Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steer packages noticeably higher in a limited comparison with very good demand; yearling heifer packages steady with very good demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.95/cwt on 670 head.

Average price

$132.95

670 head · 923 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$10.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.33

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	926	132.97	1,231	664
Medium and Large 2-3	647	132.23	855	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	525	122.00	641	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.97/cwt here — about $590 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 sale670 hd

132.95

—

KY average26 barns · 4,759 hd

139.28

−6.33

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	—	High	2,043	98.89	2,021	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	69.12	974	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	68.88	787	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	67.10	883	13

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Value Added	—	742	138.40/cwt	137.75–139.00	1,027	136
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	146.63/cwt	144.00–148.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	143.74/cwt	140.00–144.00	773	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	129.62/cwt	128.00–131.00	819	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	124.08/cwt	119.00–124.30	1,257	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	367	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	140.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	974	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	168.97/cwt	168.00–171.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	143.70/cwt	143.70–143.70	1,127	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	129.14/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	147.20/cwt	143.00–148.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	67.79/cwt	66.00–70.00	874	8
Bulls	—	—	1,830	107.81/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,973	3
Bulls	—	—	2,363	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	2,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	66.36/cwt	66.00–67.00	748	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	66.80/cwt	66.00–68.00	975	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,095	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	71.56/cwt	69.00–74.00	833	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	63.74/cwt	62.00–65.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	115.58/cwt	112.00–123.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	967	130.43/cwt	128.90–132.00	1,261	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,034	127.45/cwt	125.80–129.00	1,318	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	74.37/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	132.05/cwt	131.00–134.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	801	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,097	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.34/cwt	109.00–117.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	896	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,386Last week 963Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 39Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	742	137.75–139.00	138.40
19	—	538	140.00–144.00	143.74
65	—	785	132.00	132.00
2	—	367	146.00	146.00
221	—	691	139.00–142.00	140.99
13	—	481	143.00–148.00	147.20
3	—	580	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	119.50	119.50
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
14	—	632	128.00–131.00	129.62
1	—	325	131.00	131.00
3	—	765	109.00–117.00	113.34
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
9	—	747	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	112.00–123.00	115.58
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	801	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	144.00–148.00	146.63
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,011	103.00	103.00
2	—	657	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	486	156.00	156.00
2	—	555	165.00	165.00
4	—	715	138.00	138.00
3	—	435	168.00–171.00	168.97
129	—	784	143.70	143.70
3	—	600	159.00	159.00
5	—	547	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,013	119.00–124.30	124.08
1	—	850	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	151.00	151.00
7	—	844	128.00–132.00	129.14
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
2	—	715	133.00–135.00	134.00
7	—	907	134.00	134.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
300	—	967	128.90–132.00	130.43
106	—	1,034	125.80–129.00	127.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	131.00–134.00	132.05
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
1	—	575	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,127	66.00–67.00	66.36
5	—	1,164	69.00–74.00	71.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,289	66.00–70.00	67.79
1	—	1,460	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,335	62.00–65.00	63.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,459	66.00–68.00	66.80
3	—	1,378	73.00–76.00	74.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	103.00–115.00	107.81
2	—	2,363	85.00–86.00	85.52

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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