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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, May 24

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

503 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 650▲ 503 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 141▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 50▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages; over 600 lbs lightly tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand for weaned packages; over 600 lbs limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $132.71/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$132.71

251 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$26.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

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	603	133.56	805	243
Medium and Large 2-3	558	107.00	597	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.56/cwt here — about $208 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 sale251 hd

132.71

—

KY average25 barns · 4,820 hd

131.24

+1.48

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	1,597	101.57	1,622	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	79.14	1,118	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	77.13	1,031	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	69.08	715	11

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	165.09/cwt	162.00–168.00	697	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	154.90/cwt	153.00–157.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	164.44/cwt	163.00–166.00	850	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	156.41/cwt	155.00–157.00	884	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	829	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	602	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	896	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	134.52/cwt	131.00–136.00	842	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	142.33/cwt	139.00–144.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	131.15/cwt	128.00–134.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	977	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	125.24/cwt	123.00–126.00	971	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,022	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	137.16/cwt	137.00–137.50	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	144.06/cwt	141.00–147.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	129.45/cwt	124.00–134.00	542	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	442	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	662	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	128.50/cwt	126.00–132.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.90/cwt	124.00–129.00	670	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	123.89/cwt	120.00–127.00	722	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	137.45/cwt	124.00–138.00	845	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	119.88/cwt	113.00–123.00	754	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	132.50/cwt	123.50–133.00	871	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	147.05/cwt	140.00–150.50	696	10
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	125.50/cwt	120.00–133.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	149.61/cwt	149.00–152.00	775	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	139.45/cwt	135.00–148.00	800	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	128.61/cwt	124.00–133.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	133.74/cwt	129.00–134.50	837	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	830	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	115.17/cwt	114.75–118.00	879	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	99.46/cwt	95.00–104.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,407	103.48/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,456	5
Bulls	—	—	2,545	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	626	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	74.28/cwt	72.00–76.00	780	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	68.26/cwt	67.00–70.00	753	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	72.49/cwt	72.00–73.00	805	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	800	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	77.62/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,056	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	79.99/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,146	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,633	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 650Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 141Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	126.00–132.00	128.50
3	—	323	137.00–137.50	137.16
10	—	583	120.00–127.00	123.89
10	—	419	124.00–134.00	129.45
2	—	368	141.00–147.00	144.06
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
7	—	629	113.00–123.00	119.88
6	—	528	124.00–129.00	126.90
1	—	655	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	657	123.50–133.00	132.50
90	—	615	124.00–138.00	137.45
6	—	480	135.00–141.00	138.00
16	—	523	130.00–140.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	442	106.00	106.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	140.00–147.00	143.38
3	—	663	139.00–144.00	142.33
7	—	565	155.00–157.00	156.41
14	—	517	163.00–166.00	164.44
4	—	766	127.00–128.00	127.50
13	—	422	162.00–168.00	165.09
6	—	713	128.00–134.00	131.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	156.00	156.00
8	—	482	153.00–157.00	154.90
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	143.00	143.00
6	—	588	141.00	141.00
4	—	690	133.00	133.00
2	—	922	108.00	108.00
4	—	811	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	775	123.00–126.00	125.24
6	—	626	131.00–136.00	134.52
1	—	880	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
15	—	626	129.00–134.50	133.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	112.00	112.00
1	—	905	89.00	89.00
1	—	425	147.00	147.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
4	—	671	123.00–124.00	123.75
14	—	763	114.75–118.00	115.17
10	—	473	140.00–150.50	147.05
5	—	518	149.00–152.00	149.61
2	—	833	95.00–104.00	99.46
3	—	335	152.00	152.00
11	—	574	135.00–148.00	139.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	120.00–133.00	125.50
5	—	578	124.00–133.00	128.61
1	—	810	98.00	98.00
2	—	680	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	76.00	76.00
1	—	735	103.00	103.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	64.00–65.00	64.49
4	—	1,050	72.00–76.00	74.28
3	—	1,103	67.00–70.00	68.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,433	75.00–84.00	79.99
1	—	1,160	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	72.00–73.00	72.49
19	—	1,361	75.00–84.00	77.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	96.00–107.00	103.48
1	—	2,545	92.00	92.00

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	1	—	990	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.