Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not fully established today due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.84/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$120.84

39 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$14.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

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	601	123.60	743	31
Large 1-2	621	110.50	686	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	109.00	583	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.60/cwt here — about $160 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 sale39 hd

120.84

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

−8.22

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	1,589	89.59	1,423	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	64.68	918	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	64.10	858	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	52.29	494	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.77/cwt	136.00–145.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	920	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	137.13/cwt	134.00–142.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.64/cwt	129.00–132.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	66.43/cwt	65.00–68.00	919	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	63.40/cwt	62.00–65.00	820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	58.70/cwt	56.00–61.00	556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	45.88/cwt	44.00–48.00	433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	97.22/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,565	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	66.51/cwt	65.00–69.00	980	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	62.85/cwt	61.00–64.00	859	6
Bulls	—	—	2,035	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	76.72/cwt	74.00–79.00	957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,533	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	687	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	885	98.50/cwt	95.00–102.00	872	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	128.86/cwt	124.00–132.00	686	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	844	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.53/cwt	154.00–157.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	630	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 635Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 58Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 116

Market not fully established today due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	563	125.00–127.00	125.66
3	—	420	129.00–132.00	130.64
6	—	532	124.00–132.00	128.86
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
4	—	470	131.00–135.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00
1	—	920	109.00	109.00
5	—	687	117.50	117.50
2	—	885	95.00–102.00	98.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	134.00–136.00	135.02
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
4	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	80.00	80.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
10	—	517	136.00–145.00	138.77
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
4	—	485	141.00–142.00	141.75
3	—	970	95.00	95.00
2	—	328	154.00–157.00	155.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	134.00–142.00	137.13
2	—	627	145.00	145.00
5	—	592	146.00	146.00
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
6	—	734	132.00–133.00	132.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	144.00–145.00	144.48
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
9	—	574	145.00–150.00	147.03
2	—	460	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	65.00–68.00	66.43
5	—	1,293	62.00–65.00	63.40
1	—	1,345	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	56.00–61.00	58.70
2	—	943	44.00–48.00	45.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	65.00–69.00	66.51
6	—	1,367	61.00–64.00	62.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	93.00–103.00	97.22
2	—	2,035	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,248	74.00–79.00	76.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	71.00	71.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	850.00	850.00

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

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