Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold steady in a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.21/cwt on 1,061 head.

Average price

$175.21

1,061 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

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

$55.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	697	175.88	1,226	1,038
Large 1-2	545	160.00	872	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	612	145.68	891	21
Small and Medium 1-2	475	120.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.88/cwt here — about $656 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 sale1,061 hd

175.21

—

KY average25 barns · 7,664 hd

170.28

+4.93

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	1,595	96.48	1,539	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	67.51	1,003	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	67.39	889	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,104	58.82	650	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,385	114.00	1,579	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,339	132.87	1,779	4thin

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)	1,175	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	355	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,193	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	140.00/cwt	129.00–151.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	779	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,402	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	155.19/cwt	150.00–159.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,328	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	143.46/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,120	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	150.75/cwt	149.00–153.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	144.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	159.17/cwt	152.00–160.00	735	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	155.64/cwt	143.00–162.50	976	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	724	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,278	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	960	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	819	176.02/cwt	174.50–178.00	1,442	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	142.61/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,041	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.16/cwt	144.00–150.00	689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	156.15/cwt	151.00–166.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	152.73/cwt	151.00–157.00	791	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	217	120.88/cwt	120.00–122.50	262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	133.51/cwt	132.50–134.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	136.77/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	185.35/cwt	182.50–188.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	168.34/cwt	167.50–168.50	1,375	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	155.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	164.21/cwt	160.00–169.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	144.10/cwt	136.00–148.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	622	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	1,158	75
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	262	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	186.85/cwt	181.00–201.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	177.16/cwt	170.00–178.10	1,008	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	174.14/cwt	172.00–177.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	159.89/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,121	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	169.98/cwt	161.00–179.50	1,040	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	174.13/cwt	157.00–179.00	1,151	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	162.23/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,259	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	165.33/cwt	161.00–169.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	211.96/cwt	200.00–222.50	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	183.25/cwt	178.00–185.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	212.08/cwt	210.00–212.50	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	191.89/cwt	178.00–194.00	990	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	176.21/cwt	171.00–182.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	144.74/cwt	141.00–153.00	896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	165.34/cwt	157.00–170.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	143.16/cwt	141.00–148.00	976	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	168.80/cwt	163.00–170.00	959	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	66.55/cwt	64.00–69.00	956	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	61.97/cwt	61.00–63.00	912	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	71.03/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,100	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	47.79/cwt	43.00–53.00	514	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	57.10/cwt	55.00–59.00	636	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,339	132.87/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,779	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	79.35/cwt	71.00–91.00	1,236	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	64.48/cwt	61.00–67.00	718	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	65.95/cwt	63.00–68.00	842	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	59.74/cwt	55.00–62.00	720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	109.18/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	97.57/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,383	81.59/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,128	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	842	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	135.01/cwt	133.00–144.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	820	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	742	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	131.03/cwt	120.00–135.00	364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.31/cwt	110.00–127.50	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	136.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	877	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	116.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	123.31/cwt	121.00–128.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	127.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	151.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.98/cwt	134.00–138.00	856	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	176.14/cwt	172.50–180.00	727	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,598Last week 1,439Year ago 1,678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 98Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	182.50	182.50
70	—	701	170.25	170.25
1	—	755	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,125	118.00	118.00
3	—	911	163.00	163.00
3	—	850	164.00	164.00
2	—	477	174.00	174.00
2	—	275	182.50–188.00	185.35
56	—	817	167.50–168.50	168.34
6	—	674	150.00–156.00	155.01
4	—	559	160.00–169.00	164.21
7	—	447	172.00–177.00	174.14
6	—	501	161.00–169.00	165.33
3	—	603	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	129.00–151.00	140.00
3	—	428	150.00	150.00
5	—	508	150.00–159.00	155.19
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
2	—	728	140.00–149.00	144.52
4	—	766	133.00–145.00	136.77
3	—	672	136.00–148.00	144.10
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	779	180.00	180.00
75	—	724	176.50	176.50
3	—	960	169.00	169.00
255	—	819	174.50–178.00	176.02
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	622	186.25	186.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	205.00	205.00
10	—	413	181.00–201.00	186.85
67	—	569	170.00–178.10	177.16
47	—	701	158.00–168.00	159.89
51	—	612	161.00–179.50	169.98
135	—	661	157.00–179.00	174.13
13	—	776	162.00–163.00	162.23
3	—	333	200.00–222.50	211.96
8	—	455	178.00–185.00	183.25
6	—	374	210.00–212.50	212.08
61	—	516	178.00–194.00	191.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	781	140.00–144.00	143.46
8	—	583	149.00–153.00	150.75
46	—	462	152.00–160.00	159.17
115	—	627	143.00–162.50	155.64
19	—	730	141.00–144.00	142.61
10	—	434	151.00–166.00	156.15
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
36	—	518	151.00–157.00	152.73
5	—	327	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	141.00	141.00
6	—	571	140.00–148.00	144.35
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
16	—	468	144.00–150.00	147.16
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
6	—	685	130.00	130.00
3	—	526	146.00	146.00
6	—	780	110.00–127.50	116.31
8	—	633	130.00–139.00	136.87
5	—	988	117.00	117.00
1	—	170	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	120.00–122.50	120.88
3	—	358	132.50–134.00	133.51
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
6	—	278	120.00–135.00	131.03
2	—	408	123.00–125.00	124.02
3	—	775	105.00–106.00	105.67
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
4	—	631	110.00–120.00	116.95
3	—	692	121.00–128.00	123.31
5	—	577	121.00–130.00	127.25
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	877	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
11	—	456	171.00–182.00	176.21
7	—	619	141.00–153.00	144.74
7	—	529	157.00–170.00	165.34
12	—	682	141.00–148.00	143.16
6	—	568	163.00–170.00	168.80
2	—	413	172.50–180.00	176.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
2	—	613	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	588	138.00–141.00	139.49
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
2	—	732	121.00	121.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
2	—	392	161.00	161.00
1	—	540	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	133.00–144.00	135.01
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	146.00	146.00
3	—	663	135.00	135.00
2	—	382	175.00	175.00
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
1	—	895	118.00	118.00
4	—	563	146.00–156.00	151.00
7	—	812	125.00–128.00	126.44
7	—	625	134.00–138.00	136.98
1	—	915	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
2	—	300	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,436	64.00–69.00	66.55
4	—	1,471	61.00–63.00	61.97
9	—	1,548	69.00–75.00	71.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	43.00–53.00	47.79
4	—	1,113	55.00–59.00	57.10
9	—	1,113	61.00–67.00	64.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	71.00–91.00	79.35
12	—	1,277	63.00–68.00	65.95
4	—	1,205	55.00–62.00	59.74
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	114.00	114.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,339	129.00–138.00	132.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	104.00–116.00	109.18
4	—	1,705	89.00–102.00	97.57
2	—	1,383	78.00–85.00	81.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	78.00	78.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	725.00	725.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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