Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on middleweights with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.85/cwt on 596 head.

Average price

$189.85

596 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$720

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

$71.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

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	729	190.08	1,386	592
Large 1-2	636	168.33	1,071	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	560	119.00	666	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.08/cwt here — about $720 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 sale596 hd

189.85

—

KY average24 barns · 4,939 hd

184.45

+5.39

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	1,522	108.57	1,652	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,299	90.04	1,169	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	85.36	988	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	73.24	674	22

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)	1,005	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	670	122.34/cwt	114.00–131.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	145.55/cwt	143.00–148.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	172.82/cwt	172.75–174.00	1,464	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	583	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,149	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	165.37/cwt	143.00–165.70	1,272	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	137.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	184.98/cwt	177.00–187.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	188.45/cwt	188.00–189.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	155.39/cwt	149.00–155.75	1,270	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	184.67/cwt	184.25–185.00	1,034	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	189.91/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	195.02/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	689	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,375	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	179.83/cwt	167.50–187.00	950	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	148.44/cwt	143.00–152.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	171.07/cwt	167.00–175.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	174.45/cwt	160.00–174.75	1,506	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	183.57/cwt	175.50–185.50	1,430	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,096	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	199.82/cwt	170.00–200.25	1,277	156
Steers	Large 1-2	—	597	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,045	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,063	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	586	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,255	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	769	193.12/cwt	191.40–194.90	1,485	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	171.89/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	171.55/cwt	170.00–173.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	169.83/cwt	169.00–171.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	180.09/cwt	174.00–190.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	69.39/cwt	68.00–71.00	644	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	82.29/cwt	81.00–83.00	787	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	85.73/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,012	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	78.23/cwt	77.00–79.00	812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	49.54/cwt	40.00–57.00	376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	75.46/cwt	72.00–78.00	704	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	87.75/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,093	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	93.71/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,296	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	93.63/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	120.16/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	109.47/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,722	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	165	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	162.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	688	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	222	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	130.76/cwt	122.00–135.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	646	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	157.24/cwt	146.00–162.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	145.40/cwt	145.00–146.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	136.25/cwt	130.00–141.00	657	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	154.35/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,110	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	154.53/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,037	21

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,079Last week 1,116Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 158Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year 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
4	—	670	114.00–131.00	122.34
2	—	575	136.00	136.00
2	—	413	143.00–148.00	145.55
2	—	270	130.00–145.00	137.78
4	—	300	144.00	144.00
2	—	222	146.00	146.00
3	—	638	122.00–135.00	130.76
5	—	482	130.00–141.00	136.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	769	143.00–165.70	165.37
9	—	461	188.00–189.00	188.45
19	—	817	149.00–155.75	155.39
142	—	560	184.25–185.00	184.67
18	—	528	167.50–187.00	179.83
5	—	609	143.00–152.00	148.44
2	—	433	167.00–175.00	171.07
2	—	367	176.00	176.00
21	—	719	145.00–158.00	154.35
21	—	671	148.00–161.00	154.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	130.00–140.00	132.97
12	—	579	146.00–162.00	157.24
5	—	531	160.00–167.00	163.45
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
5	—	672	145.00–146.00	145.40
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
2	—	647	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	847	172.75–174.00	172.82
5	—	516	177.00–187.00	184.98
2	—	483	178.00–180.00	179.01
1	—	645	163.00	163.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
62	—	863	160.00–174.75	174.45
9	—	580	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	583	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	184.00–198.00	189.91
5	—	520	191.00–196.00	195.02
83	—	779	175.50–185.50	183.57
156	—	639	170.00–200.25	199.82
8	—	728	160.00–176.00	171.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	689	199.50	199.50
130	—	769	191.40–194.90	193.12
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
2	—	597	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	112.50	112.50
2	—	580	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,255	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	170.00–173.00	171.55
5	—	568	169.00–171.00	169.83
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	182.50	182.50
2	—	435	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,017	84.00	84.00
5	—	370	186.00	186.00
2	—	452	184.00	184.00
1	—	675	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	174.00–190.00	180.09
1	—	695	163.00	163.00
4	—	620	168.00–169.00	168.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	165	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
2	—	228	160.00–165.00	162.69
2	—	312	166.00	166.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	928	68.00–71.00	69.39
4	—	956	81.00–83.00	82.29
2	—	758	40.00–57.00	49.54
12	—	933	72.00–78.00	75.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,181	83.00–88.00	85.73
4	—	1,038	77.00–79.00	78.23
3	—	1,240	91.00–97.00	93.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,246	85.00–89.00	87.75
5	—	1,383	90.00–99.00	93.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	116.00–123.00	120.16
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,573	100.00–115.00	109.47

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	—	1,005	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,400.00	1,400.00

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