Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.98/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$161.98

127 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$41.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

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	708	164.93	1,168	118
Medium and Large 2-3	757	123.31	933	9thin

One grade step is worth $41.62/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 sale127 hd

161.98

—

KY average23 barns · 2,602 hd

160.78

+1.20

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	1,585	123.02	1,949	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	102.90	1,599	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	99.70	1,279	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	85.81	794	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,367	96.00	1,312	4thin

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)	1,215	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,076	$1,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	127.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	153.42/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	144.27/cwt	134.00–149.00	972	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	119.75/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.93/cwt	151.00–155.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	142.41/cwt	139.00–146.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	144.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	946	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,419	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	913	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	166.14/cwt	165.00–169.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	157.61/cwt	151.00–162.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.55/cwt	129.00–146.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	150.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.55/cwt	149.00–152.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,156	1
Steers	Select	—	1,367	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,312	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	83.08/cwt	82.00–84.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	107.64/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,478	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	98.60/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,254	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	107.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,686	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	102.02/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,594	132.10/cwt	128.00–137.00	2,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,015	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	121.18/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,979	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	1,133.26/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.60/cwt	155.00–162.50	776	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	654	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	143.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	763	7

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 302Year ago 1,386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 33Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
9	—	674	134.00–149.00	144.27
7	—	620	145.00–149.00	146.99
4	—	852	119.00–120.00	119.75
3	—	791	128.00	128.00
3	—	380	151.00–155.00	152.93
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
28	—	480	155.00–162.50	161.60
2	—	585	153.00	153.00
3	—	437	150.00–152.00	151.34
7	—	531	140.00–155.00	143.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	125.00–130.00	127.90
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	673	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	377	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
2	—	965	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
2	—	483	139.00–146.00	142.41
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	140.00–158.00	153.42
8	—	393	199.00	199.00
4	—	575	150.00–158.00	153.86
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
5	—	747	146.00	146.00
3	—	680	140.00–147.00	144.67
7	—	500	165.00–169.00	166.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	946	150.00	150.00
24	—	483	189.00	189.00
11	—	683	168.00	168.00
7	—	635	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	151.00–162.00	157.61
3	—	623	129.00–146.00	140.55
3	—	527	140.00–155.00	150.16
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	149.00–152.00	150.55
1	—	1,005	115.00	115.00
2	—	697	129.00	129.00
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,367	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	94.00	94.00
3	—	923	82.00–84.00	83.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	104.00–111.00	107.64
12	—	1,272	93.00–103.00	98.60
2	—	1,080	80.00–85.00	82.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,576	106.00–109.00	107.00
4	—	1,518	99.00–104.00	102.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	128.00–137.00	132.10
1	—	1,015	107.00	107.00
11	—	1,633	116.00–127.00	121.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,076	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,133.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,075.00	1,075.00

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