Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on fleshy 500-600 lb calves. Buyers showing preference for weaned packages; soft, fleshy, and bawling calves facing discounts. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows and 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 $169.54/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$169.54

298 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$16.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

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	811	169.98	1,378	290
Medium and Large 2-3	597	153.75	918	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.23/cwt here — about $460 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 sale298 hd

169.54

—

KY average25 barns · 4,895 hd

173.81

−4.27

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	—	High	1,698	105.27	1,787	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	82.83	1,196	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	78.87	948	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	68.52	692	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,068	99.00	1,057	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	610	127.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	778	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	156.94/cwt	153.00–157.50	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	153.37/cwt	153.00–153.50	890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.70/cwt	142.00–150.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	970	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,610	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	170.76/cwt	161.50–172.50	1,161	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	156.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,154	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	170.90/cwt	170.90–170.90	1,408	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	147.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,522	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	144.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	745	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	167.38/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,031	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	164.34/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,195	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	191.25/cwt	191.25–191.25	991	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	173.44/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	186.51/cwt	160.00–194.00	1,168	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,358	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,371	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.64/cwt	180.00–182.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	899	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	81.34/cwt	80.00–83.00	744	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,068	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,057	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	48.58/cwt	41.00–57.00	439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	76.19/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,022	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	90.28/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,447	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	81.47/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,097	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	74.46/cwt	71.00–78.00	803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	75.14/cwt	71.00–78.00	876	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	80.61/cwt	80.00–82.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	67.80/cwt	65.00–70.00	713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	91.19/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	116.40/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,223	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	102.93/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	88.28/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,205	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	139.65/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	153.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	677	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	142.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	175.00/cwt	174.00–176.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	136.67/cwt	131.00–142.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	144.68/cwt	138.00–151.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	142.54/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	147.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	910	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.00/cwt	153.00–156.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	883	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,205	5

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 1,720Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 60Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	120.00–131.00	127.58
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
6	—	456	130.00–140.00	134.94
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	561	138.00–140.00	138.68
4	—	714	104.00–110.00	106.96
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	915	123.00	123.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	477	153.00–157.50	156.94
8	—	580	153.00–153.50	153.37
89	—	680	161.50–172.50	170.76
3	—	535	155.00–160.00	156.62
22	—	759	152.00	152.00
2	—	720	144.00–145.00	144.51
2	—	400	162.00	162.00
33	—	616	157.00–170.00	167.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	485	142.00–150.00	147.70
16	—	517	140.00–150.00	144.12
4	—	576	142.00–150.00	147.08
2	—	395	147.00	147.00
5	—	427	153.00–156.00	154.00
1	—	955	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	132.00	132.00
5	—	883	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	970	166.00	166.00
20	—	518	191.25	191.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	824	170.90	170.90
60	—	924	164.75	164.75
3	—	500	164.00	164.00
1	—	460	174.00	174.00
5	—	985	131.00	131.00
1	—	380	183.00	183.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
9	—	582	173.00–174.00	173.44
22	—	850	161.25	161.25
3	—	422	180.00–182.00	180.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
2	—	673	145.00–151.00	147.99
1	—	625	152.00	152.00
1	—	460	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	727	164.00–166.00	164.34
24	—	626	160.00–194.00	186.51
6	—	662	186.00	186.00
21	—	792	171.50	171.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
2	—	363	182.50	182.50
3	—	792	138.00–143.00	139.65
8	—	577	150.00–155.00	153.48
3	—	470	168.00–170.00	168.67
3	—	640	138.00–144.00	142.01
3	—	433	174.00–176.00	175.00
2	—	723	131.00–142.00	136.67
2	—	828	138.00–147.00	142.54
1	—	1,000	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	151.00	151.00
2	—	673	149.00–150.00	149.50
6	—	526	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	860	114.00	114.00
2	—	632	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
2	—	523	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
2	—	463	138.00–151.00	144.68
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	80.00–83.00	81.34
2	—	903	41.00–57.00	48.58
3	—	1,078	71.00–78.00	74.46
5	—	1,051	65.00–70.00	67.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	73.00–79.00	76.19
5	—	1,603	86.00–94.00	90.28
3	—	1,347	80.00–83.00	81.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	71.00–78.00	75.14
3	—	1,208	80.00–82.00	80.61
2	—	1,335	86.00–96.00	91.19
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,910	113.00–120.00	116.40
2	—	1,665	94.00–108.00	102.93
3	—	1,365	82.00–93.00	88.28

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	1	—	1,050	87.00	87.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle