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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 9

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,606 head

▲ 1,026 vs last sale 580▲ 795 vs year ago 811 · +98.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 49 · +26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 3▲ 14 vs year ago 7 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for long-weaned and yearling packages. Yearling steers and heifers 5.00 higher with very good demand. Market very active today with good buyer participation. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $186.43/cwt on 1,077 head.

Average price

$186.43

1,077 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

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

$60.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

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	746	186.78	1,394	1,070
Large 1-2	910	155.00	1,411	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	795	148.00	1,177	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	424	126.00	534	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.78/cwt here — about $859 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 sale1,077 hd

186.43

—

KY average24 barns · 4,779 hd

174.16

+12.27

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	1,642	108.64	1,783	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	85.57	1,197	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	84.78	973	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	75.12	725	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,117	125.00	1,396	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)	1,347	$1,127	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$960	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,252	5

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	424	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	534	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	202.69/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,080	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	187.43/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,111	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,606Last week 580Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 41Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	686	162.00–168.50	165.54
25	—	620	163.00–167.50	164.51
69	—	741	177.95	177.95
68	—	773	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	575	163.00–179.50	177.53

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 9

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,606 head

▲ 1,026 vs last sale 580▲ 795 vs year ago 811 · +98.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 49 · +26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 3▲ 14 vs year ago 7 · +200.0%

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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 $186.43/cwt on 1,077 head.

Average price

$186.43

1,077 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

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

$60.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

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	746	186.78	1,394	1,070
Large 1-2	910	155.00	1,411	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	795	148.00	1,177	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	424	126.00	534	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.78/cwt here — about $859 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 sale1,077 hd

186.43

—

KY average24 barns · 4,779 hd

174.16

+12.27

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	1,642	108.64	1,783	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	85.57	1,197	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	84.78	973	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	75.12	725	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,117	125.00	1,396	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)	1,347	$1,127	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$960	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,252	5

Every lot

79 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	424	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	534	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	202.69/cwt	181.00–205.00	1,080	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	187.43/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,111	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,606Last week 580Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 41Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	686	162.00–168.50	165.54
25	—	620	163.00–167.50	164.51
69	—	741	177.95	177.95
68	—	773	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	575	163.00–179.50	177.53

Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	179.80/cwt	178.00–181.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	165.29/cwt	163.00–170.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	183.77/cwt	183.00–184.00	847	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	149.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	175.36/cwt	165.00–177.00	905	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	174.62/cwt	174.00–175.00	981	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,119	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	138.04/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,044	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	708	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	929	27
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	83.38/cwt	73.00–94.00	759	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,125	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,024	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	78.65/cwt	72.00–89.00	887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,337	109.15/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	117.49/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,217	10

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	67.46/cwt	66.00–70.00	559	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	870	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	592	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	74.53/cwt	73.00–75.00	683	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	80.06/cwt	77.00–84.00	862	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	80.97/cwt	75.00–84.00	890	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	88.71/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,068	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,347	82.22/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,108	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	88.92/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,289	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	160.00–161.00	160.50
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
2	—	462	157.00	157.00
5	—	430	152.00–156.00	154.81
3	—	680	132.00–142.00	138.33
3	—	563	141.00–157.00	151.79

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	154.81/cwt	152.00–156.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	462	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	183.27/cwt	168.00–183.50	990	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	151.79/cwt	141.00–157.00	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	177.53/cwt	163.00–179.50	1,021	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	164.51/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,020	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	138.33/cwt	132.00–142.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	686	165.54/cwt	162.00–168.50	1,136	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	741	177.95/cwt	177.95–177.95	1,319	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	773	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,314	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	827	137.66/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,138	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,000	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,270	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1

Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,117	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,396	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	1,126.91/head	990.00–1,325.00	1,127	3

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	1,251.72/head	1,170.00–1,375.00	1,252	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	827	134.00–138.50	137.66
2	—	955	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,000	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	766	197.00	197.00
118	—	873	178.75–179.75	179.25
110	—	924	170.00–176.75	173.34
30	—	816	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	481	168.00	168.00
2	—	907	147.00	147.00
1	—	765	161.00	161.00
6	—	716	151.00–161.00	153.38
4	—	530	162.00	162.00
1	—	600	156.00	156.00
1	—	445	183.00	183.00
11	—	819	159.00–171.00	167.72
4	—	1,010	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
282	—	769	180.50–194.00	187.99
14	—	675	190.00	190.00
98	—	606	189.00–194.25	193.72
70	—	727	183.75	183.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	692	175.00	175.00
21	—	593	184.00–188.00	187.43
115	—	533	181.00–205.00	202.69
31	—	719	168.00–178.50	172.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	708	131.25	131.25
2	—	910	73.00–94.00	83.38
1	—	1,125	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	174.00–175.00	174.62
2	—	670	167.00	167.00
1	—	705	149.00	149.00
1	—	415	186.00	186.00
9	—	461	183.00–184.00	183.77
11	—	516	165.00–177.00	175.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	173.00	173.00
3	—	408	163.00–170.00	165.29
5	—	391	178.00–181.00	179.80
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
2	—	762	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	159.00	159.00
6	—	729	136.00–139.00	138.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	145.00–153.00	149.02
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,117	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	77.00–84.00	80.06
3	—	917	73.00–75.00	74.53
3	—	828	66.00–70.00	67.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,450	87.00–92.00	88.92
5	—	1,347	79.00–84.00	82.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	75.00–84.00	80.97
1	—	870	68.00	68.00
12	—	1,204	85.00–92.00	88.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	72.00–89.00	78.65
3	—	1,337	106.00–111.00	109.15
10	—	1,887	114.00–122.00	117.49

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)	3	—	1,347	990.00–1,325.00	1,126.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,284	1,170.00–1,375.00	1,251.72