Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mixed with 400-600 lbs trading steady to 2.00 lower; 600-700 steady to 2.00 higher and yearlings weak. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality was good but not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.01/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$124.01

283 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

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	598	125.30	749	271
Large 1-2	615	98.00	603	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	690	94.37	651	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $98 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 sale283 hd

124.01

—

KY average26 barns · 9,256 hd

127.54

−3.53

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	1,839	88.64	1,630	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	59.05	879	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	58.81	769	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	50.11	578	12

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	465	147.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.43/cwt	132.00–143.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	107.85/cwt	100.00–108.50	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	161.27/cwt	148.00–166.00	916	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.80/cwt	121.00–124.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	129.41/cwt	126.00–136.00	683	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	157.08/cwt	151.00–158.75	842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	125.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	724	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	177.70/cwt	175.00–179.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	144.21/cwt	143.00–147.00	890	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	138.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	131.17/cwt	131.00–131.25	1,015	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	149.72/cwt	144.00–152.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	149.22/cwt	148.00–152.00	554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.57/cwt	129.00–133.00	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	126.78/cwt	122.00–128.75	851	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	925	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	162.09/cwt	154.00–170.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	725	107.52/cwt	105.00–115.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	789	115.66/cwt	109.00–117.25	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	148.31/cwt	142.00–150.50	644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	161.47/cwt	154.00–166.00	746	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,180	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.87/cwt	126.00–131.00	799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	94.20/cwt	93.00–95.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	148.31/cwt	137.00–152.00	641	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	60.49/cwt	59.00–63.50	918	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	56.80/cwt	56.00–58.00	797	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	48.43/cwt	45.00–51.00	548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	61.53/cwt	59.00–69.00	823	23
Bulls	—	—	1,814	93.51/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,696	9
Bulls	—	—	1,956	86.19/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,686	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	51.96/cwt	50.00–53.00	589	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	52.48/cwt	52.00–53.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	56.85/cwt	53.00–58.50	737	16
Bulls	—	—	1,483	76.48/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,134	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	44.38/cwt	36.00–48.00	504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	57.19/cwt	56.00–59.50	689	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	560	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,340	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	978	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	541	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	557	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,081.31/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	14,846	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	727.80/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	86.65/cwt	86.00–88.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	96.60/cwt	89.00–101.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	137.09/cwt	135.00–141.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	123.59/cwt	123.00–125.00	954	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	151.65/cwt	151.00–152.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	112.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.83/cwt	135.50–152.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.68/cwt	118.00–126.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.24/cwt	138.00–145.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.69/cwt	141.00–151.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	110.98/cwt	104.00–120.00	759	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.64/cwt	126.00–134.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	106.52/cwt	99.00–110.00	781	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	79.47/cwt	77.00–82.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	100.36/cwt	95.00–106.00	808	6

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 1,542Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 191Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	142.00–150.00	147.60
3	—	1,155	105.00	105.00
2	—	395	163.00	163.00
22	—	935	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	132.00	132.00
5	—	852	116.50	116.50
4	—	840	116.00	116.00
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
4	—	621	135.00–138.00	137.27
8	—	421	144.00–152.00	149.72
12	—	772	123.00–125.00	123.59
2	—	515	145.00–150.00	147.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	568	148.00–166.00	161.27
16	—	536	151.00–158.75	157.08
3	—	380	175.00–179.00	177.70
17	—	617	143.00–147.00	144.21
51	—	774	131.00–131.25	131.17
10	—	728	129.00–133.00	130.57
15	—	657	140.75	140.75
9	—	417	154.00–170.00	162.09
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
2	—	347	179.00	179.00
12	—	462	154.00–166.00	161.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	895	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	951	85.00	85.00
3	—	278	132.00–143.00	138.43
13	—	782	100.00–108.50	107.85
10	—	574	121.00–124.00	122.80
9	—	360	135.00–141.00	137.09
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
5	—	638	109.00–114.00	112.64
12	—	513	118.00–126.00	122.68
5	—	340	138.00–145.00	141.24
18	—	684	104.00–120.00	110.98
8	—	474	126.00–134.00	131.64
11	—	733	99.00–110.00	106.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	609	123.00	123.00
18	—	528	126.00–136.00	129.41
24	—	578	124.00–130.00	125.25
20	—	476	135.00–145.00	138.92
8	—	371	148.00–152.00	149.22
63	—	671	122.00–128.75	126.78
10	—	434	142.00–150.50	148.31
6	—	705	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	105.00–115.00	107.52
10	—	789	109.00–117.25	115.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
3	—	782	86.00–88.00	86.65
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
3	—	615	89.00–101.00	96.60
2	—	933	77.00–82.00	79.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	126.00–131.00	127.87
5	—	928	93.00–95.00	94.20
5	—	672	121.00–129.00	126.16
5	—	432	137.00–152.00	148.31
3	—	368	151.00–152.00	151.65
12	—	475	135.50–152.00	145.83
15	—	575	130.00–145.00	137.20
16	—	523	141.00–151.00	143.69
2	—	722	121.00	121.00
3	—	763	115.00	115.00
6	—	805	95.00–106.00	100.36
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
1	—	920	89.00	89.00
5	—	526	133.00–137.00	134.97
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	430	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	541	103.00	103.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,373	875.00–1,200.00	1,081.31
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	700.00–750.00	727.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	58.00	58.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	77.00	77.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,518	59.00–63.50	60.49
5	—	1,403	56.00–58.00	56.80
2	—	1,445	52.00–53.00	52.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	45.00–51.00	48.43
23	—	1,337	59.00–69.00	61.53
16	—	1,297	53.00–58.50	56.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	50.00–53.00	51.96
5	—	1,136	36.00–48.00	44.38
3	—	1,205	56.00–59.50	57.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,814	92.00–98.00	93.51
8	—	1,956	80.00–89.00	86.19
2	—	1,483	76.00–77.00	76.48

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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