Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers 400-600 lbs traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher with very good demand for weaned packages. Market very active this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good 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 $152.86/cwt on 662 head.

Average price

$152.86

662 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$22.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

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	729	153.52	1,119	641
Large 1-2	585	139.00	813	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	695	130.75	908	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.77/cwt here — about $211 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 sale662 hd

152.86

—

KY average24 barns · 8,685 hd

154.90

−2.04

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	1,810	91.42	1,655	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	60.18	758	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	59.51	915	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	41.73	406	6thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2Value Added	—	436	149.70/cwt	140.00–152.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	119.78/cwt	119.00–120.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	90.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	114.12/cwt	102.00–120.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	749	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	109.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	145.08/cwt	138.00–151.00	686	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	141.89/cwt	135.00–144.50	820	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	394	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	144.62/cwt	126.00–147.50	1,021	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	141.99/cwt	135.00–147.00	741	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	130.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	820	138.94/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,139	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	920	156.30/cwt	156.30–156.30	1,438	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,035	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,472	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	151.37/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,090	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	141.98/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,248	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,462	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	146.75/cwt	143.00–149.50	1,208	28
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	803	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	931	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	150.83/cwt	150.00–151.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	137.07/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,336	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	163.32/cwt	159.00–167.00	957	152
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	556	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	562	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	148.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	917	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	152.01/cwt	143.00–164.00	1,025	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	161.76/cwt	158.00–170.00	838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	137.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	152.53/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,196	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	173.87/cwt	166.00–183.00	815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	183.57/cwt	176.00–189.00	782	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	837	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	166.05/cwt	165.00–169.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	65.41/cwt	61.00–73.00	973	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	62.31/cwt	60.00–66.00	794	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	39.48/cwt	36.00–47.00	396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	585	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	57.19/cwt	56.00–59.00	710	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	56.53/cwt	54.00–58.00	908	5
Bulls	—	—	1,576	85.91/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	2,044	96.93/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	433	104.45/cwt	100.00–113.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	117.20/cwt	103.00–125.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	123.99/cwt	114.00–136.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.37/cwt	103.00–120.00	741	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	611	126.99/cwt	126.00–129.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	119.24/cwt	114.00–123.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	118.66/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.78/cwt	130.00–141.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	113.48/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	111.98/cwt	110.00–122.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	138.64/cwt	128.00–150.00	857	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	98.36/cwt	91.00–102.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	143.35/cwt	127.00–149.00	958	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	150.90/cwt	150.90–150.90	1,183	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	732	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.26/cwt	131.00–135.00	615	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	569	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	728	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	532	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	740	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	932	113.79/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	118.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	960	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,678Last week 1,319Year ago 879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 86Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	436	140.00–152.00	149.70
24	—	473	138.00–151.00	145.08
87	—	578	135.00–144.50	141.89
5	—	394	146.00	146.00
85	—	706	126.00–147.50	144.62
31	—	522	135.00–147.00	141.99
57	—	618	128.00–150.00	138.64
152	—	668	127.00–149.00	143.35
69	—	784	150.90	150.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
9	—	639	119.00–120.00	119.78
8	—	716	102.00–120.00	114.12
2	—	575	124.00–128.00	125.98
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
2	—	837	98.00	98.00
2	—	763	105.00–114.00	109.57
7	—	377	130.00–141.00	137.78
3	—	885	100.00–120.00	113.48
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.06
5	—	1,184	90.00	90.00
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
4	—	465	131.00–135.00	132.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	711	89.00–95.00	90.97
2	—	360	118.00	118.00
6	—	520	110.00–122.00	111.98
3	—	620	91.00–102.00	98.36
2	—	567	115.00	115.00
2	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	485	123.00	123.00
4	—	329	117.00–121.00	118.02
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
5	—	569	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	932	103.00–120.00	113.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	749	126.00	126.00
4	—	652	136.00	136.00
3	—	583	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,217	120.00	120.00
5	—	724	130.00–132.00	130.40
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
15	—	879	140.50–145.00	141.98
14	—	1,138	128.50	128.50
28	—	823	143.00–149.50	146.75
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
6	—	542	150.00–151.00	150.83
16	—	975	117.00–140.00	137.07
6	—	679	133.00–140.00	137.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	820	138.00–139.00	138.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	920	156.30	156.30
50	—	1,035	142.25	142.25
12	—	825	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	720	144.00–158.00	151.37
152	—	586	159.00–167.00	163.32
66	—	618	140.00–152.00	148.39
22	—	674	143.00–164.00	152.01
22	—	518	158.00–170.00	161.76
47	—	784	142.00–153.00	152.53
17	—	469	166.00–183.00	173.87
1	—	390	189.00	189.00
16	—	426	176.00–189.00	183.57
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	803	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	556	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	123.00	123.00
3	—	585	147.00	147.00
5	—	821	103.00–125.00	117.20
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	726	114.00–123.00	119.24
3	—	888	112.00–124.00	118.66
17	—	518	137.00–145.00	142.87
1	—	975	120.00	120.00
9	—	636	120.00–127.00	123.57
2	—	1,067	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	133.50	133.50
4	—	458	165.00–169.00	166.05
4	—	665	130.00	130.00
2	—	447	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
8	—	516	114.00–136.00	123.99
1	—	270	137.50	137.50
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
2	—	702	110.00	110.00
2	—	665	103.00–120.00	111.37
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	433	100.00–113.00	104.45
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	126.00–129.00	126.99
6	—	532	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	61.00–73.00	65.41
1	—	1,500	39.00	39.00
5	—	1,607	54.00–58.00	56.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,274	60.00–66.00	62.31
5	—	1,241	56.00–59.00	57.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	36.00–47.00	39.48
1	—	815	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	84.00–87.00	85.91
4	—	2,044	94.00–104.00	96.93

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