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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 15

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

930 head

▲ 615 vs last sale 315▲ 930 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 43▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 400-600 lb weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with good demand.

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 $162.40/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$162.40

480 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

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	738	163.26	1,206	465
Large 1-2	833	137.60	1,146	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	848	134.80	1,144	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $62 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 sale480 hd

162.40

—

KY average24 barns · 6,717 hd

164.54

−2.14

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	1,854	110.59	2,050	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	74.54	951	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,484	74.24	1,102	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	60.37	618	15

Every lot

94 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. 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	374	203.78/cwt	201.00–212.50	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	203.39/cwt	187.00–221.00	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	177.96/cwt	171.00–185.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	199.97/cwt	192.00–204.00	952	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	183.39/cwt	179.00–190.00	946	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	176.10/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,037	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	181.25/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,127	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	165.42/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,102	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	965	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	159.30/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,168	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	156.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,240	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	152.02/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,244	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	833	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,191	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	887	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,197	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,409	58
Steers	—	Large 1-2	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	147.94/cwt	141.00–155.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	165.49/cwt	163.00–170.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	155.87/cwt	154.00–160.00	661	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	166.89/cwt	155.00–171.00	779	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	159.26/cwt	156.00–161.00	835	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.50/cwt	133.00–142.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	122.66/cwt	121.00–132.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	139.58/cwt	134.00–143.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	154.12/cwt	138.00–157.00	948	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	140.44/cwt	137.00–142.00	931	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	934	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	135.19/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,027	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	771	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	601	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,179	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,238	49
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	957	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,049	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,233	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,067	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	982	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,165	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,118	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	839	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	169.51/cwt	168.00–171.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	870	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	155.75/cwt	155.00–156.00	805	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	581	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	959	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	144.35/cwt	141.00–146.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	901	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	141.49/cwt	136.00–147.00	887	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,854	110.59/cwt	102.00–116.00	2,050	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	55.01/cwt	49.00–59.00	514	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	64.12/cwt	62.00–68.00	657	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	237	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	71.71/cwt	70.00–73.00	812	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	74.37/cwt	70.00–78.00	939	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,015	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	907	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	63.34/cwt	62.00–65.00	899	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	75.39/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,126	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	81.67/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,241	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	846	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 315Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year 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
2	—	602	152.00	152.00
3	—	925	140.00	140.00
2	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	565	164.00	164.00
8	—	818	143.00–155.00	152.02
4	—	669	140.00–149.00	144.31
4	—	700	147.00	147.00
2	—	433	171.00–185.00	177.96
58	—	962	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	124.00	124.00
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
7	—	887	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	187.00–221.00	203.39
12	—	666	158.00–169.00	165.42
59	—	733	155.00–162.00	159.30
26	—	476	192.00–204.00	199.97
5	—	374	201.00–212.50	203.78
196	—	792	150.00–159.00	156.56
13	—	589	174.00–177.00	176.10
51	—	622	165.00–185.00	181.25
11	—	516	179.00–190.00	183.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
3	—	833	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	833	141.50	141.50
50	—	615	138.00–157.00	154.12
26	—	760	135.00–136.00	135.19
3	—	705	133.00	133.00
51	—	467	155.00–171.00	166.89
4	—	376	163.00–170.00	165.49
9	—	571	144.00–146.00	145.08
37	—	524	156.00–161.00	159.26
47	—	663	137.00–142.00	140.44
7	—	424	154.00–160.00	155.87
49	—	860	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	145.00–146.00	145.51
2	—	443	145.00	145.00
2	—	318	141.00–155.00	147.94
4	—	800	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
6	—	727	128.50	128.50
2	—	535	133.00–142.00	137.50
7	—	582	134.00–143.00	139.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	93.00	93.00
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
2	—	695	128.00	128.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
7	—	571	121.00–132.00	122.66
3	—	643	124.00	124.00
5	—	771	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	865	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,049	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,165	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,067	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	113.00	113.00
3	—	825	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	180.00	180.00
4	—	581	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	170.00	170.00
2	—	617	146.00	146.00
1	—	555	173.00	173.00
5	—	383	219.00	219.00
2	—	650	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
5	—	627	136.00–147.00	141.49
2	—	383	168.00–171.00	169.51
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
4	—	517	155.00–156.00	155.75
2	—	472	166.00	166.00
1	—	905	109.00	109.00
2	—	780	123.00	123.00
3	—	585	141.00–146.00	144.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	23.00	23.00
5	—	935	49.00–59.00	55.01
5	—	1,024	62.00–68.00	64.12
4	—	1,133	70.00–73.00	71.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,268	79.00–81.00	80.01
8	—	1,262	70.00–78.00	74.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	62.00–65.00	63.34
2	—	1,520	78.00–85.00	81.67
6	—	1,494	72.00–77.00	75.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,854	102.00–116.00	110.59

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	81.00	81.00

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.