Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison with last Monday due to Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.95/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$128.95

173 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$17.67/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	551	131.81	727	142
Large 1-2	567	121.00	686	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	471	115.69	545	21
Small and Medium 1-2	339	114.14	387	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about $339 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 sale173 hd

128.95

—

KY average25 barns · 4,852 hd

131.42

−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	—	Average	1,622	99.31	1,611	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	73.49	948	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	71.31	1,043	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	64.36	677	21

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	134.85/cwt	134.00–135.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	136.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	145.67/cwt	141.00–147.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.63/cwt	113.00–115.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	116.72/cwt	113.00–120.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	135.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.61/cwt	122.00–131.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	139.34/cwt	139.00–140.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	138.94/cwt	137.00–140.00	996	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	137.70/cwt	135.00–139.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.01/cwt	144.00–152.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	168.35/cwt	162.00–169.00	678	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	140.85/cwt	136.00–144.00	889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	142.30/cwt	136.00–145.00	724	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.41/cwt	150.00–152.50	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.30/cwt	138.50–141.00	873	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	130.87/cwt	126.00–134.00	801	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	163.99/cwt	162.50–165.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	152.20/cwt	146.50–155.50	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	127.44/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	262	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	288	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	353	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	409	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	141.35/cwt	136.00–146.00	794	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	162.70/cwt	159.00–164.00	854	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	159.25/cwt	158.00–161.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	702	117.80/cwt	113.00–120.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	813	108.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	886	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	69.90/cwt	66.50–72.00	859	13
Bulls	—	—	1,473	90.27/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,330	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	62.87/cwt	56.00–65.50	659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	58.34/cwt	52.00–64.00	635	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	70.34/cwt	67.50–72.00	1,037	17
Bulls	—	—	1,757	107.44/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	67.51/cwt	65.00–70.00	686	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	117.64/cwt	116.00–123.00	282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	292	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	126.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	929	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	74.17/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,064	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	76.51/cwt	72.00–81.50	1,032	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	71.10/cwt	70.00–72.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	687	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	886	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	151.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	156.04/cwt	154.00–156.50	910	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	150.61/cwt	148.00–152.50	420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	148.88/cwt	146.00–151.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.06/cwt	132.00–146.50	820	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	122.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	148.89/cwt	145.00–154.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	121.88/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	104.99/cwt	102.00–108.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	105.71/cwt	104.00–111.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	895	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	905.69/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	11,566	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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 503Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 56Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 14

No market comparison with last Monday due to Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
2	—	625	122.00–131.00	126.61
3	—	470	144.00–152.00	147.01
3	—	362	145.00–155.00	151.39
5	—	279	148.00–152.50	150.61
9	—	410	146.00–151.00	148.88
18	—	577	132.00–146.50	142.06
3	—	780	110.00–115.00	111.61
2	—	860	91.00	91.00
9	—	529	145.00–154.00	148.89
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
3	—	678	130.00–133.00	132.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	134.00–135.00	134.85
14	—	631	136.00–144.00	140.85
4	—	326	158.00–161.00	159.25
8	—	734	123.00–130.00	126.61
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
2	—	687	129.00	129.00
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	129.00–133.00	131.01
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
3	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.67
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	133.00–139.00	136.45
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
13	—	662	113.00–115.00	113.63
7	—	604	113.00–120.00	116.72
8	—	485	127.00–135.00	131.95
5	—	414	131.00–136.00	135.01
6	—	361	135.00–139.00	137.70
2	—	180	135.00	135.00
2	—	510	130.00–134.00	131.96
4	—	742	104.00–111.00	105.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	141.00–147.00	145.67
3	—	466	139.00–140.00	139.34
24	—	509	136.00–145.00	142.30
16	—	612	126.00–134.00	130.87
6	—	695	124.50	124.50
21	—	562	136.00–146.00	141.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
5	—	702	113.00–120.00	117.80
4	—	813	106.00–110.00	108.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	110.00	110.00
4	—	353	116.00	116.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
2	—	520	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	240	116.00–123.00	117.64
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	250	117.50	117.50
6	—	465	120.00–127.00	122.90
1	—	920	79.00	79.00
2	—	715	101.00–102.00	101.49
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
2	—	305	131.00	131.00
2	—	663	102.00–108.00	104.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	877	127.25	127.25
2	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.45
2	—	383	168.00–170.00	169.02
5	—	571	150.00–152.50	151.41
6	—	627	138.50–141.00	139.30
5	—	811	124.00–132.00	127.44
3	—	326	166.00	166.00
4	—	939	120.50–123.00	121.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	717	137.00–140.00	138.94
18	—	403	162.00–169.00	168.35
4	—	692	146.00	146.00
3	—	760	133.50	133.50
5	—	485	162.50–165.00	163.99
14	—	630	146.50–155.50	152.20
14	—	525	159.00–164.00	162.70
11	—	583	154.00–156.50	156.04
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	173.00	173.00
5	—	292	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,229	66.50–72.00	69.90
3	—	1,048	56.00–65.50	62.87
26	—	1,349	72.00–81.50	76.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	52.00–64.00	58.34
11	—	1,016	65.00–70.00	67.51
2	—	1,113	70.00–72.00	71.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,474	67.50–72.00	70.34
1	—	1,490	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,434	72.00–78.00	74.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,473	84.00–94.00	90.27
10	—	1,757	95.00–115.00	107.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,277	785.00–1,000.00	905.69

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