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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 17

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 422 vs last sale 228▲ 152 vs year ago 498 · +30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 81▲ 43 vs year ago 98 · +43.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 43 vs year ago 7 · +614.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher in a limited comparison to last Monday's light test. Yearlings no comparison. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.41/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$122.41

262 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$23.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	607	123.48	750	226
Medium and Large 2-3	503	116.12	584	35
Large 1-2	680	100.00	680	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.48/cwt here — about $70 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 sale262 hd

122.41

—

KY average29 barns · 5,181 hd

127.62

−5.21

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	1,679	91.54	1,537	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,626	73.46	1,195	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	71.47	932	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	62.08	623	15

Every lot

106 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	156.87/cwt	156.00–158.00	593	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	382	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	155.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	792	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	149.60/cwt	147.00–151.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	145.40/cwt	139.00–152.50	916	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	144.11/cwt	142.00–144.50	954	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.57/cwt	135.00–138.00	922	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	885	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	129.26/cwt	128.00–131.00	929	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	933	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	851	132.33/cwt	128.50–132.60	1,126	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,048	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,095	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	268	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	128.41/cwt	126.00–131.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	141.58/cwt	139.00–142.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	347	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	132.70/cwt	129.00–135.00	498	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	122.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	128.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	120.15/cwt	115.00–124.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	138.41/cwt	136.00–145.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	131.67/cwt	126.00–134.00	639	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	139.08/cwt	134.00–141.00	719	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	115.11/cwt	110.00–121.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	128.37/cwt	123.00–131.00	669	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	113.60/cwt	104.00–120.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	735	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	610	122.73/cwt	121.00–124.00	749	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	114.37/cwt	104.00–119.00	719	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	102.28/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	111.06/cwt	107.00–115.00	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	718	109.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	770	110.83/cwt	108.00–114.00	853	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	815	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	884	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	881	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,029	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,005	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,078	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	139.06/cwt	131.00–147.00	435	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	153.96/cwt	147.00–156.00	571	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	148.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	145.70/cwt	140.00–154.00	675	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	150.47/cwt	149.00–152.00	778	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	127.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	142.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	750	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	128.43/cwt	123.00–131.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	139.68/cwt	136.00–145.00	807	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	150.22/cwt	146.00–153.00	870	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	138.82/cwt	133.00–143.00	859	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	123.53/cwt	112.00–129.00	836	9
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	712	106.64/cwt	105.00–108.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	113.85/cwt	112.00–115.00	825	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	97.36/cwt	84.00–114.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	73.27/cwt	68.00–80.00	947	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	86.96/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,480	16
Bulls	—	—	1,707	99.38/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,696	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	55.98/cwt	49.00–63.00	542	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	64.46/cwt	63.00–65.50	637	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	72.51/cwt	69.00–77.00	790	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	68.30/cwt	64.50–71.00	849	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	75.04/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,031	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	69.10/cwt	67.50–71.00	960	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	74.16/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,234	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,269.26/cwt	1,075.00–1,350.00	15,307	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	662	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	82.19/cwt	79.00–84.00	852	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	978	676.00/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,611	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	982.86/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	13,043	5

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 228Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 81Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 7

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
12	—	478	136.00–145.00	138.41
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
16	—	517	134.00–141.00	139.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	485	126.00–134.00	131.67
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,027	105.00	105.00
3	—	711	104.00	104.00
18	—	579	124.00–132.00	126.99
1	—	200	134.00	134.00
2	—	340	133.00–138.00	135.46
18	—	629	104.00–119.00	114.37
7	—	294	139.00–142.00	141.58
13	—	521	123.00–131.00	128.37
8	—	422	125.00–132.00	128.79
8	—	682	107.00–115.00	111.06
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
7	—	375	129.00–135.00	132.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	881	116.75	116.75
1	—	930	104.00	104.00
27	—	610	121.00–124.00	122.73
17	—	770	108.00–114.00	110.83
10	—	718	108.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	1,005	103.00	103.00
2	—	965	100.00	100.00
4	—	815	108.00–109.00	108.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	95.00	95.00
6	—	518	110.00–121.00	115.11
2	—	280	126.00–131.00	128.41
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
2	—	347	121.00	121.00
6	—	477	115.00–124.00	120.15
4	—	676	100.00–104.00	102.28
6	—	417	117.00–125.00	122.70
6	—	566	104.00–120.00	113.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	167.00	167.00
2	—	480	161.00	161.00
25	—	630	139.00–152.50	145.40
4	—	719	128.00–131.00	129.26
10	—	511	152.00–156.00	155.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	162.00	162.00
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
17	—	662	142.00–144.50	144.11
1	—	560	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	123.00–124.00	123.67
1	—	430	151.00	151.00
1	—	940	106.00	106.00
3	—	773	120.00–122.00	120.67
2	—	870	120.00–121.00	120.51
5	—	680	135.00–138.00	135.57
9	—	1,014	108.00	108.00
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
7	—	378	156.00–158.00	156.87
2	—	340	152.00	152.00
3	—	520	147.00–151.00	149.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	851	128.50–132.60	132.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,060	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
8	—	619	133.00–143.00	138.82
14	—	517	149.00–152.00	150.47
4	—	669	130.00–132.00	131.01
19	—	579	146.00–153.00	150.22
2	—	480	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	725	112.00–115.00	113.85
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
7	—	371	147.00–156.00	153.96
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
4	—	825	84.00–114.00	97.36
6	—	419	145.00–153.00	148.56
6	—	578	136.00–145.00	139.68
9	—	463	140.00–154.00	145.70
9	—	677	112.00–129.00	123.53
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
8	—	526	135.00–146.00	142.52
4	—	640	121.00–125.00	122.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	712	105.00–108.00	106.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	131.00–147.00	139.06
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	905	76.00	76.00
3	—	520	125.00–132.00	127.24
2	—	722	97.00	97.00
3	—	570	123.00–131.00	128.43
2	—	430	129.00	129.00
2	—	490	130.00–139.00	134.50
3	—	662	112.00–120.00	115.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,206	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,269.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	1	—	860	77.00	77.00

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	—	1,037	79.00–84.00	82.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	978	650.00–750.00	676.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,327	900.00–1,100.00	982.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	63.00–65.50	64.46
8	—	968	49.00–63.00	55.98
4	—	1,089	69.00–77.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	67.50–71.00	69.10
25	—	1,664	71.00–78.00	74.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,374	73.00–78.00	75.04
18	—	1,243	64.50–71.00	68.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,707	93.00–110.00	99.38
16	—	1,702	80.00–90.00	86.96
2	—	1,293	68.00–80.00	73.27

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.