Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher in a limited comparison with very good demand; over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.36/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$148.36

136 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$286

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

$0.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	485	149.33	724	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	681	148.34	1,010	133

One grade step is worth $0.99/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale136 hd

148.36

—

KY average27 barns · 4,480 hd

142.05

+6.32

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	1,978	103.55	2,048	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	67.27	942	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	66.83	858	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	63.19	671	9thin

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 1-2	—	822	111.78/cwt	107.50–120.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	141.89/cwt	140.00–143.00	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	132.83/cwt	128.00–137.50	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	148.74/cwt	145.00–153.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.40/cwt	142.00–149.00	833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	141.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	143.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	145.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	804	114.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	166.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	854	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	143.66/cwt	141.00–146.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.65/cwt	122.00–125.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	171.12/cwt	167.00–175.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	59.41/cwt	57.00–61.00	753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	70.06/cwt	68.00–75.00	901	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	65.48/cwt	63.00–67.00	841	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	454	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	69.03/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,010	17
Bulls	—	—	1,978	103.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	141.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	66.53/cwt	65.00–68.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.47/cwt	163.00–165.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	759	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	62.14/cwt	59.00–64.00	649	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	64.76/cwt	62.00–66.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	141.19/cwt	136.00–144.50	812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	139.29/cwt	138.00–139.50	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	140.64/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,131	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,198	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 765Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 99Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	822	107.50–120.00	111.78
15	—	569	142.00–149.00	146.40
3	—	680	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	795	121.00	121.00
7	—	526	140.00–149.00	144.31
3	—	475	144.00–148.00	146.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	140.00–143.00	141.89
8	—	660	142.00–143.00	142.50
3	—	726	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
2	—	420	161.00	161.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	128.00–137.50	132.83
2	—	423	145.00	145.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
3	—	620	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	163.00	163.00
6	—	476	160.00–165.00	162.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	127.00	127.00
2	—	287	132.50	132.50
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	130.00–139.00	134.56
8	—	378	140.00–144.00	141.92
12	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.93
3	—	528	141.00–146.00	143.66
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
3	—	415	138.00–144.00	141.25
14	—	575	136.00–144.50	141.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
2	—	547	136.00	136.00
2	—	407	132.00	132.00
3	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.65
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
7	—	490	138.00–139.50	139.29
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	804	113.00–117.00	114.01
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	170.00–171.00	170.33
8	—	628	145.00–153.00	148.74
2	—	710	138.00	138.00
3	—	653	143.00–145.00	143.66
2	—	435	170.00	170.00
13	—	512	160.00–170.00	166.73
3	—	326	165.00–170.00	168.39
7	—	585	154.50	154.50
5	—	471	167.00–175.00	171.12
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
2	—	587	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	144.00	144.00
4	—	480	163.00–165.00	163.47
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	166.00	166.00
70	—	804	136.00–141.00	140.64
4	—	535	151.00	151.00
1	—	990	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	57.00–61.00	59.41
14	—	1,286	68.00–75.00	70.06
17	—	1,285	63.00–67.00	65.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,135	65.00–68.00	66.53
4	—	1,045	59.00–64.00	62.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,463	67.00–72.00	69.03
1	—	1,220	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,302	62.00–66.00	64.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,978	100.00–109.00	103.55

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	1	—	1,515	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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