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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 26

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 575▲ 51 vs year ago 499 · +10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 39▼ 26 vs year ago 98 · −26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on comparable quality with good demand for weaned packages. Yearling heifer packages 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand,. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $144.99/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$144.99

299 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$20.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

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	627	146.09	915	282
Large 1-2	580	131.35	762	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	125.80	694	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.28/cwt here — about $221 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 sale299 hd

144.99

—

KY average26 barns · 5,279 hd

139.86

+5.13

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	1,782	100.63	1,793	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	71.50	1,050	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	69.47	873	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	63.19	691	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,297	105.00	1,362	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	171.86/cwt	167.00–176.00	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	162.48/cwt	162.00–164.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	168.28/cwt	160.00–170.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	156.63/cwt	154.00–158.00	887	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	158.73/cwt	151.00–159.50	1,000	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	148.63/cwt	148.50–149.00	976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	949	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,123	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	136.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	995	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,149	17
Steers	—	Large 1-2	859	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,035	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,163	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	945	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,191	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,143	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	140.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	141.40/cwt	140.00–143.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	142.45/cwt	139.00–143.00	675	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	151.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	731	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	134.95/cwt	133.00–139.00	713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	148.74/cwt	144.00–151.00	790	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	127.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	142.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	816	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	133.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	580	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	130.38/cwt	126.00–133.00	801	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	153.38/cwt	143.00–156.00	962	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	918	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	122.53/cwt	121.00–124.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	849	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	124.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,078	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	942	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	227	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	323	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	175.53/cwt	174.00–177.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	778	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	800	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.41/cwt	139.00–150.00	833	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	593	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	890	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	606	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	136.40/cwt	129.00–139.50	853	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.00	808	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	666	123.54/cwt	121.00–126.00	823	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	133.67/cwt	129.00–136.00	901	14
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	890	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	115.63/cwt	115.00–116.00	969	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	888	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	577	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	490	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	516	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,297	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,362	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	84.25/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	106.71/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,956	8
Bulls	—	—	2,008	92.70/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,861	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	415	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	64.89/cwt	61.00–67.00	695	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	69.90/cwt	69.00–71.00	839	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	63.53/cwt	62.00–64.00	769	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	69.33/cwt	66.00–72.00	845	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	63.20/cwt	61.00–64.00	846	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	69.28/cwt	66.00–72.00	941	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	75.77/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,059	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	75.76/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,208	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,319	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,575	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 Jul 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 575Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 39Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	336	135.00–143.00	140.50
11	—	528	133.00–139.00	134.95
4	—	717	123.00–126.00	124.75
10	—	614	126.00–133.00	130.38
7	—	673	125.00–128.00	126.14
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
4	—	414	140.00–143.00	141.40
7	—	474	139.00–143.00	142.45
2	—	923	100.00–104.00	102.05
10	—	574	130.00–135.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	138.00–147.00	142.43
3	—	365	150.00–155.00	153.31
4	—	656	139.00–141.00	140.00
68	—	737	146.25	146.25
8	—	482	147.00–156.00	151.56
17	—	531	144.00–151.00	148.74
107	—	627	143.00–156.00	153.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00–134.00	131.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	123.00	123.00
2	—	610	121.00	121.00
2	—	665	121.00–124.00	122.53
7	—	567	125.00–130.00	127.88
1	—	415	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	145.00–151.00	148.39
5	—	573	139.00–150.00	145.41
1	—	215	152.50	152.50
7	—	625	129.00–139.50	136.40
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
10	—	751	118.50	118.50
8	—	838	115.00–116.00	115.63
14	—	674	129.00–136.00	133.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	174.00–177.00	175.53
5	—	479	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	125.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	700	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	142.50	142.50
3	—	888	86.00	86.00
5	—	642	125.00–126.00	125.81
3	—	965	94.00	94.00
3	—	467	135.00–136.00	135.34
6	—	666	121.00–126.00	123.54
1	—	585	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	142.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	728	136.00–138.00	136.68
7	—	671	140.00–143.00	141.44
3	—	508	154.00–155.00	154.67
2	—	923	125.00–127.00	125.98
7	—	969	118.00	118.00
2	—	552	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	160.00–170.00	168.28
17	—	770	149.25	149.25
6	—	566	154.00–158.00	156.63
4	—	470	162.00–164.00	162.48
2	—	392	169.00	169.00
4	—	657	148.50–149.00	148.63
11	—	630	151.00–159.50	158.73
5	—	428	167.00–176.00	171.86
9	—	719	156.25	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	126.00	126.00
5	—	859	120.50	120.50
1	—	705	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
3	—	730	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	61.00–64.00	63.20
13	—	1,595	73.00–80.00	75.76
10	—	1,358	66.00–72.00	69.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	62.00–64.00	63.53
10	—	1,219	66.00–72.00	69.33
4	—	1,398	73.00–78.00	75.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	43.00	43.00
2	—	1,200	69.00–71.00	69.90
4	—	1,071	61.00–67.00	64.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,297	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	89.00–97.00	92.70
2	—	1,353	84.00–84.50	84.25
8	—	1,833	98.00–114.00	106.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	875.00	875.00

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	—	1,325	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.