Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs uneven with 400-500 lbs 5.00 higher and 550-600 lbs 5.00 lower in a limited comparison. Yearlings lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Feeder calves in light supply as many farmers working in hay this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.59/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$132.59

168 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$31.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	579	133.81	775	161
Medium and Large 2-3	606	106.50	646	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	555	102.00	566	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.81/cwt here — about $209 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 sale168 hd

132.59

—

KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd

131.33

+1.27

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	1,890	106.81	2,018	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	79.43	1,242	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	76.93	946	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	69.63	715	8thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	130.42/cwt	127.00–131.00	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	171.94/cwt	163.00–175.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	145.01/cwt	139.00–147.00	680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	148.50/cwt	137.00–149.50	827	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	140.42/cwt	130.00–141.25	814	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	940	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	156.21/cwt	154.00–159.00	903	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	144.70/cwt	140.00–151.50	891	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	153.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	752	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	139.82/cwt	138.00–144.00	710	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	950	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	169.98/cwt	167.00–171.00	818	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	76.23/cwt	73.00–80.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	66.58/cwt	64.00–69.00	601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	80.75/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,288	15
Bulls	—	—	1,853	110.48/cwt	98.00–117.00	2,047	9
Bulls	—	—	2,055	90.29/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	812	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	861	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	673	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	872	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	69.57/cwt	67.00–72.00	922	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	80.24/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,032	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	72.27/cwt	68.00–74.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	122.67/cwt	122.00–125.00	859	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.32/cwt	119.00–125.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	166.68/cwt	166.00–167.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	130.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	126.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	666	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 406Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 46Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	383	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,025	82.00	82.00
1	—	955	89.00	89.00
2	—	405	135.00–139.00	136.98
6	—	621	120.00–127.00	122.33
13	—	573	128.00–129.00	128.60
4	—	527	123.00–130.00	126.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	611	127.00–131.00	130.42
12	—	469	139.00–147.00	145.01
51	—	580	130.00–141.25	140.42
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
34	—	508	138.00–144.00	139.82
9	—	700	122.00–125.00	122.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	92.00	92.00
3	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	950	97.00	97.00
2	—	812	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	85.00	85.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	163.00–175.00	171.94
4	—	502	167.00	167.00
27	—	578	154.00–159.00	156.21
19	—	616	140.00–151.50	144.70
11	—	481	167.00–171.00	169.98
3	—	388	166.00–167.00	166.68
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	150.00	150.00
8	—	490	150.00–156.00	153.52
2	—	438	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
5	—	725	124.00	124.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
4	—	642	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	123.00	123.00
24	—	557	137.00–149.50	148.50
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
3	—	410	144.00	144.00
6	—	475	140.00–145.00	143.68
3	—	683	119.00–125.00	121.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
3	—	448	157.00	157.00
2	—	607	129.00	129.00
3	—	471	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	995	86.00	86.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
6	—	562	129.00–136.00	130.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	59.00–60.00	59.48
4	—	1,103	73.00–80.00	76.23
2	—	903	64.00–69.00	66.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,595	76.00–85.00	80.75
2	—	1,325	67.00–72.00	69.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	66.00	66.00
16	—	1,286	75.00–85.00	80.24
9	—	1,166	68.00–74.00	72.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,853	98.00–117.00	110.48
2	—	2,055	86.00–94.00	90.29

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	—	1,015	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	825.00	825.00

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