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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 9

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

483 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 754▲ 255 vs year ago 228 · +111.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 177▲ 13 vs year ago 81 · +16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on similar quality. Very good demand for yearlings in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for attractive quality weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very 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 $168.04/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$168.04

183 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$25.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	667	169.00	1,127	176
Medium and Large 2-3	614	143.86	883	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.14/cwt here — about $244 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 sale183 hd

168.04

—

KY average25 barns · 5,751 hd

166.15

+1.89

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	109.75	1,786	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	89.04	1,168	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	88.49	1,342	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	75.50	826	25

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	202.87/cwt	195.00–220.00	771	8
Steers	—

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 754Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 177Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	142.00	142.00
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
2	—	518	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	109.00	109.00
4	—	665	138.00–140.00	138.74

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 9

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

483 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 754▲ 255 vs year ago 228 · +111.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 177▲ 13 vs year ago 81 · +16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 10▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $168.04/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$168.04

183 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$25.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	667	169.00	1,127	176
Medium and Large 2-3	614	143.86	883	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.14/cwt here — about $244 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 sale183 hd

168.04

—

KY average25 barns · 5,751 hd

166.15

+1.89

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	109.75	1,786	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	89.04	1,168	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	88.49	1,342	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	75.50	826	25

Every lot

91 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	193.73/cwt	192.50–195.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	202.87/cwt	195.00–220.00	771	8
Steers	—

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 754Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 177Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	142.00	142.00
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
2	—	518	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	109.00	109.00
4	—	665	138.00–140.00	138.74

Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	340	172.50/cwt	170.00–181.00	587	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	375	172.43/cwt	169.00–180.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	165.35/cwt	158.00–168.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	157.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	134.00/cwt	128.00–140.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	163.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	760	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	149.28/cwt	146.00–151.00	726	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	504	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	150.95/cwt	145.00–154.00	776	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	161.71/cwt	159.50–165.50	852	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	127.89/cwt	123.00–133.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	144.55/cwt	142.00–147.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	152.24/cwt	147.50–160.00	883	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	951	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	946	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	116.45/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,074	7

Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	247	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	422	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	181.91/cwt	176.00–189.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	467	183.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	856	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	175.66/cwt	166.00–183.00	906	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	155.30/cwt	149.00–161.00	809	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	156.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	898	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	150.78/cwt	149.00–161.00	947	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	145.29/cwt	141.00–154.00	962	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	138.74/cwt	138.00–140.00	923	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,557	118.47/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	104.52/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,744	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	459	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	67.06/cwt	64.00–69.00	694	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	76.73/cwt	75.00–79.00	861	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	84.80/cwt	81.00–89.00	985	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	84.40/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,045	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	91.00/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,222	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	66.99/cwt	66.00–68.00	938	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	86.21/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,264	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	93.98/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,484	12

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	1,107.79/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	12,152	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,844	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,113.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	13,528	2

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,551.78/cwt	1,525.00–1,575.00	21,803	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	141.00–154.00	145.29
1	—	570	164.00	164.00
4	—	467	180.00–187.00	183.28
1	—	430	181.00	181.00
12	—	516	166.00–183.00	175.66
9	—	628	149.00–161.00	150.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	124.00–125.00	124.33
3	—	717	125.00–128.00	126.69
3	—	640	132.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	573	142.00–147.00	144.55
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
2	—	425	154.00–160.00	157.04
11	—	514	145.00–154.00	150.95
7	—	486	146.00–151.00	149.28
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
7	—	922	101.00–119.00	116.45
2	—	285	176.00	176.00
5	—	388	158.00–168.00	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	170.00–181.00	172.50
4	—	434	165.00–170.00	168.25
3	—	666	142.00	142.00
19	—	636	145.00–154.00	149.58
14	—	464	160.00–168.00	163.71
30	—	580	147.50–160.00	152.24
19	—	527	159.50–165.50	161.71
3	—	375	169.00–180.00	172.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	120.00–126.00	123.02
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
2	—	435	128.00–140.00	134.00
1	—	450	132.00	132.00
2	—	568	123.00–133.00	127.89
1	—	765	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
1	—	760	137.00	137.00
2	—	577	152.00	152.00
2	—	710	124.00–128.00	126.00
1	—	300	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	167.00–170.00	168.49
24	—	517	178.50–201.00	188.13
3	—	710	147.00–156.00	152.96
12	—	425	181.00–197.00	192.54
8	—	380	195.00–220.00	202.87
2	—	325	192.50–195.00	193.73
22	—	623	164.00–179.00	168.51
8	—	478	182.00–190.00	186.91
12	—	578	169.00–172.50	170.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	207.00	207.00
63	—	930	150.35	150.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
2	—	460	165.00	165.00
3	—	776	141.00–146.00	144.36
1	—	800	146.00	146.00
2	—	260	187.50	187.50
1	—	910	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	162.00	162.00
1	—	560	164.00	164.00
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
4	—	426	167.00–174.00	172.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,162	81.00–89.00	84.80
2	—	850	53.00–55.00	54.00
6	—	1,035	64.00–69.00	67.06
8	—	1,122	75.00–79.00	76.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,579	88.00–100.00	93.98
2	—	1,400	66.00–68.00	66.99
10	—	1,466	84.00–88.00	86.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,343	87.00–100.00	91.00
11	—	1,238	80.00–87.00	84.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	110.00–126.00	118.47
5	—	1,669	97.00–108.00	104.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	875.00	875.00

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)	5	—	1,097	925.00–1,275.00	1,107.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113.43

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	2	—	1,405	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551.78