Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned offerings; light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with light to moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.11/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$153.11

282 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$28.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

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	554	154.24	854	271
Medium and Large 2-3	630	125.27	789	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.97/cwt here — about $65 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 sale282 hd

153.11

—

KY average23 barns · 4,794 hd

151.92

+1.19

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	—	Low	1,839	88.85	1,634	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	59.86	892	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	59.26	747	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	54.61	573	19

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	160.01/cwt	156.00–161.00	893	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.69/cwt	154.00–158.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	143.08/cwt	142.00–144.00	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.97/cwt	141.00–152.00	784	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	134.72/cwt	132.00–139.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	114.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.75/cwt	123.00–128.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	146.33/cwt	143.00–152.00	840	28
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	700	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	127.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	488	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	161.44/cwt	154.50–168.00	830	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.15/cwt	121.00–129.00	597	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	110.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	113.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	363	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	513	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.68/cwt	141.00–155.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	174.55/cwt	174.00–176.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	158.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	137.33/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	166.98/cwt	155.00–175.00	725	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	149.10/cwt	140.50–154.00	927	33
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	234	74.67/cwt	65.00–79.00	175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.77/cwt	164.00–167.50	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	642	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	559	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	91.89/cwt	86.00–95.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	164.92/cwt	160.00–172.50	783	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	149.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,107	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.05/cwt	148.00–156.00	727	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.07/cwt	131.00–143.00	786	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	153.83/cwt	151.00–157.00	740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	623	131.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	57.53/cwt	56.00–61.00	629	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	61.10/cwt	59.00–65.00	894	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	57.38/cwt	55.00–58.50	885	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	52.94/cwt	52.00–55.00	537	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	62.29/cwt	59.50–66.00	837	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	56.30/cwt	54.00–59.00	668	18
Bulls	—	—	2,700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	97.39/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	88.25/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,454	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	14,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	857.45/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,235.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	18,722	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	76.28/cwt	70.00–87.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.83/cwt	108.00–122.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	160.07/cwt	149.00–169.00	595	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	120.52/cwt	118.00–129.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	153.10/cwt	147.00–161.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.12/cwt	138.00–149.00	751	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.34/cwt	121.00–129.00	781	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	128.60/cwt	123.00–133.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.07/cwt	147.00–151.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	150.79/cwt	140.00–161.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	114.78/cwt	109.00–121.00	717	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	142.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	94.45/cwt	89.00–100.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	113.20/cwt	110.00–120.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.69/cwt	119.00–122.50	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	115.97/cwt	109.00–119.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	113.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	114.15/cwt	110.00–119.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	124.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	873	113.52/cwt	106.00–121.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	111.09/cwt	103.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	127.56/cwt	125.00–129.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.60/cwt	117.00–126.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 770Last week 685Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 94Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
7	—	481	148.00–156.00	151.05
31	—	569	131.00–143.00	138.07
2	—	723	108.00–122.00	114.83
10	—	372	149.00–169.00	160.07
2	—	815	102.00–103.00	102.50
7	—	668	120.00–135.00	131.74
3	—	312	147.00–161.00	153.10
8	—	521	138.00–149.00	144.12
12	—	618	121.00–129.00	126.34
2	—	420	147.00–151.00	149.07
2	—	268	140.00–161.00	150.79
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	151.00–157.00	153.83
6	—	623	130.00–135.00	131.47
1	—	595	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	118.00–129.00	120.52
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
7	—	519	123.00–133.00	128.60
8	—	625	109.00–121.00	114.78
3	—	368	140.00–146.00	142.63
2	—	497	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	558	156.00–161.00	160.01
10	—	673	142.00–144.00	143.08
32	—	514	154.50–168.00	161.44
9	—	386	174.00–176.00	174.55
25	—	434	155.00–175.00	166.98
33	—	622	140.50–154.00	149.10
22	—	475	160.00–172.50	164.92
20	—	743	140.00–150.00	149.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	154.00–158.00	155.69
24	—	519	141.00–152.00	150.97
7	—	679	132.00–139.00	134.72
3	—	853	135.00	135.00
28	—	574	143.00–152.00	146.33
1	—	225	156.00	156.00
4	—	600	138.00	138.00
14	—	476	141.00–155.00	150.68
5	—	321	155.00–160.00	158.60
2	—	767	135.00	135.00
3	—	842	134.00–139.00	137.33
2	—	925	129.00	129.00
2	—	365	164.00–167.50	165.77
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	125.00	125.00
4	—	600	129.00	129.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
3	—	573	123.00	123.00
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
7	—	759	110.00–115.00	114.29
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
8	—	429	123.00–128.00	126.75
18	—	563	121.00–125.00	124.33
2	—	802	114.00	114.00
17	—	383	120.00–134.00	127.52
51	—	473	121.00–129.00	126.15
19	—	522	120.00–126.00	123.34
4	—	706	110.00–115.00	113.73
4	—	334	125.00–129.00	127.56
12	—	630	117.00–126.00	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	138.50	138.50
6	—	708	122.00–125.00	124.48
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
2	—	513	113.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	625	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.50
12	—	629	105.00–115.00	110.14
4	—	321	107.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	828	89.00–100.00	94.45
10	—	572	110.00–120.00	113.20
2	—	368	110.00–113.00	111.53
2	—	275	119.00–122.50	120.69
11	—	473	109.00–119.00	115.97
5	—	426	110.00–119.00	114.15
3	—	690	103.00–115.00	111.09
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	101.00	101.00
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
2	—	873	106.00–121.00	113.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	234	65.00–79.00	74.67
4	—	642	87.00	87.00
3	—	815	86.00–95.00	91.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	56.00–61.00	57.53
10	—	1,014	52.00–55.00	52.94
1	—	1,050	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,463	59.00–65.00	61.10
7	—	1,542	55.00–58.50	57.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	51.00	51.00
23	—	1,344	59.50–66.00	62.29
18	—	1,186	54.00–59.00	56.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,700	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,743	95.00–100.00	97.39
3	—	1,648	83.00–92.00	88.25

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	—	1,640	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,242	825.00–900.00	857.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,515	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,235.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,049	70.00–87.00	76.28

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

Steers · 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