Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with good demand. New crop fleshy bawling fall-born calves beginning to arrive in the market. Buyers showing preference for harder thin-fleshed long-weaned offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.91/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$135.91

443 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

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	534	137.51	735	406
Large 1-2	584	121.70	711	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	117.55	662	29
Small and Medium 1-2	255	117.50	300	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $435 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 sale443 hd

135.91

—

KY average26 barns · 7,381 hd

138.38

−2.47

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	1,614	92.33	1,490	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	66.50	824	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	66.34	960	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	59.61	612	40

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	166.49/cwt	164.00–175.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	165.23/cwt	158.00–173.00	866	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	319	176.57/cwt	165.00–183.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	134.36/cwt	131.00–136.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	149.19/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	743	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	149.61/cwt	148.00–153.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	128.94/cwt	126.00–131.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	133.34/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.68/cwt	136.00–141.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	173.94/cwt	160.00–183.50	722	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	146.75/cwt	142.00–158.00	905	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.61/cwt	162.50–168.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	155.67/cwt	151.00–159.00	657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	120.43/cwt	115.00–126.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	152.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	172.32/cwt	161.00–180.50	813	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	684	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	126.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.91/cwt	144.00–148.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	106.19/cwt	101.00–110.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.95/cwt	110.00–124.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	103.66/cwt	90.00–108.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	324	175.29/cwt	171.00–183.00	568	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	181.22/cwt	165.00–185.50	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	139.91/cwt	134.00–145.00	803	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	146.93/cwt	143.00–156.00	604	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	133.02/cwt	125.00–134.10	899	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	154.34/cwt	152.00–157.00	517	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	170.76/cwt	170.00–171.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	139.13/cwt	135.00–144.50	726	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	253	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	161.93/cwt	155.00–166.50	912	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	928	129.95/cwt	129.95–129.95	1,206	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	173.01/cwt	172.00–176.00	737	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	820	11
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	146.85/cwt	141.00–150.00	678	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	835	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,378	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	437	111.88/cwt	104.00–128.00	489	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,395	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	64.87/cwt	62.00–67.00	954	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	70.15/cwt	68.00–74.00	971	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	70.39/cwt	68.00–74.00	909	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	64.27/cwt	61.00–67.00	779	42
Bulls	—	—	1,328	74.81/cwt	72.00–77.00	993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	88.70/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,387	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	68.50/cwt	66.00–71.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	62.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	646	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	58.02/cwt	56.00–59.00	635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	53.02/cwt	44.00–59.00	512	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	828	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	990	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	578	126.66/cwt	126.00–127.00	732	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	922.61/cwt	860.00–1,000.00	10,379	4
Bulls	—	—	1,702	98.15/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,671	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,223	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	822	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	392	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	120.28/cwt	113.00–127.00	693	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	478	125.97/cwt	121.00–131.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	112.77/cwt	106.00–120.00	706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	132.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.17/cwt	112.00–118.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	125.71/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,081	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	137.31/cwt	131.00–140.50	592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	136.22/cwt	133.00–138.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	165.07/cwt	163.00–167.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	143.94/cwt	140.00–144.50	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	101.52/cwt	96.00–107.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	154.22/cwt	152.00–156.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	105.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	152.64/cwt	149.00–157.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	101.17/cwt	97.00–109.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.22/cwt	126.00–130.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.93/cwt	130.00–144.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.46/cwt	138.50–144.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	156.22/cwt	152.50–160.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.29/cwt	146.00–151.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	144.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	133.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.07/cwt	122.00–131.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	108.85/cwt	103.00–111.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	124.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	983	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,130	3

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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,136Last week 1,018Year ago 1,036

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 93Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	113.00	113.00
1	—	825	113.00	113.00
4	—	700	119.00–120.00	119.25
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
3	—	983	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	563	130.00–133.00	131.98
6	—	612	115.00–126.00	120.43
17	—	516	130.00–135.00	132.53
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
11	—	381	144.00–148.00	145.91
6	—	777	101.00–110.00	106.19
7	—	669	110.00–124.00	118.95
16	—	431	131.00–140.50	137.31
4	—	715	100.00–110.00	105.46
2	—	315	140.00–144.00	141.94
20	—	474	130.00–140.00	133.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	148.00–153.00	149.61
10	—	624	126.00–131.00	128.94
22	—	574	134.00–145.00	139.91
52	—	411	143.00–156.00	146.93
80	—	676	125.00–134.10	133.02
17	—	335	152.00–157.00	154.34
54	—	522	135.00–144.50	139.13
41	—	462	141.00–150.00	146.85
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	126.00–127.00	126.66
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	121.00–131.00	125.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	113.00–127.00	120.28
4	—	626	106.00–120.00	112.77
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
3	—	377	130.00–136.00	132.35
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
3	—	708	93.00	93.00
4	—	685	103.00–111.00	108.85
5	—	482	122.00–129.00	124.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	164.00–175.00	166.49
6	—	319	165.00–183.00	176.57
9	—	380	165.00–185.50	181.22
4	—	426	172.00–176.00	173.01
11	—	519	158.00	158.00
9	—	583	149.00–157.00	152.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	877	90.00–108.00	103.66
1	—	1,035	76.00	76.00
10	—	780	112.00–118.00	115.17
2	—	363	163.00–167.00	165.07
8	—	536	140.00–144.50	143.94
2	—	913	96.00–107.00	101.52
8	—	822	97.00–109.00	101.17
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
2	—	465	145.00–150.00	147.50
5	—	669	126.00–130.00	127.22
9	—	572	138.50–144.00	140.46
2	—	328	152.50–160.00	156.22
3	—	433	146.00–151.00	148.29
10	—	628	122.00–131.00	129.07
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
3	—	437	104.00–128.00	111.88
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
3	—	570	134.00–138.00	136.04
4	—	485	130.00–144.00	135.93
5	—	359	156.00	156.00
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	524	158.00–173.00	165.23
3	—	730	131.00–136.00	134.36
12	—	672	144.00–151.00	149.19
6	—	775	132.50–135.00	133.34
54	—	415	160.00–183.50	173.94
54	—	617	142.00–158.00	146.75
27	—	472	161.00–180.50	172.32
13	—	324	171.00–183.00	175.29
4	—	387	170.00–171.00	170.76
3	—	253	179.00	179.00
32	—	563	155.00–166.50	161.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
3	—	610	136.00–141.00	137.68
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
4	—	380	162.50–168.00	165.61
13	—	422	151.00–159.00	155.67
1	—	985	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,120	100.00	100.00
11	—	522	150.00–155.00	152.02
3	—	706	124.00–128.00	126.67
14	—	860	125.00–126.00	125.71
9	—	661	133.00–138.00	136.22
5	—	460	152.00–156.00	154.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	928	129.95	129.95
5	—	401	177.00	177.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	124.00	124.00
1	—	780	126.00	126.00
2	—	828	115.00–124.00	119.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	142.00–147.00	144.46
1	—	260	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	87.00	87.00
1	—	365	107.50	107.50
1	—	595	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	535.00	535.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	860.00–1,000.00	922.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,471	62.00–67.00	64.87
10	—	1,384	68.00–74.00	70.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,291	68.00–74.00	70.39
42	—	1,212	61.00–67.00	64.27
5	—	1,094	56.00–59.00	58.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,176	66.00–71.00	68.50
20	—	1,037	60.00–66.00	62.32
15	—	965	44.00–59.00	53.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	72.00–77.00	74.81
8	—	1,564	85.00–93.00	88.70
11	—	1,702	94.00–103.00	98.15

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