Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on weaned packages with good demand on a good quality offering. Yearlings sold steady to firm with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower under heavy supply. 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 $167.53/cwt on 726 head.

Average price

$167.53

726 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$635

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

$27.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

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	786	167.88	1,319	716
Large 1-2	558	152.00	847	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	487	140.48	684	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.39/cwt here — about $635 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 sale726 hd

167.53

—

KY average20 barns · 5,618 hd

164.68

+2.85

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	1,676	124.18	2,081	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	88.83	1,258	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	86.77	1,089	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	74.17	786	23

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$936	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,018	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	428	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	608	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	846	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,377	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	162.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	159.16/cwt	154.00–162.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	160.94/cwt	152.00–161.50	919	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	160.22/cwt	155.00–163.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	938	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,550	64
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.21/cwt	140.00–151.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	681	161.88/cwt	161.25–162.25	1,102	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	163.37/cwt	152.00–166.00	869	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.02/cwt	153.00–157.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.84/cwt	145.00–158.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	150.50/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	173.10/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,004	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	864	166.54/cwt	163.00–170.10	1,439	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	159.08/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	157.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,301	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	712	179.13/cwt	174.25–181.25	1,275	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	923	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,477	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,333	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	166.84/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	171.84/cwt	167.00–174.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	172.80/cwt	167.00–176.00	902	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	171.99/cwt	157.00–177.50	1,084	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	882	120.61/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,064	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	83.27/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,172	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	72.08/cwt	70.00–74.00	754	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	86.69/cwt	84.00–89.00	924	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	77.42/cwt	75.00–81.00	875	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	86.26/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,232	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	87.31/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,054	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	93.26/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,311	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	61.76/cwt	57.00–66.00	620	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	127.64/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,161	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	113.81/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	79.30/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,016	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	95.51/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,296	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	981.82/head	875.00–1,125.00	982	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	886.65/head	850.00–925.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	136.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	171.01/cwt	163.00–175.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	163.01/cwt	161.00–169.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	162.85/cwt	160.00–172.50	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	146.77/cwt	146.00–149.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.85/cwt	161.00–163.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	151.33/cwt	150.00–153.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	149.63/cwt	149.00–152.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	814	157.95/cwt	157.95–157.95	1,286	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	418	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	134.89/cwt	129.00–138.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	159.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	756	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	128.75/cwt	125.00–131.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	955	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,320	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	161.17/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,033	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	142.04/cwt	139.00–143.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	748	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,214	65

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,462Last week 849Year ago 1,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 140Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	141.00–143.00	141.98
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
4	—	465	140.00–144.00	141.98
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
3	—	407	160.00–165.00	162.00
3	—	518	155.00–163.00	160.22
1	—	490	163.00	163.00
3	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	157.00	157.00
10	—	761	140.00–164.00	159.08
8	—	826	140.00–160.00	157.52
2	—	1,055	129.00	129.00
2	—	920	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	846	162.75	162.75
134	—	864	163.00–170.10	166.54
100	—	712	174.25–181.25	179.13
149	—	923	160.00	160.00
44	—	765	174.25	174.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	938	165.25	165.25
7	—	422	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	580	168.00–174.00	173.10
4	—	424	168.00–169.00	168.50
7	—	673	164.00–169.00	166.84
8	—	469	167.00–174.00	171.84
41	—	522	167.00–176.00	172.80
49	—	630	157.00–177.50	171.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	154.00–162.00	159.16
17	—	571	152.00–161.50	160.94
74	—	532	152.00–166.00	163.37
5	—	366	171.00	171.00
8	—	678	149.00–155.00	150.50
20	—	475	155.00–160.00	159.20
60	—	641	155.00–164.50	161.17
3	—	750	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	140.00–151.00	146.21
3	—	370	153.00–157.00	155.02
5	—	335	145.00–158.00	151.84
2	—	257	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
7	—	571	147.00–150.00	148.69
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
4	—	681	139.00–143.00	142.04
4	—	612	142.00–143.00	142.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	681	161.25–162.25	161.88
65	—	748	162.25	162.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	814	157.95	157.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
2	—	382	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	123.00	123.00
3	—	425	129.00–138.00	134.89
4	—	628	125.00–131.00	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	955	138.25	138.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	120.00–123.00	120.61
2	—	450	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
3	—	975	112.00–114.00	113.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	149.00	149.00
1	—	725	149.00	149.00
2	—	750	149.00	149.00
4	—	465	165.00–167.00	165.98
2	—	447	163.00	163.00
2	—	510	164.00	164.00
4	—	676	146.00–149.00	146.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	132.00–140.00	136.02
12	—	378	163.00–175.00	171.01
1	—	900	133.00	133.00
4	—	437	161.00–169.00	163.01
1	—	850	144.00	144.00
4	—	241	160.00–172.50	162.85
2	—	670	143.00	143.00
2	—	327	175.00	175.00
9	—	473	161.00–163.00	161.85
3	—	573	150.00–153.00	151.33
5	—	509	149.00–152.00	149.63
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	83.00–84.00	83.27
12	—	1,428	84.00–91.00	86.26
12	—	1,406	92.00–95.00	93.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	70.00–74.00	72.08
5	—	1,066	84.00–89.00	86.69
5	—	1,130	75.00–81.00	77.42
5	—	1,004	57.00–66.00	61.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,207	84.00–92.00	87.31
11	—	1,281	71.00–82.00	79.30
8	—	1,357	93.00–98.00	95.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,693	124.00–134.00	127.64
2	—	1,623	113.00–115.00	113.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	89.00	89.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	875.00–1,125.00	981.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,322	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	850.00–925.00	886.65

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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