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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 7

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

509 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 531▼ 343 vs year ago 852 · −40.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 119▲ 2 vs year ago 80 · +2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Some plainer steer calves facing discounts. Yearling steers sold 5.00 higher with very good demand. Heifer calves sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a light test.

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 $153.32/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$153.32

374 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$517

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

$1.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	520	154.83	806	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	863	153.28	1,323	364

One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about −$517 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 sale374 hd

153.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,751 hd

162.23

−8.91

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	1,940	125.00	2,425	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	91.25	1,228	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	87.43	1,335	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	86.98	1,018	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	126.00	1,644	2thin

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)	1,286	$1,174	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,000	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	344	166.90/cwt	152.50–172.50	574	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	177.37/cwt	165.00–185.00	839	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 531Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 119Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
2	—	660	120.00–135.00	127.44
1	—	735	110.00	110.00

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

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 7

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

509 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 531▼ 343 vs year ago 852 · −40.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 119▲ 2 vs year ago 80 · +2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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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 $153.32/cwt on 374 head.

Average price

$153.32

374 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$517

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

$1.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	520	154.83	806	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	863	153.28	1,323	364

One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about −$517 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 sale374 hd

153.32

—

KY average26 barns · 4,751 hd

162.23

−8.91

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	1,940	125.00	2,425	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	91.25	1,228	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	87.43	1,335	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	86.98	1,018	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	126.00	1,644	2thin

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)	1,286	$1,174	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,000	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	344	166.90/cwt	152.50–172.50	574	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	177.37/cwt	165.00–185.00	839	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	819	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 531Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 119Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
2	—	660	120.00–135.00	127.44
1	—	735	110.00	110.00

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

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	337	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	167.82/cwt	167.50–168.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	162.58/cwt	153.00–174.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	142.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	155.40/cwt	148.00–158.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	930	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	118.37/cwt	114.00–124.00	917	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	77.50/cwt	76.00–79.00	820	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	893	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	89.35/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,070	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	85.66/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,133	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	97.41/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,345	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	85.10/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,277	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	93.25/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,484	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	149.00	149.00
2	—	357	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
1	—	280	187.50	187.50
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
4	—	536	151.00–157.00	153.03
1	—	330	177.50	177.50
9	—	714	126.00–135.00	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	157.00–160.00	159.26
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
9	—	634	146.00–151.00	148.21
4	—	668	144.00–150.00	148.48
6	—	585	155.00–157.00	156.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	173.50	173.50
3	—	646	144.00	144.00
3	—	360	167.50–168.00	167.82
10	—	464	153.00–174.00	162.58
4	—	518	148.00–158.00	155.40
2	—	420	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	159.26/cwt	157.00–160.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	153.03/cwt	151.00–157.00	820	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	913	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	148.21/cwt	146.00–151.00	940	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	127.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	148.48/cwt	144.00–150.00	992	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	131.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	941	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1

Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,425	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	1,174.03/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,174	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	140.00–150.00	142.11
3	—	775	114.00–124.00	118.37
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
1	—	500	143.00	143.00
2	—	573	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–134.00	132.03
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	670	126.00–130.00	127.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
2	—	532	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,110	126.00	126.00
5	—	657	140.00–148.00	144.02
2	—	917	140.00	140.00
1	—	360	184.00	184.00
2	—	725	137.00	137.00
11	—	822	139.00–152.00	148.58
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
9	—	855	140.00	140.00
54	—	959	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	767	144.00–165.80	164.71
6	—	473	165.00–185.00	177.37
3	—	720	149.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	445	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
7	—	608	153.00–162.00	155.73
7	—	564	169.00–173.00	171.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	849	157.00	157.00
94	—	922	154.10	154.10
48	—	1,026	139.10	139.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	130.00	130.00
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
7	—	344	152.50–172.50	166.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,591	89.00–102.00	93.25
25	—	1,501	81.00–89.00	85.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	91.00–103.00	97.41
7	—	1,323	81.00–89.00	85.66
1	—	1,190	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,198	82.00–97.00	89.35
2	—	1,058	76.00–79.00	77.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,037	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	6	—	1,286	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,174.03