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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 23

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,116 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 1,166▲ 560 vs year ago 556 · +100.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 66▲ 107 vs year ago 51 · +209.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 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; attractive featherweights sharply higher. Yearlings steers sold steady to firm with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher; high dressing cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher with a very attractive offering of heavy high dressing cows today. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test 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 $184.95/cwt on 650 head.

Average price

$184.95

650 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$695

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	808	185.12	1,496	642
Medium and Large 2-3	467	171.48	801	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $695 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 sale650 hd

184.95

—

KY average23 barns · 5,263 hd

183.08

+1.88

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	1,700	117.15	1,992	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	101.22	1,317	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	99.62	1,486	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	88.85	956	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$725	1thin

Every lot

92 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 1-2	265	198.34/cwt	190.00–207.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	201.70/cwt	194.00–206.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	328	228.42/cwt	220.00–237.50	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	171.62/cwt	170.00–172.50	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	212.15/cwt	208.00–218.00	887	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	497	210.13/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,044	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	213.14/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,119	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	212.34/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,187	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,002	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,064	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	201.41/cwt	185.00–206.75	1,285	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	195.60/cwt	175.00–200.50	1,281	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	175.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,278	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	186.71/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,419	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,228	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	806	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,451	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	174.61/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	859	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,555	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	883	181.85/cwt	181.85–181.85	1,606	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	939	177.87/cwt	175.80–178.95	1,670	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,615	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	263	174.50/cwt	170.00–178.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	324	173.42/cwt	173.00–176.00	562	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	167.66/cwt	166.00–169.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	176.53/cwt	174.00–180.00	681	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	173.44/cwt	170.00–177.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	160.00/cwt	158.00–162.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	170.41/cwt	165.00–179.00	784	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	145.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	159.58/cwt	154.00–164.00	753	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	131.26/cwt	123.00–140.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	173.09/cwt	161.00–178.00	923	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	154.49/cwt	151.00–157.00	833	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	153.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	869	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	176.07/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,012	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	817	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	128.97/cwt	115.00–134.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	153.45/cwt	151.00–157.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	166.86/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,056	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	665	173.90/cwt	173.50–174.00	1,156	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	161.84/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,105	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	126.45/cwt	124.00–129.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	142.04/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,018	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,028	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	815	140.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,145	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	453	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	151.32/cwt	147.50–155.00	431	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	602	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	400	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	159.56/cwt	141.00–179.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	200.95/cwt	199.00–209.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	214.20/cwt	209.00–217.00	795	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	197.63/cwt	191.00–204.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	431	211.63/cwt	211.00–213.00	912	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	207.38/cwt	207.00–208.00	954	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	193.58/cwt	188.00–208.00	904	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	178.46/cwt	177.00–180.00	835	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	182.66/cwt	165.00–186.00	935	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	194.54/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,017	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	171.27/cwt	169.00–174.00	983	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	167.80/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,027	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	162.80/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,101	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	118.88/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,049	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	94.51/cwt	87.00–106.00	979	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	84.58/cwt	83.00–86.00	931	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	90.03/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,079	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	103.00/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,357	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	670	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	91.94/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,318	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	100.65/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,510	52
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,116Last week 1,166Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year 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
5	—	826	171.00–176.00	174.61
4	—	424	200.00–205.00	202.42
1	—	1,015	140.00	140.00
43	—	991	163.00	163.00
1	—	890	164.00	164.00
2	—	670	162.00	162.00
3	—	390	212.00	212.00
3	—	312	194.00–206.00	201.70
2	—	782	157.00	157.00
2	—	615	173.00	173.00
1	—	495	192.00	192.00
2	—	265	190.00–207.00	198.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	806	180.00	180.00
57	—	859	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	638	185.00–206.75	201.41
1	—	295	212.50	212.50
24	—	655	175.00–200.50	195.60
17	—	559	196.00–215.00	212.34
8	—	730	167.00–179.00	175.08
68	—	760	165.00–188.00	186.71
7	—	497	201.00–217.00	210.13
2	—	328	220.00–237.50	228.42
13	—	525	202.00–218.00	213.14
13	—	418	208.00–218.00	212.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	172.00	172.00
3	—	360	170.00–172.50	171.62
3	—	586	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	883	181.85	181.85
170	—	939	175.80–178.95	177.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	575	166.00–179.00	176.07
29	—	633	159.00–173.00	166.86
7	—	324	173.00–176.00	173.42
17	—	460	165.00–179.00	170.41
47	—	533	161.00–178.00	173.09
4	—	263	170.00–178.00	174.50
14	—	386	174.00–180.00	176.53
13	—	683	161.00–162.00	161.84
5	—	422	170.00–177.00	173.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	152.00–157.00	153.55
10	—	472	154.00–164.00	159.58
3	—	438	158.00–162.00	160.00
3	—	791	130.00	130.00
4	—	539	151.00–157.00	154.49
4	—	625	151.00–157.00	153.45
3	—	358	166.00–169.00	167.66
10	—	717	131.00–144.00	142.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	123.00–140.00	131.26
4	—	683	124.00–129.00	126.45
2	—	468	141.00–151.00	145.81
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	126.00	126.00
2	—	575	141.00–143.00	142.02
5	—	608	115.00–134.00	128.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	665	173.50–174.00	173.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	138.00	138.00
2	—	815	136.00–145.00	140.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	99.00	99.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	209.00–217.00	214.20
8	—	460	207.00–208.00	207.38
7	—	676	161.00–174.00	162.80
5	—	612	166.00–169.00	167.80
13	—	431	211.00–213.00	211.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	188.00–208.00	193.58
5	—	360	199.00–209.00	200.95
4	—	523	187.00–197.00	194.54
1	—	330	218.00	218.00
1	—	290	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	199.00	199.00
2	—	468	177.00–180.00	178.46
9	—	512	165.00–186.00	182.66
8	—	574	169.00–174.00	171.27
1	—	305	197.50	197.50
3	—	248	182.50	182.50
2	—	383	191.00–204.00	197.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
1	—	470	157.00	157.00
2	—	328	141.00–179.00	159.56
2	—	285	147.50–155.00	151.32
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
1	—	785	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	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
1	—	1,395	48.00	48.00
11	—	1,036	87.00–106.00	94.51
5	—	1,101	83.00–86.00	84.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,317	95.00–115.00	103.00
7	—	1,199	84.00–95.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	89.00–93.00	91.94
52	—	1,500	94.00–111.00	100.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,724	115.00–121.00	118.88
1	—	1,535	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	725.00	725.00

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.