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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 2

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

679 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 550▲ 86 vs year ago 593 · +14.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 72▼ 46 vs year ago 185 · −24.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 6▼ 18 vs year ago 35 · −51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on 500-600 lbs with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and 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 $143.96/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$143.96

324 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$26.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

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	623	146.12	911	296
Large 1-2	580	128.00	742	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	508	120.50	612	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	119.91	649	22

One grade step is worth $26.21/cwt here — about $262 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 sale324 hd

143.96

—

KY average26 barns · 4,319 hd

140.93

+3.03

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	1,623	97.33	1,579	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	73.05	1,101	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	69.73	838	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	63.29	616	25

Every lot

108 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	171.63/cwt	171.00–173.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	170.82/cwt	160.00–174.00	735	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	164.18/cwt	161.00–170.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	167.69/cwt	165.00–176.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	155.61/cwt	151.00–160.00	815	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	149.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	841	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	155.36/cwt	153.00–159.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	164.83/cwt	160.00–167.00	940	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	150.60/cwt	146.00–153.00	916	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	165.52/cwt	156.00–169.75	1,031	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	143.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	955	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	934	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	166.76/cwt	161.00–167.75	1,136	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	159.52/cwt	151.00–161.75	1,136	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	153.54/cwt	149.00–153.90	1,204	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	817	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	972	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	820	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,061	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,191	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	241	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	371	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	338	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.50	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	126.08/cwt	120.00–132.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	143.19/cwt	142.00–145.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	122.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	575	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	154.31/cwt	147.00–157.00	739	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	151.06/cwt	144.00–159.00	778	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	532	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	151.40/cwt	145.00–157.00	872	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.26/cwt	132.00–140.00	782	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	147.37/cwt	137.00–155.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	835	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	151.93/cwt	139.00–152.85	1,010	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	879	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	147.55/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,049	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	118.54/cwt	114.00–120.00	853	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	732	103.06/cwt	98.00–108.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.90/cwt	108.00–116.00	843	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,060	15
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	464	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	168.32/cwt	162.00–174.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	749	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	132.32/cwt	132.00–133.00	697	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	145.63/cwt	144.50–148.00	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	134.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	132.25/cwt	125.00–136.00	879	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	128.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	913	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	877	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	877	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	908	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	967	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	774	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	78.13/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,010	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	91.05/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,378	10
Bulls	—	—	1,767	105.68/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,867	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	57.09/cwt	52.00–61.00	492	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	68.46/cwt	65.00–70.00	653	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	63.95/cwt	62.00–65.00	676	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	62.54/cwt	62.00–63.00	713	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	66.78/cwt	64.00–71.00	767	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	74.69/cwt	71.50–84.00	958	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	69.05/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,000	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	75.59/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,167	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,058	683.92/cwt	650.00–720.00	7,236	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	759.95/cwt	750.00–770.00	8,359	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	886.36/cwt	825.00–960.00	11,195	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,333	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,031	72.49/cwt	71.00–74.00	747	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	82.63/cwt	77.00–91.00	874	4

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 550Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 72Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 35

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on 500-600 lbs with very good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady

with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
4	—	720	114.00–120.00	118.54
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
19	—	642	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	687	128.00	128.00
3	—	530	134.00–136.00	135.00
4	—	241	154.00	154.00
8	—	760	108.00–116.00	110.90
10	—	578	132.00–140.00	135.26
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
2	—	405	143.00–145.00	144.00
5	—	468	142.00–145.00	143.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	711	128.00–148.00	147.55
11	—	609	137.00–155.00	147.37
2	—	370	156.00–160.00	158.00
23	—	479	147.00–157.00	154.31
15	—	765	138.50	138.50
40	—	576	145.00–157.00	151.40
15	—	515	144.00–159.00	151.06
2	—	338	155.00–157.50	156.22
83	—	665	139.00–152.85	151.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	465	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	134.00	134.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	120.00–132.00	122.87
2	—	385	120.00–132.00	126.08
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
2	—	760	103.00–105.00	103.99
3	—	732	98.00–108.00	103.06
2	—	535	131.00–133.00	132.01
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	623	156.00–169.75	165.52
70	—	784	149.00–153.90	153.54
6	—	570	160.00–167.00	164.83
19	—	712	151.00–161.75	159.52
20	—	681	161.00–167.75	166.76
4	—	479	161.00–170.00	164.18
2	—	368	179.00	179.00
7	—	430	160.00–174.00	170.82
4	—	521	165.00–176.00	167.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	395	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
3	—	322	171.00–173.00	171.63
9	—	524	151.00–160.00	155.61
3	—	568	153.00–159.00	155.36
3	—	608	146.00–153.00	150.60
6	—	868	137.25	137.25
1	—	765	142.00	142.00
8	—	666	140.00–146.00	143.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	143.00	143.00
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
4	—	873	130.00	130.00
3	—	820	129.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	540	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
6	—	677	138.00	138.00
3	—	563	148.00–150.00	149.34
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	817	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
7	—	710	125.00–131.00	128.54
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
2	—	273	170.00	170.00
2	—	370	162.00–174.00	168.32
1	—	935	103.00	103.00
2	—	820	105.00–109.00	106.95
5	—	638	134.00–137.00	134.57
5	—	240	165.00	165.00
3	—	665	125.00–136.00	132.25
6	—	765	114.00–115.00	114.67
1	—	570	152.00	152.00
2	—	857	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	144.50–148.00	145.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	158.00	158.00
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
9	—	325	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	75.00	75.00
6	—	527	132.00–133.00	132.32
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	967	80.00	80.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	2	—	1,058	650.00–720.00	683.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	750.00–770.00	759.95

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)	4	—	1,263	825.00–960.00	886.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	4	—	1,058	77.00–91.00	82.63

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	4	—	1,031	71.00–74.00	72.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,544	72.00–79.00	75.59
7	—	1,448	64.00–71.00	69.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,149	64.00–71.00	66.78
2	—	1,140	62.00–63.00	62.54
13	—	1,282	71.50–84.00	74.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	862	52.00–61.00	57.09
7	—	954	65.00–70.00	68.46
11	—	1,057	62.00–65.00	63.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,293	72.00–81.00	78.13
19	—	1,767	98.00–114.00	105.68
10	—	1,513	83.00–96.00	91.05

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.