Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; 700-800 lb steers and heifers 8.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.00/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$144.00

320 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

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	746	144.03	1,074	319
Medium and Large 2-3	525	135.00	709	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $365 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 sale320 hd

144.00

—

KY average26 barns · 6,082 hd

143.61

+0.39

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	1,684	92.92	1,565	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	65.93	879	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	64.89	938	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	57.19	641	17

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	143.48/cwt	129.00–146.00	1,123	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	125.80/cwt	125.50–127.00	932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	146.27/cwt	141.00–152.50	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	150.47/cwt	143.00–151.50	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	139.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	194.10/cwt	176.00–200.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	155.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	149.39/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,071	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	137.53/cwt	131.00–141.00	717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	846	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	153.27/cwt	148.00–155.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	173.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	955	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	132.26/cwt	123.00–133.00	835	23
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	129.38/cwt	129.00–129.50	939	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	736	113.66/cwt	112.00–117.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	885	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,175	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	69.38/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,025	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	63.22/cwt	60.00–66.00	897	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	68.84/cwt	67.00–75.00	921	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	63.35/cwt	59.00–66.00	841	9
Bulls	—	—	1,823	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,887	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	88.69/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	58.31/cwt	57.00–62.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	53.42/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	64.55/cwt	63.00–68.00	752	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	57.55/cwt	57.00–58.00	840	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	76.34/cwt	66.00–88.00	848	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,145	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,099	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	934.81/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	12,554	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	889.44/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,260	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,313	1,028.90/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	13,509	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	163.03/cwt	155.00–177.50	854	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	133.69/cwt	133.00–135.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	671	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	766	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	950	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	130.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	133.44/cwt	128.00–136.00	570	3

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 753Year ago 1,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 73Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
10	—	741	125.50–127.00	125.80
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,050	123.00	123.00
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
3	—	577	145.00–150.00	147.64
2	—	383	170.00–173.00	171.51
3	—	808	119.00	119.00
4	—	883	122.00	122.00
3	—	617	136.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	448	155.00	155.00
2	—	765	124.00–127.00	125.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	783	129.00–146.00	143.48
11	—	663	141.00–152.50	146.27
8	—	645	143.00–151.50	150.47
4	—	386	176.00–200.00	194.10
71	—	717	132.00–151.00	149.39
8	—	414	170.00–182.00	173.70
16	—	524	155.00–177.50	163.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	846	133.00	133.00
60	—	885	132.75	132.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	125.00	125.00
3	—	633	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	585	122.00–126.00	124.03
3	—	427	128.00–136.00	133.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	138.00–143.00	139.50
3	—	335	154.00–157.00	155.99
16	—	521	131.00–141.00	137.53
15	—	586	130.00–138.00	135.21
1	—	270	146.00	146.00
4	—	389	148.00–155.00	153.27
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
24	—	796	120.00	120.00
23	—	631	123.00–133.00	132.26
85	—	726	129.00–129.50	129.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	112.00–117.00	113.66
2	—	960	104.00	104.00
2	—	750	119.00	119.00
5	—	671	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	766	124.00	124.00
11	—	633	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
4	—	567	154.00	154.00
7	—	667	128.00–136.00	130.11
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
2	—	895	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	133.00–135.00	133.69
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	135.00–150.00	145.93
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
2	—	432	153.00	153.00
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
8	—	477	140.00–155.00	148.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,478	67.00–73.00	69.38
10	—	1,419	60.00–66.00	63.22
2	—	1,460	57.00–58.00	57.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,338	67.00–75.00	68.84
9	—	1,328	59.00–66.00	63.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	57.00–62.00	58.31
9	—	1,069	50.00–57.00	53.42
4	—	1,165	63.00–68.00	64.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	100.00–107.00	103.50
5	—	1,628	86.00–91.00	88.69

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	4	—	1,111	66.00–88.00	76.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	96.00	96.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,343	850.00–1,050.00	934.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,266	800.00–1,025.00	889.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	975.00–1,075.00	1,028.90

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle