Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with light demand. Dry pasture conditions along with fall weather changes has created health concerns for fleshy un-weaned calves. Yearlings sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $164.78/cwt on 492 head.

Average price

$164.78

492 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$38.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

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	812	165.43	1,343	482
Medium and Large 2-3	651	143.50	934	4thin
Large 1-2	1,041	126.67	1,318	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.76/cwt here — about $25 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 sale492 hd

164.78

—

KY average25 barns · 5,564 hd

165.78

−1.00

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	1,872	109.49	2,050	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	80.38	1,071	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	78.08	1,099	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	62.07	638	17

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)	1,415	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$1,127	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.09/cwt	138.00–140.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	146.04/cwt	144.00–147.00	856	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	956	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,565	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	909	167.10/cwt	167.10–167.10	1,519	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	852	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,425	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,213	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	149.27/cwt	141.00–153.00	991	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	164.01/cwt	163.25–165.00	1,445	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	142.66/cwt	140.00–143.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	138.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,220	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	174.91/cwt	150.00–175.50	1,121	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	158.95/cwt	153.00–162.00	831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	769	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,192	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	164.28/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	810	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	792	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	71.12/cwt	68.00–73.00	885	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	82.82/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,188	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	76.90/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,077	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	77.07/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,047	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	85.97/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,168	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	70.51/cwt	67.00–75.00	761	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	47.03/cwt	40.00–57.00	460	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	118.09/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,882	103.76/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,953	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,177.09/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.81/cwt	136.00–141.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.32/cwt	113.00–117.00	822	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	938	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.03/cwt	135.00–155.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	130.47/cwt	125.00–133.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	122.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.63/cwt	133.00–139.00	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 1,003Year ago 973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 90Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	131.00	131.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
3	—	532	125.00–133.00	130.47
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
13	—	632	120.00–135.00	128.12
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
6	—	563	136.00–141.00	139.81
3	—	713	113.00–117.00	115.32
2	—	757	113.00	113.00
2	—	320	140.00	140.00
8	—	515	135.00–155.00	145.03
3	—	690	122.00–124.00	123.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	161.00	161.00
2	—	492	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	138.00–140.00	139.09
7	—	421	129.00–134.00	132.03
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
4	—	609	123.00–130.00	127.76
3	—	823	115.00	115.00
19	—	578	133.00–139.00	135.63
14	—	509	135.00–141.00	138.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	144.00	144.00
3	—	470	147.00	147.00
35	—	586	144.00–147.00	146.04
71	—	758	160.00	160.00
15	—	664	141.00–153.00	149.27
7	—	819	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
4	—	429	120.00–129.00	122.15
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	956	163.75	163.75
60	—	909	167.10	167.10
15	—	852	167.25	167.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	847	153.00	153.00
1	—	515	154.00	154.00
174	—	881	163.25–165.00	164.01
9	—	622	140.00–143.00	142.66
2	—	995	149.00	149.00
2	—	768	145.00–147.00	146.02
13	—	667	135.00–145.00	138.77
2	—	490	155.00–159.00	156.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	148.00	148.00
2	—	800	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,192	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	159.00	159.00
13	—	717	162.00	162.00
62	—	693	176.00	176.00
42	—	641	150.00–175.50	174.91
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
13	—	523	153.00–162.00	158.95
7	—	769	162.00–166.00	164.28
3	—	438	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	68.00–73.00	71.12
4	—	1,358	74.00–80.00	77.07
9	—	1,359	81.00–95.00	85.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,260	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,079	67.00–75.00	70.51
6	—	979	40.00–57.00	47.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	81.00–87.00	82.82
12	—	1,400	74.00–79.00	76.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,858	115.00–123.00	118.09
6	—	1,882	94.00–110.00	103.76

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)	1	—	1,415	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,177.09

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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