Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Limited market comparison with last last week due to winter weather; however compared to two weeks ago steer and bull calves under 700 lbs sold 5.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Heifers mostly steady with two weeks ago. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher compared to two weeks ago.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.04/cwt on 497 head.

Average price

$140.04

497 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$14.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	686	140.35	963	486
Large 1-2	585	132.00	772	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	676	125.40	848	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.95/cwt here — about $116 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 sale497 hd

140.04

—

KY average7 barns · 753 hd

135.82

+4.22

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	1,551	95.88	1,487	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	70.14	1,050	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	67.99	840	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	56.22	562	28

Every lot, as filed

95 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	136.80/cwt	132.50–141.00	358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	168.32/cwt	158.00–174.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	143.12/cwt	137.00–143.50	960	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	122.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	130.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	167.33/cwt	158.00–170.50	785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	119.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.68/cwt	126.50–128.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	125.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	245	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	131.41/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,057	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.87/cwt	129.00–134.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	172.01/cwt	165.00–176.00	704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	131.53/cwt	129.00–133.00	556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	312	142.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	445	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	159.68/cwt	153.00–162.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	144.19/cwt	136.00–146.75	906	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	158.50/cwt	153.75–164.00	834	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	129.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	918	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	127.94/cwt	122.00–133.00	669	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	122.90/cwt	122.00–123.50	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	271	148.17/cwt	142.00–153.00	402	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	66.51/cwt	62.00–70.00	817	19
Bulls	—	—	1,517	95.68/cwt	88.00–102.00	1,451	6
Bulls	—	—	1,879	109.58/cwt	105.00–117.00	2,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,180	78.00/cwt	73.00–85.00	920	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	65.44/cwt	63.00–69.00	700	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	73.76/cwt	71.00–78.00	946	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	74.36/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,119	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	66.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	987	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	56.04/cwt	53.00–59.00	842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	59.55/cwt	58.00–61.00	690	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	48.79/cwt	43.00–55.00	471	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.39/cwt	55.00–62.00	584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	658	131.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	867	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	68.88/cwt	66.00–73.00	666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	395	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	253	148.74/cwt	147.50–150.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	132.03/cwt	126.00–132.95	1,038	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	107.49/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	623	115.71/cwt	114.00–118.00	721	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	151.02/cwt	143.00–155.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	148.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	126.62/cwt	122.00–129.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	105.33/cwt	103.00–110.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	961	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	669	117.32/cwt	114.00–119.50	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	876	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	167.71/cwt	164.00–169.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.37/cwt	136.00–149.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	111.61/cwt	111.00–112.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	768	109.43/cwt	107.50–112.00	840	12

How this sale compares

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 Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 16Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 35Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	262	132.50–141.00	136.80
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
8	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.76
9	—	466	120.00–127.00	122.33
4	—	382	127.00–133.00	130.00
4	—	559	117.00–121.00	119.99
3	—	630	110.00–113.00	112.02
2	—	415	127.00	127.00
5	—	686	111.00–112.00	111.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	128.00–129.00	128.33
9	—	574	123.00–130.00	125.50
13	—	423	129.00–133.00	131.53
7	—	312	139.00–145.00	142.47
41	—	523	122.00–133.00	127.94
26	—	662	120.00–122.00	121.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	146.00–150.00	148.00
5	—	271	142.00–153.00	148.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	120.00–121.00	120.67
1	—	925	85.00	85.00
2	—	453	110.00–117.00	113.52
3	—	623	105.00–107.00	106.01
1	—	235	129.00	129.00
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
4	—	671	107.00–109.00	107.49
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
1	—	760	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	623	114.00–118.00	115.71
3	—	835	103.00–110.00	105.33
10	—	961	102.50	102.50
7	—	669	114.00–119.50	117.32
12	—	768	107.50–112.00	109.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	158.00–174.00	168.32
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	148.00	148.00
11	—	623	126.50–128.00	126.68
4	—	806	109.00–115.00	111.98
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
2	—	968	85.00–86.00	85.51
1	—	290	174.00	174.00
2	—	515	136.00–149.00	142.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	153.00–162.00	159.68
3	—	590	144.00	144.00
5	—	609	122.00–123.50	122.90
4	—	658	128.00–133.00	131.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
2	—	253	147.50–150.00	148.74
1	—	545	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
6	—	374	150.00–152.00	151.33
2	—	620	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	215	147.00–150.00	148.40
5	—	566	122.00–129.00	126.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	130.00–135.00	130.74
3	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
4	—	932	118.00	118.00
2	—	488	152.00–155.00	153.49
81	—	804	123.00–133.50	131.41
15	—	667	129.00–134.00	132.87
9	—	787	122.00	122.00
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
4	—	305	164.00–169.00	167.71
4	—	559	143.00–146.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	671	137.00–143.50	143.12
23	—	469	158.00–170.50	167.33
1	—	245	174.00	174.00
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
12	—	409	165.00–176.00	172.01
1	—	280	181.00	181.00
41	—	628	136.00–146.75	144.19
27	—	526	153.75–164.00	158.50
23	—	708	127.00–134.00	129.70
99	—	786	126.00–132.95	132.03
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
3	—	351	143.00–155.00	151.02
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
2	—	827	115.00	115.00
3	—	876	110.00–113.00	110.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,228	62.00–70.00	66.51
18	—	1,283	71.00–78.00	73.76
9	—	1,159	58.00–61.00	59.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	63.00–69.00	65.44
10	—	966	43.00–55.00	48.79
13	—	1,000	55.00–62.00	58.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,505	72.00–78.00	74.36
10	—	1,482	63.00–69.00	66.63
2	—	1,503	53.00–59.00	56.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	88.00–102.00	95.68
4	—	1,879	105.00–117.00	109.58
3	—	1,180	73.00–85.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	66.00–73.00	68.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	82.00	82.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle