Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison due to Labor Day last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.08/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$130.08

318 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	506	131.00	663	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	747	130.81	977	295
Medium and Large 2-3	519	119.15	618	20

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $45 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 sale318 hd

130.08

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

139.12

−9.04

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	1,680	100.41	1,687	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	69.36	1,075	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	66.87	876	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	59.62	619	9thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	127.26/cwt	125.00–132.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	148.77/cwt	145.50–154.00	931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	145.06/cwt	142.00–149.00	622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	133.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	135.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.57/cwt	154.00–156.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.22/cwt	147.00–154.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	141.97/cwt	141.00–144.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	133.61/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	133.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.50	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	152.62/cwt	149.00–156.00	879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,200	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	652	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	162.71/cwt	162.00–163.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	163.33/cwt	162.00–163.50	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	144.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	757	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	129.44/cwt	126.00–133.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	107.06/cwt	101.00–110.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	541	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	677	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	934	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	137.79/cwt	134.00–139.00	852	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	56.60/cwt	53.00–60.00	650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	65.96/cwt	62.00–68.00	883	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	54.63/cwt	48.00–61.00	592	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.61/cwt	62.00–67.00	638	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	70.60/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,125	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	65.83/cwt	63.00–68.00	937	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	70.80/cwt	68.00–73.00	927	12
Bulls	—	—	1,591	92.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,473	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	104.76/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,812	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.26/cwt	140.00–156.00	639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	142.23/cwt	137.00–149.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	873	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	902	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	646	131.45/cwt	130.00–134.00	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	998	126.95/cwt	126.95–126.95	1,267	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.40/cwt	133.00–136.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.76/cwt	134.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	138.47/cwt	136.50–144.00	746	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	140.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	131.57/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	137.50/cwt	135.00–139.50	909	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	144.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	682	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	916	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	506	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	108.24/cwt	100.00–116.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	119.73/cwt	110.00–130.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	969	105.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	126.56/cwt	126.00–131.00	900	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.89/cwt	135.00–150.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	823	122.33/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	147.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	107.33/cwt	106.00–110.00	846	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1

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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 493Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 57Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 4

No market comparison due to Labor Day last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	125.00–132.00	127.26
2	—	775	125.00	125.00
4	—	522	130.00–135.00	133.74
2	—	612	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	144.00	144.00
2	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	626	145.50–154.00	148.77
12	—	479	165.00–167.00	165.99
14	—	435	160.00–165.50	162.66
7	—	541	162.00–163.00	162.71
9	—	564	162.00–163.50	163.33
7	—	657	140.00–148.00	144.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	154.00–156.00	155.57
4	—	531	147.00–154.00	151.22
3	—	638	141.00–144.00	141.97
10	—	819	131.50–135.00	133.61
7	—	723	130.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	1,215	108.00	108.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
12	—	576	149.00–156.00	152.62
8	—	876	137.00	137.00
1	—	335	156.00	156.00
4	—	769	126.00–133.00	129.44
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	784	112.00	112.00
14	—	431	132.00–139.00	135.64
10	—	528	133.00–136.00	135.40
4	—	466	134.00–135.00	134.76
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
3	—	378	140.00	140.00
6	—	985	93.00	93.00
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
3	—	582	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	142.00–149.00	145.06
23	—	539	136.50–144.00	138.47
9	—	560	140.00–144.00	140.87
10	—	760	126.00–133.00	131.57
14	—	661	135.00–139.50	137.50
3	—	615	140.00	140.00
22	—	472	141.00–150.00	144.50
18	—	711	126.00–131.00	126.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	646	130.00–134.00	131.45
4	—	969	104.00–110.00	105.97
13	—	823	113.00–124.00	122.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	998	126.95	126.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	115.00	115.00
4	—	403	129.00–131.00	129.99
2	—	675	100.00–116.00	108.24
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	110.00–130.00	119.73
3	—	711	110.00–115.00	111.69
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
2	—	493	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
2	—	645	110.00–120.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	101.00–110.00	107.06
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
2	—	707	115.00	115.00
10	—	425	140.00–156.00	150.26
9	—	511	137.00–149.00	142.23
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
5	—	794	110.00	110.00
8	—	481	135.00–150.00	140.89
3	—	377	145.00–153.00	147.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	541	151.00	151.00
7	—	677	138.00	138.00
10	—	618	134.00–139.00	137.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	130.00–131.00	130.48
2	—	430	138.00	138.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
3	—	685	117.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	788	106.00–110.00	107.33
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	53.00–60.00	56.60
18	—	1,338	62.00–68.00	65.96
12	—	1,309	68.00–73.00	70.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	48.00–61.00	54.63
5	—	1,003	62.00–67.00	63.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,594	68.00–76.00	70.60
6	—	1,423	63.00–68.00	65.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,591	85.00–95.00	92.58
9	—	1,730	98.00–110.00	104.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00

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