Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on comparable quality with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling heifer packages 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand,. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. 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 $144.99/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$144.99

299 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

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	627	146.09	915	282
Large 1-2	580	131.35	762	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	125.80	694	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $221 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 sale299 hd

144.99

—

KY average26 barns · 5,279 hd

139.86

+5.13

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	1,782	100.63	1,793	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	71.50	1,050	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	69.47	873	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	63.19	691	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,297	105.00	1,362	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	140.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	145.41/cwt	139.00–150.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.95/cwt	133.00–139.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	124.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.38/cwt	126.00–133.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	168.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.40/cwt	129.00–139.50	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,149	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	156.63/cwt	154.00–158.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	142.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	162.48/cwt	162.00–164.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,078	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	148.63/cwt	148.50–149.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	158.73/cwt	151.00–159.50	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	171.86/cwt	167.00–176.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	151.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,123	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	148.74/cwt	144.00–151.00	790	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	593	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	175.53/cwt	174.00–177.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	141.40/cwt	140.00–143.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	153.38/cwt	143.00–156.00	962	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	63.20/cwt	61.00–64.00	846	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	75.76/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,208	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	69.28/cwt	66.00–72.00	941	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,297	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,362	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	92.70/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	84.25/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	106.71/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,956	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	63.53/cwt	62.00–64.00	769	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	69.33/cwt	66.00–72.00	845	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	69.90/cwt	69.00–71.00	839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	75.77/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	606	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	770	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	945	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	762	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	859	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,035	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	64.89/cwt	61.00–67.00	695	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,319	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,575	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	577	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	490	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	516	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	127.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.45/cwt	139.00–143.00	675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	890	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	115.63/cwt	115.00–116.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	901	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	123.54/cwt	121.00–126.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 575Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 39Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	336	135.00–143.00	140.50
11	—	528	133.00–139.00	134.95
4	—	717	123.00–126.00	124.75
10	—	614	126.00–133.00	130.38
7	—	673	125.00–128.00	126.14
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
4	—	414	140.00–143.00	141.40
7	—	474	139.00–143.00	142.45
2	—	923	100.00–104.00	102.05
10	—	574	130.00–135.00	133.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	138.00–147.00	142.43
3	—	365	150.00–155.00	153.31
4	—	656	139.00–141.00	140.00
68	—	737	146.25	146.25
8	—	482	147.00–156.00	151.56
17	—	531	144.00–151.00	148.74
107	—	627	143.00–156.00	153.38
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00–134.00	131.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	123.00	123.00
2	—	610	121.00	121.00
2	—	665	121.00–124.00	122.53
7	—	567	125.00–130.00	127.88
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	145.00–151.00	148.39
5	—	573	139.00–150.00	145.41
1	—	215	152.50	152.50
7	—	625	129.00–139.50	136.40
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
10	—	751	118.50	118.50
8	—	838	115.00–116.00	115.63
14	—	674	129.00–136.00	133.67
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	174.00–177.00	175.53
5	—	479	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	125.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	142.50	142.50
3	—	888	86.00	86.00
5	—	642	125.00–126.00	125.81
3	—	965	94.00	94.00
3	—	467	135.00–136.00	135.34
6	—	666	121.00–126.00	123.54
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	142.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	728	136.00–138.00	136.68
7	—	671	140.00–143.00	141.44
3	—	508	154.00–155.00	154.67
2	—	923	125.00–127.00	125.98
7	—	969	118.00	118.00
2	—	552	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	160.00–170.00	168.28
17	—	770	149.25	149.25
6	—	566	154.00–158.00	156.63
4	—	470	162.00–164.00	162.48
2	—	392	169.00	169.00
4	—	657	148.50–149.00	148.63
11	—	630	151.00–159.50	158.73
5	—	428	167.00–176.00	171.86
9	—	719	156.25	156.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	126.00	126.00
5	—	859	120.50	120.50
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
3	—	730	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	61.00–64.00	63.20
13	—	1,595	73.00–80.00	75.76
10	—	1,358	66.00–72.00	69.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	62.00–64.00	63.53
10	—	1,219	66.00–72.00	69.33
4	—	1,398	73.00–78.00	75.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	43.00	43.00
2	—	1,200	69.00–71.00	69.90
4	—	1,071	61.00–67.00	64.89
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,297	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	89.00–97.00	92.70
2	—	1,353	84.00–84.50	84.25
8	—	1,833	98.00–114.00	106.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,100.00	1,100.00

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