Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower with most decline on fleshy 400-600 lb calves. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned calves with bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $165.95/cwt on 654 head.

Average price

$165.95

654 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

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	788	166.76	1,314	633
Large 1-2	620	144.99	900	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	687	136.46	937	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $377 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 sale654 hd

165.95

—

KY average24 barns · 6,044 hd

169.00

−3.05

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	—	Average	1,631	108.29	1,766	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	81.97	1,079	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	80.89	1,128	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	65.65	684	24

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)	1,260	$1,002	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$962	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Large 1-2	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	375	168.95/cwt	168.00–170.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	174.47/cwt	170.00–179.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	137.17/cwt	134.00–142.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	686	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	741	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	152.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	147.61/cwt	143.00–150.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	916	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,493	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	961	163.29/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,569	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	156.86/cwt	155.70–165.00	1,407	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	171.24/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,430	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	159.61/cwt	159.00–164.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	172.61/cwt	153.00–175.25	1,338	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,514	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.05/cwt	158.00–169.00	773	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.26/cwt	156.00–165.00	922	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	178.15/cwt	168.00–182.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	163.21/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,045	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	178.15/cwt	171.00–182.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	173.32/cwt	164.00–174.40	1,222	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	157.38/cwt	156.00–165.00	974	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	120.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	63.75/cwt	60.00–67.00	674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	70.99/cwt	67.00–73.00	738	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	85.68/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,200	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	78.77/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,097	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	72.38/cwt	67.00–76.00	997	3
Bulls	—	—	1,526	105.54/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,611	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	86.78/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,240	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.36/cwt	45.00–56.00	483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	80.23/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,017	22
Bulls	—	—	1,998	117.93/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,356	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	95.12/cwt	83.00–101.00	992	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	962.03/head	850.00–1,075.00	962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,002.38/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	121.72/cwt	116.00–127.00	818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	162.55/cwt	153.00–172.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	101.74/cwt	101.00–102.50	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	127.55/cwt	119.00–135.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	932	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	123.55/cwt	120.00–132.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.48/cwt	138.00–143.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	950	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.94/cwt	137.00–141.00	721	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	124.84/cwt	124.00–126.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	167.58/cwt	157.00–168.50	1,036	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	150.35/cwt	147.00–152.00	708	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,003Last week 1,599Year ago 1,184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 45Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	168.00–170.00	168.95
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
7	—	620	141.00	141.00
1	—	880	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	170.00–179.00	174.47
1	—	915	159.00	159.00
133	—	897	155.70–165.00	156.86
120	—	835	167.00–174.00	171.24
8	—	541	159.00–164.00	159.61
10	—	474	158.00–169.00	163.05
14	—	572	156.00–165.00	161.26
13	—	426	168.00–182.00	178.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	129.00	129.00
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
4	—	626	134.00–142.00	137.17
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	145.00	145.00
3	—	741	141.00	141.00
3	—	795	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	916	163.00	163.00
44	—	961	163.00–164.00	163.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	775	153.00–175.25	172.61
15	—	674	161.00–164.00	163.21
11	—	488	184.00	184.00
19	—	571	183.00	183.00
9	—	513	171.00–182.00	178.15
78	—	705	164.00–174.40	173.32
19	—	619	156.00–165.00	157.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	905	167.25	167.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	764	147.00	147.00
10	—	438	150.00–160.00	152.03
11	—	553	143.00–150.00	147.61
4	—	531	143.00	143.00
2	—	710	143.00	143.00
2	—	657	152.00	152.00
37	—	618	157.00–168.50	167.58
21	—	471	147.00–152.00	150.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	140.00–142.00	140.99
20	—	523	137.00–141.00	137.94
4	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	360	140.00–144.00	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
8	—	473	119.00–135.00	127.55
4	—	576	120.00–132.00	123.55
5	—	420	120.00–137.00	131.47
1	—	905	91.00	91.00
2	—	695	124.00	124.00
2	—	300	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	124.00	124.00
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
7	—	638	124.00–126.00	124.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	932	128.00	128.00
1	—	950	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	140.00–141.00	140.66
6	—	626	115.00–125.00	120.34
6	—	672	116.00–127.00	121.72
2	—	273	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
2	—	570	138.00–143.00	140.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	152.00	152.00
5	—	560	140.00	140.00
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
2	—	473	153.00–172.00	162.55
2	—	427	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	101.00–102.50	101.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	77.00	77.00
9	—	1,429	84.00–94.00	86.78
22	—	1,267	77.00–83.00	80.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	60.00–67.00	63.75
10	—	1,039	67.00–73.00	70.99
2	—	960	45.00–56.00	50.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,401	83.00–89.00	85.68
6	—	1,393	77.00–83.00	78.77
3	—	1,377	67.00–76.00	72.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	104.00–108.00	105.54
2	—	1,998	116.00–120.00	117.93

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	6	—	1,043	83.00–101.00	95.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,247	850.00–1,075.00	962.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	925.00–1,075.00	1,002.38

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