Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower in a light test. Yearling steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.83/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$154.83

459 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$653

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

$39.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

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	807	155.70	1,256	444
Large 1-2	385	154.00	593	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	591	128.30	758	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	116.00	603	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.70/cwt here — about $653 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 sale459 hd

154.83

—

KY average21 barns · 4,715 hd

149.72

+5.12

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	1,685	89.41	1,507	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	58.82	990	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	55.59	670	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	53.14	518	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	103.00	1,246	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,280	107.80	1,380	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.72/cwt	110.00–118.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	810	159.80/cwt	159.80–159.80	1,294	65
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	482	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,120	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.08/cwt	141.00–145.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.58/cwt	124.00–128.50	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,445	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	865	157.38/cwt	157.00–157.75	1,361	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	162.93/cwt	162.00–163.90	1,199	141
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	706	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	160.12/cwt	156.00–164.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	113.03/cwt	107.00–115.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	118.83/cwt	118.00–119.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	590	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	61.49/cwt	59.00–64.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	357	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	52.44/cwt	50.00–54.00	502	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,105	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	1,095	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,280	107.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,380	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	60.19/cwt	59.00–61.00	717	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	55.57/cwt	54.00–57.00	861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.09/cwt	49.00–52.00	625	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	56.72/cwt	56.00–58.00	664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	86.83/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,324	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	831.85/cwt	750.00–875.00	12,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	107.29/cwt	107.00–108.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	408	104.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.47/cwt	115.00–128.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	115.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	617	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 1,749Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 51Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	156.00	156.00
12	—	522	141.00–145.00	144.08
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
7	—	891	146.00	146.00
52	—	1,032	140.00	140.00
12	—	691	132.50	132.50
9	—	773	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	810	159.80	159.80
129	—	865	157.00–157.75	157.38
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	124.00–128.50	127.58
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
7	—	552	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	686	143.00	143.00
4	—	600	153.00	153.00
141	—	736	162.00–163.90	162.93
6	—	431	156.00–164.00	160.12
2	—	463	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	110.00–118.00	113.72
2	—	425	120.00–129.00	124.34
8	—	720	115.00	115.00
8	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
4	—	534	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
4	—	485	122.00–129.00	127.29
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	103.00	103.00
3	—	408	100.00–106.00	104.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	104.00	104.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
2	—	380	114.00–118.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	757	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	872	107.00–115.00	113.03
6	—	728	118.00–119.00	118.83
1	—	355	151.00	151.00
4	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	347	170.00	170.00
5	—	529	135.00–137.00	135.79
3	—	840	110.00	110.00
9	—	628	115.00–128.00	121.47
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	134.00	134.00
5	—	553	128.00	128.00
7	—	669	107.00–108.00	107.29
2	—	647	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	59.00–64.00	61.49
1	—	2,105	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,550	54.00–57.00	55.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	41.00	41.00
3	—	1,035	58.00–59.00	58.35
5	—	958	50.00–54.00	52.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	59.00–61.00	60.19
5	—	1,248	49.00–52.00	50.09
4	—	1,170	56.00–58.00	56.72
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	103.00	103.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	105.00–109.00	107.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,905	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,525	85.00–89.00	86.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,448	750.00–875.00	831.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	800.00	800.00

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

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