Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with most demand for 400-600 lb weaned calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with most demand for 400-600 lb weaned calves. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand compared to last Monday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.50/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$141.50

448 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

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	649	141.66	920	442
Medium and Large 2-3	573	130.25	747	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $173 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 sale448 hd

141.50

—

KY average29 barns · 7,504 hd

137.86

+3.64

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	1,646	84.56	1,392	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	62.45	799	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,534	61.59	945	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	47.00	530	5thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	111.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	792	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	147.69/cwt	140.00–148.10	935	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	192.30/cwt	184.00–197.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	131.58/cwt	127.00–135.00	693	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	457	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	173.35/cwt	172.50–175.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.89/cwt	122.00–128.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	160.62/cwt	149.00–165.00	838	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	167.99/cwt	165.50–182.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	130.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.71/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.34/cwt	133.00–136.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	514	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	139.73/cwt	139.00–142.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	139.69/cwt	131.00–143.00	659	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	132.73/cwt	126.00–136.00	962	148
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	125.05/cwt	123.75–125.75	847	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	129.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	754	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	143.10/cwt	136.00–145.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,746	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	59.80/cwt	55.00–62.00	684	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	36.45/cwt	36.00–37.00	421	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.04/cwt	52.00–55.00	600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	50.60/cwt	45.00–56.00	773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	65.25/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,016	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	85.86/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	59.75/cwt	56.00–62.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,260.90/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	17,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	51.54/cwt	50.00–54.00	745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	1,005.08/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,860	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	63.46/cwt	62.00–65.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	137.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	656	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	65.52/cwt	63.00–69.00	873	14
Bulls	—	—	1,283	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	121.08/cwt	117.00–124.00	620	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	925.72/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,674	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,431	70.91/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.62/cwt	100.00–116.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	75.98/cwt	74.00–78.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	149.49/cwt	146.00–159.00	854	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.88/cwt	118.00–125.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	120.63/cwt	118.00–124.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	103.69/cwt	102.00–106.00	808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	144.75/cwt	144.00–148.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.28/cwt	134.00–136.00	840	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.27/cwt	118.00–122.00	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.50	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.35/cwt	118.00–126.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	107.75/cwt	107.50–108.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 925Last week 864Year ago 775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 138Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 2Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	136.00–145.00	138.95
3	—	915	110.00–116.00	111.99
2	—	1,010	108.00	108.00
7	—	773	120.00–126.00	122.97
4	—	720	125.00–126.00	125.25
2	—	425	169.00	169.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
12	—	677	128.00–132.00	130.67
7	—	880	119.00–123.00	120.71
2	—	820	119.00	119.00
2	—	537	152.50	152.50
57	—	621	134.00–136.00	135.28
1	—	370	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	633	140.00–148.10	147.69
9	—	381	184.00–197.00	192.30
36	—	522	149.00–165.00	160.62
7	—	483	165.50–182.00	167.99
5	—	652	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	185.00	185.00
148	—	725	126.00–136.00	132.73
37	—	571	146.00–159.00	149.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	157.50	157.50
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	628	124.00–128.00	126.16
47	—	527	127.00–135.00	131.58
4	—	391	139.00–142.00	139.73
25	—	472	131.00–143.00	139.69
86	—	677	123.75–125.75	125.05
36	—	583	127.00–131.00	129.30
10	—	415	136.00–145.00	143.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	127.00–134.00	130.54
5	—	478	122.00–128.00	125.89
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
3	—	373	133.00–136.00	134.34
10	—	512	117.00–124.00	121.08
4	—	719	100.00–116.00	109.62
2	—	308	131.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
8	—	563	118.00–125.00	120.88
10	—	779	102.00–106.00	103.69
11	—	666	110.00–120.50	116.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
5	—	379	124.00–127.00	124.99
1	—	460	118.00	118.00
1	—	700	81.00	81.00
2	—	925	74.00–78.00	75.98
1	—	505	109.00	109.00
2	—	767	86.00	86.00
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
3	—	290	172.50–175.00	173.35
2	—	533	141.00–142.00	141.51
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
8	—	678	118.00–124.00	120.63
5	—	583	144.00–148.00	144.75
7	—	775	118.00–122.00	120.27
2	—	307	166.00	166.00
2	—	813	104.00–110.00	107.03
5	—	620	118.00–126.00	124.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	161.00	161.00
7	—	514	157.75	157.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
3	—	477	134.00–141.00	137.58
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	885	86.00	86.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
2	—	740	107.50–108.00	107.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,225	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.08
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	875.00–975.00	925.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,260.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	62.00–65.00	63.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,431	68.00–74.00	70.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,144	55.00–62.00	59.80
2	—	1,445	50.00–54.00	51.54
14	—	1,332	63.00–69.00	65.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	36.00–37.00	36.45
3	—	1,110	52.00–55.00	54.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	45.00–56.00	50.60
8	—	1,557	62.00–68.00	65.25
4	—	1,491	56.00–62.00	59.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	84.00–87.00	85.86
2	—	1,790	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,283	70.00–75.00	72.52

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle