Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited amount of comparisons and light receipts due to the upcoming holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.27/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$140.27

85 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$623

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

$33.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	758	144.27	1,093	75
Medium and Large 2-3	426	110.29	470	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.98/cwt here — about $623 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 sale85 hd

140.27

—

KY average19 barns · 4,045 hd

137.26

+3.02

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	—	High	1,789	89.53	1,602	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	60.78	1,006	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	858	57.25	491	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	54.79	696	26

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	427	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,011	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	710	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	825	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.91/cwt	147.00–154.00	863	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	58.12/cwt	55.00–62.00	925	7
Bulls	—	—	2,225	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	811	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,772	66.06/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	957	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	457	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.78/cwt	46.00–52.00	602	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	62.70/cwt	62.00–64.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	56.31/cwt	53.00–61.00	738	14
Bulls	—	—	1,793	91.55/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	71.20/cwt	70.00–74.00	637	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	531.50/cwt	490.00–570.00	5,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	111.96/cwt	110.00–113.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	274	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 Dec 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 1,678Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

No trends due to limited amount of comparisons and light receipts due to the upcoming holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	105.00	105.00
2	—	457	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	710	116.25	116.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
8	—	517	158.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
2	—	415	179.00	179.00
5	—	652	140.00	140.00
2	—	767	120.00	120.00
3	—	316	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	622	146.00	146.00
2	—	710	149.00	149.00
10	—	572	147.00–154.00	150.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	150.00	150.00
5	—	567	120.00–130.00	124.88
3	—	610	138.00	138.00
3	—	518	146.00	146.00
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	430	110.00–113.00	111.96
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
4	—	240	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	810	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	118.00–123.00	120.48
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
3	—	515	122.50	122.50
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	634	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	96.00	96.00
2	—	637	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	55.00–62.00	58.12
1	—	1,530	53.00	53.00
5	—	1,772	64.00–68.00	66.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,210	46.00–52.00	49.78
3	—	1,265	62.00–64.00	62.70
14	—	1,311	53.00–61.00	56.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,010	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,345	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,793	91.00–92.00	91.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	70.00–74.00	71.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	490.00–570.00	531.50

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

Heifers · 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