Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.39/cwt on 843 head.

Average price

$143.39

843 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

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	771	143.58	1,107	833
Large 1-2	698	129.51	904	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	696	124.75	869	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $239 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 sale843 hd

143.39

—

KY average25 barns · 6,697 hd

147.12

−3.73

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	1,693	93.56	1,584	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,532	70.23	1,076	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	67.70	851	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	59.01	613	26

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.58/cwt	132.00–141.00	894	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	131.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	175.34/cwt	161.00–180.00	749	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	142.00/cwt	138.00–146.00	737	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.26/cwt	129.00–130.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	158.68/cwt	148.00–164.00	998	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	128.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	920	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	153.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	158.33/cwt	158.00–159.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	141.96/cwt	136.00–145.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	175.77/cwt	169.00–181.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	128.39/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	126.99/cwt	121.00–128.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	118.25/cwt	115.00–124.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.13/cwt	141.00–148.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	149.72/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,065	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	156.41/cwt	156.00–157.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	918	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	176.29/cwt	165.00–182.00	848	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	138.21/cwt	132.50–140.00	932	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	143.35/cwt	141.00–151.00	542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	170.57/cwt	161.00–179.00	960	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	984	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,230	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	139.47/cwt	138.00–140.00	808	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	144.29/cwt	139.00–149.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	311	154.47/cwt	147.00–158.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	144.32/cwt	141.75–148.20	1,116	168
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	132.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	890.87/cwt	800.00–980.00	9,221	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	812	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,023	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	876	135.14/cwt	134.00–136.95	1,184	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	150.61/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,012	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	149.57/cwt	143.00–154.00	624	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	55.87/cwt	53.00–59.00	689	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	69.82/cwt	66.00–75.00	890	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.07/cwt	61.00–65.00	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	59.74/cwt	58.00–62.00	629	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	53.24/cwt	45.00–57.00	531	11
Bulls	—	—	1,761	96.12/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,693	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	70.62/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,076	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	65.59/cwt	64.00–67.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	121.54/cwt	118.00–125.00	954	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	727	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,453	84.62/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,230	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	842	135.33/cwt	135.20–137.50	1,139	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,338	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.08/cwt	105.00–115.00	694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	136.59/cwt	136.00–137.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.44/cwt	117.00–121.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.65/cwt	134.00–138.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	176.79/cwt	175.00–182.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.53/cwt	141.00–149.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	963	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	98.55/cwt	90.00–107.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	148.64/cwt	144.00–151.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	91.67/cwt	91.00–92.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	748	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	672	123.93/cwt	123.00–124.50	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,380Last week 673Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 94Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	645	132.00–141.00	138.58
18	—	714	125.00–133.00	128.79
13	—	527	155.00–157.00	156.22
7	—	764	121.00–128.00	126.99
5	—	559	156.00–157.00	156.41
4	—	686	129.00–134.00	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	115.00–124.00	118.25
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
2	—	960	104.00	104.00
7	—	533	141.00–149.00	145.53
2	—	885	90.00–107.00	98.55
3	—	553	144.00–151.00	148.64
3	—	937	91.00–92.00	91.67
3	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.35
4	—	483	149.00–155.00	152.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
2	—	575	130.00–137.00	133.53
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
1	—	420	141.00	141.00
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	128.00–135.00	131.51
30	—	519	138.00–146.00	142.00
18	—	730	125.75	125.75
112	—	674	132.50–140.00	138.21
8	—	378	141.00–151.00	143.35
19	—	579	138.00–140.00	139.47
18	—	481	139.00–149.00	144.29
3	—	311	147.00–158.00	154.47
23	—	417	143.00–154.00	149.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	137.00	137.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
2	—	262	140.00	140.00
10	—	507	136.00–137.00	136.59
9	—	685	117.00–121.00	118.44
6	—	471	134.00–138.00	135.65
3	—	580	134.00–135.00	134.32
3	—	365	135.00–140.00	138.02
1	—	1,040	97.00	97.00
2	—	623	119.00–121.00	120.01
2	—	720	101.00–105.00	102.97
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
2	—	963	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
3	—	748	118.00	118.00
8	—	672	123.00–124.50	123.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	812	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
2	—	487	124.00	124.00
2	—	328	135.00	135.00
2	—	630	105.00–115.00	110.08
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	178.00	178.00
17	—	427	161.00–180.00	175.34
31	—	629	148.00–164.00	158.68
6	—	526	160.00–165.00	162.67
66	—	711	134.00–155.00	149.72
35	—	481	165.00–182.00	176.29
19	—	563	161.00–179.00	170.57
168	—	773	141.75–148.20	144.32
53	—	672	147.00–155.00	150.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	129.00–130.00	129.26
2	—	1,012	112.00	112.00
5	—	512	152.00–155.00	153.01
4	—	1,107	108.00	108.00
6	—	486	158.00–159.00	158.33
1	—	1,265	106.00	106.00
6	—	682	136.00–145.00	141.96
7	—	371	169.00–181.00	175.77
9	—	836	123.00–131.00	128.39
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
6	—	620	141.00–148.00	146.13
2	—	907	121.00	121.00
1	—	880	128.00	128.00
4	—	338	175.00–182.00	176.79
6	—	778	129.00–131.00	129.67
4	—	568	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	984	125.00	125.00
250	—	876	134.00–136.95	135.14
54	—	842	135.20–137.50	135.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
2	—	785	118.00–125.00	121.54
2	—	727	123.00	123.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	119.00	119.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	800.00–980.00	890.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	53.00–59.00	55.87
31	—	1,275	66.00–75.00	69.82
4	—	1,135	61.00–65.00	63.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	58.00–62.00	59.74
11	—	998	45.00–57.00	53.24
9	—	1,080	64.00–67.00	65.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,524	66.00–75.00	70.62
2	—	1,640	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,761	93.00–99.00	96.12
2	—	1,453	83.00–86.00	84.62

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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