Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.97/cwt on 626 head.

Average price

$160.97

626 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

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

$39.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	840	161.62	1,358	607
Medium and Large 2-3	573	148.60	852	13thin
Large 1-2	674	122.33	825	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $534 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 sale626 hd

160.97

—

KY average25 barns · 4,477 hd

162.60

−1.62

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	1,512	129.15	1,952	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,562	101.63	1,588	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	101.12	1,258	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	80.48	789	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$914	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2-3	—	557	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	681	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	124.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,011	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	155.09/cwt	153.00–157.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	133.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	166.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	980	156.09/cwt	154.40–157.00	1,530	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	180.80/cwt	180.80–180.80	1,238	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	134.51/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	181.21/cwt	177.00–185.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.54/cwt	169.00–173.00	901	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	158.33/cwt	156.50–159.20	1,465	178
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	164.11/cwt	150.00–168.50	1,031	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	154.33/cwt	144.00–159.50	1,278	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,327	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	169.98/cwt	164.00–175.00	981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,173	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	153.51/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,119	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	164.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,130	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,051	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,303	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,028	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	104.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,299	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	92.78/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,141	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	117.32/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,529	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	93.92/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,536	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	115.85/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,790	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	102.76/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,568	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	84.66/cwt	81.00–87.00	828	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,045	5
Bulls	—	—	1,297	121.59/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	808.71/head	750.00–875.00	809	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.57/cwt	145.00–159.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	168.80/cwt	168.80–168.80	1,119	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	146.08/cwt	141.00–150.00	973	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	184.66/cwt	182.50–187.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	157.44/cwt	150.00–161.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	136.15/cwt	131.00–146.00	866	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	145.00/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	168.72/cwt	160.00–175.00	634	4

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,079Last week 285Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 49Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	147.00	147.00
2	—	427	165.00	165.00
1	—	505	151.00	151.00
3	—	488	159.00–160.00	159.33
2	—	723	130.00–138.00	133.88
1	—	825	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	980	116.00	116.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	681	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	160.00–170.00	166.57
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
10	—	931	128.00–139.00	134.51
7	—	415	177.00–185.00	181.21
16	—	525	169.00–173.00	171.54
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
23	—	628	150.00–168.50	164.11
23	—	828	144.00–159.50	154.33
12	—	577	164.00–175.00	169.98
2	—	782	150.00	150.00
23	—	729	146.00–159.00	153.51
23	—	685	160.00–166.00	164.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	980	154.40–157.00	156.09
76	—	685	180.80	180.80
178	—	925	156.50–159.20	158.33
34	—	804	165.00	165.00
10	—	601	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.00–129.00	124.98
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	570	138.00–140.00	139.03
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
2	—	480	141.00–145.00	143.00
1	—	880	117.00	117.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	156.00	156.00
9	—	472	153.00–157.00	155.09
6	—	725	145.00–146.00	145.67
11	—	535	145.00–159.00	152.57
22	—	666	141.00–150.00	146.08
2	—	323	182.50–187.00	184.66
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
9	—	560	150.00–161.00	157.44
20	—	636	131.00–146.00	136.15
5	—	765	144.00–149.00	145.00
4	—	376	160.00–175.00	168.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	648	156.00	156.00
67	—	745	160.00	160.00
75	—	663	168.80	168.80
3	—	536	163.00	163.00
8	—	556	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,051	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
1	—	500	158.00	158.00
3	—	765	139.00	139.00
2	—	805	133.00	133.00
2	—	675	145.00	145.00
2	—	613	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	575	157.00	157.00
2	—	412	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
1	—	945	124.00	124.00
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	620	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,243	100.00–110.00	104.47
15	—	1,230	89.00–97.00	92.78
4	—	1,303	113.00–121.00	117.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	97.00	97.00
3	—	978	81.00–87.00	84.66
2	—	958	65.00–67.00	65.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	92.00–96.00	93.92
2	—	1,545	113.00–119.00	115.85
9	—	1,526	98.00–108.00	102.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	128.00–133.00	130.52
3	—	1,297	120.00–124.00	121.59
1	—	1,880	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	750.00–875.00	808.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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