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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 17

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

853 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 877▲ 447 vs year ago 406 · +110.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 86▲ 23 vs year ago 46 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 1 · +1,300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality. Buyers showing preference for attractive quality thin-fleshed weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $153.48/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$153.48

427 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$31.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	579	155.32	899	401
Large 1-2	390	155.00	605	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	637	123.93	789	25

One grade step is worth $31.39/cwt here — about $109 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 sale427 hd

153.48

—

KY average27 barns · 5,481 hd

152.35

+1.13

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	1,731	115.16	1,993	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	89.24	1,266	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	87.72	1,087	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	75.65	762	15

Every lot

83 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	396	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	192.39/cwt	185.00–208.00	810	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	195.80/cwt	189.00–202.00	912	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	177.04/cwt	171.00–185.00	843	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	177.29/cwt	175.00–179.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	187.13/cwt	182.00–198.00	986	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,072	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	168.77/cwt	160.00–169.00	999	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	165.82/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,020	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	172.05/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,149	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	165.02/cwt	153.00–165.60	1,157	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	815	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,129	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,249	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	154.45/cwt	152.00–158.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	149.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	157.63/cwt	154.00–160.00	668	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	149.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	705	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	154.80/cwt	152.00–158.00	731	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	134.08/cwt	131.00–137.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	152.95/cwt	147.00–156.00	785	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	123.81/cwt	121.00–132.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	161.32/cwt	146.00–175.30	921	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	144.46/cwt	138.00–149.00	927	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	153.61/cwt	146.00–156.50	1,028	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	716	116.63/cwt	114.00–118.00	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	763	115.44/cwt	114.00–116.00	881	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	982	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	870	115.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,004	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	157.33/cwt	147.00–167.50	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	185.54/cwt	180.00–191.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	907	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	193.15/cwt	186.00–196.00	927	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	864	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	914	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	162.77/cwt	152.00–171.00	842	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	157.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	896	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	148.69/cwt	148.00–150.00	941	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	148.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	989	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	131.51/cwt	128.00–134.00	964	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	113.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	925	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	830	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	990	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	442	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,486	101.35/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,506	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	122.06/cwt	114.00–134.00	2,262	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	74.02/cwt	70.00–79.00	688	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	67.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	673	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	81.33/cwt	79.00–85.00	858	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	870	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	83.36/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,015	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	92.04/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,162	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	82.62/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,139	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	91.31/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,307	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,750	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	26,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	1,286.02/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,895	5

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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 877Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 86Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
2	—	652	137.00	137.00
4	—	420	145.00–152.00	149.33
3	—	367	152.00–158.00	154.45
5	—	627	137.00	137.00
9	—	470	145.00–152.00	149.98
3	—	733	121.00	121.00
3	—	533	143.00–145.00	143.67
2	—	767	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
2	—	395	146.00	146.00
4	—	529	121.00–132.00	123.81
2	—	473	131.00–137.00	134.08
3	—	716	114.00–118.00	116.63
2	—	618	129.00–130.00	129.51
9	—	763	114.00–116.00	115.44
2	—	573	133.00–136.00	134.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	114.00–120.00	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
56	—	513	147.00–156.00	152.95
84	—	669	146.00–156.50	153.61
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
25	—	472	152.00–158.00	154.80
9	—	642	138.00–149.00	144.46
3	—	703	130.00–132.00	130.67
178	—	571	146.00–175.30	161.32
6	—	424	154.00–160.00	157.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	668	158.00–174.00	172.05
46	—	527	182.00–198.00	187.13
4	—	396	206.00	206.00
5	—	421	185.00–208.00	192.39
10	—	615	162.00–169.00	165.82
7	—	466	189.00–202.00	195.80
3	—	561	191.00	191.00
85	—	701	153.00–165.60	165.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	189.00–190.00	189.50
3	—	515	175.00–179.00	177.29
2	—	892	140.00	140.00
6	—	476	171.00–185.00	177.04
39	—	592	160.00–169.00	168.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	145.00–150.00	148.74
10	—	633	148.00–150.00	148.69
7	—	480	186.00–196.00	193.15
4	—	505	181.00	181.00
8	—	445	200.00–205.00	203.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	733	128.00–134.00	131.51
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	900	98.00	98.00
5	—	817	110.00–117.00	113.17
3	—	488	177.00	177.00
6	—	569	155.00–162.00	157.50
1	—	970	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
9	—	517	152.00–171.00	162.77
2	—	383	180.00–191.00	185.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	125.00	125.00
1	—	990	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
3	—	945	90.00	90.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	313	147.00–167.50	157.33
1	—	780	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	79.00–86.00	83.36
1	—	1,160	75.00	75.00
9	—	1,263	87.00–103.00	92.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	65.00–69.00	67.34
7	—	1,055	79.00–85.00	81.33
4	—	929	70.00–79.00	74.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,431	86.00–103.00	91.31
5	—	1,378	81.00–85.00	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,853	114.00–134.00	122.06
5	—	1,486	93.00–108.00	101.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,390	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,236	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,286.02

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.