Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on similar quality. Few new crop un-weaned bull calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.94/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$141.94

350 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$20.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

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	587	144.87	850	298
Medium and Large 2-3	507	125.19	635	47
Large 1-2	677	124.60	844	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.27/cwt here — about $7 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 sale350 hd

141.94

—

KY average25 barns · 5,511 hd

140.90

+1.03

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	—	High	1,810	102.52	1,856	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	65.80	969	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	65.61	837	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	56.19	600	12

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	606	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	148.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	637	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	171.77/cwt	169.00–173.00	584	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	168.92/cwt	167.50–171.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	129.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	948	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	125.68/cwt	123.00–131.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	115.44/cwt	111.00–121.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	148.50/cwt	147.00–151.00	677	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	160.27/cwt	140.00–162.00	942	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	161.20/cwt	154.00–163.25	1,104	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	108.35/cwt	107.00–109.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	159.42/cwt	149.00–164.00	985	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	144.90/cwt	144.50–145.50	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	811	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.54/cwt	95.00–108.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	148.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	767	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	118.79/cwt	110.00–123.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.93/cwt	150.00–159.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	133.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	139.48/cwt	137.00–145.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	154.56/cwt	151.00–157.00	564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	167.22/cwt	165.00–168.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.33/cwt	130.00–136.50	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	171.05/cwt	169.00–173.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	165.41/cwt	164.00–167.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,935	2,100.00/cwt	2,100.00–2,100.00	40,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	146.14/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.92/cwt	141.00–146.00	537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	168.66/cwt	168.00–170.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	720	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	165.27/cwt	163.00–167.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	174.14/cwt	172.50–175.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	55.12/cwt	49.00–60.00	598	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	61.57/cwt	61.00–62.00	605	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	59.42/cwt	59.00–60.00	792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	71.87/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	104.29/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,940	11
Bulls	—	—	1,260	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	632	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	790	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	908	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,090	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	65.83/cwt	63.00–69.00	978	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	61.06/cwt	58.00–63.00	767	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,044	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,180	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	979	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	72.50/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.18/cwt	63.50–68.00	815	22
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	124.60/cwt	124.00–125.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	124.46/cwt	121.00–127.00	714	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,395	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	110.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	126.96/cwt	120.00–132.00	604	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,070	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	856	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	341	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	859	153.85/cwt	153.85–153.85	1,322	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	127.97/cwt	127.00–130.00	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	129.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	675	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	736	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.50	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	871	114.36/cwt	111.00–115.50	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	632	135.21/cwt	134.00–136.00	855	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	150.58/cwt	148.00–155.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.17/cwt	117.00–123.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.53/cwt	153.00–156.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	811	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.25/cwt	155.00–163.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.86/cwt	135.00–144.00	660	19

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 679Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 139Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	142.00–147.00	144.40
4	—	340	169.00–173.00	171.77
4	—	271	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,053	117.00–120.00	118.99
3	—	958	128.50	128.50
3	—	420	150.00–159.00	155.93
4	—	887	134.75	134.75
3	—	366	168.00–170.00	168.66
9	—	810	137.00	137.00
4	—	510	153.00–156.00	154.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	685	154.00–163.25	161.20
12	—	618	149.00–164.00	159.42
8	—	565	165.00–168.00	167.22
2	—	410	169.00–173.00	171.05
7	—	471	164.00–167.00	165.41
11	—	715	142.00–148.00	146.14
7	—	508	163.00–167.00	165.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	172.50–175.00	174.14
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
58	—	859	153.85	153.85
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	120.00	120.00
3	—	908	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
2	—	865	120.00–124.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	145.00–151.00	148.03
22	—	734	125.00–130.00	129.19
4	—	456	147.00–151.00	148.50
105	—	588	140.00–162.00	160.27
11	—	612	144.50–145.50	144.90
35	—	518	144.00–150.00	148.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	123.00–131.00	125.68
7	—	772	111.00–121.00	115.44
3	—	823	107.00–109.00	108.35
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
15	—	630	125.00–132.00	128.66
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
6	—	436	137.00–145.00	139.48
10	—	572	130.00–136.50	133.33
5	—	373	141.00–146.00	143.92
2	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
19	—	475	135.00–144.00	138.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	365	151.00–157.00	154.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	124.00–125.00	124.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	121.00–127.00	124.46
2	—	678	105.00–115.00	110.02
4	—	476	120.00–132.00	126.96
2	—	717	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	122.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	268	127.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	210	122.50	122.50
3	—	425	125.00–126.00	125.66
17	—	522	120.00–132.00	129.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	123.00–124.00	123.67
4	—	871	111.00–115.50	114.36
22	—	632	134.00–136.00	135.21
3	—	811	114.50	114.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	167.50–171.00	168.92
6	—	421	155.00–160.00	156.72
3	—	341	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	632	125.00	125.00
2	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
2	—	715	114.00–117.00	115.52
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	95.00–108.00	101.54
3	—	275	165.00–170.00	166.70
1	—	405	143.00	143.00
9	—	778	110.00–123.00	118.79
3	—	642	130.00–139.00	133.68
4	—	523	137.00–138.50	137.75
3	—	661	133.00–136.00	135.00
9	—	469	148.00–155.00	150.58
5	—	728	117.00–123.00	119.17
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
3	—	590	135.00–142.00	137.98
4	—	385	155.00–163.00	157.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	135.00–137.50	136.20
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
4	—	335	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,070	80.00	80.00

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	2	—	1,385	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,935	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	49.00–60.00	55.12
2	—	983	61.00–62.00	61.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	59.00–60.00	59.42
2	—	1,488	70.00–73.50	71.87
20	—	1,486	63.00–69.00	65.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	58.00–63.00	61.06
4	—	1,441	70.00–77.00	72.50
22	—	1,250	63.50–68.00	65.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,860	96.00–112.00	104.29
1	—	1,260	83.00	83.00

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