Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand on an average through good quality offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.54/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$133.54

225 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	579	139.00	804	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	761	133.59	1,017	215
Medium and Large 2-3	610	128.17	781	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $23 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 sale225 hd

133.54

—

KY average26 barns · 4,492 hd

137.10

−3.56

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	1,756	97.09	1,705	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	67.15	882	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	66.99	996	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	57.34	582	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,107	94.39	1,045	9thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1-2Value Added	—	505	134.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	139.51/cwt	138.00–144.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	131.48/cwt	126.00–135.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	128.26/cwt	127.00–130.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	710	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.66/cwt	144.00–150.50	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	87.62/cwt	85.00–93.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	162.04/cwt	157.00–165.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.48/cwt	136.00–143.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	125.48/cwt	120.25–126.00	1,083	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	149.43/cwt	145.00–154.00	767	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	62.63/cwt	59.00–66.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	153.20/cwt	150.00–156.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.72/cwt	125.00–126.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	164.61/cwt	152.00–171.00	642	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	885	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	143.36/cwt	137.00–146.00	609	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	166.34/cwt	158.00–170.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	145.94/cwt	145.50–149.00	775	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	152.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	64.91/cwt	61.00–71.00	696	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	67.72/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,022	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	64.05/cwt	63.00–65.00	895	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,107	94.39/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,045	9
Bulls	—	—	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	669	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	716	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	46.09/cwt	37.00–50.00	413	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	100.10/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,820	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	860.05/cwt	800.00–900.00	12,557	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	68.50/cwt	65.00–76.00	903	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	62.96/cwt	60.00–65.00	813	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	56.44/cwt	52.00–60.00	582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	103.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Heifers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	642	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	117.23/cwt	114.00–122.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	121.62/cwt	117.00–126.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	98.97/cwt	97.00–102.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,148	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	139.11/cwt	138.00–140.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	148.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	130.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	103.68/cwt	102.00–107.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.15/cwt	126.00–137.00	636	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	150.44/cwt	147.00–156.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.19/cwt	111.00–117.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	106.63/cwt	103.00–108.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	149.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.10/cwt	134.00–143.50	797	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.62/cwt	121.00–124.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	118.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	88.02/cwt	80.00–104.00	777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	994.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 822Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 126Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 71Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	132.00–135.00	134.19
4	—	452	138.00–144.00	139.51
4	—	335	150.00	150.00
5	—	551	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	146.00	146.00
18	—	425	137.00–146.00	143.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	109.00–117.00	113.06
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
3	—	830	85.00–93.00	87.62
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.52
5	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	295	142.00	142.00
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
3	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.01
1	—	1,025	87.00	87.00
19	—	560	120.00–129.00	125.21
8	—	417	126.00–136.00	130.34
22	—	478	126.00–137.00	133.15
2	—	312	140.00	140.00
8	—	732	103.00–108.00	106.63
1	—	960	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	107.00	107.00
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	100.00–107.00	103.37
1	—	780	82.00	82.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
6	—	518	114.00–122.00	117.23
2	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	117.00–126.00	121.62
3	—	723	97.00–102.00	98.97
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
5	—	573	116.00–120.00	118.35
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	152.00–160.00	155.64
2	—	842	121.00	121.00
7	—	568	144.00–150.50	148.66
2	—	440	154.00	154.00
66	—	863	120.25–126.00	125.48
2	—	513	145.00–154.00	149.43
7	—	766	125.00–126.00	125.72
6	—	390	152.00–171.00	164.61
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
58	—	977	117.50	117.50
7	—	454	147.00–156.00	150.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	127.00–130.00	128.26
5	—	768	128.00	128.00
8	—	515	157.00–165.00	162.04
8	—	458	165.50	165.50
7	—	555	165.00	165.00
9	—	410	158.00–170.00	166.34
7	—	624	138.00–140.00	139.11
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	151.00	151.00
2	—	642	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	126.00–135.00	131.48
15	—	531	145.50–149.00	145.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
4	—	516	136.00–143.00	138.48
5	—	632	120.00–126.00	124.60
10	—	436	140.00–149.00	146.21
14	—	470	140.00–148.00	145.79
2	—	765	112.00–113.00	112.51
2	—	268	150.00–151.00	150.48
8	—	367	142.00–152.00	148.09
3	—	835	102.00–107.00	103.68
10	—	713	111.00–117.00	113.19
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
7	—	323	141.00–155.00	149.77
12	—	573	134.00–143.50	139.10
13	—	672	121.00–124.00	122.62
3	—	883	80.00–104.00	88.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	150.00–156.00	153.20
3	—	422	150.00–156.00	152.23
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	85.00–90.00	87.50
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
2	—	478	133.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	59.00–66.00	62.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,460	800.00–900.00	860.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	900.00–1,075.00	994.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	61.00–71.00	64.91
6	—	896	37.00–50.00	46.09
9	—	1,031	52.00–60.00	56.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,509	65.00–78.00	67.72
8	—	1,397	63.00–65.00	64.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	55.00	55.00
43	—	1,318	65.00–76.00	68.50
11	—	1,291	60.00–65.00	62.96
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	93.00–95.00	94.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,780	85.00	85.00
12	—	1,818	93.00–105.00	100.10

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle