Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady; few featherweight 300-400 lb steers 5.00 higher. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.78/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$123.78

253 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.56

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	525	125.04	656	215
Medium and Large 2-3	431	116.65	502	38

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $154 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 sale253 hd

123.78

—

KY average27 barns · 5,405 hd

133.34

−9.56

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	1,702	84.89	1,445	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	55.49	691	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	54.78	780	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	43.31	456	17

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2Value Added	—	480	160.86/cwt	154.00–169.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	139.92/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	123.24/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	132.56/cwt	132.00–134.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	133.23/cwt	131.00–136.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.50/cwt	168.00–177.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	122.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.17/cwt	122.00–133.00	407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	120.39/cwt	119.00–121.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	107.42/cwt	101.00–114.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.35/cwt	118.00–122.50	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	117.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	116.46/cwt	115.00–117.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	115.51/cwt	110.00–118.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	145.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	154.85/cwt	154.00–156.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	165.04/cwt	156.00–170.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.14/cwt	144.00–156.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	357	178.18/cwt	178.00–180.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	126.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	144.60/cwt	140.00–146.50	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	145.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	162.64/cwt	154.00–168.00	851	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	449	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,115	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	573	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	679	83
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	687	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	708	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,190	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	170.35/cwt	160.00–180.00	712	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.29/cwt	139.00–155.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	169.28/cwt	163.00–174.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	41.19/cwt	34.00–47.00	423	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	50.21/cwt	48.00–53.00	568	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	47.57/cwt	47.00–48.00	606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	48.57/cwt	47.00–51.00	611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	59.01/cwt	56.50–63.00	781	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	54.37/cwt	51.00–56.50	648	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	57.81/cwt	56.50–59.00	834	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	54.37/cwt	52.00–56.50	785	9
Bulls	—	—	1,870	96.55/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	73.15/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,246	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	86.59/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,432	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	70.50/cwt	64.00–84.00	810	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	149.37/cwt	140.00–153.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.94/cwt	124.00–127.50	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	131.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	78.41/cwt	73.00–89.00	715	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	126.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	740	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	522	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.92/cwt	120.00–131.00	476	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.39/cwt	122.00–130.00	596	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	119.08/cwt	114.00–121.00	326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	887	111.08/cwt	107.00–116.00	985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	664	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	126.40/cwt	122.00–131.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	217	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.50	244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	741	121.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	612	124.86/cwt	124.50–125.00	764	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.65/cwt	131.00–145.00	800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	110.02/cwt	104.00–116.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	145.34/cwt	139.00–155.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.34/cwt	121.00–128.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	113.24/cwt	108.00–117.00	812	8

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 821Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 104Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	154.00–169.00	160.86
12	—	570	154.00–156.00	154.85
12	—	357	178.00–180.00	178.18
4	—	665	140.00–144.00	141.99
6	—	718	140.00–146.50	144.60
13	—	608	140.00–152.00	145.85
21	—	523	154.00–168.00	162.64
13	—	418	160.00–180.00	170.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	275	122.00	122.00
13	—	530	130.50	130.50
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	823	136.00–143.00	139.92
4	—	970	121.00–124.00	123.24
1	—	330	168.00	168.00
2	—	295	168.00–177.00	172.50
3	—	476	150.00–155.00	151.59
3	—	532	141.00–150.00	145.74
1	—	1,080	121.00	121.00
11	—	379	156.00–170.00	165.04
4	—	431	144.00–156.00	152.14
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
3	—	918	120.00–130.00	126.64
2	—	1,275	117.00	117.00
3	—	680	131.00	131.00
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	183.00	183.00
2	—	318	170.00–174.00	172.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	124.00	124.00
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
5	—	513	121.00–127.00	122.97
8	—	320	122.00–133.00	127.17
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,025	93.00	93.00
2	—	765	101.00–114.00	107.42
11	—	615	118.00–122.50	120.35
27	—	375	120.00–131.00	126.92
63	—	475	122.00–130.00	125.39
9	—	425	122.00–131.00	126.40
11	—	578	120.00–126.00	123.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	132.00–134.00	132.56
11	—	426	131.00–136.00	133.23
3	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
2	—	352	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	119.00–121.00	120.39
6	—	378	116.00–121.00	117.53
7	—	480	115.00–117.00	116.46
7	—	570	110.00–118.00	115.51
5	—	274	114.00–121.00	119.08
3	—	217	110.00–117.50	112.42
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
3	—	537	115.00–117.00	116.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	887	107.00–116.00	111.08
1	—	845	119.00	119.00
5	—	664	126.00	126.00
5	—	741	120.00–123.00	121.81
25	—	612	124.50–125.00	124.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
2	—	687	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,190	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	573	118.50	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
5	—	372	139.00–155.00	148.29
2	—	500	140.00	140.00
7	—	472	140.00–153.00	149.37
6	—	627	124.00–127.50	126.94
2	—	860	85.00	85.00
10	—	569	131.00–145.00	140.65
2	—	783	104.00–116.00	110.02
3	—	277	139.00–155.00	145.34
3	—	325	150.00–158.00	154.20
3	—	665	121.00–128.00	124.34
8	—	717	108.00–117.00	113.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	163.00–174.00	169.28
2	—	445	155.00	155.00
3	—	561	151.00	151.00
7	—	621	130.00–134.00	131.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	73.00–89.00	78.41
6	—	507	125.00–130.00	126.71
1	—	855	79.00	79.00
2	—	617	120.00	120.00
3	—	418	130.00	130.00
3	—	453	131.00	131.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
5	—	567	125.00–130.00	127.60
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
2	—	565	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,028	34.00–47.00	41.19
4	—	1,131	48.00–53.00	50.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	47.00–48.00	47.57
6	—	1,443	56.50–59.00	57.81
9	—	1,443	52.00–56.50	54.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	47.00–51.00	48.57
11	—	1,323	56.50–63.00	59.01
16	—	1,191	51.00–56.50	54.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	96.00–97.00	96.55
3	—	1,703	67.00–78.00	73.15
7	—	1,654	82.00–91.00	86.59

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	8	—	1,149	64.00–84.00	70.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Replacement Cattle