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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 13

● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,720 head

▲ 993 vs last sale 727▲ 1,159 vs year ago 561 · +206.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 131▲ 9 vs year ago 51 · +17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 34▼ 41 vs year ago 42 · −97.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower with buyers showing preference for long-weaned calves and discounting fleshy, soft, and bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher on attractive quality calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with moderate 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 $175.23/cwt on 869 head.

Average price

$175.23

869 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$46.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

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	769	176.14	1,354	835
Large 1-2	553	165.59	916	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	593	150.66	894	24
Small and Medium 1-2	600	130.00	780	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.14/cwt here — about $574 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 sale869 hd

175.23

—

KY average24 barns · 6,624 hd

177.51

−2.27

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	—	Low	1,683	104.42	1,757	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	84.68	1,236	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	82.70	1,049	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	72.30	786	11

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)	1,200	$975	1thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	369	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	218.69/cwt	217.50–220.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	215.69/cwt	195.00–225.00	917	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	161.52/cwt	161.00–162.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	198.95/cwt	192.00–204.00	947	14
Steers	—	Large 1-2	511	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	146.57/cwt	144.00–151.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	178.20/cwt	174.00–180.00	930	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	193.61/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,020	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	573	163.91/cwt	161.00–170.00	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	173.15/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,001	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	164.54/cwt	154.00–170.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	191.72/cwt	191.50–196.00	1,143	40
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	180.17/cwt	168.00–190.00	1,104	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	895	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	158.80/cwt	152.00–167.00	988	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	156.71/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,056	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	961	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	178.52/cwt	164.00–185.00	1,230	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	170.45/cwt	161.00–181.00	1,220	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	717	182.69/cwt	182.25–187.00	1,310	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	155.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,132	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	155.66/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,199	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	159.99/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,240	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	782	142.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,116	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	811	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,462	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	861	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,520	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,251	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	172.86/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,532	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	148.70/cwt	148.70–148.70	1,518	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	166.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	160.50/cwt	153.00–167.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	160.92/cwt	154.00–171.00	686	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	152.33/cwt	148.00–156.00	655	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	157.81/cwt	156.00–159.00	715	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	737	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	136.44/cwt	125.00–141.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.31/cwt	141.00–153.00	756	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	162.89/cwt	155.00–168.00	841	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	150.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	862	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	163.26/cwt	154.00–172.00	937	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	159.75/cwt	150.00–170.00	971	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	136.16/cwt	135.00–137.00	839	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	145.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	906	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	632	144.71/cwt	144.00–147.00	915	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	982	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	169.43/cwt	151.00–173.40	1,172	222
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	151.07/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,080	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	140.97/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,088	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	162.87/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,265	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,067	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,196	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	363	211.03/cwt	205.00–214.00	766	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	217.33/cwt	210.00–229.00	891	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	179.62/cwt	165.00–192.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	194.24/cwt	189.00–199.00	913	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	181.99/cwt	172.00–186.00	861	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	157.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	146.14/cwt	142.00–150.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	929	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	874	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	142.26/cwt	133.00–150.00	812	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	161.20/cwt	153.00–165.00	924	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	156.69/cwt	153.00–162.00	961	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	625	139.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	143.27/cwt	140.00–151.00	981	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	153.08/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	983	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,103	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	113.67/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,876	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.43/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,964	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	64.78/cwt	63.00–67.00	689	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	77.37/cwt	77.00–78.00	833	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	82.68/cwt	79.00–85.00	904	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	669	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	76.32/cwt	72.00–79.00	920	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	81.99/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,027	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	87.79/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,166	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	83.24/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,143	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,147	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	88.57/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,344	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	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 Sep 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,720Last week 727Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 131Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 34Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	154.00	154.00
7	—	674	151.00–160.00	156.71
30	—	522	174.00–180.00	178.20
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
12	—	622	152.00–167.00	158.80
6	—	578	172.00–175.00	173.15
3	—	770	155.00–156.00	155.66
1	—	955	152.00	152.00
1	—	930	147.00	147.00
163	—	886	170.50–175.00	172.86
7	—	726	151.00–158.00	155.95
54	—	1,021	148.70	148.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	811	180.25	180.25
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
42	—	717	182.25–187.00	182.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
3	—	620	143.00–145.00	144.34
2	—	677	142.00	142.00
1	—	875	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
4	—	516	144.00–151.00	146.57
2	—	238	150.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	428	161.00–162.00	161.52
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
3	—	782	135.00–150.00	142.66
4	—	582	154.00–170.00	164.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	169.00	169.00
3	—	573	161.00–170.00	163.91
1	—	660	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	527	185.00–201.00	193.61
40	—	596	191.50–196.00	191.72
24	—	613	168.00–190.00	180.17
4	—	775	158.00–162.00	159.99
14	—	476	192.00–204.00	198.95
2	—	368	217.50–220.00	218.69
58	—	716	161.00–181.00	170.45
12	—	425	195.00–225.00	215.69
87	—	689	164.00–185.00	178.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	861	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	574	154.00–172.00	163.26
5	—	453	156.00–159.00	157.81
44	—	516	155.00–168.00	162.89
23	—	715	147.00–153.00	151.07
18	—	426	154.00–171.00	160.92
222	—	692	151.00–173.40	169.43
187	—	777	149.00–165.00	162.87
26	—	608	150.00–170.00	159.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	150.00–155.00	152.29
1	—	700	137.00	137.00
5	—	624	140.00–147.00	145.20
1	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
4	—	381	153.00–167.00	160.50
12	—	571	149.00–153.00	150.97
12	—	430	148.00–156.00	152.33
10	—	513	141.00–153.00	147.31
6	—	772	136.00–142.00	140.97
2	—	802	133.00	133.00
4	—	675	145.00–147.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
11	—	616	135.00–137.00	136.16
3	—	598	130.00	130.00
2	—	415	130.00–132.00	130.99
4	—	511	125.00–141.00	136.44
1	—	665	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	144.00–147.00	144.71
1	—	485	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	165.00–170.00	166.54
2	—	367	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	154.00	154.00
1	—	300	202.50	202.50
6	—	410	210.00–229.00	217.33
6	—	613	153.00–162.00	156.69
2	—	725	150.00–156.00	153.08
3	—	363	205.00–214.00	211.03
2	—	522	178.00	178.00
7	—	470	189.00–199.00	194.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	685	140.00–151.00	143.27
14	—	573	153.00–165.00	161.20
12	—	473	172.00–186.00	181.99
2	—	795	139.00	139.00
16	—	528	164.00–167.00	165.50
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
2	—	702	147.00	147.00
1	—	840	117.00	117.00
4	—	421	165.00–192.00	179.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
4	—	476	154.00–160.00	157.03
2	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
4	—	571	133.00–150.00	142.26
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	142.00–150.00	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
2	—	625	130.00–150.00	139.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,517	86.00–94.00	88.57
5	—	1,373	82.00–84.00	83.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	79.00–85.00	82.68
1	—	1,195	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,077	77.00–78.00	77.37
4	—	1,063	63.00–67.00	64.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	72.00–79.00	76.32
6	—	1,328	85.00–94.00	87.79
7	—	1,253	80.00–84.00	81.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,650	111.00–120.00	113.67
7	—	1,863	99.00–109.00	105.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	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.