Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.43/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$154.43

189 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

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	658	156.46	1,029	172
Medium and Large 2-3	618	136.25	842	8thin
Large 1-2	743	134.35	998	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	127.00	635	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $394 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 sale189 hd

154.43

—

KY average25 barns · 5,562 hd

151.84

+2.59

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	1,664	95.41	1,587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	69.45	874	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	69.38	1,064	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	59.41	631	15

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	Large 1-2	—	985	127.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	95.34/cwt	95.00–96.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	130.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	133.83/cwt	133.00–134.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	795	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	593	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.36/cwt	132.00–138.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	135.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	137.49/cwt	133.00–140.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	135.03/cwt	133.00–137.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	137.77/cwt	101.00–138.85	1,116	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	134.11/cwt	134.00–135.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	118.67/cwt	112.00–124.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	149.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,080	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	159.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	864	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	153.35/cwt	153.00–155.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	152.12/cwt	150.50–156.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	168.96/cwt	165.00–177.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	799	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,246	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,077	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	163.60/cwt	159.50–170.00	766	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	98.77/cwt	95.00–100.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	129.95/cwt	124.00–132.50	795	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.56/cwt	141.50–151.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	157.58/cwt	153.00–159.50	819	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	73.89/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,070	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	67.76/cwt	66.00–70.00	850	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	52.91/cwt	47.00–56.00	554	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	63.33/cwt	60.00–65.00	686	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	67.96/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,061	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	73.89/cwt	71.00–76.00	968	7
Bulls	—	—	1,744	91.68/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,188	82.51/cwt	82.00–83.00	980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	105.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,923	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	79.42/cwt	78.00–81.00	890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	943.70/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	12,155	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,395	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,184.31/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	17,504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,435	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	547	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	156.89/cwt	156.00–157.50	511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	131.73/cwt	131.00–134.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	897	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.04/cwt	145.00–153.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	127.61/cwt	121.00–130.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	784	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,002	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	144.07/cwt	142.00–146.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	128.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	622	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 488Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 96Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	125.00–129.00	127.69
3	—	500	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	151.00	151.00
2	—	623	140.00–141.00	140.52
6	—	403	153.00–155.00	153.35
4	—	530	150.00–154.00	153.00
1	—	775	139.00	139.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	725	140.00–151.00	149.00
10	—	528	157.00–165.00	159.89
11	—	622	150.50–156.00	152.12
3	—	685	151.00–153.00	152.01
6	—	432	165.00–177.00	168.96
7	—	788	147.50	147.50
38	—	468	159.50–170.00	163.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	864	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	134.00	134.00
3	—	553	148.00	148.00
2	—	940	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	799	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	130.00–131.00	130.33
5	—	444	143.00	143.00
4	—	760	130.00–133.00	130.77
6	—	708	133.00–134.00	133.83
3	—	550	144.50	144.50
4	—	681	131.00–134.00	131.73
10	—	477	142.00–146.00	144.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	95.00–96.00	95.34
3	—	603	123.00	123.00
8	—	472	132.00–138.00	135.36
4	—	441	134.00–139.00	135.21
4	—	716	120.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	215	137.50	137.50
5	—	326	133.00–140.00	137.49
4	—	381	133.00–137.00	135.03
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
36	—	810	101.00–138.85	137.77
9	—	583	134.00–135.00	134.11
8	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.58
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	125.00–130.00	127.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
3	—	367	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	572	112.00–124.00	118.67
8	—	423	121.00–130.00	127.61
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
10	—	484	120.00–133.00	128.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
2	—	897	110.00	110.00
7	—	784	127.50–128.00	127.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	95.00–100.00	98.77
7	—	612	124.00–132.50	129.95
9	—	526	141.50–151.00	147.56
2	—	715	115.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	326	156.00–157.50	156.89
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
6	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.66
1	—	180	170.00	170.00
2	—	480	145.00–153.00	149.04
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
8	—	520	153.00–159.50	157.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	375	141.00–150.00	145.74
2	—	320	140.00–148.00	143.88
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	73.00–76.00	73.89
19	—	1,561	64.00–70.00	67.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	62.00	62.00
14	—	1,254	66.00–70.00	67.76
7	—	1,310	71.00–76.00	73.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	47.00–56.00	52.91
1	—	990	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,083	60.00–65.00	63.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	87.00–94.00	91.68
2	—	1,188	82.00–83.00	82.51
4	—	1,821	100.00–110.00	105.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	78.00–81.00	79.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,288	830.00–1,000.00	943.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,478	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,184.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

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