Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand for calves. Moderate demand for yearlings. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand except good quality open replacement heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.20/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$133.20

253 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.49

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	758	133.38	1,012	251
Medium and Large 2-3	785	111.00	871	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $140 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 sale253 hd

133.20

—

KY average27 barns · 8,272 hd

139.69

−6.49

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	1,830	92.33	1,690	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	60.98	988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	57.79	769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	50.26	540	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	513	147.81/cwt	145.00–149.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	123.57/cwt	118.50–125.10	1,090	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	154.80/cwt	138.00–156.00	938	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	861	113.15/cwt	111.00–114.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	137.43/cwt	136.50–140.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	130.84/cwt	129.00–134.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	770	113.43/cwt	112.00–114.00	873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	133.15/cwt	132.00–134.00	955	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	636	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	763	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	1,187.85/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	18,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	836	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	649	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	815	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	62.61/cwt	62.00–63.00	819	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	56.41/cwt	54.00–59.00	759	6
Bulls	—	—	2,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,344	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	46.02/cwt	45.00–47.00	452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	687	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	106.59/cwt	105.00–108.00	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	832	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	123.91/cwt	122.00–125.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	121.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	153.01/cwt	151.00–154.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	130.91/cwt	126.00–134.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	144.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	120.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	125.20/cwt	119.00–125.50	883	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,140	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	784	2

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 1,172Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 81Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	145.00–149.00	147.81
78	—	882	118.50–125.10	123.57
9	—	823	120.00	120.00
10	—	445	145.00	145.00
7	—	621	131.00–137.00	134.71
6	—	1,176	103.50	103.50
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
8	—	779	122.00–125.00	123.91
2	—	323	160.00–169.00	164.60
3	—	583	144.00–147.00	144.99
7	—	926	119.00	119.00
21	—	952	119.75	119.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	606	138.00–156.00	154.80
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
11	—	669	136.50–140.00	137.43
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	580	149.00	149.00
28	—	717	132.00–134.00	133.15
4	—	480	154.00–156.00	155.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	139.00	139.00
6	—	523	129.00–134.00	130.84
15	—	668	127.50	127.50
2	—	483	132.00–137.00	134.46
8	—	752	120.00	120.00
12	—	568	126.00–134.00	130.91
79	—	705	119.00–125.50	125.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	861	111.00–114.00	113.15
14	—	770	112.00–114.00	113.43
8	—	636	117.00–121.00	120.01
5	—	836	116.00	116.00
5	—	700	112.00	112.00
5	—	668	117.00–122.00	120.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	139.00	139.00
2	—	630	116.00	116.00
2	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
3	—	377	144.00–145.00	144.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
10	—	835	105.00–108.00	106.59
9	—	578	144.00	144.00
6	—	716	119.00	119.00
4	—	680	119.00–125.00	121.02
3	—	355	151.00–154.00	153.01
2	—	630	124.00–125.00	124.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	103.50	103.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,538	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.85
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	66.00	66.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	60.00–62.00	60.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	62.00–63.00	62.61
1	—	1,365	42.00	42.00
6	—	1,345	54.00–59.00	56.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	45.00–47.00	46.02
1	—	1,135	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,195	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,675	91.00	91.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle