Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher; over 600 lbs softer undertone in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady in a light test. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.85/cwt on 978 head.

Average price

$147.85

978 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$19.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

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	814	148.12	1,206	963
Large 1-2	857	131.56	1,128	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	822	128.57	1,057	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.55/cwt here — about $149 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 sale978 hd

147.85

—

KY average25 barns · 5,586 hd

149.94

−2.09

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	1,705	95.35	1,626	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	70.08	1,019	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	68.76	806	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	55.24	509	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	995	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	150.52/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	126.50/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	139.60/cwt	139.00–141.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.31/cwt	131.00–133.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	140.63/cwt	134.50–141.75	1,145	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	172.07/cwt	159.00–177.00	886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	833	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	158.36/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,091	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	165.61/cwt	159.00–169.00	974	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	146.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	131.87/cwt	130.00–133.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	919	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	1,205	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	163.82/cwt	153.00–165.00	742	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	152.69/cwt	144.00–155.25	791	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	149.29/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,106	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	173.39/cwt	163.00–181.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	937	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,330	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	146.11/cwt	139.00–150.00	979	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	159.00/cwt	154.00–161.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	121.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,217	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	147.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	839	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	143.70/cwt	143.70–143.70	1,265	56
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	163.86/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,029	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	146.66/cwt	140.00–150.75	928	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	147.38/cwt	141.00–149.90	1,049	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	61.47/cwt	61.00–62.00	581	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	68.31/cwt	66.00–70.00	952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	72.61/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,117	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	68.76/cwt	66.00–71.00	806	5
Bulls	—	—	2,270	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,247	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	93.53/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	966	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,362	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	879	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,323	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	916	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,310	62
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	724	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	799	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,083	7
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,265	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	149.66/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,167	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	163.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,001	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,381	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	927	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.58/cwt	150.00–153.00	500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	140.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,563Last week 533Year ago 878

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 69Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	102.00	102.00
2	—	795	121.00–132.00	126.50
3	—	725	131.00–133.00	132.31
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
3	—	583	145.00–150.00	146.63
3	—	688	139.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	430	154.00	154.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	166.00	166.00
2	—	552	157.00	157.00
2	—	335	176.00	176.00
1	—	260	179.00	179.00
2	—	473	164.00–165.00	164.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
2	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	665	150.00–152.00	150.52
8	—	785	137.50	137.50
78	—	814	134.50–141.75	140.63
2	—	317	171.00	171.00
4	—	645	140.00–149.00	146.75
9	—	1,005	120.00–125.00	121.11
56	—	880	143.70	143.70
7	—	741	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	159.00–177.00	172.07
49	—	689	154.00–162.00	158.36
36	—	588	159.00–169.00	165.61
97	—	741	146.00–158.00	149.29
16	—	483	163.00–181.00	173.39
3	—	435	170.00	170.00
13	—	628	155.00–168.00	163.86
218	—	780	143.00–155.00	149.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	937	141.90	141.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	966	141.00	141.00
118	—	879	150.50	150.50
62	—	916	143.00	143.00
51	—	1,001	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	799	135.50	135.50
1	—	1,265	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
2	—	960	123.00	123.00
2	—	927	124.00	124.00
1	—	780	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
10	—	518	139.00–141.00	139.60
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
7	—	619	130.00–133.00	131.87
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
7	—	328	150.00–153.00	152.58
2	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,005	103.00	103.00
4	—	915	114.00	114.00
3	—	875	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	919	131.10	131.10
2	—	268	162.00–165.00	163.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	453	153.00–165.00	163.82
41	—	518	144.00–155.25	152.69
30	—	670	139.00–150.00	146.11
10	—	415	154.00–161.00	159.00
20	—	569	144.00–150.00	147.47
32	—	633	140.00–150.75	146.66
141	—	712	141.00–149.90	147.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
2	—	442	136.00	136.00
2	—	860	94.00	94.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	825	89.00	89.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	632	114.50	114.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	61.00–62.00	61.47
2	—	898	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,394	66.00–70.00	68.31
7	—	1,539	71.00–75.00	72.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	66.00–71.00	68.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,423	93.00–94.00	93.53

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