Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned and yearling packages. Slaughter cows sold steady 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 $135.66/cwt on 943 head.

Average price

$135.66

943 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$32.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

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	605	136.54	826	917
Large 1-2	605	112.00	678	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	587	104.24	612	25

One grade step is worth $32.30/cwt here — about $214 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 sale943 hd

135.66

—

KY average25 barns · 7,233 hd

130.15

+5.50

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	1,615	81.79	1,321	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	59.09	855	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	57.84	729	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	51.43	551	11

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	379	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	146.31/cwt	129.25–149.75	862	295
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	129.24/cwt	129.00–129.25	796	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	983	143.95/cwt	143.95–143.95	1,415	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.62/cwt	119.50–126.00	645	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	872	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,317	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	162.27/cwt	157.50–169.50	777	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	122.07/cwt	117.00–124.25	808	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	126.13/cwt	123.00–130.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	128.85/cwt	125.00–132.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	139.11/cwt	134.00–140.50	598	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	115.19/cwt	111.00–117.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	123.97/cwt	120.00–131.00	588	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.71/cwt	119.00–124.50	702	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	105.60/cwt	99.00–110.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	114.69/cwt	112.00–116.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	134.15/cwt	131.00–136.00	628	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	129.43/cwt	124.00–132.00	936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.33/cwt	141.00–150.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	125.26/cwt	124.00–130.00	953	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	132.15/cwt	130.00–133.25	905	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	153.70/cwt	153.70–153.70	1,223	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.37/cwt	148.00–156.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	164.64/cwt	157.00–169.50	690	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	141.96/cwt	140.00–143.50	957	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	797	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	140.23/cwt	133.50–145.00	1,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	140.31/cwt	138.00–143.00	877	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	156.60/cwt	155.00–158.50	830	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	135.99/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,008	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	356	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	555	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	51.21/cwt	49.00–52.00	691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	56.02/cwt	53.00–58.00	685	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	51.01/cwt	50.00–53.00	569	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	56.86/cwt	54.50–58.50	819	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	51.94/cwt	51.00–52.50	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	62.05/cwt	59.00–67.00	820	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	45.75/cwt	44.00–48.00	475	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.32/cwt	60.00–64.00	662	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	61.74/cwt	59.00–67.00	906	22
Bulls	—	—	1,875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	86.37/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,288	67.03/cwt	61.00–73.00	863	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.50/cwt	100.00–102.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	284	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	129.54/cwt	123.00–136.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	138.20/cwt	129.00–146.00	737	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	237	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.02/cwt	111.00–120.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	98.52/cwt	97.00–100.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,020	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	719	122.00/cwt	118.00–127.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.05/cwt	117.50–128.00	782	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.83/cwt	151.00–152.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	787	29
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	647	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	678	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	890	106.96/cwt	103.00–117.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	142.67/cwt	129.00–143.00	952	251
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.90/cwt	122.00–132.00	768	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	156.58/cwt	156.00–159.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	114.20/cwt	110.00–118.50	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	156.14/cwt	140.00–168.00	501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.01/cwt	153.00–170.00	632	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.69/cwt	120.00–132.00	836	18

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,761Last week 1,669Year ago 922

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 250Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 17Year ago 6

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
5	—	379	141.00	141.00
4	—	542	130.00	130.00
295	—	589	129.25–149.75	146.31
18	—	616	129.00–129.25	129.24
18	—	430	134.00–140.50	139.11
26	—	468	131.00–136.00	134.15
251	—	667	129.00–143.00	142.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	104.00–109.00	106.51
4	—	831	71.00	71.00
5	—	527	111.00–117.00	115.19
5	—	671	99.00–110.00	105.60
3	—	561	112.00–116.00	114.69
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	290	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
2	—	385	124.00	124.00
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	522	119.50–126.00	123.62
66	—	662	117.00–124.25	122.07
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
11	—	414	123.00–130.00	126.13
5	—	374	125.00–132.00	128.85
23	—	474	120.00–131.00	123.97
76	—	572	119.00–124.50	122.71
9	—	330	130.00–137.00	132.48
5	—	770	100.00–106.00	102.47
2	—	875	97.00–100.00	98.52
50	—	630	117.50–128.00	124.05
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	107.00	107.00
3	—	810	116.00	116.00
7	—	719	118.00–127.00	122.00
7	—	890	103.00–117.00	106.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	983	143.95	143.95
63	—	872	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	153.00	153.00
3	—	367	170.00	170.00
1	—	970	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,080	115.00	115.00
13	—	723	124.00–132.00	129.43
11	—	515	141.00–150.00	147.33
27	—	761	124.00–130.00	125.26
6	—	1,027	104.00	104.00
20	—	685	130.00–133.25	132.15
10	—	473	148.00–156.00	150.37
34	—	575	137.00–140.00	138.63
12	—	816	133.50–145.00	140.23
5	—	609	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	157.50–169.50	162.27
5	—	572	145.00	145.00
66	—	796	153.70	153.70
25	—	419	157.00–169.50	164.64
39	—	674	140.00–143.50	141.96
75	—	625	138.00–143.00	140.31
34	—	530	155.00–158.50	156.60
18	—	741	133.00–141.50	135.99
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	136.00	136.00
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
2	—	745	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
15	—	533	129.00–146.00	138.20
3	—	813	111.00–120.00	114.02
6	—	477	151.00–152.00	151.83
29	—	571	130.00–145.00	137.79
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
35	—	615	122.00–132.00	124.90
5	—	432	156.00–159.00	156.58
4	—	721	110.00–118.50	114.20
6	—	321	140.00–168.00	156.14
13	—	383	153.00–170.00	165.01
18	—	676	120.00–132.00	123.69
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	356	156.00	156.00
2	—	675	118.00	118.00
2	—	647	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	220	129.00	129.00
3	—	363	127.00	127.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	100.00–102.00	100.50
4	—	336	130.00	130.00
4	—	585	126.00	126.00
2	—	428	123.00–136.00	129.54
3	—	633	115.00–120.00	118.32
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	237	125.00	125.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	735	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	49.00–52.00	51.21
12	—	1,441	54.50–58.50	56.86
22	—	1,467	59.00–67.00	61.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,223	53.00–58.00	56.02
5	—	1,220	51.00–52.50	51.94
17	—	1,322	59.00–67.00	62.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	50.00–53.00	51.01
5	—	1,038	44.00–48.00	45.75
3	—	1,080	60.00–64.00	61.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,713	80.00–89.00	86.37
2	—	1,288	61.00–73.00	67.03

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	1	—	1,000	74.00	74.00

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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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