Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with new crop bawling calves putting downward pressure on the calf market. Slaughter cows sand slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower with moderate demand under heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.00/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$129.00

329 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

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	546	132.19	721	255
Medium and Large 2-3	499	118.74	593	68
Small and Medium 1-2	440	111.00	488	1thin
Large 1-2	646	109.60	708	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $13 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 sale329 hd

129.00

—

KY average26 barns · 6,057 hd

135.29

−6.29

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	90.64	1,459	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	68.52	1,009	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	65.84	807	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	57.58	599	26

Every lot, as filed

128 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	886	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	134.39/cwt	134.00–135.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	137.61/cwt	137.00–142.00	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	134.92/cwt	132.00–139.00	828	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.64/cwt	129.00–137.00	617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	134.22/cwt	133.00–135.00	444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	162.85/cwt	159.00–167.00	679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	158.30/cwt	155.50–160.50	814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	122.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	140.80/cwt	138.00–143.00	645	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	133.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	564	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	131.12/cwt	121.00–134.75	943	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.60/cwt	126.00–133.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.16/cwt	126.00–137.00	679	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.69/cwt	114.00–118.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	119.67/cwt	110.00–124.00	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	85.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	137.07/cwt	130.00–141.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.56/cwt	105.00–119.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.21/cwt	124.00–129.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	115.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	125.94/cwt	111.00–133.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	121.66/cwt	110.00–125.00	628	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	144.16/cwt	141.00–146.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	162.91/cwt	160.50–170.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,259	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	141.41/cwt	139.00–145.00	761	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	147.32/cwt	146.00–148.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.20/cwt	146.00–155.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	818	119.30/cwt	118.00–122.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	128.99/cwt	127.00–131.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	153.21/cwt	148.00–154.50	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	151.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	147.74/cwt	142.00–155.00	842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	140.43/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,316	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	147.33/cwt	142.00–151.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	144.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,115	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	117.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	731	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	150.21/cwt	144.00–157.00	772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	154.96/cwt	154.00–156.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	52.36/cwt	45.00–57.00	536	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	65.74/cwt	64.00–69.00	677	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	59.21/cwt	56.00–63.50	625	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	66.24/cwt	63.50–67.00	937	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	60.46/cwt	56.00–63.00	736	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.00/cwt	63.00–67.00	766	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	69.75/cwt	67.00–75.00	891	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,108	61.19/cwt	60.00–62.00	678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	70.74/cwt	67.50–77.00	1,094	21
Bulls	—	—	1,790	99.84/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,787	12
Bulls	—	—	1,617	89.24/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,443	11
Bulls	—	—	1,287	77.08/cwt	74.00–83.00	992	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,071	984.51/cwt	925.00–1,060.00	10,544	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,012	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	72.32/cwt	72.00–73.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,017.96/cwt	835.00–1,125.00	13,040	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	689.99/cwt	635.00–735.00	7,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	971.23/cwt	910.00–1,035.00	12,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	131.89/cwt	122.50–140.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	98.47/cwt	91.00–106.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	281	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	456	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	792	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	122.63/cwt	115.00–127.00	586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	121.69/cwt	116.00–128.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	136.44/cwt	136.00–138.00	442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	221	121.51/cwt	112.50–132.00	269	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.89/cwt	138.00–149.00	704	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	604	119.59/cwt	114.00–123.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	96.43/cwt	82.00–109.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	143.22/cwt	142.00–148.00	528	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.56/cwt	130.00–154.00	620	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	233	123.29/cwt	117.50–125.00	287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	151.82/cwt	151.00–155.00	399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.25/cwt	118.00–135.00	829	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	796	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	151.97/cwt	151.00–156.00	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	129.79/cwt	121.00–134.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	137.11/cwt	133.00–138.50	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	562	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	142.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	106.89/cwt	102.00–111.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	117.38/cwt	113.00–121.00	829	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 Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 915Last week 643Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 82Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 11Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	137.00–140.00	138.46
11	—	579	137.00–142.00	137.61
6	—	784	120.00–123.00	121.00
18	—	614	132.00–139.00	134.92
15	—	458	138.00–143.00	140.80
21	—	719	121.00–134.75	131.12
3	—	885	115.00–118.00	116.99
34	—	538	139.00–145.00	141.41
5	—	369	142.00–148.00	143.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	465	129.00–137.00	132.64
5	—	331	133.00–135.00	134.22
6	—	687	119.00–126.00	122.69
7	—	376	130.00–135.00	130.99
20	—	424	128.00–136.00	133.06
12	—	568	126.00–133.00	129.60
25	—	518	126.00–137.00	131.16
3	—	775	114.00–118.00	115.69
4	—	911	80.00–87.00	85.21
5	—	271	130.00–141.00	137.07
9	—	631	124.00–129.00	125.21
9	—	718	110.00–118.00	115.82
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	110.00–124.00	119.67
9	—	620	105.00–119.00	108.56
2	—	320	130.00–131.00	130.50
7	—	364	111.00–133.00	125.94
9	—	516	110.00–125.00	121.66
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
12	—	478	115.00–127.00	122.63
8	—	422	116.00–128.00	121.69
3	—	838	92.00	92.00
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
5	—	221	112.50–132.00	121.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	136.00–138.00	136.44
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	886	119.00	119.00
5	—	623	134.00–135.00	134.39
3	—	381	146.00–148.00	147.32
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
3	—	818	118.00–122.00	119.30
2	—	503	127.00–131.00	128.99
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	440	144.00–145.00	144.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	159.00–167.00	162.85
13	—	514	155.50–160.50	158.30
5	—	674	141.00–146.00	144.16
15	—	468	160.50–170.00	162.91
10	—	631	142.00–151.00	147.33
13	—	774	140.00–146.00	144.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	834	151.00	151.00
3	—	611	138.00	138.00
9	—	524	146.00–155.00	149.20
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
2	—	860	137.00	137.00
4	—	391	166.50	166.50
3	—	751	133.00	133.00
5	—	486	148.00–154.50	153.21
12	—	435	144.00–155.00	151.45
13	—	570	142.00–155.00	147.74
60	—	937	124.00–141.00	140.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	169.00–170.00	169.51
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	787	114.00–119.00	117.71
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
20	—	622	120.00–131.00	127.38
11	—	479	138.00–149.00	146.89
7	—	804	82.00–109.00	96.43
8	—	429	130.00–154.00	144.56
5	—	263	151.00–155.00	151.82
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
8	—	662	118.00–135.00	125.25
3	—	328	161.50	161.50
22	—	581	130.00–140.00	137.02
7	—	371	151.00–156.00	151.97
7	—	534	133.00–138.50	137.11
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
2	—	980	81.00	81.00
5	—	706	113.00–121.00	117.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	126.00	126.00
4	—	660	131.00	131.00
12	—	514	144.00–157.00	150.21
2	—	428	154.00–156.00	154.96
2	—	365	168.00	168.00
3	—	465	156.00	156.00
5	—	630	133.00–135.00	134.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	122.50–140.00	131.89
2	—	990	72.00	72.00
5	—	571	120.00–130.00	124.36
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	708	91.00–106.00	98.47
1	—	210	134.00	134.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
3	—	483	121.00–134.00	129.79
3	—	313	140.00–148.00	142.89
7	—	622	102.00–111.00	106.89
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	102.50	102.50
2	—	510	115.00	115.00
5	—	233	117.50–125.00	123.29
2	—	562	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	604	114.00–123.00	119.59
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	955	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	45.00–57.00	52.36
4	—	1,030	64.00–69.00	65.74
12	—	1,056	56.00–63.50	59.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,415	63.50–67.00	66.24
2	—	1,108	60.00–62.00	61.19
21	—	1,546	67.50–77.00	70.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,217	56.00–63.00	60.46
28	—	1,178	63.00–67.00	65.00
28	—	1,277	67.00–75.00	69.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,790	94.00–107.00	99.84
11	—	1,617	80.00–95.00	89.24
7	—	1,287	74.00–83.00	77.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	925.00–1,060.00	984.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	72.00–73.00	72.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,281	835.00–1,125.00	1,017.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,268	910.00–1,035.00	971.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	635.00–735.00	689.99

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