Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on 500-600 lbs with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $143.96/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$143.96

324 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

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	623	146.12	911	296
Large 1-2	580	128.00	742	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	508	120.50	612	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	119.91	649	22

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $262 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 sale324 hd

143.96

—

KY average26 barns · 4,319 hd

140.93

+3.03

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	—	Low	1,623	97.33	1,579	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	73.05	1,101	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	69.73	838	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	63.29	616	25

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	165.52/cwt	156.00–169.75	1,031	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	153.54/cwt	149.00–153.90	1,204	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	164.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	147.55/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,049	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	147.37/cwt	137.00–155.00	897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	159.52/cwt	151.00–161.75	1,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	166.76/cwt	161.00–167.75	1,136	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.54/cwt	114.00–120.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	171.63/cwt	171.00–173.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	155.61/cwt	151.00–160.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.36/cwt	153.00–159.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	150.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	835	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	164.18/cwt	161.00–170.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	143.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	154.31/cwt	147.00–157.00	739	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,060	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	151.40/cwt	145.00–157.00	872	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	151.06/cwt	144.00–159.00	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	145.63/cwt	144.50–148.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	338	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	749	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	151.93/cwt	139.00–152.85	1,010	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	170.82/cwt	160.00–174.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	167.69/cwt	165.00–176.00	874	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	75.59/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,167	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	66.78/cwt	64.00–71.00	767	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	62.54/cwt	62.00–63.00	713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	74.69/cwt	71.50–84.00	958	13
Bulls	—	—	1,293	78.13/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,010	5
Bulls	—	—	1,767	105.68/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,867	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	69.05/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,000	7
Bulls	—	—	1,513	91.05/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,378	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	57.09/cwt	52.00–61.00	492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	68.46/cwt	65.00–70.00	653	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	63.95/cwt	62.00–65.00	676	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	532	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	713	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,061	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	683.92/cwt	650.00–720.00	7,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	759.95/cwt	750.00–770.00	8,359	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	886.36/cwt	825.00–960.00	11,195	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,333	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	82.63/cwt	77.00–91.00	874	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	126.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	790	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,031	72.49/cwt	71.00–74.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	103.06/cwt	98.00–108.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.32/cwt	162.00–174.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.90/cwt	108.00–116.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.26/cwt	132.00–140.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	132.32/cwt	132.00–133.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.19/cwt	142.00–145.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	134.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	908	2

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 550Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 72Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 35

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on 500-600 lbs with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady

with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
4	—	720	114.00–120.00	118.54
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
19	—	642	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	687	128.00	128.00
3	—	530	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	241	154.00	154.00
8	—	760	108.00–116.00	110.90
10	—	578	132.00–140.00	135.26
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
2	—	405	143.00–145.00	144.00
5	—	468	142.00–145.00	143.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	711	128.00–148.00	147.55
11	—	609	137.00–155.00	147.37
2	—	370	156.00–160.00	158.00
23	—	479	147.00–157.00	154.31
15	—	765	138.50	138.50
40	—	576	145.00–157.00	151.40
15	—	515	144.00–159.00	151.06
2	—	338	155.00–157.50	156.22
83	—	665	139.00–152.85	151.93
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	134.00	134.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	120.00–132.00	122.87
2	—	385	120.00–132.00	126.08
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
2	—	760	103.00–105.00	103.99
3	—	732	98.00–108.00	103.06
2	—	535	131.00–133.00	132.01
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	623	156.00–169.75	165.52
70	—	784	149.00–153.90	153.54
6	—	570	160.00–167.00	164.83
19	—	712	151.00–161.75	159.52
20	—	681	161.00–167.75	166.76
4	—	479	161.00–170.00	164.18
2	—	368	179.00	179.00
7	—	430	160.00–174.00	170.82
4	—	521	165.00–176.00	167.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	395	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
3	—	322	171.00–173.00	171.63
9	—	524	151.00–160.00	155.61
3	—	568	153.00–159.00	155.36
3	—	608	146.00–153.00	150.60
6	—	868	137.25	137.25
1	—	765	142.00	142.00
8	—	666	140.00–146.00	143.36
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	143.00	143.00
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
4	—	873	130.00	130.00
3	—	820	129.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
6	—	677	138.00	138.00
3	—	563	148.00–150.00	149.34
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	817	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
7	—	710	125.00–131.00	128.54
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
2	—	273	170.00	170.00
2	—	370	162.00–174.00	168.32
1	—	935	103.00	103.00
2	—	820	105.00–109.00	106.95
5	—	638	134.00–137.00	134.57
5	—	240	165.00	165.00
3	—	665	125.00–136.00	132.25
6	—	765	114.00–115.00	114.67
1	—	570	152.00	152.00
2	—	857	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	144.50–148.00	145.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	158.00	158.00
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
9	—	325	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	75.00	75.00
6	—	527	132.00–133.00	132.32
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	967	80.00	80.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	650.00–720.00	683.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	750.00–770.00	759.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	825.00–960.00	886.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,058	77.00–91.00	82.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,031	71.00–74.00	72.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,544	72.00–79.00	75.59
7	—	1,448	64.00–71.00	69.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,149	64.00–71.00	66.78
2	—	1,140	62.00–63.00	62.54
13	—	1,282	71.50–84.00	74.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	862	52.00–61.00	57.09
7	—	954	65.00–70.00	68.46
11	—	1,057	62.00–65.00	63.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,293	72.00–81.00	78.13
19	—	1,767	98.00–114.00	105.68
10	—	1,513	83.00–96.00	91.05

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle