Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. 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 $143.92/cwt on 606 head.

Average price

$143.92

606 head · 846 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	505	148.75	750	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	851	143.95	1,225	596
Medium and Large 2-3	614	143.20	879	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	490	110.00	539	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about $211 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 sale606 hd

143.92

—

KY average26 barns · 6,608 hd

147.12

−3.21

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	1,798	101.00	1,815	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	68.68	1,049	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	67.54	869	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	51.71	516	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Value Added	—	777	147.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,143	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	149.50/cwt	134.00–151.20	921	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	142.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.29/cwt	150.00–151.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	169.45/cwt	161.00–174.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	129.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	123.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	145.40/cwt	145.40–145.40	1,179	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,296	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	159.66/cwt	157.00–161.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	482	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	554	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	746	149.05/cwt	145.00–149.10	1,112	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	156.08/cwt	150.00–166.00	999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,021	135.80/cwt	135.80–135.80	1,387	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	142.87/cwt	133.00–143.80	1,232	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	71.28/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,129	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	66.94/cwt	64.00–69.00	997	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.54/cwt	67.00–69.00	869	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,345	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	539	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	46.56/cwt	46.00–47.00	488	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,845	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	24,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.24/cwt	144.00–145.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	997	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	935	141.97/cwt	140.90–143.90	1,327	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	126.33/cwt	121.00–132.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.58/cwt	149.00–154.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	120.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	148.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	152.75/cwt	152.00–154.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	2

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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 1,828Year ago 1,295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	777	140.00–148.00	147.11
4	—	463	171.00	171.00
2	—	425	169.00–171.00	170.00
3	—	502	157.00–161.00	159.66
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
72	—	746	145.00–149.10	149.05
17	—	640	150.00–166.00	156.08
2	—	660	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	126.00	126.00
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
3	—	438	159.00	159.00
10	—	575	150.00–151.00	150.29
5	—	539	156.00	156.00
60	—	811	145.40	145.40
46	—	969	133.75	133.75
71	—	862	133.00–143.80	142.87
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,021	135.80	135.80
168	—	935	140.90–143.90	141.97
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
3	—	486	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
3	—	685	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	616	134.00–151.20	149.50
6	—	658	140.00–143.00	142.49
8	—	449	150.00	150.00
5	—	733	125.00–134.00	129.59
5	—	756	120.00–124.00	123.19
10	—	537	140.00–150.00	148.99
8	—	483	152.00–154.00	152.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	124.00–130.00	126.98
2	—	490	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	890	106.00	106.00
2	—	715	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	133.00	133.00
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	121.00–132.00	126.33
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	161.00–174.00	169.45
4	—	580	144.00–145.00	144.24
2	—	872	119.00	119.00
6	—	713	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
2	—	670	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	149.00–154.00	151.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
6	—	785	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	582	136.00	136.00
3	—	677	115.00–123.00	120.32
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	81.00	81.00
2	—	665	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,048	46.00–47.00	46.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	70.00–72.00	71.28
6	—	1,490	64.00–69.00	66.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	67.00–69.00	67.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	89.00	89.00
1	—	2,075	113.00	113.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	69.00	69.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,845	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle