Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned packages. Fleshy, off-colored and bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.74/cwt on 899 head.

Average price

$174.74

899 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$44.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

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	727	175.12	1,272	890
Medium and Large 2-3	565	138.71	783	7thin
Large 1-2	650	130.50	848	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.62/cwt here — about $424 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 sale899 hd

174.74

—

KY average19 barns · 5,717 hd

168.51

+6.23

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	1,619	98.57	1,595	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	76.40	1,116	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	73.69	939	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	61.02	657	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,170	140.00	1,638	1thin

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)	1,155	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Large 1-2	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.66/cwt	135.00–139.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	144.49/cwt	144.00–146.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	607	3
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	714	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,171	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	173.11/cwt	171.00–174.90	1,444	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	172.48/cwt	154.00–174.75	1,188	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	174.71/cwt	165.00–174.85	1,323	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	170.70/cwt	170.70–170.70	1,553	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.68/cwt	181.00–190.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	177.89/cwt	176.00–180.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	150.49/cwt	145.00–151.50	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	177.44/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,349	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	169.58/cwt	154.00–171.00	1,450	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	156.89/cwt	153.00–160.00	730	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	155.62/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	174.37/cwt	171.00–181.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	172.29/cwt	163.00–179.00	996	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	176.85/cwt	176.85–176.85	1,238	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	183.85/cwt	154.00–184.60	1,184	243
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	169.06/cwt	166.00–172.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	105.95/cwt	101.00–126.00	963	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	69.70/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,028	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	858	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	70.89/cwt	67.00–74.00	880	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	49.41/cwt	43.00–55.00	518	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	81.98/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,216	21
Bulls	—	—	1,868	108.53/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,027	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,170	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	72.96/cwt	71.00–75.00	858	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	60.52/cwt	58.00–63.00	655	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	689	7
Bulls	—	—	1,538	97.52/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,500	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	65.16/cwt	64.00–66.00	827	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	80.87/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,063	13
Bulls	—	—	1,765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.60/cwt	126.00–136.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	824	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	125.53/cwt	121.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	126.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	120.52/cwt	119.00–132.00	557	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.84/cwt	136.00–143.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.53/cwt	144.00–149.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	122.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	818	6

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 1,014Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 64Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
3	—	695	123.00	123.00
2	—	402	135.00	135.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,050	76.00	76.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	166.00–172.00	169.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	120.00–121.00	120.66
2	—	560	149.00–150.00	149.50
5	—	909	101.00–126.00	105.95
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,047	96.00	96.00
3	—	715	126.00–136.00	132.60
10	—	531	150.00–161.00	155.20
1	—	455	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	154.00	154.00
4	—	561	144.00–146.00	144.49
3	—	400	150.00–155.00	151.67
8	—	513	146.00	146.00
8	—	635	140.00–141.00	140.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	149.00	149.00
6	—	626	135.00–139.00	135.66
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
2	—	350	145.00	145.00
6	—	531	136.00–143.00	141.84
6	—	471	144.00–149.00	146.53
6	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.99
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	714	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	121.00–130.00	125.53
2	—	605	120.00–133.00	126.55
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
9	—	462	119.00–132.00	120.52
4	—	520	120.00–130.00	122.82
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	195.00	195.00
2	—	418	180.00	180.00
82	—	689	154.00–174.75	172.48
72	—	757	165.00–174.85	174.71
14	—	538	169.00	169.00
13	—	717	155.00–156.00	155.62
3	—	475	171.00–181.00	174.37
7	—	578	163.00–179.00	172.29
243	—	644	154.00–184.60	183.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	144.50	144.50
3	—	600	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	834	171.00–174.90	173.11
3	—	786	143.00	143.00
58	—	910	170.70	170.70
3	—	516	162.00	162.00
2	—	375	181.00–190.00	185.68
2	—	318	176.00–180.00	177.89
4	—	1,062	123.00	123.00
15	—	629	145.00–151.50	150.49
69	—	855	154.00–171.00	169.58
8	—	465	153.00–160.00	156.89
2	—	565	154.00	154.00
4	—	435	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	760	176.00–178.00	177.44
73	—	700	176.85	176.85
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,475	67.00–75.00	69.70
4	—	1,310	65.00–66.00	65.51
21	—	1,483	77.00–91.00	81.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,242	67.00–74.00	70.89
6	—	1,269	64.00–66.00	65.16
13	—	1,314	75.00–89.00	80.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	43.00–55.00	49.41
4	—	1,176	71.00–75.00	72.96
3	—	1,083	58.00–63.00	60.52
7	—	1,044	65.00–67.00	66.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	108.00–109.00	108.53
8	—	1,538	90.00–106.00	97.52
1	—	1,765	87.00	87.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	140.00	140.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	975.00	975.00

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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