Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages light demand for bawling calves. Very good demand for yearling packages with 700-900 lbs 5.00 higher in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.29/cwt on 489 head.

Average price

$142.29

489 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$43.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.47

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	631	143.42	905	472
Medium and Large 2-3	422	111.95	473	14thin
Large 1-2	657	110.00	723	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	515	100.00	515	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.42/cwt here — about $390 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 sale489 hd

142.29

—

KY average25 barns · 4,922 hd

131.82

+10.47

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	1,846	91.34	1,686	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	51.70	652	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	51.53	793	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	46.31	517	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	149.72/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,002	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.19/cwt	125.50–127.00	594	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	130.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	148.61/cwt	139.00–154.25	1,069	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	964	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,368	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,207	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.65/cwt	140.00–152.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	146.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,221	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	133.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	162.60/cwt	153.00–165.00	937	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	157.00/cwt	155.00–160.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	166.34/cwt	163.00–168.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	153.42/cwt	143.00–153.75	1,195	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	158.19/cwt	152.00–164.00	832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	145.92/cwt	142.00–147.00	960	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	147.82/cwt	142.00–157.00	925	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	141.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	127.16/cwt	125.00–131.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.65/cwt	131.00–145.00	793	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	44.76/cwt	43.00–46.00	505	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	48.47/cwt	48.00–50.00	533	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	52.74/cwt	50.00–55.00	666	8
Bulls	—	—	1,625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	52.74/cwt	51.00–54.00	822	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	48.32/cwt	48.00–49.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	44.90/cwt	42.00–48.00	561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	96.78/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,858	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	121.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	112.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	129.21/cwt	128.00–130.00	681	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	111.53/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,072	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.58/cwt	147.00–151.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	116.19/cwt	111.00–118.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	888	111.63/cwt	105.00–116.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	126.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.14/cwt	121.00–128.00	661	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	113.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	534	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.84/cwt	119.00–121.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	153.61/cwt	148.50–155.00	945	160

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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 973Last week 1,184Year ago 1,455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 46Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 3

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
1	—	855	127.00	127.00
159	—	669	135.00–150.00	149.72
14	—	757	126.00–132.00	130.70
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
20	—	834	132.50	132.50
10	—	527	128.00–130.00	129.21
160	—	615	148.50–155.00	153.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	125.50–127.00	126.19
2	—	380	121.00–130.00	125.38
30	—	561	120.00–128.00	126.37
29	—	520	121.00–128.00	127.14
2	—	890	100.00	100.00
2	—	832	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
17	—	426	120.00–132.00	125.27
6	—	630	119.00–121.00	119.84
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	888	105.00–116.00	111.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	115.00	115.00
2	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	260	111.00	111.00
7	—	383	110.00–115.00	113.62
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	719	139.00–154.25	148.61
19	—	576	153.00–165.00	162.60
4	—	410	155.00–160.00	157.00
7	—	478	163.00–168.00	166.34
66	—	779	143.00–153.75	153.42
22	—	526	152.00–164.00	158.19
7	—	658	142.00–147.00	145.92
28	—	626	142.00–157.00	147.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	151.00–153.00	151.98
1	—	935	129.00	129.00
4	—	868	139.00	139.00
10	—	578	140.00–152.00	143.65
35	—	831	135.00–150.00	146.93
2	—	630	136.00	136.00
10	—	522	140.00–149.00	146.36
6	—	703	133.00–135.00	133.34
2	—	960	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	964	141.90	141.90
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	146.00	146.00
8	—	503	135.00–145.00	141.22
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
4	—	730	116.00	116.00
5	—	641	125.00–131.00	127.16
10	—	572	131.00–145.00	138.65
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
6	—	961	106.00–116.00	111.53
6	—	466	147.00–151.00	149.58
6	—	771	111.00–118.00	116.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	120.00–128.00	121.93
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
5	—	609	110.00–113.00	112.39
4	—	442	132.00	132.00
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
1	—	355	134.00	134.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	43.00–46.00	44.76
5	—	1,100	48.00–50.00	48.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	57.00	57.00
8	—	1,263	50.00–55.00	52.74
2	—	1,250	42.00–48.00	44.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	51.00–54.00	52.74
3	—	1,487	48.00–49.00	48.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,920	95.00–99.00	96.78

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	—	955	78.00	78.00

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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