Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady however 400-500 lb sold 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 higher with very good demand for weaned 400-600 lb packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.11/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$138.11

331 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

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	705	138.31	975	326
Medium and Large 2-3	660	125.00	825	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $150 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 sale331 hd

138.11

—

KY average28 barns · 7,968 hd

138.73

−0.63

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	1,726	92.34	1,594	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	63.49	854	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	63.15	1,016	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	52.18	583	10

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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	—	538	142.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	118.16/cwt	115.50–120.00	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	140.26/cwt	135.00–144.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	128.85/cwt	128.85–128.85	1,091	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	163.27/cwt	159.00–165.00	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	181.43/cwt	180.00–182.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	122.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,053	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	150.80/cwt	150.00–151.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	115.02/cwt	109.00–117.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	132.47/cwt	129.00–136.00	693	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	127.82/cwt	122.00–129.00	810	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	131.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	759	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	135.27/cwt	134.00–136.00	660	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	129.84/cwt	126.00–130.75	1,000	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	160.16/cwt	155.00–161.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	139.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	958	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	141.02/cwt	139.00–147.00	880	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,017	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	153.47/cwt	148.00–157.00	893	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	131.04/cwt	127.00–133.25	946	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	162.60/cwt	161.00–163.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	54.10/cwt	50.00–57.00	602	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	64.25/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,031	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	60.39/cwt	58.00–62.00	980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	96.93/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,784	4
Bulls	—	—	1,265	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	49.32/cwt	48.00–51.00	569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	66.38/cwt	63.00–70.00	923	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	1,076.05/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	15,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	824	124.90/cwt	124.90–124.90	1,029	67
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,003	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	868	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,565	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	80.81/cwt	75.00–84.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	853	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	823	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	57.47/cwt	57.00–58.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	941	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,082	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	145.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	108.49/cwt	105.00–111.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	124.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	957	14

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 494Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 59Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	139.00–145.00	142.04
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
5	—	364	165.00	165.00
2	—	660	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	148.00	148.00
3	—	643	133.00	133.00
5	—	546	150.00–151.00	150.80
5	—	482	161.00–163.00	162.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	915	115.50–120.00	118.16
2	—	530	148.00	148.00
65	—	847	128.85	128.85
1	—	475	158.00	158.00
14	—	858	119.00–123.00	122.70
6	—	567	145.00–147.00	145.33
2	—	342	180.00	180.00
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
14	—	770	122.00–125.00	124.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	481	159.00–165.00	163.27
7	—	435	180.00–182.00	181.43
27	—	770	126.00–130.75	129.84
7	—	547	155.00–161.00	160.16
43	—	686	136.00–140.00	139.64
42	—	624	139.00–147.00	141.02
31	—	582	148.00–157.00	153.47
21	—	722	127.00–133.25	131.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	135.00–144.00	140.26
44	—	523	129.00–136.00	132.47
37	—	634	122.00–129.00	127.82
21	—	576	127.00–135.00	131.79
16	—	488	134.00–136.00	135.27
7	—	704	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	109.00–117.00	115.02
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
6	—	764	105.00–111.00	108.49
2	—	337	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,017	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	824	124.90	124.90
61	—	941	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	87.00	87.00
17	—	1,003	86.50	86.50
12	—	853	96.50	96.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	44.00–45.00	44.51
8	—	1,113	50.00–57.00	54.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	63.00–68.00	64.25
2	—	1,623	58.00–62.00	60.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	48.00–51.00	49.32
14	—	1,390	63.00–70.00	66.38
2	—	1,228	57.00–58.00	57.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	94.00–101.00	96.93
1	—	1,265	74.00	74.00

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)	4	—	1,404	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,076.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	75.00–84.00	80.81

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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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle