Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday yearling loads comprised the bulk of the feeder offering with very good demand in a limited comparison with last week. Light demand for few fleshy middleweight calves due to extreme heat and humidity today. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.67/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$167.67

413 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$631

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.72

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	822	168.16	1,382	403
Medium and Large 2-3	508	147.92	751	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $631 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 sale413 hd

167.67

—

KY average12 barns · 3,083 hd

163.95

+3.72

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	1,808	126.28	2,283	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	103.50	1,597	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	102.41	1,279	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	83.71	841	36

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)	1,541	$1,525	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,564	$1,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2-3	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.46/cwt	126.00–139.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	167.75/cwt	167.75–167.75	1,077	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	162.40/cwt	162.40–162.40	1,078	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	748	154.60/cwt	154.60–154.60	1,156	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	816	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,069	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	970	155.18/cwt	151.75–158.25	1,505	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	854	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,411	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	154.96/cwt	153.00–157.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	147.70/cwt	143.00–150.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	125.21/cwt	122.00–127.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	151.54/cwt	144.00–159.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	157.90/cwt	155.00–158.50	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	184.70/cwt	184.70–184.70	1,311	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	141.51/cwt	141.00–143.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,564	1,574.82/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,541	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	127.83/cwt	121.00–136.00	2,407	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	109.83/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,700	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	89.54/cwt	84.00–96.00	950	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	109.53/cwt	104.00–121.00	1,343	24
Bulls	—	—	1,355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	96.77/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,499	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	102.30/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,148	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	76.03/cwt	73.00–80.00	707	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	88.35/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,120	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	98.38/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,251	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	776	52.69/cwt	42.00–71.00	409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	589	170.95/cwt	170.95–170.95	1,007	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	146.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	150.15/cwt	148.00–151.00	841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	161.34/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,386	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	157.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	973	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	154.08/cwt	149.00–158.00	872	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	562	3

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 Jul 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 1,079Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 79Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	125.00	125.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
4	—	480	126.00–139.00	134.46
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
4	—	611	122.00–127.00	125.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	642	167.75	167.75
75	—	664	162.40	162.40
68	—	748	154.60	154.60
6	—	521	153.00–157.00	154.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	117.00	117.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
5	—	707	120.00–122.00	121.00
6	—	544	143.00–150.00	147.70
5	—	637	135.00	135.00
5	—	478	144.00–151.00	147.85
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
13	—	417	145.00–150.00	146.09
12	—	560	148.00–151.00	150.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	816	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	589	170.95	170.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	149.00	149.00
4	—	425	141.00–143.00	141.51
4	—	512	140.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
1	—	790	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	154.00	154.00
1	—	885	115.00	115.00
2	—	282	159.00	159.00
1	—	625	144.00	144.00
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
8	—	566	149.00–158.00	154.08
3	—	670	149.00	149.00
3	—	356	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	150.00–162.00	157.49
2	—	505	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	970	151.75–158.25	155.18
65	—	854	165.25	165.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	152.00	152.00
4	—	430	144.00–159.00	151.54
2	—	472	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	134.00	134.00
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	158.00	158.00
6	—	613	155.00–158.50	157.90
5	—	720	140.00–147.00	143.45
5	—	565	167.00	167.00
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
66	—	859	140.00–162.00	161.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	710	184.70	184.70

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,564	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,574.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,541	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,883	121.00–136.00	127.83
1	—	1,355	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,548	103.00–116.00	109.83
16	—	1,549	93.00–99.00	96.77
1	—	1,335	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,061	84.00–96.00	89.54
8	—	1,122	97.00–113.00	102.30
4	—	930	73.00–80.00	76.03
7	—	776	42.00–71.00	52.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,226	104.00–121.00	109.53
7	—	1,268	84.00–93.00	88.35
18	—	1,272	94.00–102.00	98.38

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle