Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 500-700 lb packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady in a limited comparison with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher with moderate to good demand. 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 $174.79/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$174.79

317 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$679

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

$46.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

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	771	175.20	1,350	312
Large 1-2	592	168.00	995	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	598	139.50	834	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	129.00	671	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.20/cwt here — about $679 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 sale317 hd

174.79

—

KY average24 barns · 4,163 hd

172.86

+1.93

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	1,543	112.86	1,741	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	89.20	1,320	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	80.81	919	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	64.64	624	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,096	115.00	1,260	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,178	110.61	1,303	3thin

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)	1,010	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	671	134.83/cwt	134.00–139.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	108.00/cwt	101.00–115.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	151.80/cwt	150.00–154.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	923	165.40/cwt	165.40–165.40	1,527	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	890	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,542	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,305	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	739	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	592	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	164.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	776	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,395	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	149.03/cwt	148.00–150.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	180.63/cwt	171.00–188.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	182.10/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	185.75/cwt	168.00–186.25	1,250	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	184.11/cwt	178.00–187.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	168.61/cwt	166.00–171.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	135.84/cwt	128.00–141.00	982	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	89.89/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,096	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,260	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,399	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	79.97/cwt	75.00–83.00	904	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	67.05/cwt	65.00–69.00	633	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	59.68/cwt	58.00–61.00	599	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,178	110.61/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	62.65/cwt	62.00–64.00	590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	90.75/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,297	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	111.44/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	162.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.43/cwt	143.00–158.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	105.98/cwt	100.00–112.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.76/cwt	140.00–146.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	151.19/cwt	145.00–154.00	937	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	788	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,296	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	828	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,285	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	2

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 327Year ago 1,563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 27Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	134.00–139.00	134.83
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	565	148.00	148.00
4	—	521	140.00–146.00	142.76
6	—	463	144.00–154.00	152.36
3	—	293	185.00	185.00
10	—	842	118.50	118.50
1	—	1,010	91.00	91.00
3	—	763	135.00	135.00
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
2	—	620	133.00	133.00
2	—	355	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
11	—	517	150.00–154.00	151.80
8	—	598	154.00	154.00
11	—	734	157.00	157.00
1	—	450	163.00	163.00
18	—	620	145.00–154.00	151.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	101.00–115.00	108.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
2	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	788	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	828	155.25	155.25
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	150.00	150.00
27	—	923	165.40	165.40
61	—	890	173.25	173.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	170.00–176.00	173.03
18	—	802	162.75	162.75
1	—	415	178.00	178.00
7	—	956	158.50	158.50
2	—	370	170.00	170.00
3	—	523	160.00–170.00	164.41
2	—	670	148.00–150.00	149.03
7	—	783	161.00	161.00
3	—	741	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	776	179.75	179.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	171.00–188.00	180.63
8	—	631	165.00–188.00	182.10
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
2	—	592	184.00	184.00
82	—	673	168.00–186.25	185.75
3	—	478	178.00–187.00	184.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
8	—	560	166.00–171.00	168.61
1	—	530	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	159.00	159.00
7	—	615	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	128.00–141.00	135.84
3	—	531	162.00–165.00	162.96
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,060	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	143.00–158.00	150.43
2	—	943	100.00–112.00	105.98
2	—	643	145.00–149.00	147.01
1	—	1,005	126.00	126.00
5	—	692	149.00	149.00
2	—	377	165.00	165.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	86.00–94.00	89.89
9	—	1,131	75.00–83.00	79.97
2	—	1,000	70.00–72.00	70.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,429	84.00–99.00	90.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	944	65.00–69.00	67.05
3	—	1,003	58.00–61.00	59.68
3	—	942	62.00–64.00	62.65
1	—	1,045	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	115.00	115.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	102.00–125.00	110.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	110.00–112.00	111.44
2	—	1,670	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	875.00	875.00

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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