Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Good demand for yearling packages. Buyers showing preference for weaned and thin-fleshed packages. Fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.77/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$159.77

365 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$826

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

$42.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.95

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	655	162.66	1,066	338
Medium and Large 2-3	642	123.73	794	26
Small and Medium 1-2	200	120.00	240	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.66/cwt here — about $826 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 sale365 hd

159.77

—

KY average23 barns · 5,823 hd

149.82

+9.95

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	1,534	79.30	1,216	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	56.56	860	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	55.05	711	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	47.20	471	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	109.00	1,419	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2	—	587	117.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	128.79/cwt	124.00–131.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	116.30/cwt	111.00–122.00	600	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	792	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	958	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	461	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	636	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	124.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	146.45/cwt	146.00–147.50	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	114.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	108.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.40/cwt	104.00–116.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	126.91/cwt	122.00–133.00	675	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	980	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	166.17/cwt	161.00–169.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	169.81/cwt	167.00–173.00	769	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	143.45/cwt	139.00–145.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.11/cwt	151.00–156.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	609	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,047	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	861	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,343	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	144.95/cwt	143.00–149.00	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,112	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,174	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	875	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	48.93/cwt	48.00–50.50	643	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	60.01/cwt	58.00–63.50	979	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	49.73/cwt	47.00–53.00	471	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	41.47/cwt	35.00–46.00	433	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	55.04/cwt	54.50–55.50	549	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	55.71/cwt	52.50–58.00	828	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	50.60/cwt	48.00–52.00	595	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.50	818	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	54.69/cwt	52.00–57.00	716	22
Bulls	—	—	1,350	69.74/cwt	63.00–77.00	941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	95.81/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	87.40/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,575	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	941.22/cwt	825.00–1,185.00	12,631	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	688.47/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,573	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	709.58/cwt	700.00–720.00	9,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,570	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	13,345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	987.83/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492	1,374.78/cwt	1,050.00–1,725.00	20,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.77/cwt	117.00–129.00	823	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	800	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	124.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	106.23/cwt	95.00–109.00	988	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	105.18/cwt	100.00–120.00	637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	161.27/cwt	156.00–170.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	111.46/cwt	108.00–116.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.65/cwt	146.00–147.50	757	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	115.20/cwt	105.00–119.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	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 Nov 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 1,761Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 138Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 1Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	116.00–121.00	117.75
3	—	385	124.00–131.00	128.79
20	—	516	111.00–122.00	116.30
6	—	422	120.00–126.00	124.49
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
7	—	465	115.00–125.00	120.86
11	—	629	110.00–120.00	115.44
8	—	715	104.00–116.00	107.40
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
6	—	688	105.00–119.00	115.20
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
3	—	260	115.00	115.00
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
4	—	426	110.00–119.00	114.74
9	—	479	105.00–115.00	108.67
25	—	573	105.00–110.00	108.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	138.00	138.00
7	—	377	146.00–147.50	146.45
2	—	562	126.00	126.00
13	—	532	122.00–133.00	126.91
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	138.00	138.00
2	—	342	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	161.00–169.00	166.17
29	—	453	167.00–173.00	169.81
4	—	623	139.00–145.00	143.45
11	—	571	149.75	149.75
7	—	341	177.00	177.00
77	—	666	167.00	167.00
28	—	757	155.10	155.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	151.00–156.00	152.11
3	—	720	135.00	135.00
8	—	537	143.00–149.00	144.95
6	—	554	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	708	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
16	—	610	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	609	172.00	172.00
63	—	861	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
25	—	670	117.00–129.00	122.77
10	—	626	124.00–130.00	127.78
5	—	930	95.00–109.00	106.23
5	—	372	156.00–170.00	161.27
8	—	783	108.00–116.00	111.46
6	—	445	145.00–148.00	145.82
7	—	516	146.00–147.50	146.65
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
9	—	577	130.00–136.00	134.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	141.00	141.00
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
2	—	875	116.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	99.00–100.00	99.51
3	—	805	90.00	90.00
3	—	535	125.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
6	—	583	121.00–126.00	124.49
8	—	606	100.00–120.00	105.18
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
3	—	580	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	48.00–50.50	48.93
18	—	1,632	58.00–63.50	60.01
28	—	1,487	52.50–58.00	55.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	948	47.00–53.00	49.73
9	—	1,043	35.00–46.00	41.47
4	—	998	54.50–55.50	55.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,176	48.00–52.00	50.60
12	—	1,369	58.00–62.50	59.78
22	—	1,309	52.00–57.00	54.69
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	63.00–77.00	69.74
2	—	1,683	95.00–97.00	95.81
3	—	1,802	82.00–92.00	87.40

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	—	1,225	73.00	73.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,342	825.00–1,185.00	941.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	650.00–750.00	688.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	700.00–720.00	709.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,437	900.00–1,150.00	987.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,492	1,050.00–1,725.00	1,374.78

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