Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady except 400-500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady except 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $138.04/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$138.04

356 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

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	709	138.54	983	342
Large 1-2	725	125.92	913	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	124.00	822	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $161 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 sale356 hd

138.04

—

KY average27 barns · 6,949 hd

143.18

−5.15

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	1,872	91.26	1,708	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	61.08	898	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	57.43	736	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	49.74	533	14

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	121.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	139.66/cwt	138.00–139.75	966	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	166.42/cwt	163.00–171.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	120.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	158.34/cwt	154.00–164.00	831	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	125.14/cwt	124.00–127.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	128.48/cwt	123.00–130.50	840	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.57/cwt	100.00–110.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	122.73/cwt	119.00–125.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	157.51/cwt	152.00–159.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	955	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.96/cwt	113.00–120.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,023	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	147.12/cwt	142.00–149.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	137.45/cwt	134.00–142.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	168.92/cwt	159.00–173.00	806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	142.36/cwt	139.00–145.00	881	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	134.40/cwt	130.00–138.00	849	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	156.51/cwt	155.00–157.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,057	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	156.62/cwt	153.00–159.50	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	167.65/cwt	162.00–183.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	129.89/cwt	126.00–135.00	678	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	145.86/cwt	140.00–151.00	634	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	128.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	19
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	567	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	595	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,040	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,130	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	793	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	839	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	127.14/cwt	126.00–128.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	908	104.42/cwt	91.00–106.50	948	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	57.46/cwt	54.00–59.00	734	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	45.18/cwt	39.00–47.00	472	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	58.01/cwt	56.00–59.00	675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	51.53/cwt	51.00–53.00	543	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	57.64/cwt	57.00–58.00	774	3
Bulls	—	—	1,964	94.15/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,849	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	712	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	691	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	732	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	944	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	47.52/cwt	46.00–51.00	586	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	576	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	662	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	85.49/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	61.11/cwt	59.00–65.00	799	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	62.22/cwt	59.00–66.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	445	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	755	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	863.59/cwt	775.00–950.00	11,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	806	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	105.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	761	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	122.03/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,065	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,055	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.56/cwt	149.00–157.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.90/cwt	113.00–119.00	749	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.70/cwt	160.00–166.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	147.29/cwt	140.00–153.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.66/cwt	139.00–151.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	138.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	607	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	116.66/cwt	112.00–119.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	806	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	704	105.22/cwt	104.00–110.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,273	711.67/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,060	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 492Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 24Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

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
2	—	335	172.00	172.00
19	—	692	138.00–139.75	139.66
16	—	525	154.00–164.00	158.34
59	—	741	138.00	138.00
14	—	477	159.00–173.00	168.92
12	—	619	139.00–145.00	142.36
60	—	799	132.25	132.25
10	—	582	153.00–159.50	156.62
8	—	417	162.00–183.00	167.65
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
9	—	372	163.00–171.00	166.42
8	—	623	130.00–136.00	132.73
2	—	1,087	100.00	100.00
3	—	658	133.00–134.00	133.66
4	—	580	140.00–147.00	143.78
8	—	727	124.00–127.00	125.14
10	—	494	152.00–159.00	157.51
11	—	764	120.00–130.00	124.99
2	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
12	—	873	117.00–122.50	122.03
66	—	826	127.75	127.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	115.00–117.00	115.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	129.00	129.00
4	—	652	128.00	128.00
3	—	810	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	120.00–125.00	121.88
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
9	—	632	130.00–138.00	134.40
4	—	531	155.00–157.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
4	—	620	120.00–126.00	123.48
3	—	363	160.00–165.00	163.37
4	—	468	149.00–157.00	151.56
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
6	—	323	160.00–166.00	163.70
7	—	534	140.00–153.00	147.29
14	—	573	139.00–151.00	144.66
1	—	425	157.00	157.00
6	—	729	112.00–119.00	116.66
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	174.00	174.00
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	706	115.00–122.00	120.79
20	—	654	123.00–130.50	128.48
10	—	370	142.00–149.00	147.12
9	—	475	134.00–142.00	137.45
29	—	522	126.00–135.00	129.89
18	—	435	140.00–151.00	145.86
19	—	573	125.00–132.00	128.30
7	—	623	126.00–128.00	127.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	139.00	139.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
5	—	770	100.00–110.00	105.57
6	—	538	119.00–125.00	122.73
12	—	678	113.00–120.00	116.96
2	—	845	92.00	92.00
4	—	489	130.00–132.00	131.51
8	—	575	120.00–125.00	123.40
2	—	707	110.00	110.00
16	—	635	113.00–119.00	117.90
2	—	318	135.00–142.00	138.53
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	793	107.00	107.00
14	—	908	91.00–106.50	104.42
2	—	607	123.00	123.00
3	—	806	109.00	109.00
5	—	704	104.00–110.00	105.22
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	97.00	97.00
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	132.00	132.00
5	—	529	100.00–115.00	105.65
2	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
2	—	687	91.00	91.00
2	—	270	120.00	120.00
2	—	628	100.00–102.00	100.97
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	945	67.00	67.00
1	—	755	77.00	77.00
1	—	875	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	115.00	115.00
7	—	625	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,378	775.00–950.00	863.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,273	650.00–775.00	711.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	69.00	69.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,278	54.00–59.00	57.46
3	—	1,233	46.00–51.00	47.52
8	—	1,307	59.00–65.00	61.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	39.00–47.00	45.18
3	—	1,163	56.00–59.00	58.01
4	—	1,053	51.00–53.00	51.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	57.00–58.00	57.64
9	—	1,512	59.00–66.00	62.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,964	92.00–96.00	94.15
3	—	1,687	79.00–90.00	85.49

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