Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Some plainer steer calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Heifer calves sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.32/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$153.32

374 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$517

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

$1.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	520	154.83	806	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	863	153.28	1,323	364

One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about −$517 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 sale374 hd

153.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,751 hd

162.23

−8.91

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	1,940	125.00	2,425	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	91.25	1,228	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	87.43	1,335	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	86.98	1,018	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	126.00	1,644	2thin

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)	1,286	$1,174	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	164.71/cwt	144.00–165.80	1,263	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	849	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,333	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	922	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,421	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	759	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.37/cwt	114.00–124.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,026	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,427	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	167.82/cwt	167.50–168.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	148.58/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,221	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	177.37/cwt	165.00–185.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	149.99/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	344	166.90/cwt	152.50–172.50	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	155.73/cwt	153.00–162.00	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	171.24/cwt	169.00–173.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,398	54
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	159.26/cwt	157.00–160.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	148.21/cwt	146.00–151.00	940	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	643	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	93.25/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,484	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	97.41/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,345	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	85.66/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,133	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	89.35/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,070	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	77.50/cwt	76.00–79.00	820	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	85.10/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,277	25
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	1,174.03/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	148.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	153.03/cwt	151.00–157.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	127.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	913	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	131.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	941	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	162.58/cwt	153.00–174.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	155.40/cwt	148.00–158.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 531Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 119Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
2	—	660	120.00–135.00	127.44
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	149.00	149.00
2	—	357	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
1	—	280	187.50	187.50
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
4	—	536	151.00–157.00	153.03
1	—	330	177.50	177.50
9	—	714	126.00–135.00	131.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	157.00–160.00	159.26
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
9	—	634	146.00–151.00	148.21
4	—	668	144.00–150.00	148.48
6	—	585	155.00–157.00	156.01
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	173.50	173.50
3	—	646	144.00	144.00
3	—	360	167.50–168.00	167.82
10	—	464	153.00–174.00	162.58
4	—	518	148.00–158.00	155.40
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	140.00–150.00	142.11
3	—	775	114.00–124.00	118.37
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–134.00	132.03
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	670	126.00–130.00	127.96
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	532	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,110	126.00	126.00
5	—	657	140.00–148.00	144.02
2	—	917	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	184.00	184.00
2	—	725	137.00	137.00
11	—	822	139.00–152.00	148.58
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
9	—	855	140.00	140.00
54	—	959	145.75	145.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	767	144.00–165.80	164.71
6	—	473	165.00–185.00	177.37
3	—	720	149.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	445	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
7	—	608	153.00–162.00	155.73
7	—	564	169.00–173.00	171.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	849	157.00	157.00
94	—	922	154.10	154.10
48	—	1,026	139.10	139.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	130.00	130.00
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
7	—	344	152.50–172.50	166.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,591	89.00–102.00	93.25
25	—	1,501	81.00–89.00	85.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	91.00–103.00	97.41
7	—	1,323	81.00–89.00	85.66
1	—	1,190	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	82.00–97.00	89.35
2	—	1,058	76.00–79.00	77.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,037	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,286	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,174.03

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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