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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 23

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 488▼ 132 vs year ago 583 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 96▲ 14 vs year ago 62 · +22.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 13 vs year ago 6 · +216.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.43/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$154.43

189 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

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	658	156.46	1,029	172
Medium and Large 2-3	618	136.25	842	8thin
Large 1-2	743	134.35	998	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	127.00	635	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $394 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 sale189 hd

154.43

—

KY average25 barns · 5,562 hd

151.84

+2.59

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	1,664	95.41	1,587	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	69.45	874	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	69.38	1,064	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	59.41	631	15

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	153.35/cwt	153.00–155.00	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	432	168.96/cwt	165.00–177.00	730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	468	163.60/cwt	159.50–170.00	766	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	627	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	159.89/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	153.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	152.12/cwt	150.50–156.00	946	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,041	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	149.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,080	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,077	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,162	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	799	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,246	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	864	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,279	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	985	127.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,258	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	137.49/cwt	133.00–140.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	135.03/cwt	133.00–137.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	127.61/cwt	121.00–130.00	540	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	135.21/cwt	134.00–139.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	444	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	135.36/cwt	132.00–138.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	144.07/cwt	142.00–146.00	687	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	128.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	795	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	118.67/cwt	112.00–124.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	134.11/cwt	134.00–135.00	782	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	593	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	131.73/cwt	131.00–134.00	897	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	133.83/cwt	133.00–134.00	948	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	130.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	994	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	784	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,002	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	137.77/cwt	101.00–138.85	1,116	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	897	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	987	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	95.34/cwt	95.00–96.00	927	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	306	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	156.89/cwt	156.00–157.50	511	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	145.74/cwt	141.00–150.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	143.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	149.04/cwt	145.00–153.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	157.58/cwt	153.00–159.50	819	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	147.56/cwt	141.50–151.00	776	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	129.95/cwt	124.00–132.50	795	7
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	98.77/cwt	95.00–100.00	834	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	910	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	737	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	82.51/cwt	82.00–83.00	980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	91.68/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	105.59/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,923	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	601	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	663	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	52.91/cwt	47.00–56.00	554	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	63.33/cwt	60.00–65.00	686	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	67.76/cwt	66.00–70.00	850	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	73.89/cwt	71.00–76.00	968	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	73.89/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,070	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	67.96/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,061	19
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	79.42/cwt	78.00–81.00	890	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,540	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	943.70/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	12,155	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,300	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,395	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,435	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,478	1,184.31/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	17,504	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 488Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 96Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned packages and yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	125.00–129.00	127.69
3	—	500	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	151.00	151.00
2	—	623	140.00–141.00	140.52
6	—	403	153.00–155.00	153.35
4	—	530	150.00–154.00	153.00
1	—	775	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	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
9	—	725	140.00–151.00	149.00
10	—	528	157.00–165.00	159.89
11	—	622	150.50–156.00	152.12
3	—	685	151.00–153.00	152.01
6	—	432	165.00–177.00	168.96
7	—	788	147.50	147.50
38	—	468	159.50–170.00	163.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	864	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	134.00	134.00
3	—	553	148.00	148.00
2	—	940	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	799	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	130.00–131.00	130.33
5	—	444	143.00	143.00
4	—	760	130.00–133.00	130.77
6	—	708	133.00–134.00	133.83
3	—	550	144.50	144.50
4	—	681	131.00–134.00	131.73
10	—	477	142.00–146.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	95.00–96.00	95.34
3	—	603	123.00	123.00
8	—	472	132.00–138.00	135.36
4	—	441	134.00–139.00	135.21
4	—	716	120.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	215	137.50	137.50
5	—	326	133.00–140.00	137.49
4	—	381	133.00–137.00	135.03
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
36	—	810	101.00–138.85	137.77
9	—	583	134.00–135.00	134.11
8	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	125.00–130.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
3	—	367	128.00–130.00	128.98
3	—	572	112.00–124.00	118.67
8	—	423	121.00–130.00	127.61
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
10	—	484	120.00–133.00	128.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
2	—	897	110.00	110.00
7	—	784	127.50–128.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	95.00–100.00	98.77
7	—	612	124.00–132.50	129.95
9	—	526	141.50–151.00	147.56
2	—	715	115.00–120.00	117.45
5	—	326	156.00–157.50	156.89
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
6	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.66
1	—	180	170.00	170.00
2	—	480	145.00–153.00	149.04
1	—	380	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
8	—	520	153.00–159.50	157.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	375	141.00–150.00	145.74
2	—	320	140.00–148.00	143.88
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	965	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	73.00–76.00	73.89
19	—	1,561	64.00–70.00	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	62.00	62.00
14	—	1,254	66.00–70.00	67.76
7	—	1,310	71.00–76.00	73.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	47.00–56.00	52.91
1	—	990	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,083	60.00–65.00	63.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	87.00–94.00	91.68
2	—	1,188	82.00–83.00	82.51
4	—	1,821	100.00–110.00	105.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,120	78.00–81.00	79.42

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)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00

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)	2	—	1,240	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,288	830.00–1,000.00	943.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	2	—	1,478	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,184.31

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	—	1,435	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.