Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.68/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$137.68

344 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

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	708	138.31	979	330
Large 1-2	630	126.98	800	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	120.22	676	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $302 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 sale344 hd

137.68

—

KY average24 barns · 6,266 hd

140.81

−3.13

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	1,586	103.54	1,642	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	69.45	1,035	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	64.37	702	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	64.33	804	6thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	148.67/cwt	148.00–149.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.02/cwt	105.00–109.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	143.86/cwt	141.00–144.50	1,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	147.14/cwt	139.00–150.25	828	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	175.24/cwt	175.00–176.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	133.24/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	172.42/cwt	168.00–178.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	138.69/cwt	135.50–141.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	150.45/cwt	149.00–155.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	152.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	144.72/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,045	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	151.81/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,003	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	169.00/cwt	166.00–171.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	163.39/cwt	160.00–167.00	920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,032	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	819	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,094	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	145.27/cwt	135.00–146.75	920	102
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	122.57/cwt	120.00–130.00	619	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	150.83/cwt	146.00–152.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	131.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	930	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	565	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,223	91.37/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,117	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	110.44/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,930	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	715	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	965	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	64.43/cwt	64.00–65.00	711	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	74.60/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,140	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	67.72/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,004	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,122.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	14,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,158.66/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	19,002	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	59.20/cwt	54.00–63.00	828	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	67.49/cwt	65.00–69.00	850	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	557	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	780	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	668	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	123.73/cwt	122.00–125.00	834	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	647	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	145.33/cwt	142.00–146.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	162.51/cwt	152.00–169.50	1,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	938	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,190	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	133.00/cwt	132.50–135.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	141.75/cwt	138.00–153.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	132.44/cwt	126.00–134.00	804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	131.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 500Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 123Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 31

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows lite test. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	143.00–145.00	143.98
2	—	458	155.00–158.00	156.48
4	—	318	175.00–176.00	175.24
4	—	826	132.50–134.00	133.24
4	—	865	135.50	135.50
2	—	350	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,090	118.50	118.50
4	—	539	149.00–155.00	150.45
1	—	1,030	120.50	120.50
4	—	579	150.00–156.00	152.49
7	—	622	140.00–149.00	143.87
2	—	960	123.50–124.00	123.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	774	141.00–144.50	143.86
9	—	442	168.00–178.00	172.42
9	—	722	142.00–147.50	144.72
18	—	661	146.00–155.00	151.81
5	—	531	166.00–171.00	169.00
12	—	563	160.00–167.00	163.39
2	—	452	175.00	175.00
11	—	616	152.00–169.50	162.51
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	125.00	125.00
1	—	965	121.50	121.50
1	—	390	166.00	166.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	147.50	147.50
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
4	—	470	138.00–153.00	141.75
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
4	—	770	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	148.00–149.00	148.67
14	—	563	139.00–150.25	147.14
9	—	674	135.50–141.00	138.69
67	—	753	137.00	137.00
102	—	633	135.00–146.75	145.27
5	—	445	146.00–152.00	150.83
3	—	708	126.00–134.00	131.29
6	—	543	142.00–146.00	145.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	105.00–109.00	107.02
5	—	513	135.00–139.00	136.84
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
1	—	905	101.00	101.00
13	—	607	126.00–134.00	132.44
2	—	730	117.00	117.00
2	—	400	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	819	133.60	133.60
25	—	938	126.85	126.85
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
2	—	557	140.00	140.00
2	—	668	119.00–122.00	120.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	124.00	124.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
3	—	458	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	350	161.00	161.00
3	—	311	160.00	160.00
1	—	590	143.00	143.00
5	—	661	132.50–135.00	133.00
2	—	868	112.00–117.00	114.45
3	—	483	149.00–150.00	149.66
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	120.00–130.00	122.57
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
2	—	487	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	172.00	172.00
1	—	395	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	122.00–125.00	123.73
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
2	—	432	142.00	142.00
4	—	538	130.00–134.00	131.72
4	—	568	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,010	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,103	64.00–65.00	64.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,259	65.00–69.00	67.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	71.00–78.00	74.60
6	—	1,483	65.00–70.00	67.72
2	—	1,398	54.00–63.00	59.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	89.00–94.00	91.37
1	—	1,220	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,748	102.00–116.00	110.44

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)	2	—	1,255	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,122.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,640	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,158.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	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

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