Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher with very good demand for weaned middleweight packages in light supply. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.85/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$141.85

272 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$22.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

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	142.01	1,095	270
Large 1-2	870	122.00	1,061	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	730	120.00	876	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.01/cwt here — about $219 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 sale272 hd

141.85

—

KY average27 barns · 5,066 hd

137.52

+4.33

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	1,747	91.98	1,607	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	75.24	1,249	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	74.78	942	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	62.98	603	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	567	159.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	147.12/cwt	146.00–149.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	162.86/cwt	161.00–166.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	155.55/cwt	150.00–157.50	977	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	147.17/cwt	141.00–148.75	998	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	167.07/cwt	165.00–168.00	954	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	130.87/cwt	128.00–133.00	729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	132.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	138.24/cwt	137.00–139.00	733	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	75.24/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,249	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	77.42/cwt	74.00–83.00	987	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	69.07/cwt	68.00–71.00	848	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	87.56/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,622	11
Bulls	—	—	1,553	100.07/cwt	93.00–113.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	762	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	65.47/cwt	65.00–66.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	897	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	806	141.23/cwt	140.75–141.75	1,138	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	859	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,168	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	111.85/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	98.04/cwt	97.00–100.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 567Year ago 704

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 124Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 21Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	157.00–160.00	159.01
3	—	617	136.00–140.00	137.32
7	—	940	120.00	120.00
2	—	447	157.00	157.00
7	—	974	111.00–112.00	111.85
2	—	815	128.00	128.00
2	—	480	155.00	155.00
2	—	508	155.00–158.00	156.52
1	—	675	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	407	161.00–166.00	162.86
16	—	628	150.00–157.50	155.55
13	—	678	141.00–148.75	147.17
13	—	571	165.00–168.00	167.07
3	—	727	128.00–135.00	132.69
2	—	757	126.00	126.00
2	—	547	164.00	164.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	806	140.75–141.75	141.23
65	—	859	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
8	—	582	146.00–149.00	147.12
1	—	265	151.00	151.00
7	—	765	110.00–119.00	116.84
1	—	515	151.00	151.00
5	—	691	128.00–129.00	128.20
1	—	860	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	136.00	136.00
3	—	470	158.00	158.00
2	—	512	160.00	160.00
2	—	417	158.00	158.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	762	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
3	—	715	97.00–100.00	98.04
2	—	447	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	102.00	102.00
3	—	623	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	461	135.00	135.00
8	—	557	128.00–133.00	130.87
2	—	542	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00	142.00
11	—	615	123.00–128.00	125.54
8	—	530	137.00–139.00	138.24
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	452	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	121.00–125.00	122.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	58.00	58.00
2	—	865	65.00–66.00	65.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	74.00–76.00	75.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,275	74.00–83.00	77.42
6	—	1,228	68.00–71.00	69.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,853	85.00–91.00	87.56
6	—	1,553	93.00–113.00	100.07

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)	1	—	1,290	975.00	975.00

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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