Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers lightly tested however softer undertone noted. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.53/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$124.53

84 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$23.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

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	540	128.18	692	66
Medium and Large 2-3	484	115.38	559	8thin
Large 1-2	824	108.63	895	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	425	104.50	444	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.68/cwt here — about $248 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 sale84 hd

124.53

—

KY average26 barns · 3,509 hd

128.66

−4.12

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	1,796	94.17	1,691	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	68.25	1,038	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	67.10	875	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	62.41	639	18

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	435	139.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	711	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.21/cwt	138.00–144.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.28/cwt	118.50–124.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.46/cwt	139.00–147.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	147.03/cwt	145.00–149.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	90.34/cwt	87.00–94.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.68/cwt	138.00–140.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	136.86/cwt	134.00–144.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.50	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	136.70/cwt	133.00–140.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	132.55/cwt	129.00–135.00	754	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	130.36/cwt	130.00–130.50	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	68.86/cwt	67.00–72.00	912	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	63.59/cwt	60.00–66.00	804	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	65.62/cwt	64.00–66.50	976	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	89.31/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	98.32/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,819	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	54.91/cwt	51.00–57.00	553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	66.11/cwt	65.00–68.00	677	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	61.39/cwt	59.00–64.00	633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	28,559	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	69.37/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,066	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	913	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	986.63/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,984	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	955.23/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	1,241.83/cwt	1,100.00–1,385.00	17,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	127.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.84/cwt	114.00–119.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.34/cwt	132.00–139.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	151.31/cwt	150.00–154.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	131.35/cwt	130.00–133.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	112.27/cwt	105.00–116.00	805	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 653Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 159Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 4

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
6	—	435	138.00–141.00	139.01
8	—	487	138.00	138.00
8	—	522	133.00–140.00	136.70
10	—	569	129.00–135.00	132.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	711	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	110.00–115.00	110.83
5	—	525	120.00–129.00	123.56
4	—	670	105.00–114.00	108.43
6	—	457	136.00	136.00
4	—	576	124.00–125.50	124.76
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
1	—	895	94.00	94.00
3	—	413	130.00–133.00	131.35
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
4	—	913	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
2	—	405	116.00	116.00
2	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	352	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
4	—	593	138.00	138.00
7	—	626	134.00–144.00	136.86
3	—	708	125.00–129.00	126.33
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
6	—	530	138.00–144.00	140.21
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
5	—	467	145.00–149.00	147.03
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
3	—	571	138.00–140.50	139.68
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
3	—	803	120.00	120.00
3	—	640	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,008	104.50	104.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
5	—	773	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	562	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
1	—	920	83.00	83.00
7	—	626	118.50–124.00	121.28
4	—	521	139.00–147.00	142.46
3	—	820	87.00–94.00	90.34
4	—	850	91.00	91.00
2	—	455	138.00	138.00
7	—	669	114.00–119.00	116.84
6	—	565	132.00–139.00	137.34
6	—	387	150.00–154.00	151.31
4	—	797	107.50	107.50
3	—	717	105.00–116.00	112.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	130.00–130.50	130.36
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	99.00	99.00
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
3	—	410	123.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	940	76.00	76.00
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,325	67.00–72.00	68.86
8	—	1,264	60.00–66.00	63.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	64.00–66.50	65.62
14	—	1,536	67.00–73.50	69.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	51.00–57.00	54.91
8	—	1,024	65.00–68.00	66.11
7	—	1,031	59.00–64.00	61.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	88.00–91.00	89.31
1	—	1,120	79.00	79.00
6	—	1,850	92.00–110.00	98.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,705	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,316	900.00–1,075.00	986.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	925.00–1,000.00	955.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,416	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,241.83

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle