Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.69/cwt on 482 head.

Average price

$140.69

482 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

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	726	141.35	1,026	448
Medium and Large 2-3	615	135.83	835	6thin
Large 1-2	655	131.20	860	28

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $166 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 sale482 hd

140.69

—

KY average25 barns · 4,506 hd

141.37

−0.68

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	1,644	104.56	1,719	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	74.34	984	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	74.21	1,153	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	74.00	688	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	—	630	132.32/cwt	132.00–133.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	993	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	133.71/cwt	129.00–134.50	941	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	133.75/cwt	128.00–136.00	792	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	150.98/cwt	145.00–157.00	945	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	160.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	159.51/cwt	158.00–161.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	142.56/cwt	142.00–143.00	948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	159.35/cwt	155.00–159.60	851	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	134.49/cwt	128.00–137.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	109.43/cwt	109.00–111.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,042	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	129.81/cwt	124.00–134.00	805	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	156.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	986	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	139.77/cwt	137.75–147.00	1,036	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	813	108.46/cwt	106.00–111.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	869	130.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,132	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,013	122.90/cwt	122.90–122.90	1,245	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	828	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	106.48/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,745	15
Bulls	—	—	1,680	90.20/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	71.17/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,033	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	76.50/cwt	73.00–82.00	991	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	69.16/cwt	66.00–72.00	960	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	688	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	662	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	841	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	474	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	649	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	76.03/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,227	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	907	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	771	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	124.40/cwt	124.00–125.00	889	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	607	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.50	830	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	768	116.39/cwt	110.00–117.50	894	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	844	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	557	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	680	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	966.58/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	13,116	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	23,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	922	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,006	102.67/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.63/cwt	147.00–155.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	752	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	741	118.75/cwt	117.00–119.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	119.42/cwt	116.00–121.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	109.22/cwt	106.00–110.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	120.17/cwt	118.00–122.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	117.96/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	114.93/cwt	110.00–121.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 1,471Year ago 1,178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 134Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 2

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	132.00–133.00	132.32
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	768	111.00–115.00	112.99
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
5	—	517	147.00–155.00	150.63
5	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
9	—	724	116.00–121.00	119.42
5	—	843	106.00–110.00	109.22
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,021	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
7	—	768	110.00–117.50	116.39
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	131.00	131.00
6	—	666	118.00–122.00	120.17
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	133.00	133.00
2	—	355	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	618	115.00–116.00	115.51
26	—	592	128.00–136.00	133.75
15	—	532	128.00–137.00	134.49
9	—	778	109.00–111.00	109.43
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	794	125.00	125.00
7	—	677	124.00	124.00
31	—	620	124.00–134.00	129.81
11	—	529	145.00	145.00
40	—	808	122.00	122.00
3	—	596	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
2	—	813	106.00–111.00	108.46
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
3	—	922	110.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	1,006	96.00–106.00	102.67
4	—	752	119.00	119.00
8	—	741	117.00–119.00	118.75
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
2	—	557	122.00	122.00
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
3	—	532	115.00–124.00	117.96
3	—	577	110.00–121.00	114.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	150.00	150.00
29	—	704	129.00–134.50	133.71
2	—	830	125.00–130.00	127.45
2	—	552	151.00	151.00
7	—	615	140.00–143.00	141.55
7	—	665	142.00–143.00	142.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	626	145.00–157.00	150.98
3	—	436	158.00–165.00	160.27
2	—	453	158.00–161.00	159.51
90	—	534	155.00–159.60	159.35
67	—	758	137.50	137.50
9	—	669	148.00	148.00
8	—	554	155.00–157.00	156.50
83	—	741	137.75–147.00	139.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	869	130.00–135.00	130.23
46	—	1,013	122.90	122.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	127.00	127.00
5	—	474	137.00	137.00
5	—	715	124.00–125.00	124.40
10	—	607	136.00–137.50	136.75
5	—	844	124.00	124.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	512	147.00	147.00
2	—	560	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	907	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	81.00	81.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,357	900.00–1,025.00	966.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	875.00	875.00
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	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,545	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,639	95.00–118.00	106.48
2	—	1,680	86.00–94.00	90.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	69.00–73.00	71.17
10	—	1,614	73.00–80.00	76.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,296	73.00–82.00	76.50
5	—	1,388	66.00–72.00	69.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	74.00	74.00

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

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