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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 26

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

832 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 817▲ 197 vs year ago 635 · +31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 75▲ 44 vs year ago 58 · +75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed calf packages. Limited comparison on yearlings. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower under heavy supply of slaughter cows this week.

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 $162.85/cwt on 572 head.

Average price

$162.85

572 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$24.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

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	700	163.02	1,141	561
Medium and Large 2-3	451	155.52	702	10thin
Large 1-2	775	139.00	1,077	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.02/cwt here — about $64 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 sale572 hd

162.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,775 hd

163.45

−0.61

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	1,627	114.82	1,868	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	82.09	1,171	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	81.55	1,017	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	70.31	720	26

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	319	161.16/cwt	150.00–175.00	514	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	336	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	169.79/cwt	161.00–178.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	203.47/cwt	192.00–209.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	197.28/cwt	194.00–202.00	831	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	193.33/cwt	178.00–198.00	895	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	165.07/cwt	161.00–170.00	799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	186.48/cwt	174.00–201.00	964	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	162.77/cwt	154.00–171.00	856	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	166.62/cwt	165.00–167.00	946	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	177.45/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,010	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	168.06/cwt	158.00–179.00	1,040	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	658	172.70/cwt	172.70–172.70	1,136	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	163.76/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,125	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	141.80/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,020	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	158.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,180	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,094	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,077	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,235	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	147.21/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,185	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	828	149.80/cwt	149.80–149.80	1,240	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	311	168.94/cwt	165.00–171.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	157.10/cwt	154.00–160.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	180.40/cwt	166.00–185.00	686	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	167.96/cwt	157.00–183.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	147.61/cwt	144.00–150.00	688	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	155.69/cwt	155.00–159.00	733	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	501	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	155.05/cwt	147.00–159.00	817	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	132.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	762	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	150.78/cwt	147.00–160.00	868	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	144.53/cwt	143.00–146.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	894	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	133.62/cwt	131.00–137.00	901	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,001	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	127.71/cwt	123.00–131.00	909	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	156.21/cwt	152.50–160.00	348	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	191.48/cwt	185.00–194.00	699	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	178.24/cwt	172.00–185.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	186.87/cwt	185.00–190.00	893	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	175.04/cwt	171.00–179.00	945	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	151.55/cwt	146.00–157.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	578	168.95/cwt	167.00–173.00	977	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	976	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	984	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	933	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	914	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	109.12/cwt	95.00–112.00	942	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	838	83.86/cwt	67.00–90.00	703	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	863	107.51/cwt	103.00–112.00	928	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	952	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,000	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	102.68/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	117.86/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,968	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	53.33/cwt	51.00–58.00	483	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	476	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	81.80/cwt	75.00–95.00	875	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	795	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	70.18/cwt	65.00–75.00	764	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	86.79/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,094	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	77.99/cwt	75.00–83.00	985	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	78.35/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,057	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	85.42/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,268	10

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 817Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 75Year ago 58

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
18	—	517	174.00–201.00	186.48
20	—	619	158.00–179.00	168.06
17	—	569	172.00–183.00	177.45
142	—	744	150.00–159.00	158.56
6	—	381	192.00–209.00	203.47
11	—	687	159.00–165.00	163.76
13	—	421	194.00–202.00	197.28
61	—	777	159.00	159.00
24	—	463	178.00–198.00	193.33
3	—	336	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	143.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	655	141.00	141.00
1	—	335	186.00	186.00
1	—	925	130.00	130.00
3	—	623	150.00	150.00
21	—	568	165.00–167.00	166.62
1	—	415	172.00	172.00
14	—	805	144.00–148.50	147.21
4	—	719	131.00–146.00	141.80
6	—	484	161.00–170.00	165.07
9	—	526	154.00–171.00	162.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
2	—	373	161.00–178.00	169.79
4	—	319	150.00–175.00	161.16
1	—	655	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	828	149.80	149.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	658	172.70	172.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	103.00–112.00	107.51
11	—	838	67.00–90.00	83.86
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
2	—	952	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	154.00–160.00	157.10
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
5	—	674	131.00–137.00	133.62
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
9	—	466	144.00–150.00	147.61
2	—	578	143.00–146.00	144.53
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
3	—	712	123.00–131.00	127.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	471	155.00–159.00	155.69
6	—	423	157.00–183.00	167.96
12	—	527	147.00–159.00	155.05
9	—	618	140.00–150.00	144.60
53	—	576	147.00–160.00	150.78
3	—	311	165.00–171.00	168.94
10	—	380	166.00–185.00	180.40
3	—	681	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	130.00–140.00	132.93
1	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
4	—	501	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	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
8	—	365	185.00–194.00	191.48
2	—	432	191.00	191.00
1	—	650	149.00	149.00
2	—	540	171.00–179.00	175.04
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
8	—	638	153.00	153.00
8	—	478	185.00–190.00	186.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	863	95.00–112.00	109.12
1	—	915	112.00	112.00
2	—	555	146.00–157.00	151.55
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	174.00	174.00
2	—	370	172.00–185.00	178.24
3	—	831	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
4	—	768	120.00–123.00	121.50
5	—	674	144.00–148.00	146.02
1	—	975	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	167.00–173.00	168.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
2	—	223	152.50–160.00	156.21
3	—	678	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	900	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	906	51.00–58.00	53.33
6	—	1,088	65.00–75.00	70.18
12	—	1,070	75.00–95.00	81.80
1	—	915	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	73.00–75.00	74.05
11	—	1,261	83.00–94.00	86.79
12	—	1,263	75.00–83.00	77.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00
10	—	1,485	83.00–88.00	85.42
7	—	1,349	76.00–82.00	78.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,670	111.00–128.00	117.86
2	—	1,453	98.00–108.00	102.68

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.