Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with very good demand for yearling packages that made up the bulk of the offering. Light supply of 400-600 lb calves with buyers showing preference for long-weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.17/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$170.17

503 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$521

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

$24.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

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	812	170.22	1,383	502
Medium and Large 2-3	590	146.00	861	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.22/cwt here — about $521 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 sale503 hd

170.17

—

KY average26 barns · 5,633 hd

165.47

+4.69

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	1,687	109.00	1,839	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,466	81.52	1,195	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	74.00	871	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	62.24	657	16

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)	1,670	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	718	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	617	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	156.84/cwt	155.00–161.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	132.88/cwt	131.00–135.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.50/cwt	142.00–148.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	129.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	152.54/cwt	147.00–154.00	882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	162.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	779	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,262	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	189.60/cwt	189.60–189.60	948	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	830	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,041	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	146.80/cwt	144.00–151.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	166.28/cwt	164.00–168.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	158.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	908	166.83/cwt	166.75–166.90	1,515	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	728	181.25/cwt	181.25–181.25	1,320	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	170.74/cwt	166.00–173.25	1,400	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	155.99/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,276	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	153.83/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	164.10/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	163.51/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	176.82/cwt	166.00–179.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	150.74/cwt	147.00–153.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	811	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	72.23/cwt	68.00–74.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	65.20/cwt	64.00–67.00	669	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	91.43/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,460	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	77.13/cwt	75.00–80.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	69.67/cwt	64.00–74.00	821	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	86.60/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	54.42/cwt	40.00–59.00	590	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	79.26/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,114	12
Bulls	—	—	2,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,598	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	169.33/cwt	169.00–170.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.26/cwt	151.00–159.00	819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	91.35/cwt	87.00–100.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	124.09/cwt	121.00–127.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	154.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,217	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.00/cwt	141.00–151.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.00	953	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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 1,462Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 104Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00–120.00	117.51
7	—	458	131.00–135.00	132.88
7	—	624	125.00–134.00	129.78
2	—	670	121.00–127.00	124.09
3	—	775	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
1	—	525	111.00	111.00
2	—	557	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	167.50	167.50
129	—	779	162.00	162.00
91	—	500	189.60	189.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	155.00–161.00	156.84
6	—	480	142.00–148.00	145.50
2	—	775	137.00	137.00
5	—	565	140.00–143.00	141.98
4	—	423	141.00–151.00	147.00
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
7	—	726	130.00–132.00	131.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	149.00	149.00
18	—	578	147.00–154.00	152.54
7	—	376	160.00–164.00	162.27
3	—	348	169.00	169.00
10	—	621	144.00–151.00	146.80
6	—	508	151.50	151.50
59	—	790	145.00–155.00	154.03
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
3	—	818	153.00–158.00	155.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	140.00–141.00	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	140.00	140.00
10	—	900	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	164.00–168.00	166.28
9	—	724	155.00–161.00	158.99
6	—	769	153.00–154.00	153.83
12	—	617	155.00–175.00	164.10
11	—	681	159.00–164.50	163.51
6	—	537	166.00–179.00	176.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	908	166.75–166.90	166.83
77	—	728	181.25	181.25
248	—	820	166.00–173.25	170.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	153.00	153.00
1	—	795	147.00	147.00
2	—	728	140.00–144.00	142.02
6	—	622	147.00–153.00	150.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	678	140.00–145.00	142.45
2	—	1,007	94.00	94.00
3	—	367	169.00–170.00	169.33
2	—	977	111.00	111.00
9	—	531	151.00–159.00	154.26
3	—	1,072	87.00–100.00	91.35
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	140.00–142.00	141.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	133.00	133.00
2	—	960	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	68.00–74.00	72.23
5	—	1,026	64.00–67.00	65.20
7	—	1,085	40.00–59.00	54.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,597	85.00–99.00	91.43
12	—	1,405	75.00–84.00	79.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	75.00–80.00	77.13
8	—	1,178	64.00–74.00	69.67
2	—	1,198	85.00–88.00	86.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,508	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,670	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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