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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 3

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

653 head

▼ 169 vs last sale 822▼ 14 vs year ago 667 · −2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 126▲ 61 vs year ago 98 · +62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 71▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand on an average through good quality offering. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.54/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$133.54

225 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	579	139.00	804	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	761	133.59	1,017	215
Medium and Large 2-3	610	128.17	781	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $23 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 sale225 hd

133.54

—

KY average26 barns · 4,492 hd

137.10

−3.56

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	1,756	97.09	1,705	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	67.15	882	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	66.99	996	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	57.34	582	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,107	94.39	1,045	9thin

Every lot

111 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	155.64/cwt	152.00–160.00	500	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	164.61/cwt	152.00–171.00	642	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	166.34/cwt	158.00–170.00	682	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	150.44/cwt	147.00–156.00	683	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	758	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	149.43/cwt	145.00–154.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	162.04/cwt	157.00–165.00	835	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	148.66/cwt	144.00–150.50	844	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	139.11/cwt	138.00–140.00	868	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	642	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	815	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	128.26/cwt	127.00–130.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	125.72/cwt	125.00–126.00	963	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	125.48/cwt	120.25–126.00	1,083	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,148	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	130.34/cwt	126.00–136.00	544	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	143.36/cwt	137.00–146.00	609	18
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	139.51/cwt	138.00–144.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	133.15/cwt	126.00–137.00	636	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	121.62/cwt	117.00–126.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	134.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	678	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	117.23/cwt	114.00–122.00	607	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	125.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Value Added	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	125.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	701	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	118.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	710	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	669	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	103.37/cwt	100.00–107.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	98.97/cwt	97.00–102.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	106.63/cwt	103.00–108.00	781	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	87.62/cwt	85.00–93.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	892	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	149.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	484	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	148.09/cwt	142.00–152.00	543	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	152.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	146.21/cwt	140.00–149.00	637	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	153.20/cwt	150.00–156.00	732	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	138.48/cwt	136.00–143.00	715	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	145.94/cwt	145.50–149.00	775	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	139.10/cwt	134.00–143.50	797	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	131.48/cwt	126.00–135.00	806	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	124.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	122.62/cwt	121.00–124.00	824	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	113.19/cwt	111.00–117.00	807	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	103.68/cwt	102.00–107.00	866	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	88.02/cwt	80.00–104.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,107	94.39/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,045	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	100.10/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,820	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	46.09/cwt	37.00–50.00	413	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	56.44/cwt	52.00–60.00	582	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	64.91/cwt	61.00–71.00	696	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	62.96/cwt	60.00–65.00	813	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	68.50/cwt	65.00–76.00	903	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	759	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	64.05/cwt	63.00–65.00	895	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	67.72/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,022	32
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	676	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	62.63/cwt	59.00–66.00	582	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	885	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,089	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	994.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,431	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	860.05/cwt	800.00–900.00	12,557	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,991	1

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 653Last week 822Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 126Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 71Year ago 10

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
11	—	505	132.00–135.00	134.19
4	—	452	138.00–144.00	139.51
4	—	335	150.00	150.00
5	—	551	130.00	130.00
2	—	373	146.00	146.00
18	—	425	137.00–146.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	109.00–117.00	113.06
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
3	—	830	85.00–93.00	87.62
4	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.52
5	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	295	142.00	142.00
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
3	—	520	120.00–129.00	125.01
1	—	1,025	87.00	87.00
19	—	560	120.00–129.00	125.21
8	—	417	126.00–136.00	130.34
22	—	478	126.00–137.00	133.15
2	—	312	140.00	140.00
8	—	732	103.00–108.00	106.63
1	—	960	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	107.00	107.00
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	100.00–107.00	103.37
1	—	780	82.00	82.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
6	—	518	114.00–122.00	117.23
2	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	478	117.00–126.00	121.62
3	—	723	97.00–102.00	98.97
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
5	—	573	116.00–120.00	118.35
1	—	815	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	152.00–160.00	155.64
2	—	842	121.00	121.00
7	—	568	144.00–150.50	148.66
2	—	440	154.00	154.00
66	—	863	120.25–126.00	125.48
2	—	513	145.00–154.00	149.43
7	—	766	125.00–126.00	125.72
6	—	390	152.00–171.00	164.61
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
58	—	977	117.50	117.50
7	—	454	147.00–156.00	150.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	127.00–130.00	128.26
5	—	768	128.00	128.00
8	—	515	157.00–165.00	162.04
8	—	458	165.50	165.50
7	—	555	165.00	165.00
9	—	410	158.00–170.00	166.34
7	—	624	138.00–140.00	139.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	151.00	151.00
2	—	642	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	130.00	130.00
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	780	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	126.00–135.00	131.48
15	—	531	145.50–149.00	145.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
4	—	516	136.00–143.00	138.48
5	—	632	120.00–126.00	124.60
10	—	436	140.00–149.00	146.21
14	—	470	140.00–148.00	145.79
2	—	765	112.00–113.00	112.51
2	—	268	150.00–151.00	150.48
8	—	367	142.00–152.00	148.09
3	—	835	102.00–107.00	103.68
10	—	713	111.00–117.00	113.19
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
7	—	323	141.00–155.00	149.77
12	—	573	134.00–143.50	139.10
13	—	672	121.00–124.00	122.62
3	—	883	80.00–104.00	88.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	150.00–156.00	153.20
3	—	422	150.00–156.00	152.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	85.00–90.00	87.50
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
2	—	478	133.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	59.00–66.00	62.63

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	1	—	815	83.00	83.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,460	800.00–900.00	860.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	900.00–1,075.00	994.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	61.00–71.00	64.91
6	—	896	37.00–50.00	46.09
9	—	1,031	52.00–60.00	56.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,509	65.00–78.00	67.72
8	—	1,397	63.00–65.00	64.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	55.00	55.00
43	—	1,318	65.00–76.00	68.50
11	—	1,291	60.00–65.00	62.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	93.00–95.00	94.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,780	85.00	85.00
12	—	1,818	93.00–105.00	100.10

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.