Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves and yearling packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.56/cwt on 1,116 head.

Average price

$154.56

1,116 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.84

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	762	154.91	1,181	1,102
Large 1-2	688	127.00	874	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	786	126.00	990	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $190 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 sale1,116 hd

154.56

—

KY average25 barns · 7,225 hd

147.72

+6.84

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	1,630	82.67	1,347	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	55.98	802	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	53.48	693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	41.88	397	11

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	119.95/cwt	110.00–127.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	120.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	148.58/cwt	148.00–150.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	137.32/cwt	137.00–137.50	868	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	138.57/cwt	133.00–139.75	948	48
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.00/cwt	170.00–173.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	150.80/cwt	150.80–150.80	1,347	59
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	128.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	128.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	958	147.95/cwt	147.95–147.95	1,417	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	162.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	532	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.16/cwt	115.00–127.00	736	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	143.54/cwt	122.00–145.90	1,051	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	910	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	129.91/cwt	127.00–133.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.19/cwt	113.00–126.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	130.66/cwt	128.50–135.00	937	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	831	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	151.73/cwt	148.00–153.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	156.25/cwt	155.60–156.50	1,266	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	150.58/cwt	138.00–151.50	1,194	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	145.88/cwt	142.00–147.00	919	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	155.92/cwt	140.00–160.50	1,102	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,019	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	164.44/cwt	155.00–168.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	165.39/cwt	162.00–169.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	889	155.59/cwt	154.75–156.00	1,383	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	729	161.80/cwt	161.80–161.80	1,180	71
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	434	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	39.10/cwt	30.00–46.00	374	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	49.31/cwt	46.00–52.00	456	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	50.64/cwt	50.00–51.00	710	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	60.01/cwt	58.00–62.00	953	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	55.08/cwt	52.00–57.00	738	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	53.71/cwt	52.00–55.00	697	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	49.51/cwt	46.00–52.00	646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	949.25/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	12,691	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	979.50/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	11,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	754	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	561	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	567	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	662	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	118.26/cwt	112.00–121.00	841	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	123.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	131.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	107.97/cwt	105.00–114.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,030	114.65/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	99.73/cwt	96.00–101.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	98.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	148.70/cwt	148.70–148.70	999	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	943	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	111.46/cwt	106.00–117.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	150.94/cwt	140.00–165.00	414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.48/cwt	131.00–141.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	138.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	111.66/cwt	104.00–125.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	112.42/cwt	110.00–113.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.62/cwt	160.00–167.50	594	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,749Last week 1,484Year ago 1,474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 116Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	110.00–127.00	119.95
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
2	—	732	103.00	103.00
5	—	525	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
6	—	575	129.00–134.00	131.03
12	—	711	112.00–121.00	118.26
9	—	614	120.00–125.00	123.79
2	—	765	106.00–117.00	111.46
4	—	274	140.00–165.00	150.94
8	—	525	131.00–141.00	135.48
4	—	836	104.00–125.00	111.66
5	—	881	110.00–113.00	112.42
2	—	363	160.00–167.50	163.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	125.00	125.00
3	—	443	162.00	162.00
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
2	—	472	110.00	110.00
3	—	561	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	119.00–125.00	120.80
9	—	723	105.00	105.00
16	—	425	121.00–130.00	125.25
16	—	618	115.00–127.00	119.16
4	—	327	127.00–133.00	129.91
13	—	468	124.00–126.00	125.00
13	—	668	113.00–126.00	119.19
11	—	575	115.00–122.00	119.45
6	—	391	130.00–135.00	131.15
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
2	—	610	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	125.00–135.00	128.52
27	—	567	125.00–130.00	128.60
80	—	732	122.00–145.90	143.54
86	—	608	149.75	149.75
76	—	672	148.70	148.70
30	—	453	130.00–139.00	138.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	105.00–114.00	107.97
1	—	355	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
4	—	630	96.00–101.00	99.73
4	—	703	95.00–100.00	98.49
6	—	522	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	108.00–116.00	114.65
9	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
12	—	765	123.00–124.00	123.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	117.00	117.00
4	—	588	117.00–118.00	117.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
4	—	775	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	134.00	134.00
12	—	508	148.00–150.00	148.58
14	—	632	137.00–137.50	137.32
48	—	684	133.00–139.75	138.57
2	—	440	156.00	156.00
6	—	375	170.00–173.00	172.00
59	—	893	150.80	150.80
28	—	717	128.50–135.00	130.66
15	—	575	140.00–149.00	144.46
4	—	830	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,146	110.00	110.00
4	—	458	148.00–153.00	151.73
2	—	1,000	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	135.00	135.00
4	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	905	125.00	125.00
2	—	645	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	958	147.95	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	516	160.00–165.00	162.92
70	—	793	138.00–151.50	150.58
39	—	630	142.00–147.00	145.88
10	—	663	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
97	—	707	140.00–160.50	155.92
93	—	567	179.75	179.75
7	—	486	155.00–168.00	164.44
13	—	436	162.00–169.00	165.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	810	155.60–156.50	156.25
176	—	889	154.75–156.00	155.59
71	—	729	161.80	161.80
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	55.00	55.00
1	—	835	52.00	52.00
1	—	785	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	956	30.00–46.00	39.10
3	—	925	46.00–52.00	49.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	50.00–51.00	50.64
6	—	1,588	58.00–62.00	60.01
9	—	1,339	52.00–57.00	55.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,297	52.00–55.00	53.71
3	—	1,305	46.00–52.00	49.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,470	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,875	95.00	95.00

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)	3	—	1,337	800.00–1,100.00	949.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	825.00–1,200.00	979.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	650.00	650.00

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