Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.55/cwt on 772 head.

Average price

$167.55

772 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	760	168.93	1,283	730
Large 1-2	588	156.00	917	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	837	142.72	1,195	39

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $88 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 sale772 hd

167.55

—

KY average23 barns · 6,613 hd

168.18

−0.63

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	1,738	99.95	1,738	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	72.79	1,059	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	71.48	911	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	62.61	656	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,205	117.50	1,416	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	995	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,438	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	163.43/cwt	161.00–167.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	156.27/cwt	152.00–160.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	144.84/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,289	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	841	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,186	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	151.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	913	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	162.13/cwt	148.00–163.50	940	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	151.43/cwt	148.00–152.00	801	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	141.91/cwt	139.00–146.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	144.26/cwt	142.00–146.00	974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	497	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,129	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	747	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	152.49/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	904	169.10/cwt	169.10–169.10	1,529	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	882	168.95/cwt	168.95–168.95	1,490	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	169.47/cwt	163.25–177.00	1,242	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	140.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	169.34/cwt	164.50–174.00	1,389	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	832	176.10/cwt	176.10–176.10	1,465	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	173.88/cwt	168.00–177.00	923	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	175.31/cwt	171.00–178.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	167.95/cwt	162.00–169.00	994	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	150.13/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	180.94/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,153	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	165.02/cwt	163.50–169.00	1,127	29
Steers	Large 1-2	—	588	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,316	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	195.88/cwt	188.00–200.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	145.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	74.61/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,106	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	64.19/cwt	62.00–68.00	672	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	77.20/cwt	71.00–89.00	994	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	67.17/cwt	64.00–70.00	827	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	49.39/cwt	49.00–50.00	459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	58.10/cwt	55.00–61.00	645	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	61.90/cwt	57.00–64.00	808	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,205	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	71.30/cwt	69.00–75.00	737	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	68.01/cwt	67.00–69.00	941	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	835	1
Bulls	—	—	2,280	109.94/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,507	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	101.92/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,771	5
Bulls	—	—	1,198	85.02/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.40/cwt	116.00–131.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	124.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	884	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	127.52/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	110.99/cwt	108.00–114.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	133.39/cwt	129.00–137.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.99/cwt	121.00–130.00	905	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	128.59/cwt	127.00–129.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.67/cwt	126.00–129.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	141.61/cwt	137.00–144.00	743	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	117.66/cwt	114.00–119.00	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	122.83/cwt	116.00–134.00	690	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	462	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	133.57/cwt	120.00–139.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	113.38/cwt	106.00–121.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	129.87/cwt	121.00–135.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,116	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,088	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	960	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.62/cwt	131.00–136.50	834	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	169.69/cwt	155.00–177.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	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 Nov 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 1,445Year ago 1,484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 44Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	995	144.50	144.50
5	—	508	161.00–167.00	163.43
6	—	573	152.00–160.00	156.27
2	—	782	145.00	145.00
19	—	604	150.00–155.00	151.12
6	—	682	140.00–155.00	152.49
1	—	420	162.50	162.50
2	—	1,003	136.00–145.00	140.49
119	—	820	164.50–174.00	169.34
8	—	738	148.00–153.00	150.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	890	142.00–145.00	144.84
11	—	841	141.00	141.00
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
2	—	978	126.00–127.00	126.49
7	—	675	142.00–146.00	144.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	140.00	140.00
2	—	747	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	904	169.10	169.10
54	—	882	168.95	168.95
59	—	832	176.10	176.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	733	163.25–177.00	169.47
32	—	531	168.00–177.00	173.88
15	—	461	171.00–178.00	175.31
13	—	592	162.00–169.00	167.95
15	—	637	179.00–183.00	180.94
29	—	683	163.50–169.00	165.02
120	—	773	170.25	170.25
6	—	419	188.00–200.00	195.88
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	141.00–146.00	142.81
8	—	473	139.00–146.00	141.91
6	—	580	140.00–146.00	143.06
2	—	442	146.00	146.00
4	—	834	108.00–114.00	110.99
8	—	682	129.00–137.00	133.39
7	—	713	121.00–130.00	126.99
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	862	118.00	118.00
20	—	525	137.00–144.00	141.61
15	—	624	131.00–136.50	133.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	580	148.00–163.50	162.13
31	—	529	148.00–152.00	151.43
2	—	497	153.00	153.00
9	—	798	141.50	141.50
5	—	629	140.00–150.00	143.91
2	—	440	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
2	—	410	123.00	123.00
10	—	665	127.00–129.00	128.59
9	—	625	126.00–129.00	126.67
2	—	463	130.00	130.00
11	—	721	114.00–119.00	117.66
6	—	562	116.00–134.00	122.83
4	—	326	120.00–139.00	133.57
2	—	763	106.00–121.00	113.38
3	—	527	121.00–135.00	129.87
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,116	97.50	97.50
6	—	960	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	144.00–150.00	145.01
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
2	—	775	116.00–131.00	123.40
1	—	945	111.00	111.00
9	—	711	120.00–131.00	124.30
2	—	630	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	960	124.00–131.00	127.52
2	—	820	134.00	134.00
4	—	371	155.00–177.50	169.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	159.00–160.00	159.51
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,040	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	137.50	137.50
3	—	682	120.00–124.00	122.70
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,482	70.00–78.00	74.61
5	—	1,384	67.00–69.00	68.01
1	—	1,305	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,047	62.00–68.00	64.19
2	—	930	49.00–50.00	49.39
5	—	1,111	55.00–61.00	58.10
4	—	1,033	69.00–75.00	71.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,288	71.00–89.00	77.20
11	—	1,231	64.00–70.00	67.17
7	—	1,306	57.00–64.00	61.90
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	117.50	117.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,280	109.00–111.00	109.94
5	—	1,738	93.00–108.00	101.92
2	—	1,198	82.00–88.00	85.02

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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