Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

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 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $170.02/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$170.02

473 head · 789 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$549

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

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	796	170.48	1,357	463
Medium and Large 2-3	371	149.25	553	4thin
Large 1-2	546	148.00	808	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $549 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 sale473 hd

170.02

—

KY average23 barns · 7,211 hd

167.50

+2.52

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	1,721	101.10	1,740	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,306	79.26	1,035	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	76.50	1,132	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	63.83	679	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	930	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,537	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	124.71/cwt	114.00–135.00	428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.35/cwt	120.00–132.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	145.86/cwt	141.00–147.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	266	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	162.90/cwt	162.90–162.90	1,678	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,300	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	152.33/cwt	148.00–158.00	807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	864	170.53/cwt	169.00–171.90	1,473	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	948	168.40/cwt	168.40–168.40	1,596	59
Steers	Large 1-2	—	421	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.03/cwt	159.00–165.00	859	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.92/cwt	143.00–145.00	950	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	156.91/cwt	152.50–159.00	683	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	691	120.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	158.56/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,138	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	153.91/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,128	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	692	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,256	40
Steers	Large 1-2	—	671	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	148.94/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,281	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	175.62/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,126	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	175.32/cwt	169.00–182.00	901	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	187.89/cwt	176.00–192.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	187.56/cwt	172.00–191.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	173.91/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,010	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,030	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	958	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	606	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	868	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	163.39/cwt	154.00–170.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	141.48/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.49/cwt	141.00–150.00	813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	79.26/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,035	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	68.25/cwt	65.00–71.00	771	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	512	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	78.34/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,150	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,934	115.15/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,227	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	92.47/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,178	78.91/cwt	78.00–80.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.04/cwt	144.00–152.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	970	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	149.72/cwt	147.00–151.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	122.54/cwt	118.00–127.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	168.45/cwt	150.50–172.00	1,147	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	155.04/cwt	151.00–160.00	885	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	155.68/cwt	148.00–158.00	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	150.80/cwt	149.00–151.00	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	99.96/cwt	94.00–112.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	144.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.55/cwt	119.00–130.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	147.41/cwt	143.00–150.00	858	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	885	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 1,166Year ago 1,749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 101Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	930	165.25	165.25
2	—	590	159.00	159.00
1	—	645	153.00	153.00
49	—	1,030	162.90	162.90
2	—	530	159.00–165.00	162.03
11	—	733	149.00–156.00	153.91
12	—	860	146.00–153.00	148.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	147.00	147.00
3	—	266	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	864	169.00–171.90	170.53
59	—	948	168.40	168.40
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	169.00	169.00
3	—	671	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	718	157.00–159.00	158.56
3	—	760	173.00	173.00
85	—	641	166.00–180.00	175.62
16	—	514	169.00–182.00	175.32
8	—	457	176.00–192.00	187.89
6	—	432	172.00–191.00	187.56
11	—	581	172.00–175.00	173.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	692	181.50	181.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	114.00–135.00	124.71
2	—	615	118.00–127.00	122.54
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
3	—	770	94.00–112.00	99.96
1	—	705	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	119.00–130.00	124.55
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	120.00–132.00	125.35
10	—	532	141.00–147.00	145.86
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
1	—	460	146.00	146.00
12	—	660	143.00–145.00	143.92
5	—	374	140.00–149.00	144.21
2	—	257	152.50	152.50
2	—	837	132.00	132.00
1	—	305	147.00	147.00
4	—	896	109.00	109.00
11	—	427	140.00–148.00	143.57
10	—	582	143.00–150.00	147.41
3	—	717	120.00–130.00	123.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	783	166.00	166.00
19	—	530	148.00–158.00	152.33
3	—	435	152.50–159.00	156.91
79	—	681	150.50–172.00	168.45
56	—	571	151.00–160.00	155.04
15	—	473	148.00–158.00	155.68
10	—	626	149.00–151.00	150.80
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	121.00	121.00
7	—	691	110.00–125.00	120.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	640	119.00–123.00	120.98
1	—	500	137.50	137.50
3	—	380	147.00–151.00	149.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	154.00–170.00	163.39
4	—	610	147.00–149.00	148.00
2	—	710	139.00–144.00	141.48
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
4	—	651	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	135.00–141.00	138.02
5	—	480	155.00–162.00	157.84
4	—	559	141.00–150.00	145.49
4	—	525	144.00–152.00	148.04
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,055	114.00	114.00
3	—	708	127.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,150	101.00	101.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	93.00	93.00
4	—	453	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	606	143.25	143.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,306	74.00–85.00	79.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	65.00–71.00	68.25
1	—	930	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	57.00	57.00
22	—	1,468	74.00–83.00	78.34
2	—	1,675	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,934	111.00–119.00	115.15
3	—	1,728	90.00–98.00	92.47
2	—	1,178	78.00–80.00	78.91

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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