Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday middleweight feeder steers not fully established due to light receipts. Middleweight heifers traded firm in a limited comparison. Very good demand for yearling steer and heifer packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.78/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$147.78

380 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$40.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.30

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	694	148.69	1,033	368
Medium and Large 2-3	496	121.83	605	9thin
Large 1-2	698	117.00	816	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	590	108.00	637	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about $395 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 sale380 hd

147.78

—

KY average25 barns · 3,501 hd

139.48

+8.30

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	—	Low	1,835	92.98	1,706	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	76.89	1,153	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	72.25	933	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	62.98	600	5thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	436	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	153.22/cwt	151.25–155.25	1,031	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	152.91/cwt	144.00–156.00	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	143.74/cwt	141.00–145.50	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	153.60/cwt	153.60–153.60	1,098	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	809	157.85/cwt	157.85–157.85	1,277	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	149.80/cwt	149.80–149.80	1,363	53
Steers	Large 1-2	—	875	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	162.04/cwt	160.00–163.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,096	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	156.49/cwt	156.00–158.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	137.25/cwt	136.00–140.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	131.23/cwt	129.00–136.00	755	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	155.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	826	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	74.37/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,020	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	66.56/cwt	66.00–67.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	61.39/cwt	60.00–63.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	76.89/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	98.46/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,006	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	849	139.70/cwt	139.70–139.70	1,186	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.03/cwt	139.00–141.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	146.79/cwt	138.00–148.50	904	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	134.34/cwt	131.00–136.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	127.72/cwt	121.00–135.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 556Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 51Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 4

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
3	—	436	148.00	148.00
155	—	673	151.25–155.25	153.22
2	—	547	141.00	141.00
20	—	586	141.00–145.50	143.74
71	—	715	153.60	153.60
36	—	616	138.00–148.50	146.79
6	—	476	145.00–146.00	145.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	97.00	97.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
2	—	470	139.00–141.00	140.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
2	—	415	123.00	123.00
2	—	313	121.00–135.00	127.72
2	—	495	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	849	139.70	139.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	131.00–136.00	134.34
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	133.00	133.00
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	139.00	139.00
1	—	875	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	622	144.00–156.00	152.91
3	—	467	160.00–163.00	162.04
45	—	687	159.50	159.50
8	—	529	156.00–158.00	156.49
5	—	550	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,015	99.00	99.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
2	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
2	—	512	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	809	157.85	157.85
53	—	910	149.80	149.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	136.00–140.00	137.25
3	—	575	129.00–136.00	131.23
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	153.00	153.00
1	—	830	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	532	150.00–156.00	155.29
4	—	620	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	73.00–76.00	74.37
2	—	1,088	66.00–68.00	66.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	66.00–67.00	66.56
2	—	1,018	60.00–63.00	61.39
1	—	875	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	76.00–78.00	76.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,905	95.00–101.00	98.46
1	—	2,180	92.00	92.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,200.00	1,200.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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