Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady in a light test for calves; 600-800 lbs steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand; over 800 lbs limited comparison with last week's light test. Feeder heifers traded mostly 3.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower under heavy supply. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.57/cwt on 796 head.

Average price

$137.57

796 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

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

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	511	141.50	723	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	791	137.51	1,087	784

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale796 hd

137.57

—

KY average18 barns · 3,511 hd

139.47

−1.91

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	1,668	96.88	1,616	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	67.67	887	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	67.06	1,010	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	61.42	643	7thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	924	123.43/cwt	120.50–124.00	1,140	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	133.97/cwt	133.00–136.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.36/cwt	144.00–149.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	159.73/cwt	155.00–162.50	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.67/cwt	151.00–154.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	134.48/cwt	126.00–135.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	161.22/cwt	158.00–171.00	755	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	156.83/cwt	154.00–159.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	168.68/cwt	160.00–173.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	155.56/cwt	143.00–158.50	1,028	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	148.90/cwt	141.50–152.10	1,066	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	139.97/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,078	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	144.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	817	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	997	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	704	118.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	837	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	125.16/cwt	123.50–135.00	837	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	149.14/cwt	140.00–154.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	139.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	143.95/cwt	136.00–149.00	753	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,035	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	156.68/cwt	156.00–157.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	154.21/cwt	141.00–159.50	956	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	67.78/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,038	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	64.66/cwt	62.00–66.00	922	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	630	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	69.76/cwt	66.00–74.00	925	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	64.45/cwt	62.00–66.00	837	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	66.60/cwt	65.00–68.00	752	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	48.48/cwt	41.00–55.00	409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	100.08/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,737	26
Bulls	—	—	1,508	89.30/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,347	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	835.09/cwt	830.00–840.00	9,311	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	647	106.90/cwt	106.90–106.90	692	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	879	129.05/cwt	125.80–131.75	1,134	305
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	600	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	146.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.50/cwt	119.00–122.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	13,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	129.64/cwt	129.00–130.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	119.76/cwt	114.00–123.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	114.78/cwt	113.00–130.00	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.09/cwt	123.00–134.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	797	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	104.92/cwt	102.00–105.50	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	109.09/cwt	106.00–111.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	135.36/cwt	124.00–138.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.15/cwt	128.00–131.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	126.27/cwt	119.00–129.00	806	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	882	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,023	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,471Last week 348Year ago 1,567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 73Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	924	120.50–124.00	123.43
2	—	478	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	—	420	154.00	154.00
13	—	719	127.00–135.00	131.89
8	—	526	151.00–154.00	152.67
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
6	—	841	126.00–128.00	126.66
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	137.00	137.00
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	155.00–162.50	159.73
19	—	468	158.00–171.00	161.22
7	—	568	154.00–159.00	156.83
3	—	400	160.00	160.00
3	—	396	160.00–173.00	168.68
33	—	661	143.00–158.50	155.56
116	—	716	141.50–152.10	148.90
70	—	770	139.00–140.00	139.97
60	—	930	125.00	125.00
69	—	620	141.00–159.50	154.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
305	—	879	125.80–131.75	129.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
7	—	516	142.00–147.00	146.28
2	—	658	120.00–124.00	122.01
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	133.00–136.00	133.97
2	—	335	138.00	138.00
2	—	750	107.00	107.00
17	—	682	113.00–130.00	114.78
14	—	566	123.00–134.00	132.09
12	—	928	102.00–105.50	104.92
10	—	703	106.00–111.00	109.09
7	—	536	124.00–138.00	135.36
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
22	—	638	119.00–129.00	126.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	614	126.00–135.00	134.48
15	—	427	140.00–147.00	144.49
21	—	669	123.50–135.00	125.16
11	—	465	140.00–154.00	149.14
7	—	563	138.00–145.00	139.98
46	—	523	136.00–149.00	143.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	817	122.00	122.00
13	—	704	115.00–120.00	118.83
2	—	797	111.00	111.00
62	—	882	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	119.00–122.00	120.50
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	370	129.00–130.00	129.64
5	—	565	114.00–123.00	119.76
1	—	775	89.00	89.00
2	—	330	119.00–120.00	119.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	144.00–149.00	147.36
2	—	497	148.00	148.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
6	—	622	128.00–131.00	129.15
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	471	156.00–157.00	156.68
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	525	130.00–132.00	131.03
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	647	106.90	106.90
76	—	558	107.50	107.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	830.00–840.00	835.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	730.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,531	66.00–72.00	67.78
6	—	1,426	62.00–66.00	64.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	56.00	56.00
24	—	1,326	66.00–74.00	69.76
12	—	1,298	62.00–66.00	64.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	65.00–68.00	66.60
2	—	843	41.00–55.00	48.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,736	95.00–110.00	100.08
11	—	1,508	83.00–94.00	89.30

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle