Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.34/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$130.34

251 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	448	139.00	623	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	131.10	797	235
Medium and Large 2-3	492	117.71	579	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	470	110.00	517	1thin
Large 1-2	582	102.00	594	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $29 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 sale251 hd

130.34

—

KY average27 barns · 3,853 hd

128.13

+2.21

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	1,702	94.50	1,608	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	66.10	1,023	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	64.68	861	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	50.76	506	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,210	97.00	1,174	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	—	566	140.65/cwt	136.00–147.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	154.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	124.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	140.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	143.38/cwt	137.00–148.00	680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	152.65/cwt	152.00–153.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	136.45/cwt	126.00–144.00	980	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	158.20/cwt	157.00–162.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	131.24/cwt	128.00–132.00	888	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	707	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	129.13/cwt	129.00–130.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,035	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	141.21/cwt	136.50–145.00	727	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	772	108.84/cwt	104.00–115.00	840	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	127.67/cwt	121.00–135.00	802	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	141.54/cwt	134.00–144.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	155.36/cwt	151.00–159.00	907	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	145.56/cwt	137.00–154.00	910	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	140.72/cwt	134.00–149.00	823	36
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	153.08/cwt	152.50–154.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	67.52/cwt	66.00–70.00	932	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	63.22/cwt	60.00–65.00	829	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	45.94/cwt	44.00–47.00	449	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	57.99/cwt	55.00–61.00	596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,894	99.54/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,885	9
Bulls	—	—	1,351	88.54/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,196	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	68.15/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,157	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	63.70/cwt	62.00–65.00	875	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	613	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,210	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,174	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	578	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	711	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	582	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,004	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	74.62/cwt	65.00–84.00	726	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,448	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,480	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,266.48/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	18,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	883	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,157	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Value Added	—	448	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.50/cwt	144.00–154.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	945	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.13/cwt	118.00–126.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.23/cwt	114.00–128.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.70/cwt	98.00–113.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.62/cwt	142.00–149.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.32/cwt	109.00–120.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	112.87/cwt	111.00–122.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	133.29/cwt	131.00–134.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	128.01/cwt	123.00–132.00	749	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 113Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 40Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	136.00–147.00	140.65
2	—	775	103.00–104.00	103.51
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	645	119.00–126.00	122.50
4	—	528	144.00–154.00	147.50
6	—	668	118.00–126.00	121.13
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	917	93.00	93.00
7	—	815	98.00–113.00	105.70
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
15	—	707	111.00–122.00	112.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	152.00–153.00	152.65
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
3	—	615	133.00	133.00
8	—	509	152.50–154.00	153.08
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
3	—	578	123.00	123.00
2	—	685	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
1	—	585	123.00	123.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	150.00–156.00	154.52
6	—	825	121.00–128.00	124.30
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	154.00	154.00
4	—	640	134.50	134.50
2	—	522	146.00	146.00
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
2	—	570	142.00–149.00	145.62
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	718	126.00–144.00	136.45
7	—	530	150.00–157.00	154.01
4	—	474	157.00–162.00	158.20
1	—	425	158.00	158.00
8	—	752	129.00–130.00	129.13
8	—	663	137.00	137.00
24	—	584	151.00–159.00	155.36
48	—	625	137.00–154.00	145.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	883	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	136.00–144.00	140.43
7	—	477	132.00–137.00	134.46
2	—	395	133.00–137.00	135.00
1	—	900	94.00	94.00
7	—	672	114.00–128.00	120.23
2	—	820	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	625	109.00–120.00	114.32
11	—	531	131.00–134.00	133.29
2	—	417	135.00	135.00
3	—	585	123.00–132.00	128.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	137.00–148.00	143.38
37	—	677	128.00–132.00	131.24
10	—	802	113.00	113.00
30	—	515	136.50–145.00	141.21
45	—	628	121.00–135.00	127.67
7	—	431	134.00–144.00	141.54
36	—	585	134.00–149.00	140.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,035	99.00	99.00
14	—	772	104.00–115.00	108.84
1	—	945	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	128.00	128.00
3	—	390	125.00–130.00	126.69
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,380	66.00–70.00	67.52
7	—	1,312	60.00–65.00	63.22
1	—	1,115	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	44.00–47.00	45.94
2	—	1,028	55.00–61.00	57.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,697	65.00–74.00	68.15
6	—	1,373	62.00–65.00	63.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,894	95.00–105.00	99.54
4	—	1,351	82.00–95.00	88.54
1	—	1,375	73.00	73.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	97.00	97.00

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	—	995	60.00	60.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	65.00–84.00	74.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,448	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,433	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,266.48

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