Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand; except yearlings 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.89/cwt on 593 head.

Average price

$138.89

593 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

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	675	140.20	946	559
Medium and Large 2-3	711	119.00	846	23
Large 1-2	885	114.00	1,009	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about −$62 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 sale593 hd

138.89

—

KY average26 barns · 9,458 hd

140.06

−1.18

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	1,879	88.78	1,668	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	57.13	769	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	55.79	839	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	50.64	558	11

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	155.09/cwt	151.00–163.00	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	168.67/cwt	156.00–174.00	776	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	266	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	160.92/cwt	153.00–168.00	835	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.80/cwt	112.00–121.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	142.64/cwt	138.00–145.50	946	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	134.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	119.32/cwt	116.50–123.00	1,032	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	134.45/cwt	125.00–137.50	460	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	125.06/cwt	115.00–128.75	1,019	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	121.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.89/cwt	131.00–134.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	121.73/cwt	119.00–123.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	361	179.05/cwt	173.00–180.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	132.60/cwt	125.00–136.50	951	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	314	145.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	141.68/cwt	137.00–143.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.33/cwt	148.00–151.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	163.66/cwt	158.00–170.00	681	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	129.91/cwt	129.75–130.00	993	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	231	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	142.75/cwt	139.00–148.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	175.59/cwt	170.00–183.00	572	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	132.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	762	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	127.77/cwt	123.00–131.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	143.78/cwt	136.00–147.00	902	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	867	104.92/cwt	90.00–106.00	910	15
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	131.53/cwt	123.00–132.20	887	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	939	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	55.98/cwt	54.00–59.00	860	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	62.17/cwt	60.00–65.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	54.43/cwt	53.00–55.00	574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	55.95/cwt	53.00–60.00	760	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	718	2
Bulls	—	—	2,088	93.91/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,961	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	59.23/cwt	59.00–60.00	903	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	60.45/cwt	59.00–62.00	748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	79.81/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,208	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	43.68/cwt	38.00–48.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,945	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	35,205	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	808	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	768	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	50.69/cwt	50.00–52.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	594	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	119.20/cwt	118.00–121.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	104.59/cwt	100.00–107.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	631	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	162.95/cwt	161.00–165.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	117.90/cwt	112.00–121.00	786	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	159.55/cwt	157.00–165.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	807	94.82/cwt	94.00–98.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	123.30/cwt	119.75–124.00	1,127	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	768	120.21/cwt	110.00–121.00	923	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	165.93/cwt	161.00–172.50	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.50/cwt	131.00–140.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	741	117.91/cwt	116.00–118.00	874	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	114.63/cwt	113.00–116.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,172Last week 716Year ago 1,168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 49Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	569	151.00–163.00	155.09
23	—	460	156.00–174.00	168.67
10	—	266	177.00	177.00
32	—	519	153.00–168.00	160.92
59	—	663	138.00–145.50	142.64
15	—	361	173.00–180.00	179.05
43	—	717	125.00–136.50	132.60
29	—	416	158.00–170.00	163.66
76	—	764	129.75–130.00	129.91
14	—	326	170.00–183.00	175.59
32	—	627	136.00–147.00	143.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	970	113.00	113.00
2	—	715	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
1	—	570	146.00	146.00
68	—	865	116.50–123.00	119.32
3	—	528	144.00–150.00	146.96
44	—	815	115.00–128.75	125.06
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
8	—	380	165.00	165.00
10	—	791	120.00–124.00	121.51
11	—	672	131.00–134.00	131.89
6	—	467	148.00–151.00	149.33
48	—	914	119.75–124.00	123.30
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	885	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	118.00–121.00	119.20
2	—	980	110.00	110.00
12	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
2	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	785	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	112.00–121.00	116.80
2	—	942	71.00	71.00
2	—	378	131.00–133.00	131.98
13	—	342	125.00–137.50	134.45
2	—	440	134.00	134.00
4	—	561	119.00–123.00	121.73
5	—	779	102.00	102.00
2	—	255	132.50	132.50
14	—	479	125.00–135.00	131.82
13	—	667	112.00–121.00	117.90
5	—	705	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	516	133.00–135.00	134.64
11	—	314	140.00–150.00	145.97
10	—	437	137.00–143.00	141.68
12	—	719	119.00	119.00
3	—	367	140.00–142.00	140.65
7	—	463	139.00–148.00	142.75
34	—	575	125.00–136.00	132.51
19	—	615	123.00–131.00	127.77
80	—	674	123.00–132.20	131.53
11	—	789	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	231	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	867	90.00–106.00	104.92
2	—	995	94.00	94.00
5	—	807	94.00–98.00	94.82
42	—	768	110.00–121.00	120.21
65	—	741	116.00–118.00	117.91
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
3	—	525	110.00–115.00	111.62
2	—	370	115.00	115.00
3	—	667	100.00–107.00	104.59
1	—	610	94.00	94.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
4	—	430	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	572	113.00–116.00	114.63
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	930	97.00	97.00
2	—	313	161.00–165.00	162.95
2	—	692	120.00	120.00
5	—	383	157.00–165.00	159.55
8	—	453	144.00	144.00
8	—	580	140.00–143.00	141.50
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
5	—	274	161.00–172.50	165.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	160.00	160.00
6	—	594	145.00	145.00
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	390	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	135.00–141.00	138.02
2	—	290	131.00–140.00	135.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,536	54.00–59.00	55.98
4	—	1,525	59.00–60.00	59.23
3	—	1,390	50.00–52.00	50.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	60.00–65.00	62.17
11	—	1,358	53.00–60.00	55.95
2	—	1,408	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	53.00–55.00	54.43
2	—	1,238	59.00–62.00	60.45
5	—	1,086	38.00–48.00	43.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,088	91.00–99.00	93.91
4	—	1,513	79.00–81.00	79.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,945	1,810.00	1,810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	900.00	900.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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