Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; yearlings 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand for calves; moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.83/cwt on 673 head.

Average price

$148.83

673 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$717

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

$44.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

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	763	149.65	1,142	648
Large 1-2	696	133.00	926	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	690	127.04	877	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	105.00	425	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.65/cwt here — about $717 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 sale673 hd

148.83

—

KY average23 barns · 5,061 hd

150.72

−1.89

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	—	Average	1,500	91.44	1,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	58.22	910	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	56.50	700	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	46.37	508	4thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	951	104.41/cwt	94.00–120.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	128.42/cwt	127.00–131.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	123.02/cwt	119.00–130.00	592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	733	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,023	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	114.81/cwt	114.00–116.00	695	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	87.91/cwt	81.00–95.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	855	154.30/cwt	154.30–154.30	1,319	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	779	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	129.78/cwt	129.00–130.00	915	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	150.49/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,076	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	158.01/cwt	157.00–167.00	849	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,317	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.83/cwt	131.00–136.00	953	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	123.42/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.37/cwt	138.00–143.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	139.79/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	146.48/cwt	142.00–150.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	153.99/cwt	152.75–154.50	1,189	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	148.04/cwt	134.00–149.75	1,202	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	157.25/cwt	153.00–159.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	846	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	887	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	158.40/cwt	141.50–163.00	1,096	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	144.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	917	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	166.08/cwt	156.00–168.00	777	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	529	111.71/cwt	106.00–115.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	146.87/cwt	142.00–160.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	606	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	60.33/cwt	59.00–63.00	766	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.72/cwt	53.00–58.00	687	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	44.82/cwt	43.00–48.00	459	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	645	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	61.32/cwt	58.00–65.00	973	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	55.33/cwt	53.00–58.00	879	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,467	1
Bulls	—	—	1,263	75.50/cwt	74.00–77.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	98.10/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,538	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	706.11/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,673	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	789.38/cwt	775.00–800.00	8,328	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.87/cwt	120.00–136.00	780	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	124.71/cwt	118.00–132.00	831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.44/cwt	147.00–152.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	120.58/cwt	115.00–122.00	855	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	98.32/cwt	98.00–99.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.25/cwt	114.00–128.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.61/cwt	95.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	128.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	701	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.27/cwt	117.00–123.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	453	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	467	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	110.50/cwt	107.00–115.00	343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	674	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	3

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 999Last week 1,329Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 69Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	94.00–120.00	104.41
2	—	1,032	96.00	96.00
15	—	481	119.00–130.00	123.02
5	—	605	114.00–116.00	114.81
4	—	557	119.00	119.00
2	—	933	81.00–95.00	87.91
11	—	678	114.00–128.00	123.25
2	—	432	126.00	126.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
14	—	710	117.00–123.00	119.27
11	—	533	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	501	127.00–131.00	128.42
5	—	865	124.50	124.50
36	—	584	130.00–137.00	133.47
15	—	600	131.00	131.00
7	—	654	133.00	133.00
18	—	705	129.00–130.00	129.78
10	—	762	124.00–130.00	128.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	733	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	95.00–110.00	102.61
2	—	392	115.00	115.00
3	—	701	92.00	92.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	633	95.00	95.00
5	—	796	98.00	98.00
2	—	577	117.00	117.00
4	—	310	107.00–115.00	110.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	100.00–106.00	103.02
2	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	410	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	115.00–120.00	117.56
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	855	154.30	154.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
3	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	255	141.00	141.00
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
9	—	820	119.00–127.00	123.42
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	135.00	135.00
87	—	921	143.00	143.00
16	—	712	131.00–136.00	133.83
8	—	578	138.00–143.00	141.37
11	—	858	135.00–142.50	139.79
4	—	522	142.00–150.00	146.48
1	—	795	134.00	134.00
151	—	812	134.00–149.75	148.04
6	—	622	135.00–138.00	136.03
1	—	460	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	715	138.00–155.00	150.49
18	—	537	157.00–167.00	158.01
75	—	772	152.75–154.50	153.99
7	—	555	153.00–159.00	157.25
2	—	427	158.00	158.00
83	—	692	141.50–163.00	158.40
64	—	634	140.00–150.00	144.61
6	—	468	156.00–168.00	166.08
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	134.00	134.00
2	—	887	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
1	—	675	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	106.00–115.00	111.71
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	142.00–160.00	146.87
1	—	325	152.50	152.50
22	—	625	120.00–136.00	124.87
11	—	666	118.00–132.00	124.71
4	—	410	147.00–152.00	149.44
8	—	755	114.00	114.00
5	—	709	115.00–122.00	120.58
3	—	830	98.00–99.00	98.32
2	—	523	130.00–139.00	134.48
3	—	580	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	152.00	152.00
2	—	482	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	102.00	102.00
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	290	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,025	43.00–48.00	44.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	59.00–63.00	60.33
20	—	1,233	53.00–58.00	55.72
2	—	1,185	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	51.00	51.00
7	—	1,587	58.00–65.00	61.32
5	—	1,589	53.00–58.00	55.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,263	74.00–77.00	75.50
5	—	1,568	93.00–101.00	98.10

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	—	1,055	63.00	63.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	945	675.00–750.00	706.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,055	775.00–800.00	789.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	975.00	975.00

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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