Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher in a limited comparison to last Monday's light test. Yearlings no comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.41/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$122.41

262 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$23.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

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	607	123.48	750	226
Medium and Large 2-3	503	116.12	584	35
Large 1-2	680	100.00	680	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.48/cwt here — about $70 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 sale262 hd

122.41

—

KY average29 barns · 5,181 hd

127.62

−5.21

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	—	High	1,679	91.54	1,537	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	73.46	1,195	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	71.47	932	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	62.08	623	15

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	478	138.41/cwt	136.00–145.00	662	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	382	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	138.82/cwt	133.00–143.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	851	132.33/cwt	128.50–132.60	1,126	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.67/cwt	126.00–134.00	639	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	145.40/cwt	139.00–152.50	916	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.87/cwt	156.00–158.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	113.85/cwt	112.00–115.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.60/cwt	147.00–151.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	129.26/cwt	128.00–131.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	155.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	778	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,269.26/cwt	1,075.00–1,350.00	15,307	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	881	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,029	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	150.22/cwt	146.00–153.00	870	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	139.08/cwt	134.00–141.00	719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	144.11/cwt	142.00–144.50	954	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	610	122.73/cwt	121.00–124.00	749	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	110.83/cwt	108.00–114.00	853	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	64.46/cwt	63.00–65.50	637	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	69.10/cwt	67.50–71.00	960	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	74.16/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,234	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	75.04/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,031	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	68.30/cwt	64.50–71.00	849	18
Bulls	—	—	1,707	99.38/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,696	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	676.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,611	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	712	106.64/cwt	105.00–108.00	759	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	55.98/cwt	49.00–63.00	542	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	72.51/cwt	69.00–77.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	139.06/cwt	131.00–147.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	86.96/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,480	16
Bulls	—	—	1,293	73.27/cwt	68.00–80.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	718	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	115.11/cwt	110.00–121.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	360	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	82.19/cwt	79.00–84.00	852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	982.86/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	13,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	127.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.96/cwt	147.00–156.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	120.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	114.37/cwt	104.00–119.00	719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	141.58/cwt	139.00–142.00	416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.37/cwt	123.00–131.00	669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	111.06/cwt	107.00–115.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	128.43/cwt	123.00–131.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	97.36/cwt	84.00–114.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.68/cwt	136.00–145.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.70/cwt	129.00–135.00	498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.70/cwt	140.00–154.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.53/cwt	112.00–129.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	102.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	122.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	113.60/cwt	104.00–120.00	643	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 228Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 81Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 7

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
12	—	478	136.00–145.00	138.41
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
16	—	517	134.00–141.00	139.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	485	126.00–134.00	131.67
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,027	105.00	105.00
3	—	711	104.00	104.00
18	—	579	124.00–132.00	126.99
1	—	200	134.00	134.00
2	—	340	133.00–138.00	135.46
18	—	629	104.00–119.00	114.37
7	—	294	139.00–142.00	141.58
13	—	521	123.00–131.00	128.37
8	—	422	125.00–132.00	128.79
8	—	682	107.00–115.00	111.06
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
7	—	375	129.00–135.00	132.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	881	116.75	116.75
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
27	—	610	121.00–124.00	122.73
17	—	770	108.00–114.00	110.83
10	—	718	108.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	1,005	103.00	103.00
2	—	965	100.00	100.00
4	—	815	108.00–109.00	108.51
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
6	—	518	110.00–121.00	115.11
2	—	280	126.00–131.00	128.41
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
2	—	347	121.00	121.00
6	—	477	115.00–124.00	120.15
4	—	676	100.00–104.00	102.28
6	—	417	117.00–125.00	122.70
6	—	566	104.00–120.00	113.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	167.00	167.00
2	—	480	161.00	161.00
25	—	630	139.00–152.50	145.40
4	—	719	128.00–131.00	129.26
10	—	511	152.00–156.00	155.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	162.00	162.00
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
17	—	662	142.00–144.50	144.11
1	—	560	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	123.00–124.00	123.67
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	940	106.00	106.00
3	—	773	120.00–122.00	120.67
2	—	870	120.00–121.00	120.51
5	—	680	135.00–138.00	135.57
9	—	1,014	108.00	108.00
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
7	—	378	156.00–158.00	156.87
2	—	340	152.00	152.00
3	—	520	147.00–151.00	149.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	851	128.50–132.60	132.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
8	—	619	133.00–143.00	138.82
14	—	517	149.00–152.00	150.47
4	—	669	130.00–132.00	131.01
19	—	579	146.00–153.00	150.22
2	—	480	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	112.00–115.00	113.85
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
7	—	371	147.00–156.00	153.96
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
4	—	825	84.00–114.00	97.36
6	—	419	145.00–153.00	148.56
6	—	578	136.00–145.00	139.68
9	—	463	140.00–154.00	145.70
9	—	677	112.00–129.00	123.53
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
8	—	526	135.00–146.00	142.52
4	—	640	121.00–125.00	122.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	105.00–108.00	106.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	131.00–147.00	139.06
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	905	76.00	76.00
3	—	520	125.00–132.00	127.24
2	—	722	97.00	97.00
3	—	570	123.00–131.00	128.43
2	—	430	129.00	129.00
2	—	490	130.00–139.00	134.50
3	—	662	112.00–120.00	115.98

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	16	—	1,206	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,269.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	77.00	77.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	79.00–84.00	82.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	978	650.00–750.00	676.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,327	900.00–1,100.00	982.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	63.00–65.50	64.46
8	—	968	49.00–63.00	55.98
4	—	1,089	69.00–77.00	72.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	67.50–71.00	69.10
25	—	1,664	71.00–78.00	74.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,374	73.00–78.00	75.04
18	—	1,243	64.50–71.00	68.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,707	93.00–110.00	99.38
16	—	1,702	80.00–90.00	86.96
2	—	1,293	68.00–80.00	73.27

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle