Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality; however more average quality and soft fleshy bawling calves starting to show up to town and buyers showing preference on hard weaned calves and fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with very good demand for heavy high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.02/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$158.02

299 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$40.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

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	657	161.16	1,059	263
Large 1-2	468	150.11	703	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	130.44	694	26
Small and Medium 1-2	435	121.00	526	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.16/cwt here — about $533 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 sale299 hd

158.02

—

KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd

165.45

−7.43

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	1,752	110.74	1,940	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	90.35	1,343	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	89.79	1,133	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	76.30	837	32
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	115.00	1,581	1thin

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)	1,160	$1,068	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,013	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$902	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$835	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bulls	—	—	1,688	120.58/cwt	114.00–129.00	2,035	9
Bulls	—	—	1,995	85.97/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,715	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	89.50/cwt	88.00–91.00	790	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	834.97/head	830.00–840.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	158.70/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	180.82/cwt	169.00–185.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,082	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	141.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	159.28/cwt	159.00–160.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	177.30/cwt	150.00–179.75	1,083	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	153.62/cwt	149.00–154.00	857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	162.75/cwt	158.00–165.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	155.74/cwt	153.00–160.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.70/cwt	145.00–154.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	158.57/cwt	150.00–163.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	134.11/cwt	125.00–139.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.73/cwt	146.00–154.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	135.45/cwt	131.00–140.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	788	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,529	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,391	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	468	179.67/cwt	175.00–184.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	181.68/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	189.63/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	177.64/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,460	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	205.28/cwt	204.00–205.50	994	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	203.84/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,052	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	205.10/cwt	198.00–211.00	855	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	188.80/cwt	166.00–190.00	1,429	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	186.35/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,249	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	174.24/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	187.11/cwt	167.00–191.00	1,203	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	205.69/cwt	203.00–212.50	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	189.31/cwt	175.00–199.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	79.06/cwt	74.00–81.00	942	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	78.73/cwt	76.00–82.00	945	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	95.65/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,513	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	86.96/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,047	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	58.61/cwt	54.00–63.00	556	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	69.55/cwt	65.00–73.00	691	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	76.73/cwt	74.00–79.00	842	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	85.21/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,020	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	87.97/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,277	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	96.97/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,303	16
Bulls	—	—	1,763	105.87/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,866	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	791.17/head	740.00–840.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,064.67/head	890.00–1,225.00	1,065	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,063	752.71/head	700.00–800.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,068.10/head	875.00–1,225.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	182.80/cwt	171.00–195.00	877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	147.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	153.36/cwt	147.00–166.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	137.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	132.50/cwt	131.00–137.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	199.77/cwt	197.00–201.00	953	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	896	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	159.05/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,330	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	152.71/cwt	150.00–154.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	160.45/cwt	157.00–165.00	937	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	927	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	194.18/cwt	190.00–204.00	736	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,079Year ago 1,508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 71Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 3Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,688	114.00–129.00	120.58
2	—	1,995	80.00–91.00	85.97
8	—	1,763	96.00–113.00	105.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,191	74.00–81.00	79.06
14	—	1,204	81.00–90.00	86.96
16	—	1,344	94.00–104.00	96.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	76.00–82.00	78.73
12	—	1,582	90.00–106.00	95.65
17	—	1,452	82.00–90.00	87.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	54.00–63.00	58.61
6	—	994	65.00–73.00	69.55
10	—	1,098	74.00–79.00	76.73
12	—	1,197	80.00–91.00	85.21
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	88.00–91.00	89.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	830.00–840.00	834.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	740.00–840.00	791.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	700.00–800.00	752.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,112	890.00–1,225.00	1,064.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	875.00–1,225.00	1,068.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	153.00–156.00	154.49
1	—	670	149.00	149.00
2	—	615	140.00–150.00	145.08
1	—	825	140.00	140.00
6	—	445	177.00	177.00
2	—	340	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	155.00–164.00	158.70
5	—	515	169.00–185.00	180.82
1	—	460	184.00	184.00
1	—	685	158.00	158.00
2	—	875	159.00	159.00
2	—	260	192.50	192.50
6	—	579	179.00–183.00	181.68
2	—	610	160.00–163.00	161.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	170.00	170.00
2	—	468	175.00–184.00	179.67
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	871	175.50	175.50
12	—	571	187.00–193.00	189.63
11	—	822	174.00–179.00	177.64
20	—	484	204.00–205.50	205.28
22	—	516	195.00–207.00	203.84
6	—	417	198.00–211.00	205.10
68	—	757	166.00–190.00	188.80
19	—	670	167.00–190.00	186.35
4	—	729	173.00–175.00	174.24
15	—	643	167.00–191.00	187.11
6	—	382	203.00–212.50	205.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	672	140.00–150.00	141.27
7	—	521	159.00–160.00	159.28
85	—	611	150.00–179.75	177.30
3	—	585	158.00–165.00	162.75
2	—	340	172.00	172.00
5	—	442	153.00–160.00	155.74
8	—	454	155.00	155.00
3	—	285	194.00	194.00
73	—	836	141.00–165.00	159.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	558	149.00–154.00	153.62
2	—	987	110.00	110.00
2	—	652	140.00	140.00
7	—	625	139.00–145.00	143.12
10	—	481	145.00–154.00	150.70
3	—	386	150.00–163.00	158.57
6	—	714	125.00–139.00	134.11
9	—	518	146.00–154.00	149.73
2	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
2	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	395	158.00	158.00
1	—	940	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	134.00–140.00	136.94
2	—	440	131.00–140.00	135.45
7	—	381	134.00–140.00	137.10
2	—	667	137.00	137.00
3	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	540	129.00	129.00
4	—	605	131.00–137.00	132.50
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
5	—	896	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	149.00	149.00
1	—	275	197.50	197.50
8	—	480	171.00–195.00	182.80
2	—	815	145.00–149.00	147.00
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
1	—	965	103.00	103.00
3	—	635	150.00–154.00	152.71
7	—	312	203.00	203.00
4	—	584	157.00–165.00	160.45
1	—	1,215	105.00	105.00
2	—	528	158.00–160.00	159.02
6	—	379	190.00–204.00	194.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	171.00	171.00
5	—	521	175.00–199.00	189.31
4	—	623	165.00–170.00	167.41
16	—	477	197.00–201.00	199.77
2	—	710	164.00	164.00
2	—	372	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	135.00	135.00
2	—	455	142.00	142.00
3	—	443	147.00–166.00	153.36
2	—	255	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	927	90.00	90.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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