Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.33/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$164.33

167 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.95

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	847	164.33	1,392	167

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

164.33

—

KY average24 barns · 3,680 hd

167.27

−2.95

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	1,568	114.26	1,792	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	86.94	1,095	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	83.88	1,163	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,085	63.94	694	8thin

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)	1,025	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,024	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	147.32/cwt	146.00–148.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	151.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	155.07/cwt	151.00–160.00	828	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	165.02/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,002	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,583	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	925	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,540	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	157.79/cwt	150.00–163.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	179.42/cwt	172.00–183.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	169.86/cwt	157.00–173.50	1,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	172.79/cwt	171.00–182.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	164.04/cwt	159.00–169.50	1,175	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	58.59/cwt	49.00–63.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	67.06/cwt	65.00–70.00	654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	84.85/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,203	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	86.94/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,095	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	117.02/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,593	105.99/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	860.57/head	800.00–925.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,098	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	116.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	848	159.40/cwt	159.40–159.40	1,352	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	124.30/cwt	124.00–126.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	722	6

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 952Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 53Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 3

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	1	—	1,530	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	800.00–925.00	860.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
3	—	561	138.00	138.00
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	164.00	164.00
2	—	670	146.00	146.00
2	—	572	141.00	141.00
2	—	392	170.00	170.00
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	171.00	171.00
5	—	779	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	146.00–148.00	147.32
7	—	654	140.00–153.00	151.08
12	—	534	151.00–160.00	155.07
5	—	554	150.00–163.00	157.79
2	—	447	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	157.00	157.00
4	—	669	137.00–138.00	137.49
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	362	151.00	151.00
7	—	704	124.00–126.00	124.30
2	—	782	123.00	123.00
6	—	475	145.00–154.00	151.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
3	—	766	111.00–120.00	116.97
1	—	360	139.00	139.00
2	—	625	120.00–130.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	187.50	187.50
56	—	848	159.40	159.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	158.00–168.00	165.02
2	—	752	155.00	155.00
2	—	550	180.00	180.00
11	—	478	172.00–183.00	179.42
9	—	656	157.00–173.50	169.86
6	—	528	171.00–182.00	172.79
21	—	716	159.00–169.50	164.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	130.00	130.00
3	—	861	152.00	152.00
1	—	800	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,002	158.00	158.00
57	—	925	166.50	166.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	49.00–63.00	58.59
1	—	1,225	76.00	76.00
3	—	975	65.00–70.00	67.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	81.00–89.00	84.85
1	—	1,260	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	84.00–89.00	86.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	114.00–124.00	117.02
2	—	1,593	103.00–109.00	105.99

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle