Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on calves over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.22/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$133.22

324 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$18.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

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	537	135.73	728	280
Medium and Large 2-3	545	117.29	640	44

One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about $89 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 sale324 hd

133.22

—

KY average25 barns · 5,707 hd

133.73

−0.50

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	1,412	85.32	1,204	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	65.74	995	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	65.20	838	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	59.78	644	28

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	155.35/cwt	152.00–158.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	305	155.74/cwt	149.00–157.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	128.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	137.37/cwt	133.00–143.00	717	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	164.25/cwt	161.00–166.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	950	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	164.20/cwt	154.00–165.75	860	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	142.70/cwt	135.00–153.00	899	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	157.47/cwt	152.00–160.00	891	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.18/cwt	151.00–155.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	122.40/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.89/cwt	153.00–166.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	157.91/cwt	152.00–161.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	135.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	778	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,046	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	131.18/cwt	129.00–133.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	149.20/cwt	146.00–150.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.96/cwt	136.00–149.00	829	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	122.90/cwt	117.00–126.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	162.79/cwt	160.00–164.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	115.25/cwt	110.00–118.25	1,072	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	162.51/cwt	154.00–163.00	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	309	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	152.03/cwt	146.00–154.00	543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	170.95/cwt	160.00–172.00	687	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,189.35/cwt	1,085.00–1,375.00	17,246	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	514	145.26/cwt	145.00–146.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	152.96/cwt	142.00–155.50	653	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	144.90/cwt	139.00–151.00	697	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	134.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	832	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	974.69/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	724	115.15/cwt	107.00–117.50	834	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	860	96.96/cwt	92.00–106.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,050	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	945	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,143.55/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	13,951	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	969.69/cwt	785.00–1,150.00	13,149	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	982.58/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,270	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	79.31/cwt	76.00–82.00	698	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,004.57/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	10,327	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	817	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	67.09/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,028	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	57.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	765	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	68.97/cwt	65.00–74.00	903	18
Bulls	—	—	1,344	84.95/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,142	8
Bulls	—	—	1,145	73.29/cwt	67.00–80.00	839	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	51.94/cwt	50.00–53.50	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	63.24/cwt	61.00–64.50	922	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	62.74/cwt	59.00–65.00	767	11
Bulls	—	—	1,768	97.84/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,730	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	65.07/cwt	62.00–66.50	707	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	58.70/cwt	54.00–61.00	637	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,804	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,544	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	588	136.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	805	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,102	683.66/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,534	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	637.74/cwt	625.00–650.00	5,823	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	66.41/cwt	65.00–68.00	704	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	122.59/cwt	118.00–129.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	97.52/cwt	95.00–101.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	101.93/cwt	92.00–109.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	127.96/cwt	121.00–132.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	825	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	124.27/cwt	122.00–131.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	122.70/cwt	117.00–128.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	131.51/cwt	127.00–135.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	91.99/cwt	90.00–95.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.08/cwt	153.00–167.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	137.57/cwt	134.00–142.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	126.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	103.50/cwt	103.00–105.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	136.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	632	120.24/cwt	117.00–122.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	766	110.28/cwt	105.50–114.00	845	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	106.00/cwt	100.00–112.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.06/cwt	140.00–152.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	148.97/cwt	145.00–152.00	702	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	123.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	140.39/cwt	137.00–147.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	154.89/cwt	151.00–159.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.27/cwt	126.00–141.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	104.80/cwt	100.00–107.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	125.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	721	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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 1,136Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 217Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 20Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	152.00–158.00	155.35
3	—	408	152.00–161.00	157.91
9	—	619	130.00–136.00	134.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	580	136.00–149.00	142.96
3	—	717	117.00–126.00	122.90
3	—	783	111.00	111.00
2	—	605	126.00–130.00	127.98
8	—	383	153.00–167.00	162.08
11	—	433	145.00–155.00	151.06
2	—	835	100.00–112.00	106.00
8	—	532	140.00–152.00	144.06
1	—	1,120	86.00	86.00
15	—	471	145.00–152.00	148.97
7	—	672	120.00–129.00	123.66
2	—	253	160.00–161.00	160.50
3	—	313	151.00–159.00	154.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	136.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	135.00–137.00	136.32
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
3	—	668	110.00	110.00
4	—	513	127.00–135.00	131.51
1	—	935	79.00	79.00
2	—	778	106.00–107.00	106.50
3	—	713	105.00–110.00	108.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	305	149.00–157.00	155.74
12	—	622	127.00–130.00	128.00
22	—	522	133.00–143.00	137.37
20	—	572	128.00–140.00	135.98
2	—	220	150.00	150.00
13	—	357	146.00–154.00	152.03
62	—	427	142.00–155.50	152.96
46	—	481	139.00–151.00	144.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
2	—	373	143.00–145.00	144.03
3	—	807	90.00–95.00	91.99
2	—	665	112.00	112.00
10	—	413	134.00–142.00	137.57
4	—	591	120.00–130.00	125.00
6	—	539	124.00–132.00	126.81
4	—	721	103.00–105.00	103.50
5	—	473	134.00–139.00	136.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
24	—	724	107.00–117.50	115.15
4	—	860	92.00–106.00	96.96
3	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
2	—	825	97.00–104.00	100.50
8	—	632	117.00–122.00	120.24
13	—	766	105.50–114.00	110.28
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	86.00	86.00
8	—	518	118.00–129.00	122.59
4	—	721	95.00–101.00	97.52
3	—	637	92.00–109.00	101.93
3	—	373	121.00–132.00	127.96
10	—	478	122.00–131.00	124.27
2	—	415	117.00–128.00	122.70
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
5	—	676	100.00–107.00	104.80
1	—	280	116.00	116.00
6	—	574	120.00–128.00	125.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	161.00–166.00	164.25
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
5	—	436	151.00–155.00	154.18
5	—	885	120.00–123.00	122.40
6	—	380	153.00–166.00	160.89
20	—	830	124.00–128.00	126.00
2	—	675	130.00–131.00	130.51
6	—	462	152.00–153.00	152.67
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
7	—	617	125.00–135.00	132.16
5	—	572	146.00–150.00	149.20
1	—	1,015	101.00	101.00
3	—	220	160.00–164.00	162.79
11	—	930	110.00–118.25	115.25
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	728	129.00–136.00	130.53
35	—	524	154.00–165.75	164.20
36	—	630	135.00–153.00	142.70
16	—	566	152.00–160.00	157.47
7	—	671	139.50	139.50
11	—	755	129.00–133.00	131.18
18	—	478	154.00–163.00	162.51
6	—	309	179.00	179.00
3	—	395	168.00	168.00
29	—	402	160.00–172.00	170.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	145.00–146.00	145.26
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	129.00	129.00
3	—	625	120.00–126.00	123.27
3	—	471	137.00–147.00	140.39
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
5	—	525	126.00–141.00	135.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	96.00	96.00

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	11	—	1,450	1,085.00–1,375.00	1,189.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,143.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,295	900.00–1,025.00	974.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	975.00–1,025.00	1,004.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,356	785.00–1,150.00	969.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	875.00–1,100.00	982.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,102	625.00–725.00	683.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	625.00–650.00	637.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	76.00–82.00	79.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	65.00–68.00	66.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,067	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	55.00	55.00
19	—	1,533	65.00–71.00	67.09
6	—	1,458	61.00–64.50	63.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	54.00–58.00	57.02
18	—	1,309	65.00–74.00	68.97
11	—	1,223	59.00–65.00	62.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	50.00–53.50	51.94
9	—	1,087	62.00–66.50	65.07
15	—	1,085	54.00–61.00	58.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,344	80.00–88.00	84.95
6	—	1,145	67.00–80.00	73.29
6	—	1,768	92.00–103.00	97.84

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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