Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with some 500-600 lb packages 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned and fancy calf packages. Feeder heifers sold steady in a limited comparison. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.71/cwt on 595 head.

Average price

$177.71

595 head · 851 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$531

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

$44.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

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	852	178.09	1,517	590
Medium and Large 2-3	739	133.40	986	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.69/cwt here — about $531 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 sale595 hd

177.71

—

KY average27 barns · 5,961 hd

175.86

+1.85

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	1,648	117.57	1,938	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	94.49	1,342	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	90.01	1,081	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	75.40	724	9thin

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)	960	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,368	$1,280	4thin

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	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	840	177.60/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	672	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,304	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	923	174.12/cwt	170.00–176.75	1,607	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	952	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,685	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	172.81/cwt	172.00–174.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	173.66/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,426	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	174.16/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,491	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	158.22/cwt	150.00–163.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	167.20/cwt	166.00–168.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	203.64/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	205.24/cwt	204.00–207.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	176.97/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	195.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	203.58/cwt	199.00–207.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	200.05/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,148	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	823	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	795	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	190.40/cwt	188.50–193.00	973	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	351	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	200.26/cwt	197.00–203.00	855	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	83.61/cwt	80.00–87.00	907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	92.82/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,148	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	94.74/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,358	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	85.86/cwt	80.00–89.00	939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	74.57/cwt	70.00–78.00	677	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	123.45/cwt	118.00–127.00	2,288	6
Bulls	—	—	1,341	108.75/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,458	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	1,444.38/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,116.08/head	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.48/cwt	168.00–183.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	183.19/cwt	174.00–185.00	931	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	188.83/cwt	186.00–198.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	194.46/cwt	187.00–199.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	166.31/cwt	161.00–176.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	795	165.85/cwt	165.85–165.85	1,319	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	184.90/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,034	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	125.99/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	822	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	164.22/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,031	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	170.96/cwt	159.00–172.00	980	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	165.89/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,115	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	169.40/cwt	166.00–174.00	786	16

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 1,606Year ago 1,793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 62Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	161.00	161.00
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
7	—	471	150.00–163.00	158.22
2	—	518	145.00–156.00	150.69
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
1	—	230	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	172.00–174.00	172.81
5	—	534	166.00–168.00	167.20
24	—	628	154.00–167.00	164.22
3	—	380	172.00	172.00
88	—	573	159.00–172.00	170.96
204	—	672	162.00–168.00	165.89
16	—	464	166.00–174.00	169.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	795	165.85	165.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	822	110.00–115.00	113.75
1	—	385	132.50	132.50
2	—	702	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	840	176.00–178.00	177.60
42	—	672	194.00	194.00
244	—	923	170.00–176.75	174.12
105	—	952	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	205.00	205.00
66	—	821	157.00–174.00	173.66
57	—	856	170.00–175.00	174.16
1	—	1,030	150.00	150.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
3	—	923	165.00	165.00
3	—	963	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	179.00	179.00
2	—	570	169.00	169.00
4	—	379	190.00–200.00	195.22
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,055	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	990	94.00	94.00
1	—	935	136.00	136.00
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	177.00	177.00
3	—	733	178.00	178.00
10	—	527	196.00–212.00	203.64
5	—	431	204.00–207.00	205.24
5	—	685	167.00–184.00	176.97
7	—	476	199.00–207.00	203.58
17	—	574	194.00–206.00	200.05
1	—	645	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	154.00	154.00
1	—	795	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	188.50–193.00	190.40
3	—	351	201.00	201.00
3	—	328	214.00	214.00
8	—	559	179.00–187.00	184.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	197.00–203.00	200.26
4	—	476	186.00–198.00	188.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	139.00	139.00
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	168.00–183.00	177.48
6	—	508	174.00–185.00	183.19
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
4	—	375	187.00–199.00	194.46
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
4	—	581	161.00–176.00	166.31
2	—	675	159.00	159.00
1	—	415	179.00	179.00
3	—	966	120.00–138.00	125.99
1	—	835	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	80.00–87.00	83.61
1	—	1,020	64.00	64.00
6	—	908	70.00–78.00	74.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,237	90.00–98.00	92.82
1	—	1,295	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,094	80.00–89.00	85.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,433	90.00–98.00	94.74
1	—	1,145	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,853	118.00–127.00	123.45
4	—	1,341	104.00–113.00	108.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,625	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,444.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,116.08

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