Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Buyers continue to favor weaned packages of 400-600 lb thin-fleshed steers suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.50/cwt on 472 head.

Average price

$126.50

472 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$17.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

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	641	127.14	815	455
Medium and Large 2-3	571	109.46	625	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.68/cwt here — about $190 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 sale472 hd

126.50

—

KY average27 barns · 6,553 hd

131.57

−5.07

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	1,737	93.25	1,620	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	66.58	996	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	63.44	815	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	56.44	584	12

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2Value Added	—	720	135.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	972	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	173.27/cwt	160.00–179.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	122.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	125.03/cwt	123.50–127.00	1,020	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	153.30/cwt	152.00–154.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	143.68/cwt	143.00–144.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	127.65/cwt	127.00–128.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	156.10/cwt	154.00–158.00	882	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	328	145.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	122.89/cwt	116.50–125.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	172.18/cwt	160.00–180.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	144.15/cwt	140.00–145.25	964	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	133.21/cwt	126.00–138.00	699	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	302	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.60/cwt	137.00–151.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	137.15/cwt	135.00–138.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	126.89/cwt	124.00–127.50	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	136.13/cwt	135.00–138.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	159.27/cwt	155.00–162.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	106.79/cwt	100.00–111.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.14/cwt	151.00–160.00	742	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.16/cwt	155.00–159.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	374	149.75/cwt	144.00–153.50	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	135.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	132.34/cwt	125.00–139.00	753	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	145.96/cwt	140.00–158.00	908	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	135.92/cwt	133.00–142.00	650	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	358	184.66/cwt	184.00–185.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	125.91/cwt	118.00–126.35	922	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	871	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	993	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	778	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	130.89/cwt	126.00–136.50	1,008	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	170.10/cwt	163.00–176.50	820	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	134.40/cwt	134.00–135.00	875	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	131.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	839	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	140.42/cwt	134.00–144.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	56.09/cwt	54.00–58.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	95.56/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,729	8
Bulls	—	—	1,535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	50.97/cwt	49.00–53.00	507	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	64.33/cwt	63.00–65.00	639	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	67.22/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,029	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	66.76/cwt	64.00–73.00	896	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	61.75/cwt	59.00–63.00	774	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	54.46/cwt	54.00–55.00	618	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,001.53/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	13,100	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	779	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	1,176.93/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	129.92/cwt	124.00–135.00	676	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	62.10/cwt	61.00–63.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	122.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	111.06/cwt	105.00–119.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.18/cwt	139.50–149.00	738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.28/cwt	109.00–111.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,159	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	117.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	147.59/cwt	145.00–153.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.65/cwt	122.00–124.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	139.74/cwt	138.00–141.00	449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	167.44/cwt	160.00–178.00	698	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	143.75/cwt	140.00–150.50	674	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	108.43/cwt	106.00–110.00	845	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.16/cwt	124.00–136.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.09/cwt	121.50–129.00	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	98.59/cwt	92.00–103.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	154.26/cwt	142.00–160.00	577	4

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 800Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 120Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	720	130.00–136.00	135.05
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
30	—	565	154.00–158.00	156.10
44	—	669	140.00–145.25	144.15
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
5	—	527	155.00–162.00	159.27
45	—	622	140.00–158.00	145.96
3	—	358	184.00–185.00	184.66
46	—	770	126.00–136.50	130.89
22	—	482	163.00–176.50	170.10
27	—	417	160.00–178.00	167.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	160.00–179.00	173.27
44	—	816	123.50–127.00	125.03
3	—	522	152.00–154.00	153.30
4	—	865	116.50–125.00	122.89
5	—	369	160.00–180.00	172.18
1	—	260	173.00	173.00
7	—	576	137.00–151.00	143.60
7	—	613	135.00–138.00	137.15
6	—	709	124.00–127.50	126.89
8	—	664	135.00–138.00	136.13
28	—	475	151.00–160.00	156.14
5	—	422	155.00–159.00	157.16
2	—	770	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,135	104.00	104.00
16	—	1,026	113.00	113.00
2	—	930	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
3	—	678	118.00–127.00	122.71
2	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	120.00–124.00	122.76
3	—	270	143.00–144.00	143.68
5	—	328	140.00–152.00	145.97
24	—	525	126.00–138.00	133.21
6	—	374	144.00–153.50	149.75
30	—	569	125.00–139.00	132.34
30	—	478	133.00–142.00	135.92
132	—	732	118.00–126.35	125.91
94	—	640	125.00–134.00	131.16
13	—	433	134.00–144.00	140.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	127.00–128.00	127.65
6	—	717	100.00–111.00	106.79
7	—	678	109.00–111.00	109.28
9	—	529	121.00–126.00	124.03
10	—	632	115.00–119.00	117.41
6	—	579	122.00–124.00	122.65
2	—	473	125.00–131.00	127.92
5	—	321	138.00–141.00	139.74
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
18	—	779	106.00–110.00	108.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	871	114.00	114.00
4	—	778	112.00	112.00
15	—	685	117.00	117.00
2	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	98.00	98.00
2	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
3	—	560	105.00–119.00	111.06
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
8	—	667	92.00–103.00	98.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	165.00	165.00
8	—	622	132.00–140.00	135.01
2	—	757	122.00	122.00
5	—	651	134.00–135.00	134.40
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	124.00–135.00	129.92
2	—	415	139.00	139.00
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
5	—	570	124.00–136.00	131.16
1	—	245	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	139.50–149.00	142.18
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
3	—	416	145.00–153.00	147.59
5	—	782	106.00–112.00	109.00
3	—	853	105.00–107.00	105.66
15	—	469	140.00–150.50	143.75
2	—	1,012	78.00	78.00
2	—	808	106.00–108.00	107.01
11	—	559	140.00–150.00	144.26
27	—	673	121.50–129.00	127.09
4	—	374	142.00–160.00	154.26

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	—	1,290	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	900.00–1,125.00	1,001.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	68.00	68.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	62.00	62.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,296	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,176.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,163	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	54.00–58.00	56.09
4	—	995	49.00–53.00	50.97
3	—	993	63.00–65.00	64.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,531	64.00–74.00	67.22
2	—	1,245	61.00–63.00	62.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,342	64.00–73.00	66.76
16	—	1,253	59.00–63.00	61.75
4	—	1,134	54.00–55.00	54.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,809	90.00–104.00	95.56
1	—	1,535	88.00	88.00

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

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