Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand; 600-800 lb open heifers noticeably higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and 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 $150.09/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$150.09

419 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

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	657	150.84	991	405
Medium and Large 2-3	570	129.78	740	8thin
Large 1-2	729	128.40	936	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	435	120.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $469 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 sale419 hd

150.09

—

KY average26 barns · 5,556 hd

142.38

+7.71

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	1,692	107.11	1,812	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	75.27	948	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	74.40	1,131	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	65.77	664	19

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	272	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	144.14/cwt	137.50–144.75	1,126	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.28/cwt	119.00–129.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	121.70/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,134	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	150.31/cwt	148.00–153.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	329	145.28/cwt	141.00–148.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.70/cwt	148.00–153.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	157.03/cwt	153.00–161.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	347	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	176.64/cwt	166.00–179.00	867	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	162.86/cwt	154.00–167.00	909	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.77/cwt	133.00–137.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	152.10/cwt	142.00–161.00	926	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	158.38/cwt	156.00–164.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.83/cwt	117.00–120.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.82/cwt	128.00–134.50	699	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.49/cwt	129.00–131.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	139.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	805	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.74/cwt	148.00–151.00	858	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	154.00/cwt	151.00–156.00	822	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	141.23/cwt	138.00–144.00	754	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	140.22/cwt	131.00–141.00	876	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	147.24/cwt	140.00–152.00	630	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	129.85/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	152.43/cwt	144.00–152.75	1,033	87
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	412	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	511	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	587	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	663	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	166.42/cwt	159.00–170.00	867	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	138.70/cwt	137.00–141.00	989	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	145.28/cwt	139.00–148.00	708	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.67/cwt	138.00–149.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.03/cwt	153.00–155.00	575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	77.05/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,233	15
Bulls	—	—	1,776	112.31/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,438	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,316	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	77.53/cwt	75.00–83.50	964	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,158	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	817	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,127	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	215	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	72.26/cwt	68.00–74.50	926	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	63.75/cwt	60.00–66.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	133.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	60.91/cwt	55.00–64.50	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	72.03/cwt	67.00–75.00	761	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	72.68/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,041	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	126.19/cwt	125.00–127.50	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	119.72/cwt	118.00–125.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	295	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	132.33/cwt	120.00–132.75	940	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	158.33/cwt	158.00–159.00	831	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	147.55/cwt	145.00–149.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	135.08/cwt	132.00–140.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	108.79/cwt	108.00–109.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	124.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.34/cwt	127.00–128.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	108.80/cwt	108.00–110.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	124.37/cwt	117.00–126.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	133.60/cwt	128.00–139.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	141.08/cwt	137.50–146.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.62/cwt	121.00–131.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	696	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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 466Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 134Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	272	146.00	146.00
7	—	524	148.00–153.00	148.70
3	—	450	142.00	142.00
7	—	870	105.00–110.00	106.56
2	—	578	138.00–149.00	143.67
2	—	373	153.00–155.00	154.03
1	—	950	105.00	105.00
4	—	434	145.00–149.00	147.55
3	—	680	127.00–128.00	127.34
5	—	831	108.00–110.00	108.80
2	—	723	116.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	755	121.00–122.00	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	160.00	160.00
7	—	476	156.00–164.00	158.38
6	—	617	140.00	140.00
3	—	525	158.00–159.00	158.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	124.00	124.00
2	—	587	113.00	113.00
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	125.00–137.00	133.10
4	—	626	118.00–125.00	119.72
1	—	200	147.50	147.50
1	—	385	133.00	133.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	295	147.00	147.00
1	—	945	83.00	83.00
2	—	413	128.00–139.00	133.60
3	—	315	137.50–146.00	141.08
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	781	137.50–144.75	144.14
29	—	491	166.00–179.00	176.64
41	—	558	154.00–167.00	162.86
55	—	609	142.00–161.00	152.10
4	—	396	167.50	167.50
87	—	678	144.00–152.75	152.43
19	—	521	159.00–170.00	166.42
10	—	713	137.00–141.00	138.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	932	117.00–123.00	121.70
7	—	644	139.00	139.00
4	—	414	153.00–161.00	157.03
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
20	—	669	130.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	367	160.00	160.00
4	—	731	133.00	133.00
15	—	573	148.00–151.00	149.74
4	—	534	151.00–156.00	154.00
9	—	814	126.00–132.00	129.85
6	—	896	124.00–127.00	124.49
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	817	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	116.00	116.00
2	—	555	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
2	—	428	140.00–147.00	143.60
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	119.00–129.00	127.28
4	—	466	133.00–137.00	135.77
10	—	575	122.00–132.00	127.00
6	—	715	117.00–120.00	118.83
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
21	—	526	128.00–134.50	132.82
4	—	619	129.00–131.00	130.49
4	—	326	132.00–140.00	135.08
5	—	761	108.00–109.00	108.79
6	—	410	132.50–137.00	134.92
1	—	365	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	148.00–153.00	150.31
7	—	835	121.50	121.50
5	—	329	141.00–148.00	145.28
53	—	577	135.00–144.00	139.59
33	—	534	138.00–144.00	141.23
65	—	625	131.00–141.00	140.22
22	—	428	140.00–152.00	147.24
41	—	487	139.00–148.00	145.28
60	—	710	120.00–132.75	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	121.00–122.00	121.66
2	—	373	125.00–127.50	126.19
2	—	305	131.00	131.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
2	—	560	120.00–125.00	122.46
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
9	—	471	117.00–126.00	124.37
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
4	—	425	121.00–131.00	125.62
3	—	612	113.00–114.00	113.67
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	210	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	67.00	67.00
17	—	1,243	75.00–83.50	77.53
10	—	1,282	68.00–74.50	72.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,600	75.00–80.50	77.05
1	—	1,810	64.00	64.00
17	—	1,432	70.00–74.50	72.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,006	60.00–66.00	63.75
4	—	951	55.00–64.50	60.91
6	—	1,056	67.00–75.00	72.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,776	108.00–117.00	112.31
2	—	1,438	90.00–93.00	91.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Steers · 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