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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 7

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 316▼ 396 vs year ago 505 · −78.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 68▼ 19 vs year ago 76 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold firm in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

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 $139.22/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$139.22

51 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

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	531	143.51	761	44
Medium and Large 2-3	634	112.29	712	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $49 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 sale51 hd

139.22

—

KY average21 barns · 3,330 hd

143.00

−3.77

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	1,784	107.00	1,909	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	79.72	1,105	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	76.33	1,178	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	59.52	610	9thin

Every lot

58 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 1-2Value Added	335	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	187.75/cwt	187.00–188.00	760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	185.97/cwt	180.00–192.00	852	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	517	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	170.92/cwt	168.00–175.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	154.51/cwt	153.00–156.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	154.98/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,040	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,127	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,167	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	822	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,175	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	632	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	136.39/cwt	134.00–139.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	147.22/cwt	145.00–149.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	134.22/cwt	132.00–135.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	148.31/cwt	140.00–153.00	785	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	964	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	104.50/cwt	96.00–113.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	184.78/cwt	182.50–187.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	173.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	148.18/cwt	142.00–150.00	919	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,038	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	52.19/cwt	48.00–57.00	504	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	755	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	66.92/cwt	65.00–68.00	753	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	83.28/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,146	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	74.44/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,026	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	74.39/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,119	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,179	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,951	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,211	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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 316Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 68Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 26

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold firm in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	168.00–175.00	170.92
1	—	335	201.00	201.00
2	—	458	180.00–192.00	185.97
4	—	405	187.00–188.00	187.75
3	—	768	152.00	152.00
6	—	671	149.00–157.00	154.98
2	—	732	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
2	—	583	153.00–156.00	154.51
2	—	830	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	126.00	126.00
2	—	433	145.00–147.00	145.97
2	—	378	149.00	149.00
1	—	280	144.00	144.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	134.00–139.00	136.39
4	—	526	132.00–135.00	134.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	96.00–113.00	104.50
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	685	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	136.00	136.00
3	—	398	161.00	161.00
4	—	476	145.00–149.00	147.22
3	—	577	140.00–146.00	143.65
1	—	425	151.00	151.00
13	—	529	140.00–153.00	148.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	171.00	171.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
3	—	493	174.00	174.00
6	—	620	142.00–150.00	148.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	182.50–187.00	184.78
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
3	—	557	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
5	—	373	169.00–179.00	173.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	65.00–68.00	66.92
5	—	965	48.00–57.00	52.19
1	—	1,020	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,504	72.00–76.00	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	65.00	65.00
19	—	1,376	78.00–89.00	83.28
10	—	1,378	71.00–78.00	74.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,788	113.00–115.00	114.00

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	—	1,325	89.00	89.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	775.00	775.00

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	—	1,355	975.00	975.00

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.