Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with good demand for weaned thin-fleshed offerings; some fleshy individuals 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Higher corn prices creating some uncertainty in the market. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls no test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.42/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$122.42

260 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.63

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	692	123.96	858	238
Large 1-2	594	110.29	655	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	686	97.75	671	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $188 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 sale260 hd

122.42

—

KY average26 barns · 5,383 hd

133.05

−10.63

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	1,415	85.00	1,203	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	65.44	781	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	64.84	823	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	59.90	623	9thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.15/cwt	98.00–104.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	117.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	156.06/cwt	153.00–159.00	894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	123.84/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	150.67/cwt	150.00–151.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	493	142.35/cwt	139.00–143.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.33/cwt	123.00–132.00	661	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	129.38/cwt	126.00–131.00	913	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	162.77/cwt	158.00–166.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.36/cwt	111.00–115.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	129.14/cwt	124.50–133.00	987	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	121.03/cwt	111.00–122.00	921	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	953	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,191	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	611	120.38/cwt	119.00–124.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	142.07/cwt	137.00–145.00	885	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	143.15/cwt	136.25–147.50	955	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	128.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	798	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	958	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	148.71/cwt	143.00–152.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	136.41/cwt	133.00–141.00	711	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	58.58/cwt	57.00–61.00	624	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	962	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	63.79/cwt	63.00–65.00	778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	68.95/cwt	67.00–73.00	897	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	63.38/cwt	60.00–67.00	707	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	588	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	778	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	957	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	564	111.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	626	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	664	129.46/cwt	126.00–134.00	860	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	51.94/cwt	49.00–55.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	66.97/cwt	64.00–71.00	722	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	730	107.69/cwt	95.00–112.00	786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	686	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	821	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	845	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	676	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	145.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	458	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	704	118.76/cwt	118.00–121.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	898	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,073	55
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	839	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.58/cwt	137.00–148.00	817	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	159.32/cwt	151.00–165.00	617	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	90.33/cwt	81.00–95.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	86.52/cwt	84.00–89.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.48/cwt	121.00–128.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	102.01/cwt	97.00–104.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.12/cwt	129.00–131.00	755	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	99.34/cwt	99.00–100.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 804Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 79Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	715	98.00–104.00	101.15
14	—	617	110.00–119.00	117.28
12	—	519	123.00–132.00	127.33
5	—	675	111.00–115.00	113.36
8	—	580	129.00–131.00	130.12
3	—	816	99.00–100.00	99.34
3	—	433	135.00–141.00	138.94
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	139.00–143.00	142.35
45	—	761	111.00–122.00	121.03
3	—	701	111.00	111.00
3	—	555	133.00	133.00
29	—	621	126.00–129.00	128.48
3	—	371	149.00–150.00	149.66
4	—	425	143.00–152.00	148.71
3	—	678	126.00	126.00
24	—	521	133.00–141.00	136.41
1	—	320	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	119.00–124.00	120.38
3	—	958	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
6	—	564	110.00–113.00	111.01
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
3	—	676	104.00	104.00
3	—	458	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	898	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
3	—	700	81.00–95.00	90.33
2	—	820	84.00	84.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
4	—	429	149.00–150.00	149.49
2	—	720	116.00–117.00	116.49
10	—	463	140.00–149.00	145.55
3	—	670	122.00–129.00	125.28
16	—	569	137.00–148.00	143.58
5	—	387	151.00–165.00	159.32
3	—	345	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,010	85.00	85.00
2	—	772	116.00	116.00
2	—	833	84.00–89.00	86.52
8	—	618	121.00–128.00	124.48
7	—	876	97.00–104.00	102.01
14	—	515	140.00–149.00	144.69
2	—	947	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	131.50	131.50
2	—	675	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	95.00–112.00	107.69
6	—	686	119.00–120.00	119.66
2	—	765	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	110.00–117.00	114.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
12	—	808	123.00–125.00	123.84
3	—	472	150.00–151.00	150.67
2	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
2	—	325	150.00–155.00	152.54
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	573	153.00–159.00	156.06
18	—	706	126.00–131.00	129.38
5	—	428	158.00–166.00	162.77
38	—	764	124.50–133.00	129.14
21	—	623	137.00–145.00	142.07
27	—	667	136.25–147.50	143.15
2	—	510	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	953	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	123.00	123.00
7	—	664	126.00–134.00	129.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	118.00–121.00	118.76
2	—	850	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	57.00–61.00	58.58
2	—	933	49.00–55.00	51.94
3	—	1,078	64.00–71.00	66.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,220	63.00–65.00	63.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,301	67.00–73.00	68.95
11	—	1,116	60.00–67.00	63.38
2	—	1,023	57.00–58.00	57.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	85.00	85.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	84.00	84.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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