Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Buyers showing preference for weaned calves in light supply. Yearlings sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.22/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$123.22

213 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$17.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

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	559	125.97	704	172
Large 1-2	638	115.32	736	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	111.65	599	35
Small and Medium 1-2	475	108.67	517	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.31/cwt here — about $187 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 sale213 hd

123.22

—

KY average24 barns · 4,762 hd

130.61

−7.39

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	1,588	92.50	1,468	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	65.41	851	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	65.25	985	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	57.79	604	16

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2-3	—	810	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	640	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	628	32
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.03/cwt	109.00–112.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	117.39/cwt	114.00–121.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	123.19/cwt	110.00–130.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.31/cwt	118.00–128.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	879	146.60/cwt	146.60–146.60	1,289	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	99.69/cwt	97.00–105.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.00/cwt	120.50–130.00	728	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	845	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	152.83/cwt	152.50–153.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	167.34/cwt	164.00–168.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	809	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,214	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	133.39/cwt	131.50–134.25	716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,048	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	162.94/cwt	160.00–168.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	126.37/cwt	124.00–131.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	152.03/cwt	151.50–152.25	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	149.48/cwt	148.00–157.00	605	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	733	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	141.56/cwt	141.50–142.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,024	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	473	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	133.84/cwt	132.50–135.50	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.06/cwt	62.00–64.00	662	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	57.66/cwt	57.00–59.00	593	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	57.10/cwt	54.00–60.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	59.59/cwt	57.00–62.00	732	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	68.53/cwt	67.00–72.00	917	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	52.78/cwt	48.00–55.00	567	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	69.20/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,040	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	65.33/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,009	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	64.85/cwt	62.00–67.00	840	15
Bulls	—	—	1,290	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,071	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,125.63/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	16,862	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,140.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	16,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	123.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	103.26/cwt	103.00–104.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.67/cwt	111.00–121.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.80/cwt	142.00–143.00	540	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.38/cwt	105.00–114.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	123.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	637	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.67/cwt	100.00–116.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	105.95/cwt	101.00–110.00	659	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	117.53/cwt	115.00–127.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	109.80/cwt	101.00–114.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.60/cwt	110.00–119.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	125.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	795	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.11/cwt	122.00–133.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	127.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	748	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 915Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 196Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	79.00	79.00
2	—	470	114.00–121.00	117.39
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
3	—	318	110.00–130.00	123.19
1	—	255	121.00	121.00
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
5	—	670	100.00–116.00	111.67
6	—	622	101.00–110.00	105.95
7	—	439	115.00–127.00	117.53
7	—	563	101.00–114.00	109.80
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
2	—	433	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	98.00	98.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	485	125.00–131.00	129.48
3	—	780	109.00–112.00	111.03
8	—	616	118.00–128.00	121.31
3	—	853	97.00–105.00	99.69
1	—	840	101.00	101.00
29	—	573	120.50–130.00	127.00
4	—	445	131.00	131.00
5	—	716	105.00–114.00	110.38
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
3	—	370	132.00–135.00	132.97
29	—	516	120.00–130.00	123.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	488	130.00	130.00
13	—	537	131.50–134.25	133.39
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
17	—	659	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	132.00	132.00
2	—	557	130.00	130.00
3	—	621	124.00–131.00	126.37
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
2	—	290	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	879	146.60	146.60
6	—	388	164.00–168.00	167.34
36	—	809	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	134.00–135.00	134.68
3	—	488	152.50–153.00	152.83
1	—	800	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
8	—	540	143.75	143.75
12	—	600	139.00	139.00
6	—	405	148.00–157.00	149.48
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	128.00	128.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
2	—	733	128.00–135.00	131.44
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
3	—	533	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	160.00–168.00	162.94
3	—	510	152.00	152.00
22	—	580	151.50–152.25	152.03
3	—	498	160.00	160.00
3	—	645	145.50	145.50
8	—	656	141.50–142.00	141.56
3	—	726	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
5	—	378	142.00–143.00	142.80
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
2	—	983	90.00–94.00	91.99
1	—	875	102.00	102.00
5	—	565	130.00–139.00	134.85
5	—	535	130.00–141.00	136.76
5	—	728	110.00–119.00	112.60
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
10	—	634	120.00–129.00	125.37
2	—	660	120.00–123.00	121.51
4	—	463	139.00–146.00	142.44
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	86.00	86.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
3	—	473	123.50	123.50
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	132.50–135.50	133.84
2	—	518	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	120.00–127.00	123.03
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
2	—	375	135.00	135.00
4	—	707	103.00–104.00	103.26
2	—	290	132.00	132.00
3	—	640	111.00–121.00	116.67
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
2	—	673	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	470	122.00–133.00	128.11
3	—	586	125.00–129.00	127.72
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	119.00	119.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	62.00–64.00	63.06
8	—	1,029	57.00–59.00	57.66
4	—	1,075	48.00–55.00	52.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	54.00–60.00	57.10
6	—	1,503	67.00–71.00	69.20
9	—	1,545	64.00–67.00	65.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	57.00–62.00	59.59
12	—	1,338	67.00–72.00	68.53
15	—	1,296	62.00–67.00	64.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,885	102.00	102.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,498	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,125.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,408	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140.63

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