Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand; 600-700 lbs weaned packages firm with very good demand. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and 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 $134.16/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$134.16

262 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	550	135.99	748	228
Medium and Large 2-3	485	122.52	595	29
Large 1-2	642	118.39	760	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale262 hd

134.16

—

KY average27 barns · 5,033 hd

136.88

−2.72

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	1,609	96.99	1,561	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	67.38	948	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	66.73	831	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	60.37	639	13

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3	—	475	141.63/cwt	136.00–145.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	150.24/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	142.67/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,049	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	822	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	136.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	596	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	708	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	141.16/cwt	139.00–146.00	792	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	138.53/cwt	130.00–142.00	844	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	144.55/cwt	136.00–150.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	139.02/cwt	137.00–142.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.31/cwt	110.00–120.25	935	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	502	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.88/cwt	123.00–130.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	126.04/cwt	123.00–128.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	106.46/cwt	103.00–110.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	132.96/cwt	129.00–141.00	691	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	119.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	647	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	163.62/cwt	157.00–166.00	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	152.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.39/cwt	145.00–147.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	783	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	436	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	331	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	159.93/cwt	156.00–160.50	977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	142.01/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	166.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	331	172.10/cwt	167.00–178.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	166.53/cwt	158.00–170.00	783	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.90/cwt	145.00–162.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	162.94/cwt	159.00–165.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	616	136.32/cwt	134.50–139.00	840	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	61.13/cwt	58.00–64.00	641	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	66.37/cwt	66.00–67.00	769	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	72.32/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,104	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	66.03/cwt	63.00–68.50	908	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	71.03/cwt	69.00–72.50	908	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	65.73/cwt	63.00–68.50	816	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	52.58/cwt	48.00–56.50	517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	102.69/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,786	11
Bulls	—	—	1,393	89.47/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,246	3
Bulls	—	—	1,220	76.95/cwt	76.00–78.00	939	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	865.64/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,626	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,544	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.11/cwt	148.00–164.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.48/cwt	134.00–147.00	808	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.46/cwt	136.00–151.00	674	22
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	128.50/cwt	121.00–132.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	141.78/cwt	135.00–144.00	452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	140.35/cwt	139.00–141.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	123.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	124.82/cwt	121.00–127.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	139.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	519	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	118.16/cwt	115.00–122.00	859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	140.76/cwt	135.00–146.00	733	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	143.17/cwt	140.50–145.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	143.44/cwt	141.50–145.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	133.68/cwt	132.00–143.00	924	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	579	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	747	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	777	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	567	133.19/cwt	132.00–136.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	149.24/cwt	144.00–155.00	400	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.21/cwt	126.50–134.00	801	15

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 636Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 99Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	136.00–145.00	141.63
2	—	517	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	149.00	149.00
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
2	—	332	160.00	160.00
2	—	780	135.00–136.00	135.50
5	—	677	140.00	140.00
3	—	486	150.00–154.00	152.73
5	—	578	145.00–147.00	145.39
5	—	536	140.00–150.00	146.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	679	150.00–152.00	150.24
3	—	735	142.00–144.00	142.67
8	—	581	161.00	161.00
14	—	527	157.00–166.00	163.62
15	—	611	156.00–160.50	159.93
5	—	781	141.50–144.00	142.01
8	—	420	160.00–170.00	166.86
5	—	331	167.00–178.00	172.10
27	—	470	158.00–170.00	166.53
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	86.00	86.00
3	—	436	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	134.00–139.00	136.43
3	—	283	136.00–150.00	144.55
2	—	578	131.00–132.00	131.48
3	—	318	137.00–142.00	139.02
3	—	923	106.00	106.00
10	—	790	110.00–120.25	118.31
1	—	215	149.00	149.00
6	—	615	123.00–130.00	124.88
4	—	674	123.00–128.00	126.04
2	—	865	103.00–110.00	106.46
4	—	736	120.00–121.00	120.76
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
16	—	520	129.00–141.00	132.96
35	—	475	130.00–140.00	136.26
13	—	372	130.00–146.00	139.59
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	110.00–114.00	111.98
2	—	502	126.00	126.00
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	561	139.00–146.00	141.16
17	—	609	130.00–142.00	138.53
3	—	713	133.00	133.00
19	—	470	140.50–145.00	143.17
11	—	538	141.50–145.00	143.44
13	—	691	132.00–143.00	133.68
3	—	403	143.00–144.00	143.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	339	116.00–120.00	119.06
4	—	567	127.00–128.00	127.50
4	—	476	125.00–130.00	127.00
3	—	278	120.00–130.00	123.24
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	768	105.00–110.00	107.56
2	—	430	125.00–129.00	127.07
2	—	633	114.00–116.00	114.98
6	—	511	121.00–127.00	124.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	145.00–162.00	152.90
8	—	378	148.00–164.00	156.11
23	—	575	134.00–147.00	140.48
22	—	473	136.00–151.00	142.46
3	—	756	109.00	109.00
8	—	727	115.00–122.00	118.16
25	—	521	135.00–146.00	140.76
2	—	442	145.00	145.00
10	—	931	100.00	100.00
2	—	268	144.00–155.00	149.24
15	—	615	126.50–134.00	130.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	159.50	159.50
3	—	422	159.00–165.00	162.94
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
17	—	616	134.50–139.00	136.32
2	—	330	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	125.00–129.00	126.64
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
6	—	474	121.00–132.00	128.50
4	—	319	135.00–144.00	141.78
2	—	655	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
3	—	411	139.00–141.00	140.35
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
2	—	288	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	800	90.00	90.00
2	—	747	104.00	104.00
3	—	658	115.00	115.00
5	—	567	132.00–136.00	133.19
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	58.00–64.00	61.13
3	—	1,158	66.00–67.00	66.37
3	—	983	48.00–56.50	52.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	71.50–73.50	72.32
11	—	1,375	63.00–68.50	66.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,278	69.00–72.50	71.03
18	—	1,241	63.00–68.50	65.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,739	97.00–108.00	102.69
3	—	1,393	88.00–91.00	89.47
2	—	1,220	76.00–78.00	76.95

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	1	—	975	79.00	79.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	825.00–900.00	865.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,450.00	1,450.00

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