Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages; fleshy new-crop bawling calves facing discounts. Very good demand for yearling packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.19/cwt on 1,258 head.

Average price

$152.19

1,258 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

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	742	153.13	1,136	1,205
Large 1-2	784	135.40	1,062	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	679	129.79	881	34
Small and Medium 1-2	688	116.67	803	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $333 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 sale1,258 hd

152.19

—

KY average24 barns · 6,364 hd

150.02

+2.16

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	1,714	93.20	1,597	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	60.07	935	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	59.30	758	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	51.01	502	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	104.00	1,305	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	520	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	128.75/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.97/cwt	167.00–169.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	163.98/cwt	162.90–170.00	969	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	878	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	137.92/cwt	135.00–138.50	890	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	126.11/cwt	125.00–127.00	726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	924	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,379	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	147.87/cwt	147.00–148.50	1,010	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	151.58/cwt	145.50–156.00	1,091	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	149.11/cwt	145.75–154.00	1,150	137
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	596	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,005	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	132.12/cwt	125.00–136.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	123.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	144.67/cwt	142.00–150.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.44/cwt	134.00–138.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,165	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	144.27/cwt	132.00–144.85	1,339	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	138.61/cwt	137.00–141.00	947	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	836	138.30/cwt	130.00–139.50	1,156	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	154.82/cwt	152.00–164.00	791	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	857	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,183	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	152.27/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,243	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	686	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	758	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	162.47/cwt	156.00–169.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	163.91/cwt	160.00–166.50	749	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	802	157.90/cwt	157.90–157.90	1,266	250
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	111.44/cwt	109.00–114.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	627	132.27/cwt	131.00–133.00	829	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	830	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	150.23/cwt	148.00–151.00	799	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,255	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	61.80/cwt	59.00–66.00	972	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	57.95/cwt	55.00–59.00	900	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	48.00/cwt	47.00–49.00	457	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	574	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	51.38/cwt	49.00–53.00	733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	57.29/cwt	53.00–59.00	685	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	52.47/cwt	51.00–53.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	62.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	854	21
Bulls	—	—	1,810	97.51/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,765	7
Bulls	—	—	1,636	89.95/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,472	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	875.93/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,765	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,410	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	756.12/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,884	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,215	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,790	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	25,955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	18,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.48/cwt	121.00–125.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.53/cwt	145.00–165.00	576	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	136.53/cwt	131.00–142.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	150.22/cwt	140.00–161.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.22/cwt	121.00–132.00	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.32/cwt	122.00–130.00	601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.44/cwt	119.00–123.00	690	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	612	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	803	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	125.50/cwt	124.00–130.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	110.26/cwt	109.00–111.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	97.75/cwt	95.00–106.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	124.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.86/cwt	116.00–125.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	111.66/cwt	110.00–112.50	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	114.49/cwt	112.00–116.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	113.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	115.73/cwt	110.00–121.00	490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	114.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.23/cwt	110.00–124.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	112.28/cwt	104.00–120.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	140.74/cwt	140.00–141.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.01/cwt	106.00–109.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	138.17/cwt	134.00–142.00	796	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	802	2

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,725Last week 999Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 77Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–134.00	131.92
4	—	786	128.00–129.00	128.75
3	—	478	140.00	140.00
2	—	565	136.00	136.00
2	—	875	132.00	132.00
9	—	620	125.00–136.00	132.12
8	—	721	120.00–125.00	123.13
4	—	811	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	167.00–169.00	167.97
3	—	586	148.00	148.00
4	—	861	141.00	141.00
9	—	465	145.00–152.00	148.19
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
11	—	540	142.00–150.00	144.67
9	—	610	134.00–138.00	134.44
66	—	799	145.85	145.85
63	—	928	132.00–144.85	144.27
13	—	718	130.00–135.00	132.88
5	—	683	137.00–141.00	138.61
143	—	816	136.00–153.00	152.27
1	—	335	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	591	162.90–170.00	163.98
8	—	614	142.00–144.00	142.98
45	—	683	147.00–148.50	147.87
128	—	720	145.50–156.00	151.58
137	—	771	145.75–154.00	149.11
20	—	511	152.00–164.00	154.82
3	—	432	156.00–169.00	162.47
16	—	457	160.00–166.50	163.91
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	745	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	645	135.00–138.50	137.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	924	149.25	149.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	836	130.00–139.50	138.30
4	—	857	138.00	138.00
2	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	802	157.90	157.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	127.00	127.00
12	—	576	125.00–127.00	126.11
20	—	700	140.00	140.00
68	—	671	149.75	149.75
2	—	605	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	118.00	118.00
2	—	612	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	101.00	101.00
4	—	262	130.00–131.00	130.76
21	—	521	120.00–124.00	121.76
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
2	—	388	120.00–122.00	120.98
16	—	476	122.00–130.00	126.32
16	—	568	119.00–123.00	121.44
22	—	665	119.00–123.00	120.74
4	—	346	124.00–130.00	125.50
4	—	777	109.00–111.00	110.26
5	—	925	95.00–106.00	97.75
13	—	433	121.00–129.00	124.03
17	—	619	116.00–125.00	119.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	910	87.00	87.00
3	—	313	110.00–112.50	111.66
4	—	572	112.00–116.00	114.49
5	—	373	110.00–120.00	113.99
7	—	423	110.00–121.00	115.73
5	—	473	110.00–121.00	114.66
6	—	523	110.00–124.00	116.23
8	—	622	104.00–120.00	112.28
1	—	290	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
6	—	765	118.00–120.00	119.02
6	—	815	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	686	110.50	110.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	109.00–114.00	111.44
8	—	673	121.00–125.00	123.48
1	—	215	141.00	141.00
2	—	373	145.00–165.00	154.53
2	—	503	131.00–142.00	136.53
2	—	283	140.00–161.00	150.22
15	—	620	121.00–132.00	127.22
4	—	412	140.00–141.00	140.74
2	—	1,067	85.00	85.00
3	—	730	106.00–109.00	108.01
14	—	576	134.00–142.00	138.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	627	131.00–133.00	132.27
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
10	—	561	146.00–150.00	148.03
6	—	660	133.00	133.00
4	—	532	148.00–151.00	150.23
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
2	—	588	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	657	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,573	59.00–66.00	61.80
9	—	1,553	55.00–59.00	57.95
3	—	1,427	49.00–53.00	51.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	47.00–49.00	48.00
2	—	1,033	55.00–56.00	55.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,196	53.00–59.00	57.29
4	—	1,159	51.00–53.00	52.47
21	—	1,371	60.00–65.00	62.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,810	93.00–105.00	97.51
4	—	1,636	84.00–93.00	89.95
1	—	1,350	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,229	825.00–950.00	875.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	700.00–825.00	756.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,790	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,620	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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