Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday middleweight steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.68/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$147.68

227 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$38.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	785	148.35	1,165	216
Medium and Large 2-3	510	137.00	699	10thin
Large 1-2	900	110.00	990	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $175 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 sale227 hd

147.68

—

KY average24 barns · 4,841 hd

148.22

−0.54

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	1,791	103.69	1,857	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	70.30	998	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	70.14	893	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	61.04	652	11

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,255	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	336	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	134.09/cwt	130.00–136.50	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	149.69/cwt	145.00–158.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.64/cwt	151.00–153.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	151.39/cwt	150.00–153.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	151.92/cwt	151.50–153.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	141.44/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,096	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	95.53/cwt	91.00–100.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.58/cwt	110.00–117.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	126.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.04/cwt	136.00–142.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	139.70/cwt	138.75–144.00	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	146.00/cwt	144.00–149.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	160.46/cwt	158.00–162.00	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	137.37/cwt	135.00–141.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	144.85/cwt	138.00–146.25	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	868	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	332	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	382	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	601	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	153.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,025	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	68.18/cwt	64.00–70.00	852	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	73.47/cwt	71.00–77.00	938	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	58.11/cwt	55.00–61.00	575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	91.04/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	63.49/cwt	62.00–65.00	719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,829	106.85/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,954	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	826	100.71/cwt	94.00–104.00	832	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	68.09/cwt	64.00–70.00	970	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	75.10/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,059	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	57.48/cwt	53.00–63.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	850.55/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,739	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,143.35/cwt	875.00–1,325.00	15,755	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	975	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,392	57
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	111.22/cwt	104.00–122.00	749	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,239	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	128.30/cwt	126.00–131.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	551	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	114.56/cwt	105.00–119.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	731	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	118.81/cwt	117.00–123.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	145.68/cwt	140.00–151.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	154.84/cwt	152.00–158.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.36/cwt	134.00–138.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.89/cwt	156.00–166.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.92/cwt	136.00–142.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	135.78/cwt	132.00–137.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	683	5

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 676Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 104Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	820	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
2	—	810	136.00	136.00
3	—	482	151.00–153.00	151.64
5	—	576	150.00–153.00	151.39
7	—	512	151.50–153.00	151.92
4	—	885	125.00	125.00
3	—	795	136.00	136.00
8	—	613	140.00–143.00	141.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	628	145.00–158.00	149.69
13	—	775	140.50–142.00	141.44
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
3	—	705	143.00	143.00
10	—	532	158.00–162.00	160.46
14	—	668	150.00–156.00	153.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	176.00	176.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
57	—	975	142.75	142.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	141.00	141.00
5	—	551	132.00	132.00
2	—	435	142.00	142.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	157.00	157.00
10	—	679	130.00–136.50	134.09
11	—	579	138.75–144.00	139.70
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
12	—	489	144.00–149.00	146.00
8	—	610	135.00–141.00	137.37
18	—	526	138.00–146.25	144.85
2	—	717	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	128.00–130.00	129.02
9	—	573	130.00–137.00	133.68
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
1	—	270	136.00	136.00
2	—	673	124.00–129.00	126.42
2	—	870	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	136.00–142.00	140.04
6	—	531	133.00–136.00	134.53
2	—	380	136.00–142.00	138.92
1	—	970	94.00	94.00
5	—	462	132.00–137.00	135.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00–127.00	123.50
6	—	673	104.00–122.00	111.22
1	—	245	115.00	115.00
9	—	530	120.00–131.00	124.34
3	—	473	126.00–131.00	128.30
2	—	718	104.00–105.00	104.51
3	—	631	105.00–119.00	114.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	119.00	119.00
3	—	731	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	135.00–140.00	138.34
4	—	872	91.00–100.00	95.53
5	—	775	110.00–117.00	115.58
2	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	257	156.00	156.00
1	—	680	138.00	138.00
11	—	524	140.00–151.00	145.68
2	—	323	152.00–158.00	154.84
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
8	—	630	134.00–138.00	135.36
5	—	375	156.00–166.00	159.89
3	—	720	110.00–125.00	114.90
5	—	466	145.00–149.00	146.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	145.00	145.00
3	—	601	141.00	141.00
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	105.00–110.00	108.38
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
3	—	826	94.00–104.00	100.71
1	—	455	142.00	142.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
5	—	628	117.00–123.00	118.81
2	—	725	100.00–106.00	103.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,250	64.00–70.00	68.18
17	—	1,277	71.00–77.00	73.47
2	—	1,435	53.00–63.00	57.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	55.00–61.00	58.11
6	—	1,133	62.00–65.00	63.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,424	64.00–70.00	68.09
6	—	1,410	71.00–79.00	75.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	85.00–95.00	91.04
12	—	1,829	97.00–114.00	106.85

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)	3	—	1,145	825.00–875.00	850.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,378	875.00–1,325.00	1,143.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	68.00–70.00	69.04

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

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