Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.61/cwt on 871 head.

Average price

$144.61

871 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	749	144.80	1,085	853
Large 1-2	664	140.28	932	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	646	130.56	844	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $241 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 sale871 hd

144.61

—

KY average26 barns · 8,147 hd

152.58

−7.98

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	—	Average	1,675	96.48	1,616	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	68.08	1,017	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	67.13	827	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	62.88	679	6thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.58/cwt	147.00–156.00	778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.83/cwt	142.50–152.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	157.64/cwt	154.00–163.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	119.33/cwt	116.00–121.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	130.79/cwt	122.00–131.75	1,134	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	141.48/cwt	125.00–142.75	962	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	152.17/cwt	150.00–153.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.01/cwt	139.50–145.00	879	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	113.35/cwt	100.00–117.00	863	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	129.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,001	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	142.65/cwt	137.00–149.00	756	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	129.76/cwt	123.00–135.00	816	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	144.53/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,033	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	171.62/cwt	159.00–176.00	829	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	152.05/cwt	145.00–160.00	944	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	166.43/cwt	158.00–172.00	867	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	158.65/cwt	155.00–164.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	148.54/cwt	135.00–155.25	842	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	151.40/cwt	145.00–161.00	648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	153.04/cwt	150.00–166.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	145.39/cwt	138.00–151.00	694	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,001	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	781	145.22/cwt	144.95–145.40	1,134	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	868	137.29/cwt	135.60–139.00	1,192	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	818	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	1,152	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	163.10/cwt	160.00–169.00	749	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	58.07/cwt	55.00–61.00	668	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	70.37/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,075	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	64.80/cwt	63.00–66.00	921	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	90.15/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,350	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	101.75/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,854	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	584	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	861	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	66.04/cwt	64.00–67.00	695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	59.21/cwt	57.00–63.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	906	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,223	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	70.58/cwt	68.00–75.00	874	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	121.70/cwt	117.00–124.00	902	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	711	118.11/cwt	112.00–120.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	646	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	140.73/cwt	140.00–143.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	873	105.38/cwt	98.00–114.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	176.39/cwt	167.00–182.00	734	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	104.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	105.61/cwt	98.00–113.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	173.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	633	12

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,351Last week 1,380Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 139Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
66	—	867	122.00–131.75	130.79
6	—	567	150.00–153.00	152.17
11	—	628	139.50–145.00	140.01
8	—	773	125.00–132.00	129.51
10	—	414	150.00–166.00	153.04
6	—	530	153.00–158.00	156.43
4	—	664	140.00–141.00	140.75
12	—	365	170.00–177.00	173.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	715	137.00–145.00	144.53
21	—	483	159.00–176.00	171.62
67	—	621	145.00–160.00	152.05
45	—	521	158.00–172.00	166.43
6	—	561	155.00–164.00	158.65
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
23	—	693	144.50	144.50
22	—	416	167.00–182.00	176.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	781	144.95–145.40	145.22
121	—	868	135.60–139.00	137.29
71	—	818	140.80	140.80
110	—	906	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	115.00	115.00
7	—	584	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	741	117.00–124.00	121.70
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
4	—	537	140.00–143.00	140.73
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
14	—	517	147.00–156.00	150.58
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	873	98.00–113.00	105.61
1	—	840	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	133.00–136.00	134.52
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
3	—	433	160.00	160.00
6	—	459	160.00–169.00	163.10
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
2	—	582	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.50
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	538	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	145.00–146.00	145.33
3	—	618	120.00–122.00	121.32
3	—	323	142.50–152.00	145.83
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
3	—	678	116.00–121.00	119.33
21	—	761	100.00–117.00	113.35
5	—	739	100.00–110.00	104.40
3	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	559	130.00–135.00	133.26
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	133.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	154.00–163.00	157.64
89	—	680	125.00–142.75	141.48
38	—	530	137.00–149.00	142.65
28	—	629	123.00–135.00	129.76
80	—	567	135.00–155.25	148.54
15	—	428	145.00–161.00	151.40
51	—	477	138.00–151.00	145.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	112.00–120.00	118.11
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
9	—	873	98.00–114.00	105.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	55.00–61.00	58.07
3	—	1,053	64.00–67.00	66.04
1	—	1,020	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	56.00	56.00
11	—	1,528	67.00–74.00	70.37
4	—	1,421	63.00–66.00	64.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,188	57.00–63.00	59.21
15	—	1,239	68.00–75.00	70.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	85.00–93.00	90.15
6	—	1,822	95.00–108.00	101.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle