Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for long-weaned and yearling packages. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 higher with very good demand. Market very active today with good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. 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 $186.43/cwt on 1,077 head.

Average price

$186.43

1,077 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

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

$60.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

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	746	186.78	1,394	1,070
Large 1-2	910	155.00	1,411	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	795	148.00	1,177	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	424	126.00	534	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.78/cwt here — about $859 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 sale1,077 hd

186.43

—

KY average24 barns · 4,779 hd

174.16

+12.27

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	—	Low	1,642	108.64	1,783	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	85.57	1,197	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	84.78	973	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	75.12	725	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,117	125.00	1,396	2thin

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)	1,347	$1,127	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$960	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,252	5

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	686	165.54/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,136	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	177.53/cwt	163.00–179.50	1,021	78
Steers	Large 1-2	—	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	766	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,509	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	873	179.25/cwt	178.75–179.75	1,565	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	924	173.34/cwt	170.00–176.75	1,602	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	183.27/cwt	168.00–183.50	990	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	153.38/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,098	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	424	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	769	187.99/cwt	180.50–194.00	1,446	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,211	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	167.72/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,374	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	187.43/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,111	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	606	193.72/cwt	189.00–194.25	1,174	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	727	183.75/cwt	183.75–183.75	1,336	70
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	708	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	929	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,505	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	83.38/cwt	73.00–94.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	202.69/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,080	115
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,125	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	172.98/cwt	168.00–178.50	1,244	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	174.62/cwt	174.00–175.00	981	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	183.77/cwt	183.00–184.00	847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	175.36/cwt	165.00–177.00	905	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,117	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	80.06/cwt	77.00–84.00	862	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	74.53/cwt	73.00–75.00	683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	88.92/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,289	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	80.97/cwt	75.00–84.00	890	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	67.46/cwt	66.00–70.00	559	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	88.71/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,068	12
Bulls	—	—	1,128	78.65/cwt	72.00–89.00	887	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	82.22/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,108	5
Bulls	—	—	1,337	109.15/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	117.49/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,217	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,126.91/head	990.00–1,325.00	1,127	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,251.72/head	1,170.00–1,375.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	149.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	165.29/cwt	163.00–170.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	179.80/cwt	178.00–181.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	138.04/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	827	137.66/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,138	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,000	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	164.51/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,020	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.81/cwt	152.00–156.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	741	177.95/cwt	177.95–177.95	1,319	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	816	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,461	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.33/cwt	132.00–142.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	151.79/cwt	141.00–157.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	773	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,314	68

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,606Last week 580Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 41Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	686	162.00–168.50	165.54
25	—	620	163.00–167.50	164.51
69	—	741	177.95	177.95
68	—	773	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	575	163.00–179.50	177.53
3	—	370	175.00	175.00
4	—	462	165.00–170.00	167.50
2	—	630	152.00	152.00
64	—	540	168.00–183.50	183.27
3	—	690	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	160.00–161.00	160.50
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
2	—	462	157.00	157.00
5	—	430	152.00–156.00	154.81
3	—	680	132.00–142.00	138.33
3	—	563	141.00–157.00	151.79
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	827	134.00–138.50	137.66
2	—	955	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,000	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	766	197.00	197.00
118	—	873	178.75–179.75	179.25
110	—	924	170.00–176.75	173.34
30	—	816	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	481	168.00	168.00
2	—	907	147.00	147.00
1	—	765	161.00	161.00
6	—	716	151.00–161.00	153.38
4	—	530	162.00	162.00
1	—	600	156.00	156.00
1	—	445	183.00	183.00
11	—	819	159.00–171.00	167.72
4	—	1,010	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	148.00	148.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
282	—	769	180.50–194.00	187.99
14	—	675	190.00	190.00
98	—	606	189.00–194.25	193.72
70	—	727	183.75	183.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	692	175.00	175.00
21	—	593	184.00–188.00	187.43
115	—	533	181.00–205.00	202.69
31	—	719	168.00–178.50	172.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	708	131.25	131.25
2	—	910	73.00–94.00	83.38
1	—	1,125	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	174.00–175.00	174.62
2	—	670	167.00	167.00
1	—	705	149.00	149.00
1	—	415	186.00	186.00
9	—	461	183.00–184.00	183.77
11	—	516	165.00–177.00	175.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	173.00	173.00
3	—	408	163.00–170.00	165.29
5	—	391	178.00–181.00	179.80
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
2	—	762	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	159.00	159.00
6	—	729	136.00–139.00	138.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	145.00–153.00	149.02
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,117	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	77.00–84.00	80.06
3	—	917	73.00–75.00	74.53
3	—	828	66.00–70.00	67.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	87.00–92.00	88.92
5	—	1,347	79.00–84.00	82.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	75.00–84.00	80.97
1	—	870	68.00	68.00
12	—	1,204	85.00–92.00	88.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	72.00–89.00	78.65
3	—	1,337	106.00–111.00	109.15
10	—	1,887	114.00–122.00	117.49

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)	3	—	1,347	990.00–1,325.00	1,126.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,284	1,170.00–1,375.00	1,251.72

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle