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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 1

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,445 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 1,377▼ 280 vs year ago 1,725 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 61▼ 86 vs year ago 130 · −66.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday steer calves 400-600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good buyer participation and demand for weaned packages. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a limited comparison.

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 $168.84/cwt on 1,072 head.

Average price

$168.84

1,072 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	797	168.93	1,346	1,069
Medium and Large 2-3	773	137.00	1,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $287 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 sale1,072 hd

168.84

—

KY average24 barns · 5,743 hd

167.83

+1.00

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	—	Average	1,923	104.86	2,016	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,400	69.62	974	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	67.94	956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	61.57	649	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$795	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$700	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	301	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	192.01/cwt	189.00–196.00	806	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	168.93/cwt	165.00–177.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	178.27/cwt	174.00–179.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	160.04/cwt	157.00–163.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	172.44/cwt	167.00–178.00	924	14

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,445Last week 1,377Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
3	—	806	114.00–130.00	124.68
19	—	575	141.00–146.00	142.28
13	—	470	141.00–150.00	145.12
9	—	529	144.00–145.00	144.23
3	—	377	135.00–149.00	144.29
2	—	940	111.00	111.00
3	—	718	129.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 1

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,445 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 1,377▼ 280 vs year ago 1,725 · −16.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 61▼ 86 vs year ago 130 · −66.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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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 $168.84/cwt on 1,072 head.

Average price

$168.84

1,072 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$31.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	797	168.93	1,346	1,069
Medium and Large 2-3	773	137.00	1,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.93/cwt here — about $287 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 sale1,072 hd

168.84

—

KY average24 barns · 5,743 hd

167.83

+1.00

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	—	Average	1,923	104.86	2,016	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,400	69.62	974	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	67.94	956	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	61.57	649	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$795	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$700	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	301	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	192.01/cwt	189.00–196.00	806	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	168.93/cwt	165.00–177.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	178.27/cwt	174.00–179.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	160.04/cwt	157.00–163.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	172.44/cwt	167.00–178.00	924	14

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,445Last week 1,377Year ago 1,725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
3	—	806	114.00–130.00	124.68
19	—	575	141.00–146.00	142.28
13	—	470	141.00–150.00	145.12
9	—	529	144.00–145.00	144.23
3	—	377	135.00–149.00	144.29
2	—	940	111.00	111.00
3	—	718	129.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	289	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	182.54/cwt	172.00–188.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	547	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	148.71/cwt	141.00–154.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	147.26/cwt	144.00–150.00	914	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	865	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	957	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	145.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	131.79/cwt	127.00–138.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	103.03/cwt	98.00–108.00	814	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	529	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	487	4

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,867	102.43/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,912	5
Bulls	—	—	2,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,574	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	59.54/cwt	59.00–60.00	601	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	62.59/cwt	61.00–66.00	673	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	781	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	66.57/cwt	64.00–71.00	910	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	68.23/cwt	66.00–72.00	962	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	881	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	72.98/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,078	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	78.30/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,165	4

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	1

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	257	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	308	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	144.29/cwt	135.00–149.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	145.66/cwt	143.00–148.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.12/cwt	141.00–150.00	682	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	134.23/cwt	125.00–138.00	683	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	144.23/cwt	144.00–145.00	763	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	150.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	801	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	824	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	142.28/cwt	141.00–146.00	818	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	860	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	166.51/cwt	142.00–170.80	1,041	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	147.08/cwt	143.00–151.00	991	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	926	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	124.68/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,005	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,280	794.02/head	775.00–800.00	794	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	257	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	133.00	133.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
6	—	509	125.00–138.00	134.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	674	143.00–151.00	147.08
15	—	557	148.00	148.00
5	—	403	157.00	157.00
14	—	531	145.00–155.00	150.88
94	—	625	142.00–170.80	166.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	126.00	126.00
1	—	945	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	886	145.00–168.25	166.77
10	—	575	153.00–155.00	153.61
3	—	458	165.00–177.00	168.93
1	—	1,060	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
16	—	636	149.00–154.00	150.12
1	—	400	162.00	162.00
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
8	—	758	144.00–148.00	145.24
2	—	513	157.00–163.00	160.04
305	—	824	165.00–173.00	168.83
7	—	692	148.00–149.00	148.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	301	197.00	197.00
7	—	486	174.00–179.00	178.27
3	—	721	151.00	151.00
25	—	566	165.00–176.00	171.38
14	—	536	167.00–178.00	172.44
33	—	628	155.00–177.00	167.34
183	—	769	158.00–172.50	168.41
7	—	420	189.00–196.00	192.01
28	—	679	162.00–179.00	174.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	834	174.50	174.50
52	—	978	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	90.00–94.00	92.03
1	—	440	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	144.00–150.00	147.26
3	—	686	144.00–150.00	145.94
3	—	435	172.00–188.00	182.54
2	—	463	170.00–177.00	173.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	127.00–138.00	131.79
2	—	1,040	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
6	—	679	141.00	141.00
3	—	572	141.00–154.00	148.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	547	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
2	—	790	98.00–108.00	103.03
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	210	137.50	137.50
2	—	653	130.00–135.00	132.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	72.00–74.00	72.98
6	—	1,367	64.00–71.00	66.57
1	—	1,445	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	60.00–65.00	62.66
4	—	1,488	72.00–86.00	78.30
10	—	1,410	66.00–72.00	68.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	59.00–60.00	59.54
4	—	1,075	61.00–66.00	62.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,867	89.00–108.00	102.43
1	—	2,200	117.00	117.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,280	775.00–800.00	794.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	725.00	725.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00