Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; more new crop fleshy bawling calves coming to town this week putting downward pressure on the calf market. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.26/cwt on 727 head.

Average price

$146.26

727 head · 836 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

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	839	146.87	1,233	699
Medium and Large 2-3	765	131.34	1,004	25
Small and Medium 1-2	450	130.00	585	1thin
Large 1-2	665	127.00	845	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $388 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 sale727 hd

146.26

—

KY average25 barns · 5,843 hd

147.65

−1.39

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	1,934	84.27	1,630	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	67.73	1,001	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	63.01	811	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	58.66	610	7thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	136.19/cwt	133.00–137.00	974	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.92/cwt	129.00–134.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.60/cwt	126.00–137.00	696	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	157.97/cwt	157.00–158.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	806	152.47/cwt	152.00–152.95	1,229	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	850	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,296	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	138.47/cwt	138.00–140.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	133.42/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	155.78/cwt	145.00–159.50	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	140.72/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,168	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	856	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	131.86/cwt	127.00–134.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,321	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	61
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	962	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	141.75/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	158.08/cwt	138.00–159.50	1,143	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	137.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,328	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	628	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	65.15/cwt	63.00–67.00	691	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	71.36/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,083	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	69.25/cwt	68.00–70.00	989	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	56.07/cwt	54.00–57.00	578	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	65.01/cwt	62.00–67.00	942	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	64.66/cwt	62.00–67.00	865	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	58.76/cwt	53.00–61.00	694	9
Bulls	—	—	2,200	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,068	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	899	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	84.54/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,826	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.58/cwt	147.00–151.00	697	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	607	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.97/cwt	101.00–111.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.37/cwt	131.00–137.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	894	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	966	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	91.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	123.80/cwt	123.00–125.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	116.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.02/cwt	119.00–129.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.50	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.07/cwt	129.00–139.00	571	7

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 1,329Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 96Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 2

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
85	—	658	145.00	145.00
25	—	715	133.00–137.00	136.19
4	—	475	138.00–140.00	138.47
5	—	601	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	129.00–134.00	131.92
32	—	525	126.00–137.00	132.60
5	—	294	136.00	136.00
3	—	665	117.00–120.00	117.99
9	—	471	131.00–137.00	135.37
2	—	765	111.00	111.00
11	—	615	119.00–129.00	126.02
3	—	368	136.00–137.50	136.50
7	—	429	129.00–139.00	133.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	894	108.00	108.00
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	123.00–125.00	123.80
3	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.64
2	—	662	105.00	105.00
3	—	422	120.00–124.00	121.31
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	157.00–158.50	157.97
13	—	634	145.00–159.50	155.78
1	—	440	163.00	163.00
4	—	782	138.00–144.00	141.75
74	—	723	138.00–159.50	158.08
8	—	591	158.00	158.00
1	—	690	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	806	152.00–152.95	152.47
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
60	—	850	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	825	124.00–138.00	133.42
8	—	856	133.00	133.00
8	—	629	127.00–134.00	131.86
2	—	962	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
18	—	830	140.00–141.00	140.72
8	—	686	136.00–140.00	137.97
1	—	510	147.00	147.00
2	—	705	134.00	134.00
56	—	1,063	124.25	124.25
61	—	885	141.00	141.00
2	—	442	144.00	144.00
118	—	966	130.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	395	164.00	164.00
1	—	935	131.00	131.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
3	—	523	116.00	116.00
2	—	465	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	128.00	128.00
2	—	505	134.00	134.00
3	—	466	147.00–151.00	149.58
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	730	101.00–111.00	105.97
2	—	917	111.00	111.00
3	—	628	116.00	116.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
4	—	671	115.00–122.00	116.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	154.00	154.00
3	—	570	146.00	146.00
1	—	395	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
4	—	766	90.00–95.00	91.23
1	—	485	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	63.00–67.00	65.15
5	—	1,031	54.00–57.00	56.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	68.00–74.00	71.36
8	—	1,449	62.00–67.00	65.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	68.00–70.00	69.25
8	—	1,338	62.00–67.00	64.66
9	—	1,181	53.00–61.00	58.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,215	74.00	74.00
2	—	2,160	84.00–85.00	84.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	825.00	825.00

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