Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.77/cwt on 1,200 head.

Average price

$151.77

1,200 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

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	785	151.96	1,194	1,187
Medium and Large 2-3	653	135.84	887	7thin
Large 1-2	820	133.00	1,091	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $103 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 sale1,200 hd

151.77

—

KY average23 barns · 5,665 hd

148.87

+2.89

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	2,083	111.25	2,317	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	74.96	1,075	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	69.40	872	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	65.02	646	7thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	789	142.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,125	114
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	132.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,012	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	166.47/cwt	157.00–170.00	884	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	172.04/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,015	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	146.01/cwt	139.00–150.00	834	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	151.04/cwt	150.00–153.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.66/cwt	90.00–116.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	851	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,294	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	150.71/cwt	149.00–153.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	152.36/cwt	121.00–154.95	1,114	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	150.02/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,218	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	140.98/cwt	135.00–141.25	1,104	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,284	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	148.43/cwt	148.00–149.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	148.54/cwt	147.00–151.00	698	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	153.36/cwt	144.50–155.75	1,178	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	155.07/cwt	149.00–165.00	972	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	168.12/cwt	163.00–172.00	792	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	153.94/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,058	40
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	983	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	137.67/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,117	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	155.75/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,117	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	890	152.70/cwt	152.70–152.70	1,359	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	924	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,368	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	67.54/cwt	65.00–71.00	703	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	75.84/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,104	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	78.37/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	—	2,083	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	67.77/cwt	64.00–71.00	844	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	144.59/cwt	137.00–146.50	908	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	162.28/cwt	157.00–166.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	147.30/cwt	146.00–148.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	160.33/cwt	157.00–162.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	931	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	129.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	761	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	953	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,353	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	844	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,165	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	179.11/cwt	178.00–182.50	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	165.25/cwt	160.00–169.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	841	152.95/cwt	152.95–152.95	1,286	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	143.05/cwt	137.00–146.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	144.53/cwt	139.00–148.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	170.94/cwt	168.00–172.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	143.01/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	137.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,014	4

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,793Last week 811Year ago 2,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 49Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 0

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
114	—	789	140.00–147.00	142.56
48	—	571	139.00–150.00	146.01
16	—	516	149.00–153.00	150.71
131	—	731	121.00–154.95	152.36
9	—	430	148.00–149.00	148.43
27	—	470	147.00–151.00	148.54
75	—	687	143.10	143.10
15	—	811	134.00–143.00	137.67
31	—	628	137.00–146.50	144.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	132.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
11	—	430	140.00–145.00	143.77
2	—	775	90.00–116.00	102.66
6	—	489	137.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	1,001	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,012	106.00	106.00
4	—	931	107.00	107.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
12	—	844	138.00	138.00
2	—	765	126.00	126.00
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
23	—	589	128.00–133.00	129.28
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
2	—	460	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	157.00–162.00	160.33
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
2	—	680	132.00	132.00
4	—	378	160.00–169.00	165.25
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
4	—	521	144.00	144.00
4	—	641	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	810	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	157.00–166.00	162.28
4	—	500	157.50	157.50
4	—	344	178.00–182.50	179.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	105.00	105.00
6	—	482	150.00	150.00
5	—	995	124.00	124.00
3	—	510	150.00–153.00	151.04
1	—	1,205	100.00	100.00
76	—	812	140.00–150.75	150.02
71	—	783	135.00–141.25	140.98
40	—	924	139.00	139.00
10	—	621	142.00	142.00
5	—	666	139.00–148.00	144.53
4	—	358	168.00–172.00	170.94
18	—	873	139.00–143.50	143.01
4	—	739	134.00–140.00	137.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	531	157.00–170.00	166.47
106	—	590	159.00–175.00	172.04
95	—	768	144.50–155.75	153.36
42	—	627	149.00–165.00	155.07
14	—	471	163.00–172.00	168.12
40	—	687	152.00–156.00	153.94
152	—	717	149.00–157.00	155.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	851	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	890	152.70	152.70
40	—	924	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	171.00	171.00
176	—	953	140.00–146.00	142.01
60	—	841	152.95	152.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
3	—	516	146.00–148.00	147.30
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,041	65.00–71.00	67.54
2	—	878	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,456	72.00–81.00	75.84
1	—	1,235	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	74.00–82.00	78.37
11	—	1,245	64.00–71.00	67.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,083	110.00–112.00	111.25

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)	1	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00

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