Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower with buyers showing preference for long-weaned calves and discounting fleshy, soft, and bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on attractive quality calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.23/cwt on 869 head.

Average price

$175.23

869 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$46.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

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	769	176.14	1,354	835
Large 1-2	553	165.59	916	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	593	150.66	894	24
Small and Medium 1-2	600	130.00	780	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.14/cwt here — about $574 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 sale869 hd

175.23

—

KY average24 barns · 6,624 hd

177.51

−2.27

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	1,683	104.42	1,757	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	84.68	1,236	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	82.70	1,049	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	72.30	786	11

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)	1,200	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	156.71/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	178.20/cwt	174.00–180.00	930	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	811	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,462	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	163.26/cwt	154.00–172.00	937	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	157.81/cwt	156.00–159.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	717	182.69/cwt	182.25–187.00	1,310	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	511	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	146.57/cwt	144.00–151.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	162.89/cwt	155.00–168.00	841	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	151.07/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,080	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	160.92/cwt	154.00–171.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	169.43/cwt	151.00–173.40	1,172	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.50/cwt	153.00–167.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	158.80/cwt	152.00–167.00	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	161.52/cwt	161.00–162.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	173.15/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	155.66/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	573	163.91/cwt	161.00–170.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	142.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	164.54/cwt	154.00–170.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	193.61/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,020	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	191.72/cwt	191.50–196.00	1,143	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	180.17/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,104	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	172.86/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,532	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	155.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	159.99/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	198.95/cwt	192.00–204.00	947	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	218.69/cwt	217.50–220.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	170.45/cwt	161.00–181.00	1,220	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	148.70/cwt	148.70–148.70	1,518	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	215.69/cwt	195.00–225.00	917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	178.52/cwt	164.00–185.00	1,230	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	861	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,520	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	217.33/cwt	210.00–229.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	156.69/cwt	153.00–162.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	211.03/cwt	205.00–214.00	766	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,147	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	82.68/cwt	79.00–85.00	904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	88.57/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,344	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	76.32/cwt	72.00–79.00	920	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	87.79/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,166	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	77.37/cwt	77.00–78.00	833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	64.78/cwt	63.00–67.00	689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	83.24/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,143	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,027	7
Bulls	—	—	1,103	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	113.67/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,876	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.43/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,964	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	143.27/cwt	140.00–151.00	981	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	157.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	747	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.20/cwt	153.00–165.00	924	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	142.26/cwt	133.00–150.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	194.24/cwt	189.00–199.00	913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	162.87/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,265	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.31/cwt	141.00–153.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	140.97/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	632	144.71/cwt	144.00–147.00	915	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	159.75/cwt	150.00–170.00	971	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	136.16/cwt	135.00–137.00	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	982	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	181.99/cwt	172.00–186.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	166.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	624	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	136.44/cwt	125.00–141.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	139.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	874	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	179.62/cwt	165.00–192.00	756	4

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,720Last week 727Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 131Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 34Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	154.00	154.00
7	—	674	151.00–160.00	156.71
30	—	522	174.00–180.00	178.20
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
12	—	622	152.00–167.00	158.80
6	—	578	172.00–175.00	173.15
3	—	770	155.00–156.00	155.66
1	—	955	152.00	152.00
1	—	930	147.00	147.00
163	—	886	170.50–175.00	172.86
7	—	726	151.00–158.00	155.95
54	—	1,021	148.70	148.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	811	180.25	180.25
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
42	—	717	182.25–187.00	182.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
3	—	620	143.00–145.00	144.34
2	—	677	142.00	142.00
1	—	875	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
4	—	516	144.00–151.00	146.57
2	—	238	150.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	428	161.00–162.00	161.52
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
3	—	782	135.00–150.00	142.66
4	—	582	154.00–170.00	164.54
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	169.00	169.00
3	—	573	161.00–170.00	163.91
1	—	660	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	527	185.00–201.00	193.61
40	—	596	191.50–196.00	191.72
24	—	613	168.00–190.00	180.17
4	—	775	158.00–162.00	159.99
14	—	476	192.00–204.00	198.95
2	—	368	217.50–220.00	218.69
58	—	716	161.00–181.00	170.45
12	—	425	195.00–225.00	215.69
87	—	689	164.00–185.00	178.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	861	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	574	154.00–172.00	163.26
5	—	453	156.00–159.00	157.81
44	—	516	155.00–168.00	162.89
23	—	715	147.00–153.00	151.07
18	—	426	154.00–171.00	160.92
222	—	692	151.00–173.40	169.43
187	—	777	149.00–165.00	162.87
26	—	608	150.00–170.00	159.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	150.00–155.00	152.29
1	—	700	137.00	137.00
5	—	624	140.00–147.00	145.20
1	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
4	—	381	153.00–167.00	160.50
12	—	571	149.00–153.00	150.97
12	—	430	148.00–156.00	152.33
10	—	513	141.00–153.00	147.31
6	—	772	136.00–142.00	140.97
2	—	802	133.00	133.00
4	—	675	145.00–147.00	145.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
11	—	616	135.00–137.00	136.16
3	—	598	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.99
4	—	511	125.00–141.00	136.44
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	144.00–147.00	144.71
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	165.00–170.00	166.54
2	—	367	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	202.50	202.50
6	—	410	210.00–229.00	217.33
6	—	613	153.00–162.00	156.69
2	—	725	150.00–156.00	153.08
3	—	363	205.00–214.00	211.03
2	—	522	178.00	178.00
7	—	470	189.00–199.00	194.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	685	140.00–151.00	143.27
14	—	573	153.00–165.00	161.20
12	—	473	172.00–186.00	181.99
2	—	795	139.00	139.00
16	—	528	164.00–167.00	165.50
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
2	—	702	147.00	147.00
1	—	840	117.00	117.00
4	—	421	165.00–192.00	179.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
4	—	476	154.00–160.00	157.03
2	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
4	—	571	133.00–150.00	142.26
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	142.00–150.00	146.14
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
2	—	625	130.00–150.00	139.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,517	86.00–94.00	88.57
5	—	1,373	82.00–84.00	83.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	79.00–85.00	82.68
1	—	1,195	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,077	77.00–78.00	77.37
4	—	1,063	63.00–67.00	64.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	72.00–79.00	76.32
6	—	1,328	85.00–94.00	87.79
7	—	1,253	80.00–84.00	81.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,650	111.00–120.00	113.67
7	—	1,863	99.00–109.00	105.43

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	—	1,200	975.00	975.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

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