1	—	1,140	108.00	108.00
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
6	—	711	138.00–140.00	139.02
11	—	829	140.00–148.00	147.28
5	—	520	161.00–170.00	165.19
6	—	475	160.00–174.00	168.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	637	162.00–172.00	169.60
60	—	860	150.00	150.00
12	—	659	159.00	159.00
19	—	490	189.00	189.00
16	—	583	173.00	173.00
68	—	789	144.00–157.00	156.09
16	—	518	177.00–180.00	178.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
1	—	880	127.00	127.00
2	—	975	101.00–106.00	103.54
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	998	144.90	144.90
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	141.00–150.00	145.88
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
8	—	591	148.00	148.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	679	132.00–139.00	136.03
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
5	—	776	112.00–124.00	120.67
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	151.00–161.00	155.40
6	—	488	159.00–167.00	164.41
4	—	535	154.00–161.00	157.52
2	—	615	141.00–143.00	142.01
2	—	305	172.00	172.00
5	—	664	144.00–152.00	148.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
2	—	818	94.00–98.00	95.99
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	995	86.00	86.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
2	—	737	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
2	—	567	149.00	149.00
1	—	505	146.00	146.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	130.00–139.00	136.24
4	—	821	112.00–125.00	119.21
3	—	528	152.00–154.00	153.32
5	—	416	164.00–169.00	166.92
2	—	633	133.00–134.00	133.51
3	—	951	94.00–105.00	97.66
1	—	330	173.00	173.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
2	—	908	120.00–123.00	121.50
7	—	477	150.00–161.00	155.74
5	—	365	169.00–173.00	170.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	587	141.00	141.00
3	—	700	114.00–122.00	116.67
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
2	—	443	145.00–150.00	147.51
1	—	370	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	71.00–77.00	73.37
4	—	1,034	60.00–69.00	65.55
11	—	1,052	82.00–97.00	88.54
6	—	972	75.00–82.00	79.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	73.00–75.00	74.14
27	—	1,522	90.00–104.00	95.81
9	—	1,432	84.00–89.00	87.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,242	91.00–109.00	100.80
7	—	1,313	83.00–90.00	87.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	108.00–112.00	110.57
7	—	1,689	115.00–134.00	122.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,217.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,149.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,366	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,529.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle