Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy bawling calves facing discounts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.74/cwt on 861 head.

Average price

$131.74

861 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

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	630	134.00	844	779
Medium and Large 2-3	559	110.59	618	80
Large 1-2	637	97.00	618	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $226 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 sale861 hd

131.74

—

KY average24 barns · 7,723 hd

131.19

+0.55

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	1,622	89.32	1,449	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	59.79	892	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	58.81	721	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	53.62	560	35

Every lot, as filed

134 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	—	424	134.95/cwt	129.00–139.50	572	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	637	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.70/cwt	151.00–155.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.32/cwt	146.00–155.00	784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	170.67/cwt	170.00–171.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	155.02/cwt	147.00–162.00	882	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	856	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	129.25/cwt	126.00–132.00	739	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	132.83/cwt	129.50–135.00	650	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	132.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	121.69/cwt	117.00–127.00	643	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	143.72/cwt	128.75–149.10	918	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	145.91/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,046	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.57/cwt	115.00–128.00	689	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	109.81/cwt	103.00–112.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	129.27/cwt	128.50–132.00	672	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	126.63/cwt	123.00–129.00	541	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	92.84/cwt	90.00–98.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	87.98/cwt	87.00–89.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.16/cwt	128.00–132.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	104.44/cwt	102.50–112.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.06/cwt	116.00–122.50	743	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	121.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	112.55/cwt	103.00–118.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	86.30/cwt	82.00–96.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	137.17/cwt	137.00–138.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	138.75/cwt	130.00–140.25	1,293	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	143.56/cwt	140.00–144.75	939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	154.42/cwt	145.00–159.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	164.01/cwt	158.00–169.00	694	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	132.16/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,015	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	140.74/cwt	139.00–146.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	131.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,077	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	152.46/cwt	139.00–152.90	1,209	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	161.12/cwt	157.00–167.00	759	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	146.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	903	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	483	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	563	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	925	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,166	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	519	80.87/cwt	77.00–85.00	420	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	138.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	143.85/cwt	138.50–145.00	1,030	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	440	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	158.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	804	23
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	714	105.22/cwt	104.50–107.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	150.83/cwt	142.00–167.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	154.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	728	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	154.66/cwt	152.00–156.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	62.61/cwt	60.00–67.00	790	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	45.91/cwt	39.00–49.00	478	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	58.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	588	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	62.73/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,009	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	57.05/cwt	54.00–59.00	786	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	56.83/cwt	53.00–59.00	677	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	51.93/cwt	48.00–61.00	647	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	53.01/cwt	51.00–55.00	572	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	87.77/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,396	17
Bulls	—	—	1,280	75.86/cwt	75.00–77.00	971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	96.94/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,742	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	859.10/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	980	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,370	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,967	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	137.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	112.49/cwt	109.00–115.00	747	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	128.99/cwt	123.00–139.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	136.85/cwt	135.00–142.50	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	84.44/cwt	80.00–89.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	129.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	683	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	96.80/cwt	90.00–111.50	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	92.26/cwt	91.00–101.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	118.61/cwt	117.00–121.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	617	123.52/cwt	122.00–126.00	762	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	724	118.18/cwt	117.00–119.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	122.59/cwt	119.00–127.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	106.36/cwt	92.50–115.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	963	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	136.33/cwt	134.00–137.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	120.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	100.72/cwt	100.00–103.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	112.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	662	125.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	831	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	113.76/cwt	105.00–121.00	894	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.80/cwt	132.00–151.00	780	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	108.86/cwt	107.00–125.00	776	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	697	131.14/cwt	129.00–135.00	914	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	118.21/cwt	111.00–124.00	557	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	109.50/cwt	105.00–111.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.64/cwt	134.00–151.00	739	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.23/cwt	116.00–130.00	800	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	150.69/cwt	140.00–165.00	417	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	155.57/cwt	149.00–167.00	582	22
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	775	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.79/cwt	140.00–151.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	112.88/cwt	95.00–115.00	935	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	150.38/cwt	142.50–155.00	344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.74/cwt	108.00–120.00	723	11

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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,669Last week 1,152Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 109Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 27

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
19	—	424	129.00–139.50	134.95
43	—	572	126.00–132.00	129.25
20	—	489	129.50–135.00	132.83
107	—	639	128.75–149.10	143.72
266	—	717	120.00–148.00	145.91
26	—	520	128.50–132.00	129.27
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
14	—	697	129.00–135.00	131.14
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	125.00–129.00	126.07
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
5	—	261	130.00–136.00	132.18
67	—	528	117.00–127.00	121.69
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
25	—	567	115.00–128.00	121.57
4	—	724	103.00–112.00	109.81
1	—	980	92.00	92.00
20	—	671	115.00–120.00	117.61
24	—	427	123.00–129.00	126.63
6	—	376	128.00–132.00	130.16
10	—	782	102.50–112.00	104.44
35	—	624	116.00–122.50	119.06
3	—	313	135.00–137.50	135.81
8	—	858	91.00–101.00	92.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
6	—	781	90.00–98.00	92.84
2	—	923	87.00–89.00	87.98
3	—	317	120.00–124.00	121.39
9	—	531	103.00–118.00	112.55
5	—	875	82.00–96.00	86.30
10	—	561	110.00–115.00	112.99
5	—	428	117.00–121.00	118.61
5	—	388	119.00–127.00	122.59
6	—	673	92.50–115.00	106.36
1	—	845	89.00	89.00
3	—	273	110.00–125.00	120.43
4	—	633	100.00–103.00	100.72
20	—	471	111.00–124.00	118.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	617	122.00–126.00	123.52
5	—	724	117.00–119.00	118.18
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
4	—	963	108.50	108.50
9	—	775	112.50–115.00	112.77
17	—	662	124.00–129.00	125.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	134.00–137.00	136.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	151.00–155.00	152.70
14	—	518	146.00–155.00	151.32
28	—	632	130.00–138.00	135.43
2	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
17	—	932	130.00–140.25	138.75
5	—	438	145.00–159.00	154.42
7	—	768	130.00–133.00	132.16
4	—	587	139.00–146.00	140.74
15	—	819	130.00–135.00	131.45
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
6	—	1,117	126.00	126.00
11	—	657	136.00–140.00	138.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	170.00–171.00	170.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	569	147.00–162.00	155.02
12	—	654	140.00–144.75	143.56
30	—	423	158.00–169.00	164.01
63	—	793	139.00–152.90	152.46
25	—	471	157.00–167.00	161.12
33	—	617	140.00–149.00	146.43
38	—	716	138.50–145.00	143.85
23	—	509	155.00–165.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
6	—	513	137.00–138.00	137.17
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	985	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	131.00	131.00
3	—	483	116.50	116.50
1	—	925	126.00	126.00
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	77.00–85.00	80.87
2	—	587	75.00	75.00
1	—	375	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	104.50–107.00	105.22
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	142.00–167.00	150.83
7	—	963	90.00–111.50	96.80
15	—	786	105.00–121.00	113.76
26	—	570	132.00–151.00	136.80
26	—	713	107.00–125.00	108.86
4	—	897	105.00–111.00	109.50
15	—	529	134.00–151.00	139.64
12	—	660	116.00–130.00	121.23
7	—	277	140.00–165.00	150.69
22	—	374	149.00–167.00	155.57
42	—	620	120.00–129.00	124.93
7	—	481	140.00–153.00	145.08
7	—	428	140.00–151.00	144.79
11	—	828	95.00–115.00	112.88
5	—	229	142.50–155.00	150.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	151.00–159.00	154.59
6	—	522	152.00–156.00	154.66
4	—	410	153.00	153.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	213	135.00–140.00	137.10
10	—	664	109.00–115.00	112.49
6	—	465	123.00–139.00	128.99
4	—	285	135.00–142.50	136.85
2	—	918	80.00–89.00	84.44
8	—	526	125.00–132.00	129.93
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
1	—	405	137.50	137.50
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
2	—	563	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	717	99.00–101.00	99.99
11	—	630	108.00–120.00	114.74
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,262	60.00–67.00	62.61
39	—	1,191	53.00–59.00	56.83
7	—	1,245	48.00–61.00	51.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	39.00–49.00	45.91
14	—	1,013	56.00–62.00	58.08
14	—	1,079	51.00–55.00	53.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,609	60.00–67.00	62.73
20	—	1,378	54.00–59.00	57.05
1	—	1,340	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,590	83.00–92.00	87.77
2	—	1,280	75.00–77.00	75.86
7	—	1,797	94.00–102.00	96.94

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	825.00–900.00	859.10
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	650.00	650.00

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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