Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Demand remains good for attractive quality weaned preconditioned calf packages. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.50/cwt on 769 head.

Average price

$169.50

769 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

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	764	170.77	1,305	730
Large 1-2	604	158.69	959	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	685	136.79	937	23

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about $368 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 sale769 hd

169.50

—

KY average25 barns · 5,550 hd

171.26

−1.76

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	1,666	109.35	1,822	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	85.29	1,113	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	81.78	1,121	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	69.38	682	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	106.00	1,452	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,133	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	791	149.04/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,179	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	171.30/cwt	152.00–171.75	1,444	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	154.78/cwt	150.00–156.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	160.85/cwt	131.00–162.10	1,555	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	139.19/cwt	136.00–140.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	145.48/cwt	144.00–148.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	163.14/cwt	162.00–165.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	129.33/cwt	126.00–139.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	159.45/cwt	144.00–161.25	1,300	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	158.91/cwt	151.00–163.00	930	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	165.23/cwt	142.00–169.50	1,105	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	157.07/cwt	155.00–162.50	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	153.78/cwt	145.00–164.00	944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	877	172.80/cwt	172.80–172.80	1,515	119
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.64/cwt	145.00–151.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	162.30/cwt	159.00–173.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	164.21/cwt	149.00–165.10	1,251	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	168.54/cwt	167.00–171.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,098	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	582	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	151.73/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	172.64/cwt	170.00–174.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	174.74/cwt	171.50–183.00	940	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	166.54/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,149	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	173.48/cwt	160.00–175.25	1,369	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	168.67/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,393	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	173.25/cwt	160.00–175.50	1,247	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	793	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,386	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	858	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	175.61/cwt	169.00–182.00	987	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	175.71/cwt	159.00–184.00	1,089	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	919	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	908	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,267	64
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	107
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	177.88/cwt	176.00–182.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	162.67/cwt	155.00–167.00	911	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	71.59/cwt	68.00–75.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	90.53/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,341	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	83.01/cwt	80.00–84.00	986	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	65.83/cwt	65.00–67.00	652	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	718	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	89.89/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,223	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	82.97/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,165	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	76.73/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,034	6
Bulls	—	—	1,815	117.89/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	102.94/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,132.74/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	816	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	4
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.42/cwt	161.00–163.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	125.75/cwt	124.00–126.00	890	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	117.10/cwt	111.00–130.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	140.36/cwt	121.00–150.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	167.90/cwt	165.00–171.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.88/cwt	141.00–149.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	121.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	146.20/cwt	143.00–150.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	170.17/cwt	160.00–177.50	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	154.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	164.05/cwt	145.00–168.25	1,193	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	157.79/cwt	152.50–163.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	784	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	140.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	881	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	154.35/cwt	152.00–160.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,599Last week 662Year ago 1,077

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	791	140.00–151.00	149.04
44	—	843	152.00–171.75	171.30
2	—	1,055	135.00	135.00
5	—	603	150.00–156.00	154.78
58	—	967	131.00–162.10	160.85
3	—	871	156.00	156.00
7	—	516	162.00–165.00	163.14
5	—	551	164.00–166.00	165.00
7	—	484	167.00–171.00	168.54
4	—	713	154.00	154.00
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
4	—	667	148.00–153.00	151.73
3	—	411	170.00–174.00	172.64
2	—	1,132	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	136.00–140.00	139.19
4	—	619	144.00–148.00	145.48
1	—	830	148.00	148.00
4	—	757	122.50	122.50
1	—	400	169.00	169.00
4	—	727	126.00–139.00	129.33
2	—	517	140.00	140.00
2	—	860	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	877	172.80	172.80
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
15	—	582	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	538	171.50–183.00	174.74
13	—	690	165.00–169.00	166.54
76	—	789	160.00–175.25	173.48
22	—	826	167.50–169.00	168.67
150	—	720	160.00–175.50	173.25
8	—	858	164.00	164.00
6	—	435	198.00	198.00
17	—	562	169.00–182.00	175.61
5	—	336	199.00	199.00
45	—	620	159.00–184.00	175.71
5	—	494	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	793	174.75	174.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	815	144.00–161.25	159.45
10	—	585	151.00–163.00	158.91
94	—	669	142.00–169.50	165.23
14	—	419	155.00–162.50	157.07
17	—	614	145.00–164.00	153.78
4	—	340	159.00–173.00	162.30
72	—	762	149.00–165.10	164.21
3	—	468	151.00–153.00	151.99
5	—	377	160.00–177.50	170.17
22	—	520	150.00–160.00	154.59
96	—	727	145.00–168.25	164.05
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	110.00–116.00	113.02
3	—	425	145.00–151.00	147.64
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
2	—	393	142.00–145.00	143.49
2	—	573	141.00–149.00	144.88
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
3	—	658	139.00–140.00	139.66
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
7	—	521	143.00–150.00	146.20
22	—	467	140.00–150.00	145.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	130.00–137.00	132.48
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
2	—	840	104.00	104.00
5	—	635	120.00–124.00	121.56
2	—	860	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	134.00	134.00
4	—	784	141.00–142.00	141.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	908	139.50	139.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	965	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	109.00	109.00
2	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
4	—	550	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	170.00	170.00
6	—	427	176.00–182.00	177.88
4	—	560	155.00–167.00	162.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
2	—	563	140.00–150.00	144.93
5	—	420	161.00–163.00	161.42
8	—	708	124.00–126.00	125.75
2	—	383	165.00–171.00	167.90
1	—	970	118.00	118.00
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
2	—	222	140.00	140.00
2	—	303	152.50–163.00	157.79
8	—	626	140.00–143.00	140.75
4	—	509	152.00–160.00	154.35
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	171.00	171.00
3	—	628	111.00–130.00	117.10
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
2	—	415	150.00	150.00
3	—	481	121.00–150.00	140.36
2	—	325	125.00–140.00	132.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	68.00–75.00	71.59
1	—	785	59.00	59.00
2	—	990	65.00–67.00	65.83
1	—	920	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	87.00–96.00	90.53
2	—	1,218	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,188	80.00–84.00	83.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	86.00–96.00	89.89
5	—	1,404	81.00–85.00	82.97
6	—	1,348	74.00–78.00	76.73
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	112.00–124.00	117.89
4	—	1,554	97.00–108.00	102.94

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)	2	—	1,333	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,132.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	750.00	750.00

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How this sale compares

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