Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady; except 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling steers sold steady to firm with very good demand. Yearling heifers limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.77/cwt on 836 head.

Average price

$171.77

836 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

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

$55.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

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	716	173.04	1,239	802
Medium and Large 2-3	580	143.94	835	22
Large 1-2	571	139.82	798	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	117.50	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.54/cwt here — about $651 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 sale836 hd

171.77

—

KY average13 barns · 2,811 hd

168.76

+3.01

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	—	Low	1,579	94.14	1,486	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	74.68	1,123	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	70.69	929	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	63.20	651	5thin

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)	1,029	$887	5

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	173.02/cwt	170.00–179.00	827	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	135.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	147.80/cwt	139.00–151.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	130.65/cwt	124.00–139.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	152.96/cwt	152.00–158.00	724	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	153.44/cwt	146.00–157.00	884	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	159.34/cwt	156.00–163.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	151.04/cwt	147.00–155.50	785	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	150.14/cwt	146.00–154.50	943	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	911	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,635	126
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	507	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	162.27/cwt	144.50–166.95	1,107	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,037	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	486	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	631	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	147.98/cwt	140.00–152.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	147.62/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	154.98/cwt	151.00–157.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	151.73/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,020	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	170.00/cwt	150.00–171.95	1,489	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	171.11/cwt	163.00–171.25	1,542	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	146.34/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,417	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	210.54/cwt	196.00–220.00	798	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	494	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	178.78/cwt	168.00–188.00	935	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	187.19/cwt	180.00–198.00	872	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	181.06/cwt	172.00–190.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	162.27/cwt	154.00–165.00	922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	172.35/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,237	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	170.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,080	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	157.28/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,206	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	170.47/cwt	167.00–173.00	975	58
Steers	Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	174.38/cwt	159.00–180.00	1,200	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	197.02/cwt	180.00–206.00	831	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	111.58/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	64.75/cwt	63.00–66.00	653	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	76.44/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,181	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	70.14/cwt	64.00–73.00	979	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	68.58/cwt	64.00–73.00	876	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	60.96/cwt	59.00–63.00	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	81.76/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,187	6
Bulls	—	—	1,393	85.28/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,590	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	887.12/head	825.00–925.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.92/cwt	141.00–148.00	835	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.28/cwt	160.00–182.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	507	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	158.63/cwt	151.00–175.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	144.76/cwt	141.00–146.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.84/cwt	155.00–163.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	115.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.20/cwt	124.00–132.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	117.81/cwt	109.00–131.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.55/cwt	140.00–151.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	906	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.36/cwt	138.00–146.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	119.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	143.40/cwt	140.00–144.00	437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.97/cwt	138.00–146.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	128.70/cwt	120.00–134.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.63/cwt	138.00–139.00	846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	135.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.13/cwt	122.00–131.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.94/cwt	141.00–151.00	707	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	752	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	125.75/cwt	116.00–129.00	827	5

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,460Last week 1,124Year ago 2,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 105Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,190	111.00	111.00
1	—	835	163.00	163.00
16	—	478	170.00–179.00	173.02
1	—	440	179.00	179.00
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
8	—	717	146.00–151.00	147.62
4	—	629	151.00–157.00	154.98
14	—	672	148.00–154.00	151.73
71	—	876	150.00–171.95	170.00
59	—	901	163.00–171.25	171.11
16	—	968	137.00–150.00	146.34
2	—	363	172.00–190.00	181.06
25	—	568	154.00–165.00	162.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	130.00–142.00	135.91
5	—	533	139.00–151.00	147.80
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
3	—	490	151.00	151.00
3	—	712	124.00–139.00	130.65
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
1	—	840	121.00	121.00
2	—	613	140.00–145.00	142.47
3	—	577	140.00–152.00	147.98
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	911	179.50	179.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	631	131.00	131.00
7	—	494	145.00	145.00
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	196.00–220.00	210.54
51	—	523	168.00–188.00	178.78
24	—	466	180.00–198.00	187.19
118	—	718	155.00–177.00	172.35
92	—	635	160.00–175.00	170.15
16	—	767	154.00–168.00	157.28
58	—	572	167.00–173.00	170.47
65	—	688	159.00–180.00	174.38
20	—	422	180.00–206.00	197.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	152.00–158.00	152.96
42	—	576	146.00–157.00	153.44
13	—	423	156.00–163.00	159.34
70	—	520	147.00–155.50	151.04
94	—	628	146.00–154.50	150.14
113	—	682	144.50–166.95	162.27
9	—	710	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
4	—	776	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	133.00	133.00
4	—	486	128.00	128.00
2	—	752	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
2	—	507	99.00	99.00
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	112.00–118.00	115.96
2	—	440	124.00–132.50	128.20
9	—	624	109.00–131.00	117.81
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
3	—	745	119.00–121.00	119.67
4	—	484	120.00–134.00	128.70
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
3	—	327	134.00–135.00	134.34
3	—	385	129.00–139.00	135.75
2	—	280	135.00–140.00	137.54
5	—	658	116.00–129.00	125.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	140.00–151.00	146.55
1	—	1,115	99.00	99.00
1	—	245	152.50	152.50
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
3	—	985	92.00	92.00
2	—	852	125.00	125.00
3	—	535	138.00–146.00	143.36
6	—	679	134.00–140.00	135.01
10	—	305	140.00–144.00	143.40
4	—	575	138.00–146.00	142.97
8	—	610	138.00–139.00	138.63
1	—	760	129.00	129.00
8	—	725	122.00–131.00	127.13
19	—	478	141.00–151.00	147.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	945	103.00–118.00	111.58
1	—	1,055	112.00	112.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
8	—	576	141.00–148.00	144.92
3	—	330	160.00–182.50	170.28
3	—	530	151.00–175.00	158.63
4	—	614	141.00–146.00	144.76
2	—	428	155.00–163.00	158.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	169.00	169.00
2	—	390	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
3	—	575	135.00–140.00	138.28
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
3	—	626	130.00–132.00	131.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,008	63.00–66.00	64.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,545	73.00–86.00	76.44
7	—	1,396	64.00–73.00	70.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,277	64.00–73.00	68.58
4	—	1,225	59.00–63.00	60.96
6	—	1,452	73.00–88.00	81.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	84.00–87.00	85.28
1	—	1,420	112.00	112.00
1	—	2,110	94.00	94.00

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)	5	—	1,029	825.00–925.00	887.12

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How this sale compares

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