Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold under 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher; yearlings 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most demand for 900-1000 steers. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most demand for weaned 500-600 lb packages. Feeder market very fast today with excellent quality calf packages on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.87/cwt on 1,235 head.

Average price

$156.87

1,235 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$46.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	747	156.95	1,173	1,232
Medium and Large 2-3	665	132.92	884	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	610	110.00	671	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.95/cwt here — about $502 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 sale1,235 hd

156.87

—

KY average17 barns · 4,206 hd

152.99

+3.88

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	1,756	91.54	1,607	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	57.57	826	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	56.84	746	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	46.79	512	8thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2-3	—	513	106.31/cwt	105.00–107.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	149.17/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,013	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	142.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,110	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,150	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	128.93/cwt	128.00–132.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	786	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,116	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	165.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	967	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	1,471	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	109.67/cwt	104.00–117.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	131.79/cwt	131.00–133.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	129.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	133.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	653	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,145	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	148.70/cwt	143.00–151.50	851	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	148.22/cwt	136.00–149.50	1,362	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	827	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,325	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	189.09/cwt	179.00–197.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	145.16/cwt	137.00–148.00	917	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	747	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,178	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	901	156.95/cwt	156.95–156.95	1,414	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	158.44/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,201	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.38/cwt	141.00–142.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.93/cwt	145.00–154.00	793	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	152.04/cwt	146.00–157.00	946	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	157.81/cwt	157.75–158.30	1,278	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	158.77/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,124	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	138.83/cwt	134.00–141.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.42/cwt	154.00–156.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	132.92/cwt	128.00–138.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	158.63/cwt	145.50–162.25	1,068	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	167.77/cwt	156.00–171.00	864	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	164.84/cwt	156.00–169.00	762	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	629	77.47/cwt	73.00–82.00	487	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	893	111.60/cwt	111.60–111.60	997	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	159.47/cwt	157.00–164.00	904	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	137.38/cwt	134.00–139.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	56.12/cwt	54.00–58.00	715	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.22/cwt	37.00–46.00	466	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	48.34/cwt	46.00–51.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	48.67/cwt	46.00–52.00	633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	61.86/cwt	59.00–65.00	847	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	61.89/cwt	60.00–65.00	931	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	55.49/cwt	53.00–58.00	769	14
Bulls	—	—	1,993	87.28/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,163	74.92/cwt	74.00–76.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	98.11/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,790	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,551	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,638	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,656	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	119.28/cwt	119.00–120.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.15/cwt	123.00–129.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	114.61/cwt	105.00–117.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	119.22/cwt	116.00–120.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	132.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.60/cwt	119.00–125.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.20/cwt	135.00–149.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.07/cwt	136.00–147.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	120.00/cwt	111.00–123.00	871	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,011	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,350	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	146.05/cwt	127.00–154.75	828	139
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	154.96/cwt	143.00–166.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	117.68/cwt	117.00–118.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.24/cwt	119.00–133.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	153.66/cwt	153.00–155.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	116.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	297	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	386	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,125Last week 686Year ago 1,537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 41Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	105.00–107.00	106.31
1	—	385	114.00	114.00
2	—	568	107.00–109.00	107.97
5	—	622	105.00–117.00	114.61
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
10	—	481	116.00–120.00	119.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	679	136.00–152.00	149.17
52	—	779	130.00–146.00	142.48
16	—	811	141.75	141.75
5	—	512	131.00–133.00	131.79
4	—	716	120.00–132.00	129.00
37	—	488	132.00–135.00	133.82
141	—	632	137.00–148.00	145.16
8	—	425	150.00	150.00
139	—	567	127.00–154.75	146.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	128.00–132.00	128.93
2	—	895	117.00	117.00
10	—	712	104.00–117.00	109.67
9	—	474	120.00–130.00	127.87
2	—	387	134.00	134.00
10	—	665	123.00–129.00	127.15
4	—	324	135.00–139.00	135.96
2	—	528	121.00–125.00	123.03
12	—	438	129.00–139.00	132.21
5	—	570	119.00–125.00	123.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,011	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	786	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	162.00–166.00	165.00
235	—	758	148.00–160.00	158.44
24	—	622	146.00–157.00	152.04
148	—	708	147.00–159.00	158.77
130	—	673	145.50–162.25	158.63
52	—	515	156.00–171.00	167.77
10	—	462	156.00–169.00	164.84
31	—	567	157.00–164.00	159.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	967	152.10	152.10
60	—	827	160.25	160.25
9	—	377	179.00–197.00	189.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	132.00	132.00
13	—	845	141.00	141.00
3	—	713	136.00	136.00
27	—	780	146.75	146.75
31	—	572	143.00–151.50	148.70
65	—	919	136.00–149.50	148.22
8	—	674	141.00–142.00	141.38
9	—	529	145.00–154.00	149.93
5	—	641	134.00–141.00	138.83
5	—	465	154.00–156.00	155.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	747	157.75	157.75
63	—	901	156.95	156.95
164	—	810	157.75–158.30	157.81
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	128.00–138.00	132.92
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	73.00–82.00	77.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	893	111.60	111.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	125.00–126.00	125.80
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
9	—	529	135.00–149.00	145.20
6	—	579	136.00–147.00	140.07
12	—	726	111.00–123.00	120.00
2	—	435	153.00	153.00
2	—	313	143.00–166.00	154.96
3	—	770	117.00–118.00	117.68
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
2	—	920	116.00	116.00
3	—	453	153.00–155.00	153.66
10	—	817	110.00–118.00	116.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	134.00–139.00	137.38
6	—	667	132.00–135.00	133.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	154.00	154.00
2	—	467	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	119.00–120.00	119.28
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
1	—	390	133.00	133.00
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
2	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
2	—	575	119.00–133.00	126.24
2	—	297	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,274	54.00–58.00	56.12
5	—	1,300	46.00–52.00	48.67
10	—	1,370	59.00–65.00	61.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	37.00–46.00	43.22
1	—	1,250	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,035	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	46.00–51.00	48.34
11	—	1,505	60.00–65.00	61.89
14	—	1,386	53.00–58.00	55.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	85.00–90.00	87.28
2	—	1,163	74.00–76.00	74.92
7	—	1,824	94.00–104.00	98.11

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)	1	—	1,620	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,638	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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