Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with good demand under heavy supplies. Fleshy, off-colored and plainer calves facing discounts. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.62/cwt on 623 head.

Average price

$150.62

623 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$62.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.87

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	598	153.91	920	556
Large 1-2	519	131.45	682	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	123.42	665	53
Small and Medium 1-2	546	91.00	497	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.91/cwt here — about $423 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 sale623 hd

150.62

—

KY average26 barns · 8,861 hd

148.75

+1.87

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	1,666	94.17	1,569	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	68.80	1,031	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	67.61	844	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	55.53	593	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,720	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	1,090	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	192.49/cwt	185.00–197.50	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	145.12/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	146.38/cwt	133.00–153.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	151.57/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	151.16/cwt	150.00–153.00	723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	161.24/cwt	142.00–167.25	992	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	156.85/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,292	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	853	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	581	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	148.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,051	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	152.95/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,005	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	164.97/cwt	150.00–166.00	935	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	148.96/cwt	148.00–153.00	757	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	663	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	152.11/cwt	149.00–154.00	654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	496	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	152.33/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	143.45/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	166.55/cwt	164.00–168.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	145.73/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	169.06/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,143	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	150.03/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	182.55/cwt	172.50–191.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	173.97/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,007	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	174.62/cwt	170.00–179.00	826	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	674	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	957	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	157.42/cwt	153.00–169.00	911	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	641	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	862	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	163.74/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,017	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	174.65/cwt	166.00–181.00	913	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	165.24/cwt	151.00–169.50	1,284	192
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	722	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,011	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	160.55/cwt	151.00–171.50	1,178	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	115.73/cwt	100.00–142.00	956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	147.34/cwt	142.00–149.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	161.03/cwt	159.00–162.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	169.13/cwt	168.00–176.00	768	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	114.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	66.31/cwt	64.00–71.00	808	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	64.37/cwt	62.00–67.00	617	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	45.07/cwt	36.00–50.00	498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	60.68/cwt	58.00–63.00	879	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	72.24/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,114	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	67.68/cwt	65.00–70.00	992	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.38/cwt	58.00–62.00	734	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	58.08/cwt	53.00–61.00	639	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	73.51/cwt	72.00–78.00	969	8
Bulls	—	—	1,711	92.21/cwt	83.00–97.00	1,578	5
Bulls	—	—	1,105	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	103.83/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,845	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	122.45/cwt	118.00–131.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	135.42/cwt	132.50–150.00	696	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.69/cwt	140.00–151.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	124.78/cwt	110.00–130.00	835	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.93/cwt	119.00–125.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	841	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.10/cwt	142.00–148.00	752	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.74/cwt	141.00–145.00	821	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	123.97/cwt	110.00–135.00	650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	134.37/cwt	131.00–139.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	97.40/cwt	94.00–101.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	128.26/cwt	120.00–132.50	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	123.49/cwt	120.00–131.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	846	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	546	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	123.99/cwt	100.00–131.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	116.39/cwt	101.00–131.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	131.04/cwt	120.00–136.00	609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	149.01/cwt	145.00–153.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	125.98/cwt	113.00–131.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	726	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	824	130.27/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,073	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	159.60/cwt	155.00–164.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	2

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 1,460Year ago 1,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 93Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	130.00	130.00
3	—	313	185.00–197.50	192.49
7	—	1,040	143.00–155.00	145.12
2	—	638	151.00–153.00	151.99
7	—	670	151.00–152.00	151.57
1	—	400	169.00	169.00
22	—	824	149.00–161.00	156.85
1	—	365	182.50	182.50
14	—	520	160.00–165.00	160.57
3	—	951	151.00–155.00	152.33
9	—	707	143.00–145.00	143.45
13	—	469	164.00–168.00	166.55
7	—	763	142.00–148.00	145.73
9	—	880	147.00–161.00	150.03
20	—	579	153.00–169.00	157.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	130.00	130.00
3	—	503	133.00–153.00	146.38
3	—	781	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
2	—	570	145.00–154.00	149.58
2	—	912	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
6	—	674	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	676	157.00–178.00	169.06
8	—	422	172.50–191.00	182.55
19	—	579	169.00–178.00	173.97
13	—	473	170.00–179.00	174.62
45	—	621	160.50–170.00	163.74
30	—	523	166.00–181.00	174.65
192	—	777	151.00–169.50	165.24
21	—	734	151.00–171.50	160.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	150.00–153.00	151.16
257	—	615	142.00–167.25	161.24
24	—	706	140.00–150.00	148.82
30	—	657	145.00–160.00	152.95
46	—	567	150.00–166.00	164.97
17	—	508	148.00–153.00	148.96
17	—	430	149.00–154.00	152.11
7	—	758	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	130.00	130.00
8	—	496	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	465	140.00–149.00	142.48
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
3	—	383	140.00–145.00	143.46
25	—	626	130.00–137.00	134.28
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
23	—	515	142.00–148.00	146.10
2	—	1,082	147.00	147.00
34	—	571	141.00–145.00	143.74
6	—	666	131.00–139.00	134.37
6	—	417	140.00–146.00	144.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	110.00–135.00	123.97
2	—	720	94.00–101.00	97.40
3	—	378	120.00–132.50	128.26
6	—	421	120.00–131.00	123.49
2	—	755	110.00–114.00	111.99
6	—	564	100.00–131.00	123.99
2	—	827	110.00	110.00
2	—	668	101.00–131.00	116.39
10	—	465	120.00–136.00	131.04
5	—	613	113.00–131.00	125.98
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	130.00–135.00	131.64
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
12	—	824	119.00–134.00	130.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
28	—	641	134.50	134.50
71	—	722	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	100.00–142.00	115.73
3	—	640	136.00	136.00
1	—	860	121.00	121.00
2	—	780	125.00–134.00	129.50
1	—	485	156.00	156.00
8	—	516	140.00–151.00	143.69
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
3	—	715	119.00–125.00	122.93
7	—	557	145.00–153.00	149.01
2	—	430	155.00–164.00	159.60
2	—	950	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	142.00–149.00	147.34
3	—	515	159.00–162.00	161.03
2	—	670	145.00	145.00
7	—	454	168.00–176.00	169.13
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–120.00	114.85
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	118.00–131.00	122.45
9	—	514	132.50–150.00	135.42
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
10	—	669	110.00–130.00	124.78
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
1	—	575	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	64.00–71.00	66.31
4	—	1,215	58.00–62.00	60.38
8	—	1,318	72.00–78.00	73.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	62.00–67.00	64.37
4	—	1,105	36.00–50.00	45.07
6	—	1,100	53.00–61.00	58.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	58.00–63.00	60.68
13	—	1,542	71.00–73.00	72.24
11	—	1,466	65.00–70.00	67.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,711	83.00–97.00	92.21
1	—	1,105	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,777	100.00–107.00	103.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,720	1,300.00	1,300.00

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How this sale compares

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