Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.33/cwt on 843 head.

Average price

$141.33

843 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$50.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

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	712	142.20	1,013	817
Medium and Large 2-3	624	115.97	724	24
Large 1-2	792	92.00	729	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.20/cwt here — about $284 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 sale843 hd

141.33

—

KY average19 barns · 2,932 hd

140.65

+0.69

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	1,677	97.84	1,641	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	69.41	1,003	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	65.92	807	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	59.65	615	20

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2-3	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	129.13/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	150.52/cwt	140.00–151.25	965	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	146.49/cwt	141.00–151.00	700	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	139.40/cwt	139.40–139.40	1,083	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	157.11/cwt	145.00–158.50	1,007	50
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	125.04/cwt	121.00–128.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	137.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	150.85/cwt	139.00–154.75	852	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	802	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,138	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	135.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	107.49/cwt	104.00–111.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.61/cwt	141.00–143.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	138.66/cwt	138.00–139.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	149.44/cwt	146.00–153.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	157.58/cwt	153.00–158.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	143.66/cwt	142.00–144.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	140.74/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,134	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	136.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	758	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,198	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	143.88/cwt	141.00–145.00	971	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	158.21/cwt	158.00–159.00	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,269	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	166.95/cwt	164.00–168.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,247	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	151.47/cwt	149.50–154.50	1,077	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	153.01/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,013	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	154.64/cwt	154.00–155.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.06/cwt	98.00–108.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	135.70/cwt	134.00–138.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	960	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	65.96/cwt	63.00–69.00	793	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.22/cwt	42.00–59.00	545	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	66.67/cwt	65.00–68.00	982	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	71.84/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,019	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	58.66/cwt	56.00–62.00	693	6
Bulls	—	—	1,540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	100.40/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,660	19
Bulls	—	—	1,828	91.38/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,670	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,247	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,973	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,253	965.17/cwt	880.00–1,050.00	12,094	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	106.96/cwt	103.00–110.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	137.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	148.66/cwt	143.00–154.00	621	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	400	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	956	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	877	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	131.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	114.96/cwt	111.00–119.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	106.90/cwt	100.00–118.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.63/cwt	133.00–138.00	698	19
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	792	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	825	120.30/cwt	112.00–123.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	130.25/cwt	125.00–138.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	153.24/cwt	140.00–155.75	1,014	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	668	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	886	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	975	129.90/cwt	127.75–130.70	1,267	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	930	112.28/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	126.31/cwt	126.00–128.00	909	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.61/cwt	142.00–149.00	849	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	886	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,198	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	133.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	133.99/cwt	133.00–136.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	134.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	951	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.69/cwt	132.00–139.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.42/cwt	142.00–151.00	785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	82.01/cwt	81.00–84.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,508Last week 629Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 21Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
7	—	621	120.00–136.00	129.13
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	133.00–136.00	134.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	935	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	641	145.00–158.50	157.11
14	—	539	158.00–159.00	158.21
4	—	473	164.00–168.00	166.95
2	—	442	160.00	160.00
38	—	711	149.50–154.50	151.47
20	—	662	146.00–155.00	153.01
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	146.00–153.00	149.44
12	—	545	153.00–158.00	157.58
13	—	781	135.00–138.00	136.01
6	—	611	142.00–144.00	143.66
1	—	1,040	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	157.00	157.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
15	—	806	138.00–142.00	140.74
21	—	739	135.00–137.00	136.82
2	—	902	138.00	138.00
19	—	675	141.00–145.00	143.88
4	—	986	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	758	158.00	158.00
41	—	895	141.75	141.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	641	140.00–151.25	150.52
25	—	478	141.00–151.00	146.49
76	—	777	139.40	139.40
132	—	565	139.00–154.75	150.85
12	—	434	140.00–145.00	142.10
82	—	662	140.00–155.75	153.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	121.00–128.00	125.04
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
9	—	574	135.00–139.00	137.41
4	—	361	131.00–140.00	135.39
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
4	—	761	115.00–120.00	118.73
5	—	335	141.00–143.00	142.61
3	—	408	138.00–139.00	138.66
2	—	728	111.00–119.00	114.96
19	—	515	133.00–138.00	135.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	802	141.90	141.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	104.00–111.00	107.49
3	—	838	85.00	85.00
1	—	265	115.00	115.00
3	—	725	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	522	131.00	131.00
5	—	556	130.00–133.00	131.80
4	—	625	100.00–118.00	106.90
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
3	—	487	125.00–138.00	130.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	112.00–123.00	120.30
3	—	668	129.00–130.00	129.67
6	—	886	115.00	115.00
145	—	975	127.75–130.70	129.90
9	—	930	111.00–112.50	112.28
13	—	720	126.00–128.00	126.31
1	—	765	121.00	121.00
9	—	625	130.00–135.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	886	135.25	135.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	154.00–155.00	154.64
2	—	820	98.00–108.00	103.06
7	—	606	134.00–138.00	135.70
1	—	975	99.00	99.00
2	—	418	143.00–154.00	148.66
11	—	772	120.00–128.00	123.88
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
7	—	579	142.00–149.00	146.61
2	—	863	95.00–97.00	96.01
13	—	708	129.00–136.00	134.36
4	—	671	132.00–139.00	136.69
7	—	536	142.00–151.00	146.42
3	—	913	81.00–84.00	82.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	158.00	158.00
3	—	466	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	103.00–110.00	106.96
2	—	870	85.00–87.00	86.00
4	—	415	130.00–140.00	137.44
4	—	374	136.00–140.00	138.07
4	—	335	140.00–144.00	141.68
3	—	505	133.00–136.00	133.99
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
1	—	455	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	123.00	123.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	877	99.00	99.00
1	—	760	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,333	70.00–74.00	72.02
24	—	1,203	63.00–69.00	65.96
6	—	1,182	56.00–62.00	58.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,005	42.00–59.00	54.22
10	—	1,035	60.00–65.00	62.73
2	—	1,123	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	65.00–68.00	66.67
9	—	1,419	70.00–76.00	71.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	75.00	75.00
19	—	1,653	96.00–106.00	100.40
4	—	1,828	88.00–93.00	91.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	880.00–1,050.00	965.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,100.00	1,100.00

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