Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages and very good demand for yearlings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower in a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.56/cwt on 630 head.

Average price

$137.56

630 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$36.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

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	647	140.39	908	580
Large 1-2	677	112.00	758	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	488	111.50	544	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	103.67	627	44

One grade step is worth $36.72/cwt here — about $281 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 sale630 hd

137.56

—

KY average24 barns · 8,027 hd

131.24

+6.32

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	1,585	80.03	1,268	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	59.59	914	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	59.39	787	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	53.26	591	14

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	142.62/cwt	124.00–144.25	1,004	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	873	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	148.89/cwt	132.00–149.95	972	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	113.48/cwt	109.00–115.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	144.23/cwt	135.00–155.00	714	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	118.24/cwt	115.00–123.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,197	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	125.50/cwt	122.00–128.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	954	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.48/cwt	122.00–126.00	636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	129.73/cwt	124.00–135.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	115.33/cwt	111.00–120.00	311	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	677	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	172.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	990	147.60/cwt	147.60–147.60	1,461	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	867	153.60/cwt	153.60–153.60	1,332	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	149.35/cwt	147.00–149.60	1,368	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,231	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	149.42/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,339	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	138.49/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,332	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.23/cwt	141.00–145.00	770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	168.24/cwt	162.00–171.00	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	158.16/cwt	158.00–159.00	721	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	154.80/cwt	139.75–157.50	1,102	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	142.27/cwt	142.00–142.50	945	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	867	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	169.95/cwt	166.00–172.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	989	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	789	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	52.73/cwt	51.00–56.00	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	46.13/cwt	43.00–49.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	58.17/cwt	57.00–60.00	639	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	658	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	62.12/cwt	60.00–68.00	990	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	63.65/cwt	60.00–68.00	895	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	700	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	49.24/cwt	45.00–52.00	620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	57.01/cwt	53.00–59.00	836	20
Bulls	—	—	1,505	64.48/cwt	60.00–68.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	92.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,622	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	90.44/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	132.12/cwt	125.00–137.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.51/cwt	123.00–129.00	773	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	145.91/cwt	145.00–147.00	678	11
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	722	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	126.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	115.40/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	109.84/cwt	104.00–113.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	130.40/cwt	121.00–140.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	115.36/cwt	109.00–118.00	720	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	135.47/cwt	133.00–140.00	499	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	567	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.44/cwt	135.00–146.00	770	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	752	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.53/cwt	136.00–146.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	724	97.73/cwt	95.00–102.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.19/cwt	112.00–121.00	801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	129.67/cwt	129.00–133.00	482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	108.15/cwt	101.00–116.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	103.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	110.14/cwt	105.00–116.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	90.77/cwt	90.00–93.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,057	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	853	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	623	124.49/cwt	124.00–126.00	776	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	86.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,011	129.40/cwt	129.40–129.40	1,308	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	149.25/cwt	127.00–155.25	866	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	136.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	513	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	153.93/cwt	144.00–164.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.73/cwt	129.00–139.00	665	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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,484Last week 1,725Year ago 1,272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 130Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	131.00	131.00
52	—	916	147.00–149.60	149.35
18	—	832	148.00	148.00
67	—	896	149.00–149.50	149.42
68	—	962	138.00–138.50	138.49
15	—	534	141.00–145.00	144.23
3	—	380	173.00	173.00
7	—	620	134.00	134.00
2	—	455	151.00	151.00
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	147.00	147.00
1	—	810	135.00	135.00
5	—	578	130.00–133.00	132.41
2	—	675	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	147.00	147.00
5	—	565	152.00	152.00
56	—	794	150.75	150.75
14	—	421	162.00–171.00	168.24
6	—	456	158.00–159.00	158.16
81	—	712	139.75–157.50	154.80
20	—	664	142.00–142.50	142.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	176.00	176.00
5	—	324	170.00–180.00	172.52
55	—	990	147.60	147.60
59	—	867	153.60	153.60
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	126.00–130.00	128.05
1	—	820	131.00	131.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	704	124.00–144.25	142.62
90	—	653	132.00–149.95	148.89
24	—	495	135.00–155.00	144.23
5	—	434	130.00	130.00
80	—	634	150.50	150.50
5	—	514	131.00	131.00
126	—	580	127.00–155.25	149.25
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	109.00–115.00	113.48
5	—	627	115.00–123.00	118.24
1	—	925	84.00	84.00
2	—	325	125.00–132.00	128.39
2	—	750	114.00	114.00
5	—	423	122.00–128.00	125.50
18	—	478	124.00–129.00	127.18
16	—	507	122.00–126.00	125.48
3	—	283	124.00–135.00	129.73
2	—	995	91.00	91.00
7	—	569	120.00–126.00	122.05
18	—	678	112.00–121.00	118.19
6	—	372	129.00–133.00	129.67
6	—	858	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	111.00–120.00	115.33
2	—	697	101.00	101.00
2	—	330	121.00–124.00	122.50
6	—	573	101.00–116.00	108.15
2	—	418	110.00–113.00	111.46
5	—	629	100.00–109.00	103.02
8	—	529	105.00–116.00	110.14
4	—	735	102.00	102.00
8	—	758	90.00–93.00	90.77
3	—	811	80.00–90.00	86.59
2	—	470	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
52	—	1,011	129.40	129.40
13	—	376	134.00–139.00	136.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,057	97.00	97.00
6	—	853	117.00	117.00
4	—	623	124.00–126.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
31	—	621	123.00–129.00	124.51
11	—	465	145.00–147.00	145.91
5	—	714	104.00–113.00	109.84
33	—	564	135.00–146.00	136.44
16	—	662	112.00–115.00	113.67
8	—	521	136.00–146.00	141.53
2	—	338	144.00–164.00	153.93
3	—	383	144.00	144.00
1	—	950	99.00	99.00
1	—	250	142.50	142.50
2	—	860	108.00–112.00	109.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	867	119.00	119.00
3	—	336	166.00–172.00	169.95
4	—	989	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
3	—	526	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	125.00–137.00	132.12
9	—	570	123.00–130.00	126.97
5	—	666	115.00–117.00	115.40
4	—	334	121.00–140.00	130.40
8	—	624	109.00–118.00	115.36
3	—	368	133.00–140.00	135.47
5	—	724	95.00–102.00	97.73
4	—	545	125.00–131.00	128.01
3	—	490	129.00–139.00	135.73
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	131.00–139.00	135.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
2	—	567	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	51.00–56.00	52.73
3	—	1,138	43.00–49.00	46.13
5	—	1,099	57.00–60.00	58.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	48.00	48.00
25	—	1,593	60.00–68.00	62.12
20	—	1,467	53.00–59.00	57.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,406	60.00–68.00	63.65
7	—	1,227	55.00–59.00	57.05
3	—	1,260	45.00–52.00	49.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	60.00–68.00	64.48
2	—	1,745	91.00–95.00	92.95
2	—	1,545	90.00–91.00	90.44

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