Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady to 2.00 higher with buyers showing preference for weaned and fancy calf packages. Yearlings limited comparison however demand has remained very good for several weeks. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.76/cwt on 783 head.

Average price

$145.76

783 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$39.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.78

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	627	146.06	915	776
Medium and Large 2-3	478	115.20	551	5thin
Large 1-2	510	107.00	546	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.06/cwt here — about $369 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 sale783 hd

145.76

—

KY average25 barns · 5,283 hd

133.98

+11.78

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	1,671	80.20	1,340	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	56.20	858	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	54.11	744	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	46.19	494	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	671	151.84/cwt	151.75–151.90	1,019	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.76/cwt	115.00–128.00	731	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	132.26/cwt	129.00–133.00	479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	180.44/cwt	174.00–183.00	691	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	139.80/cwt	137.50–141.95	1,018	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.56/cwt	145.00–155.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	152.28/cwt	127.00–154.00	894	98
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,107	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	129.65/cwt	125.00–132.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.47/cwt	145.00–153.00	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	989	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	178.32/cwt	175.00–180.50	872	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	152.94/cwt	141.00–161.00	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	143.06/cwt	139.00–143.75	1,259	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	150.18/cwt	149.00–153.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	157.38/cwt	155.00–158.50	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	140.17/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	887	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,357	62
Steers	Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	142.39/cwt	140.00–146.00	954	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	148.70/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,060	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	985	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	916	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.30/cwt	141.00–155.00	706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	58.73/cwt	57.00–61.00	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.00	720	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	46.19/cwt	40.00–50.00	494	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,511	49.80/cwt	48.00–52.00	752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	92.75/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,646	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	54.01/cwt	51.00–56.00	759	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	877	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	59.96/cwt	57.00–64.00	973	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	84.99/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	69.13/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,172	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,596	959.55/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	15,314	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,005	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	572	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	871	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	670	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	690	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	942	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	150.60/cwt	150.60–150.60	729	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	128.75/cwt	128.00–129.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.88/cwt	121.00–126.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	127.13/cwt	125.00–132.00	615	6

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,329Last week 973Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year 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
154	—	671	151.75–151.90	151.84
155	—	728	137.50–141.95	139.80
98	—	587	127.00–154.00	152.28
73	—	791	140.00	140.00
4	—	518	128.00–129.00	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	120.00	120.00
1	—	995	109.00	109.00
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
5	—	332	135.00	135.00
4	—	437	132.00–134.00	132.98
17	—	581	115.00–128.00	125.76
11	—	362	129.00–133.00	132.26
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
9	—	608	121.00–126.00	124.88
6	—	484	125.00–132.00	127.13
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	572	152.25	152.25
44	—	424	158.00	158.00
98	—	484	150.60	150.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	111.00	111.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
1	—	320	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
3	—	690	127.00–128.00	127.67
2	—	835	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	700	117.00	117.00
5	—	942	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,080	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	383	174.00–183.00	180.44
88	—	585	169.00	169.00
83	—	489	175.00–180.50	178.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	145.00–155.00	150.56
15	—	515	145.00–153.00	150.47
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
2	—	970	125.00–129.00	126.98
2	—	715	131.00	131.00
67	—	880	139.00–143.75	143.06
5	—	567	149.00–153.00	150.18
2	—	1,020	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	125.00–132.00	129.65
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	619	141.00–161.00	152.94
11	—	508	155.00–158.50	157.38
3	—	455	163.00	163.00
13	—	783	139.00–140.50	140.17
11	—	670	140.00–146.00	142.39
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
31	—	713	143.00–150.00	148.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	887	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	142.00–147.00	144.52
2	—	405	146.00	146.00
4	—	470	141.00–155.00	150.30
1	—	805	103.00	103.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	163.00	163.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
2	—	773	112.00–115.00	113.51
1	—	260	169.00	169.00
2	—	662	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	93.00	93.00
2	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	102.00	102.00
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	158.00	158.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	57.00–61.00	58.73
11	—	1,323	53.00–56.00	54.39
5	—	1,511	48.00–52.00	49.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	40.00–50.00	46.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,406	51.00–56.00	54.01
1	—	1,790	49.00	49.00
6	—	1,623	57.00–64.00	59.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	90.00–95.00	92.75
4	—	1,594	83.00–88.00	84.99
4	—	1,696	65.00–74.00	69.13

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	2	—	965	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,596	900.00–1,050.00	959.55
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	900.00	900.00

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

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