Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves 400-600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good buyer participation and demand for weaned packages. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.84/cwt on 1,072 head.

Average price

$168.84

1,072 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$31.93/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	797	168.93	1,346	1,069
Medium and Large 2-3	773	137.00	1,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $287 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 sale1,072 hd

168.84

—

KY average24 barns · 5,743 hd

167.83

+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	—	Average	1,923	104.86	2,016	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,400	69.62	974	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	67.94	956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	61.57	649	6thin

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	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$795	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$700	1thin

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 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	124.68/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	257	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.28/cwt	141.00–146.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	147.08/cwt	143.00–151.00	991	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.12/cwt	141.00–150.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	144.23/cwt	144.00–145.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	150.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	166.77/cwt	145.00–168.25	1,478	172
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	301	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	178.27/cwt	174.00–179.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.61/cwt	153.00–155.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	168.93/cwt	165.00–177.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	150.12/cwt	149.00–154.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	171.38/cwt	165.00–176.00	970	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	145.24/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	160.04/cwt	157.00–163.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	168.83/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,391	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	172.44/cwt	167.00–178.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	834	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,455	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	978	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,614	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	148.14/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	167.34/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,051	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	168.41/cwt	158.00–172.50	1,295	183
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	529	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	487	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	192.01/cwt	189.00–196.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	174.47/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,185	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	147.26/cwt	144.00–150.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	145.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	131.79/cwt	127.00–138.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	547	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	645	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	72.98/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,078	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	66.57/cwt	64.00–71.00	910	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	78.30/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,165	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	68.23/cwt	66.00–72.00	962	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	59.54/cwt	59.00–60.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	62.59/cwt	61.00–66.00	673	4
Bulls	—	—	1,867	102.43/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,912	5
Bulls	—	—	2,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,574	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,280	794.02/head	775.00–800.00	794	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	103.03/cwt	98.00–108.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	182.54/cwt	172.00–188.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	289	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.29/cwt	135.00–149.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.71/cwt	141.00–154.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	804	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.66/cwt	143.00–148.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	166.51/cwt	142.00–170.80	1,041	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	134.23/cwt	125.00–138.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	860	3

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,445Last week 1,377Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
3	—	806	114.00–130.00	124.68
19	—	575	141.00–146.00	142.28
13	—	470	141.00–150.00	145.12
9	—	529	144.00–145.00	144.23
3	—	377	135.00–149.00	144.29
2	—	940	111.00	111.00
3	—	718	129.00	129.00
5	—	435	143.00–148.00	145.66
2	—	332	150.00	150.00
3	—	623	136.00–139.00	138.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	257	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	133.00	133.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
6	—	509	125.00–138.00	134.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	674	143.00–151.00	147.08
15	—	557	148.00	148.00
5	—	403	157.00	157.00
14	—	531	145.00–155.00	150.88
94	—	625	142.00–170.80	166.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	126.00	126.00
1	—	945	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	886	145.00–168.25	166.77
10	—	575	153.00–155.00	153.61
3	—	458	165.00–177.00	168.93
1	—	1,060	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
16	—	636	149.00–154.00	150.12
1	—	400	162.00	162.00
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
8	—	758	144.00–148.00	145.24
2	—	513	157.00–163.00	160.04
305	—	824	165.00–173.00	168.83
7	—	692	148.00–149.00	148.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	301	197.00	197.00
7	—	486	174.00–179.00	178.27
3	—	721	151.00	151.00
25	—	566	165.00–176.00	171.38
14	—	536	167.00–178.00	172.44
33	—	628	155.00–177.00	167.34
183	—	769	158.00–172.50	168.41
7	—	420	189.00–196.00	192.01
28	—	679	162.00–179.00	174.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	834	174.50	174.50
52	—	978	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	90.00–94.00	92.03
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	144.00–150.00	147.26
3	—	686	144.00–150.00	145.94
3	—	435	172.00–188.00	182.54
2	—	463	170.00–177.00	173.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	127.00–138.00	131.79
2	—	1,040	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
6	—	679	141.00	141.00
3	—	572	141.00–154.00	148.71
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
2	—	790	98.00–108.00	103.03
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	210	137.50	137.50
2	—	653	130.00–135.00	132.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	72.00–74.00	72.98
6	—	1,367	64.00–71.00	66.57
1	—	1,445	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	60.00–65.00	62.66
4	—	1,488	72.00–86.00	78.30
10	—	1,410	66.00–72.00	68.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	59.00–60.00	59.54
4	—	1,075	61.00–66.00	62.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,867	89.00–108.00	102.43
1	—	2,200	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,280	775.00–800.00	794.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00

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