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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 7

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2130

← Dec 5Dec 7Jun 5 →

Receipts

773 head

▼ 644 vs last sale 1,417▼ 270 vs year ago 1,043 · −25.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

CPH-45 Sale, all cattle were value added.

Groups of 20 head or more:

Steers Heifers

42hd 464lbs $197 BLK 52hd 467lbs $161 BLK

81hd 546lbs $185.25 BLK 85hd 539lbs $164.10 BLK

94hd 616lbs $185.25 BLK 65hd 618lbs $160 BLK

101hd 687lbs $178 BLK 32hd 679lbs $153 BLK

37hd 774lbs $165.50 BLK

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.83/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$178.83

461 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$27.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	625	181.01	1,132	424
Medium and Large 2-3	573	153.86	882	37

One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about $250 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 sale461 hd

178.83

—

KY average26 barns · 9,924 hd

170.13

+8.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

26 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington - Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	749	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	194.93/cwt	176.00–197.00	904	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	162.33/cwt	161.00–163.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	148.20/cwt	107.00–153.00	805	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	184.90/cwt	170.00–185.25	1,008	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	185.49/cwt	185.25–187.00	1,141	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	148.26/cwt	124.00–158.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,223	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	689	156.21/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,076	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	164.89/cwt	164.50–165.00	1,275	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,374	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,386	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	154.79/cwt	143.00–156.00	611	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	161.36/cwt	161.00–165.00	755	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	162.53/cwt	140.00–164.10	874	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	159.82/cwt	151.00–161.00	986	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	153.12/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,040	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	144.02/cwt	130.00–145.50	1,096	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	2

This sale against other markets

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 Lexington - Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Lexington, KY

Wed Dec 7, 2022

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

Receipts 773Last week 1,417Year ago 1,043