Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady; 2.00 lower on middleweight 400-600 lbs. Feeder heifers sold steady; 3.00-5.00 lower on middleweight 400-600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand. 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 $147.09/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$147.09

347 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$13.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	852	147.33	1,255	341
Medium and Large 2-3	630	133.50	841	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.84/cwt here — about $414 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 sale347 hd

147.09

—

KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd

148.71

−1.62

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	1,808	103.74	1,875	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	67.48	943	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	65.54	807	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	52.23	508	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	811	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	730	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	139.71/cwt	134.00–144.00	440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	129.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	103.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	976	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	155.34/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,056	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	146.31/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,071	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	137.05/cwt	135.00–141.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	147.84/cwt	139.50–148.75	1,026	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	140.27/cwt	140.00–141.00	889	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	681	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	162.42/cwt	156.00–164.00	905	13
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	169.99/cwt	169.00–171.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	146.53/cwt	144.00–148.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	143.82/cwt	140.00–145.25	1,132	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	48.48/cwt	48.00–49.00	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	55.98/cwt	54.00–58.00	589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	70.14/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,056	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	65.16/cwt	63.00–67.00	848	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	105.92/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,976	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	58.99/cwt	58.00–60.00	751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	68.51/cwt	68.00–69.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	887	149.95/cwt	149.95–149.95	1,330	116
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	990.04/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,712	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	496	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	625	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	962	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,106	55
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	844	118.70/cwt	118.70–118.70	1,002	123
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	65.69/cwt	64.00–67.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	962	142.87/cwt	142.00–143.75	1,374	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	852	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	984	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	123.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	604	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	97.59/cwt	90.00–105.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	123.61/cwt	116.00–128.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	114.62/cwt	114.00–117.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	102.45/cwt	101.00–109.00	855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	113.26/cwt	113.00–114.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	152.70/cwt	148.00–155.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 811Last week 1,563Year ago 872

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 40Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	811	115.00	115.00
2	—	542	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	158.00	158.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	650	137.00–141.00	139.00
2	—	415	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	154.00	154.00
6	—	604	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	120.00–127.00	123.58
10	—	681	134.00–135.00	134.60
4	—	815	113.00–114.00	113.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	125.00–133.00	128.97
5	—	315	134.00–144.00	139.71
6	—	943	103.00–106.00	103.50
6	—	686	129.00	129.00
6	—	456	135.00–141.00	137.05
7	—	531	130.00–138.00	131.81
4	—	1,015	90.00–105.00	97.59
13	—	788	114.00–117.00	114.62
9	—	835	101.00–109.00	102.45
3	—	355	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	694	139.50–148.75	147.84
14	—	634	140.00–141.00	140.27
11	—	533	144.00–148.00	146.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	129.00	129.00
3	—	525	121.00–127.00	123.08
6	—	383	116.00–128.00	123.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	890	127.00–130.00	129.51
5	—	573	152.00	152.00
1	—	635	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	154.00	154.00
2	—	745	138.00	138.00
4	—	515	152.00–154.00	153.03
1	—	650	148.00	148.00
3	—	488	148.00–155.00	152.70
2	—	800	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	680	149.00–159.00	155.34
9	—	732	141.00–154.00	146.31
2	—	472	170.00	170.00
13	—	557	156.00–164.00	162.42
2	—	418	169.00–171.00	169.99
6	—	629	165.00	165.00
4	—	515	155.00–160.00	157.55
25	—	787	140.00–145.25	143.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	887	149.95	149.95
121	—	962	142.00–143.75	142.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	129.00–131.00	130.33
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	962	115.00	115.00
123	—	844	118.70	118.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	852	115.50	115.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	48.00–49.00	48.48
2	—	1,053	54.00–58.00	55.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	68.00–74.00	70.14
8	—	1,302	63.00–67.00	65.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	58.00–60.00	58.99
4	—	1,239	68.00–69.00	68.51
8	—	1,216	64.00–67.00	65.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,866	102.00–110.00	105.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,284	900.00–1,125.00	990.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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