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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 31

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 887 vs last sale 1,203▲ 112 vs year ago 204 · +54.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 114▲ 48 vs year ago 20 · +240.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

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 $135.72/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$135.72

135 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	587	138.16	811	115
Medium and Large 2-3	562	122.09	686	18thin
Large 1-2	613	118.50	726	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $85 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 sale135 hd

135.72

—

KY average24 barns · 6,110 hd

142.25

−6.52

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	1,713	109.16	1,870	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	74.95	1,134	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	68.95	907	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	59.67	665	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,175	126.00	1,481	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	265	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	178.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	172.40/cwt	168.00–177.00	736	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	175.66/cwt	162.00–187.00	827	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	873	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	163.16/cwt	161.00–168.00	930	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	156.20/cwt	154.00–160.00	978	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	152.00/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,038	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	151.19/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,096	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	151.94/cwt	146.00–159.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	151.26/cwt	150.00–154.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	151.74/cwt	147.00–154.00	656	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	145.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	126.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	137.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	145.12/cwt	138.00–149.00	779	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	134.61/cwt	132.00–136.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	782	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	122.22/cwt	119.00–124.00	704	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	832	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	136.88/cwt	130.00–138.75	912	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	134.27/cwt	128.00–137.00	983	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	89.50/cwt	88.00–91.00	875	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	174.59/cwt	170.00–179.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	154.30/cwt	149.00–156.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2Value Added	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	158.88/cwt	150.00–165.50	834	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	134.04/cwt	133.00–136.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	148.94/cwt	145.00–154.00	786	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	158.29/cwt	152.00–165.00	896	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	146.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	834	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	144.62/cwt	138.00–153.00	915	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	134.35/cwt	131.00–138.00	897	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	122.38/cwt	116.00–133.00	886	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	105.51/cwt	95.00–111.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	81.01/cwt	78.00–84.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,175	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,481	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	88.56/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,777	112.33/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,996	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	53.86/cwt	48.00–57.00	591	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	65.97/cwt	65.00–68.00	745	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	718	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	67.82/cwt	65.00–71.00	896	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	73.42/cwt	71.00–76.00	976	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	67.99/cwt	66.00–69.00	960	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	78.43/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,226	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	830	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,565	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,093	711.73/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,779	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,006.30/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	12,478	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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Jan 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 1,203Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 114Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	140.00–154.00	146.13
5	—	528	145.00–154.00	148.94
2	—	785	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	724	116.00–133.00	122.38
4	—	434	149.00–156.00	154.30
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
1	—	985	95.00	95.00
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
2	—	358	170.00–179.00	174.59
3	—	668	131.00–138.00	134.35
2	—	1,035	78.00–84.00	81.01
3	—	913	95.00–111.00	105.51
1	—	640	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	143.00	143.00
9	—	525	150.00–165.50	158.88
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
7	—	633	138.00–153.00	144.62
6	—	566	152.00–165.00	158.29
1	—	460	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
3	—	525	133.00–136.00	134.04
1	—	995	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	140.00–150.00	145.40
10	—	551	142.00	142.00
4	—	386	150.00–154.00	151.26
9	—	537	138.00–149.00	145.12
3	—	335	146.00–159.00	151.94
11	—	432	147.00–154.00	151.74
13	—	732	128.00–137.00	134.27
19	—	666	130.00–138.75	136.88
16	—	621	130.00–137.00	133.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	125.00–130.00	126.21
3	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
8	—	576	119.00–124.00	122.22
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	135.00	135.00
5	—	539	132.00–136.00	134.61
4	—	480	131.00–139.00	137.08
2	—	705	122.00–125.00	123.49
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
3	—	636	125.00	125.00
2	—	978	88.00–91.00	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
2	—	575	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	725	126.00	126.00
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
2	—	605	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	364	175.00–185.00	178.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	168.00–177.00	172.40
16	—	683	144.00–155.00	152.00
2	—	518	168.00–169.00	168.49
1	—	265	185.00	185.00
10	—	626	154.00–160.00	156.20
12	—	471	162.00–187.00	175.66
11	—	570	161.00–168.00	163.16
10	—	725	150.00–151.50	151.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,563	72.00–87.00	78.43
5	—	1,412	66.00–69.00	67.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,330	71.00–76.00	73.42
11	—	1,321	65.00–71.00	67.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	48.00–57.00	53.86
5	—	1,129	65.00–68.00	65.97
1	—	1,140	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	88.00–89.00	88.56
13	—	1,777	102.00–121.00	112.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	675.00–750.00	711.73

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)	2	—	1,240	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	550.00	550.00

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.