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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 17

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 410▼ 267 vs year ago 539 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 77▲ 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers lightly tested due to winter weather over the weekend; however few 400-500 lb weaned steers sold 10.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.12/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$133.12

119 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.69

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	536	137.53	737	94
Medium and Large 2-3	526	117.14	616	24
Small and Medium 1-2	555	102.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $171 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 sale119 hd

133.12

—

KY average20 barns · 5,431 hd

139.81

−6.69

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	1,459	102.11	1,489	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	71.82	1,081	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	65.79	861	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	49.54	512	15

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	347	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	191.51/cwt	191.00–194.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	185.82/cwt	176.00–190.00	853	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	167.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	172.17/cwt	165.00–175.00	885	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,179	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,288	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	135.45/cwt	133.00–138.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	367	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	148.51/cwt	143.50–155.00	627	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	136.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	143.69/cwt	142.50–148.00	658	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	130.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	117.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	131.05/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	793	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	137.55/cwt	136.00–139.00	856	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	131.33/cwt	131.00–132.00	860	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	106.40/cwt	100.00–113.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	877	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	991	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,002	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,117	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,184	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	417	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	771	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	184.49/cwt	181.00–190.00	869	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	153.29/cwt	142.50–160.00	776	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	167.98/cwt	161.00–178.00	873	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	153.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	871	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.01/cwt	142.00–148.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	139.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	844	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	136.18/cwt	124.00–139.00	923	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	733	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	993	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	118.65/cwt	116.00–124.00	872	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	99.87/cwt	96.00–107.50	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	108.16/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,609	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	33.08/cwt	30.00–37.00	318	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	41.92/cwt	38.00–46.00	404	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	54.67/cwt	52.00–58.00	580	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	62.18/cwt	58.00–65.00	703	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	58.02/cwt	54.00–62.00	722	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	72.37/cwt	69.00–77.00	927	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	66.25/cwt	65.00–68.00	890	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	65.84/cwt	63.00–68.00	903	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	73.31/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,135	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	1

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 410Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 77Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 14Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
2	—	322	124.00	124.00
2	—	675	100.00–113.00	106.40
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
6	—	494	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
9	—	529	116.00–120.00	117.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	125.00–134.00	131.05
3	—	540	134.00	134.00
7	—	426	136.00–140.00	136.88
3	—	655	131.00–132.00	131.33
2	—	355	146.00	146.00
2	—	275	133.00–138.00	135.45
6	—	628	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
4	—	481	129.00–135.00	130.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,002	104.00	104.00
2	—	877	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,117	106.00	106.00
1	—	835	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	151.00	151.00
15	—	458	142.50–148.00	143.69
12	—	622	136.00–139.00	137.55
11	—	422	143.50–155.00	148.51
8	—	579	137.00	137.00
3	—	525	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	116.00	116.00
2	—	438	170.00–180.00	175.09
5	—	482	163.00–174.00	167.58
5	—	907	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	205.00	205.00
6	—	420	191.00–194.00	191.51
3	—	635	154.00	154.00
7	—	514	165.00–175.00	172.17
7	—	459	176.00–190.00	185.82
4	—	375	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	569	150.00–158.00	153.01
1	—	350	204.00	204.00
2	—	417	185.00	185.00
5	—	471	181.00–190.00	184.49
13	—	520	161.00–178.00	167.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
2	—	762	116.50	116.50
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
9	—	506	142.50–160.00	153.29
4	—	605	135.00–143.00	139.48
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
3	—	393	157.00	157.00
3	—	735	116.00–124.00	118.65
3	—	831	96.00–107.50	99.87
16	—	678	124.00–139.00	136.18
2	—	573	142.00–148.00	145.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,372	63.00–68.00	65.84
6	—	1,244	54.00–62.00	58.02
7	—	1,281	69.00–77.00	72.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	30.00–37.00	33.08
5	—	964	38.00–46.00	41.92
4	—	1,060	52.00–58.00	54.67
4	—	1,130	58.00–65.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,548	70.00–77.00	73.31
4	—	1,344	65.00–68.00	66.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	103.00–113.00	108.16
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00

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	—	1,250	84.00	84.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	650.00	650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.