Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers traded mixed with middleweights 400-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower in a light test with good demand; yearling packages noticeably higher in a limited comparison with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.49/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$133.49

453 head · 890 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	617	143.00	883	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	895	133.39	1,193	445
Medium and Large 2-3	925	114.00	1,055	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale453 hd

133.49

—

KY average26 barns · 4,356 hd

140.12

−6.63

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	1,691	104.01	1,759	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	73.84	907	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	73.56	1,021	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	66.33	727	10

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2Value Added	—	611	132.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	963	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	124.39/cwt	120.00–129.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.31/cwt	142.00–143.50	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	126.14/cwt	124.00–131.00	960	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	939	133.39/cwt	133.00–133.75	1,253	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,027	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,284	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	159.89/cwt	151.00–162.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	671	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	165.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	143.65/cwt	137.00–146.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	135.35/cwt	135.35–135.35	1,126	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	780	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	69.35/cwt	69.00–70.00	803	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	66.20/cwt	62.00–68.00	704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	75.66/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,074	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	71.47/cwt	71.00–72.00	967	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	91.68/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,625	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	942	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	76.51/cwt	73.00–86.00	953	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	71.12/cwt	67.00–73.00	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,344.30/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	18,417	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	64.09/cwt	63.00–65.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	105.24/cwt	96.00–113.00	1,771	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	222	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	261	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	651	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	918	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	632	122.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	776	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	592	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.56/cwt	134.00–148.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	842	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,178	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,378	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.13/cwt	142.00–149.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.04/cwt	127.00–134.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	142.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	120.68/cwt	119.00–124.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	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 Jun 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 987Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 92Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	131.00–135.00	132.01
4	—	657	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	142.00–143.50	143.31
1	—	325	143.00	143.00
3	—	733	120.00–123.00	120.97
6	—	529	134.00–148.00	141.56
6	—	481	142.00–149.00	145.13
2	—	352	161.00	161.00
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	108.00–111.00	109.50
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	133.00	133.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
4	—	686	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
4	—	576	127.00–134.00	132.04
3	—	515	125.00–135.00	128.67
3	—	468	133.00–135.00	134.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	711	135.50	135.50
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
10	—	518	137.00–146.00	143.65
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
7	—	572	134.00–139.00	136.42
7	—	453	140.00–146.00	142.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–129.00	124.39
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	222	117.50	117.50
1	—	685	116.00	116.00
3	—	572	119.00–124.00	120.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
4	—	632	122.00–125.00	122.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	761	124.00–131.00	126.14
1	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
1	—	280	162.00	162.00
4	—	667	130.00–138.00	136.04
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
121	—	832	135.35	135.35
1	—	615	141.00	141.00
2	—	735	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,090	92.00	92.00
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	939	133.00–133.75	133.39
114	—	1,027	125.00	125.00
59	—	842	139.85	139.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	151.00–162.00	159.89
3	—	612	147.00	147.00
3	—	470	164.00–170.00	165.96
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	141.00	141.00
4	—	592	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,158	69.00–70.00	69.35
6	—	1,064	62.00–68.00	66.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,420	73.00–81.00	75.66
4	—	1,353	71.00–72.00	71.47
2	—	1,248	63.00–65.00	64.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,246	73.00–86.00	76.51
14	—	1,220	67.00–73.00	71.12
1	—	1,020	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	89.00–94.00	91.68
30	—	1,683	96.00–113.00	105.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	83.00	83.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,370	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,344.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00

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