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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 3

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,351 head

▲ 519 vs last sale 832▲ 1,238 vs year ago 113 · +1,095.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 102▲ 53 vs year ago 40 · +132.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady; except 500-600 lb 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Limited comparison on yearlings however very good demand for yearling 600-800 lbs this week. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with very good demand. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.93/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$164.93

773 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$36.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

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	703	165.23	1,161	765
Large 1-2	618	159.00	982	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	784	128.75	1,009	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.48/cwt here — about $152 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 sale773 hd

164.93

—

KY average27 barns · 5,314 hd

166.16

−1.23

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	1,797	122.62	2,203	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	83.64	1,220	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	83.41	1,020	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	72.49	764	15

Every lot

95 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 1-2Value Added	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	181.94/cwt	175.00–187.50	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	162.50/cwt	161.00–164.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	194.10/cwt	182.00–198.00	825	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	193.13/cwt	189.00–200.00	904	18

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 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,351Last week 832Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 102Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	132.00	132.00
6	—	423	161.00–164.00	162.50
4	—	377	175.00–187.50	181.94
4	—	606	148.00	148.00
4	—	326	190.00	190.00
6	—	535	160.00–172.00	170.05
2	—	1,017	129.00	129.00
5	—	563	170.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, May 3

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,351 head

▲ 519 vs last sale 832▲ 1,238 vs year ago 113 · +1,095.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 102▲ 53 vs year ago 40 · +132.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 5 · +160.0%

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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 $164.93/cwt on 773 head.

Average price

$164.93

773 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$36.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

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	703	165.23	1,161	765
Large 1-2	618	159.00	982	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	784	128.75	1,009	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.48/cwt here — about $152 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 sale773 hd

164.93

—

KY average27 barns · 5,314 hd

166.16

−1.23

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	1,797	122.62	2,203	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	83.64	1,220	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	83.41	1,020	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	72.49	764	15

Every lot

95 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 1-2Value Added	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	181.94/cwt	175.00–187.50	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	162.50/cwt	161.00–164.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	194.10/cwt	182.00–198.00	825	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	193.13/cwt	189.00–200.00	904	18

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 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,351Last week 832Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 102Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	132.00	132.00
6	—	423	161.00–164.00	162.50
4	—	377	175.00–187.50	181.94
4	—	606	148.00	148.00
4	—	326	190.00	190.00
6	—	535	160.00–172.00	170.05
2	—	1,017	129.00	129.00
5	—	563	170.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	323	163.67/cwt	163.00–164.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	152.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	143.58/cwt	142.00–147.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	162.73/cwt	155.00–166.00	719	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.49/cwt	143.00–151.00	702	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	484	157.70/cwt	152.00–162.00	763	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	131.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	156.76/cwt	150.00–163.00	832	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.00/cwt	139.00–143.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	152.01/cwt	148.00–159.00	873	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	153.63/cwt	137.00–157.00	937	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	124.26/cwt	123.00–128.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	130.20/cwt	130.00–131.00	867	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	146.93/cwt	135.00–149.50	1,011	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	126.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	132.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	955	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	138.87/cwt	131.00–139.50	1,068	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	124.38/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,000	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	806	105.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	854	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	817	140.35/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,147	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,014	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	990	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,049	1

Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	835	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	161.67/cwt	159.00–163.00	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	166.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	157.59/cwt	156.00–167.00	911	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	146.98/cwt	145.00–151.00	889	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	886	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	125.82/cwt	119.00–136.00	847	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	987	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	122.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	892	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	960	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	439	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	71.29/cwt	68.00–74.00	731	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	673	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	82.01/cwt	75.00–88.00	910	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	78.98/cwt	75.00–83.00	940	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	70.02/cwt	69.00–71.00	844	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	88.38/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,105	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	81.05/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,123	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	85.89/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,307	15

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	917	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,298	1,011.99/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	13,136	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,364	1,454.72/cwt	1,375.00–1,525.00	19,842	4

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,797	122.62/cwt	111.00–129.00	2,203	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	142.00	142.00
1	—	485	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	951	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	142.50	142.50
2	—	635	130.00–143.00	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	530	176.00–195.50	190.39
108	—	721	151.00–165.00	158.96
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
91	—	626	154.00–189.50	169.41
163	—	684	151.00–177.50	168.69
12	—	425	182.00–198.00	194.10
21	—	575	179.00–191.00	186.47
13	—	789	149.50–150.50	149.80
18	—	468	189.00–200.00	193.13
1	—	390	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	732	168.25	168.25
151	—	834	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	688	135.00–149.50	146.93
3	—	323	163.00–164.00	163.67
20	—	722	130.00–137.00	132.31
23	—	484	152.00–162.00	157.70
22	—	769	131.00–139.50	138.87
35	—	531	150.00–163.00	156.76
41	—	574	148.00–159.00	152.01
22	—	442	155.00–166.00	162.73
101	—	610	137.00–157.00	153.63
2	—	373	159.00–160.00	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
10	—	560	139.00–143.00	141.00
4	—	711	124.00–129.00	126.72
8	—	804	119.00–126.00	124.38
3	—	421	142.00–147.00	143.58
5	—	666	130.00–131.00	130.20
5	—	473	143.00–151.00	148.49
3	—	311	154.00	154.00
4	—	356	150.00–154.00	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–150.00	144.93
4	—	528	130.00–136.00	131.95
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	117.50	117.50
3	—	806	100.00–109.00	105.97
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	390	150.00	150.00
4	—	633	123.00–128.00	124.26
1	—	740	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	817	136.00–141.00	140.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	109.00	109.00
1	—	990	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	145.00–151.00	146.98
4	—	726	136.00	136.00
4	—	442	189.00	189.00
3	—	578	165.00–170.00	166.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	125.00–131.00	128.00
1	—	260	187.50	187.50
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	182.00	182.00
2	—	613	144.00–145.00	144.51
3	—	471	159.00–163.00	161.67
3	—	320	190.00	190.00
7	—	578	156.00–167.00	157.59
13	—	728	120.00–131.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	167.50	167.50
5	—	673	119.00–136.00	125.82
2	—	470	147.50	147.50
1	—	550	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,026	68.00–74.00	71.29
1	—	975	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,110	75.00–88.00	82.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	69.00–71.00	70.02
17	—	1,250	84.00–92.00	88.38
13	—	1,190	75.00–83.00	78.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,522	84.00–95.00	85.89
13	—	1,385	78.00–84.00	81.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	94.00	94.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	925.00–1,100.00	1,011.99

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	4	—	1,364	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,454.72