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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 22

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Nov 15Nov 22Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

716 head

▼ 1,045 vs last sale 1,761▲ 369 vs year ago 347 · +106.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 138▼ 29 vs year ago 181 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 1▲ 36 vs year ago 9 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with light to moderate demand. Good demand for yearling packages. Buyers showing preference for weaned and thin-fleshed packages. Fleshy bawling calves facing deep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate 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 $159.77/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$159.77

365 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$826

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

$42.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.95

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	655	162.66	1,066	338
Medium and Large 2-3	642	123.73	794	26
Small and Medium 1-2	200	120.00	240	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.66/cwt here — about $826 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 sale365 hd

159.77

—

KY average23 barns · 5,823 hd

149.82

+9.95

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	1,534	79.30	1,216	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	56.56	860	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	55.05	711	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	47.20	471	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	109.00	1,419	2thin

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	—	Small and Medium 1-2	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	604	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	166.17/cwt	161.00–169.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	453	169.81/cwt	167.00–173.00	769	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	152.11/cwt	151.00–156.00	709	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	144.95/cwt	143.00–149.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	855	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	609	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,047	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	143.45/cwt	139.00–145.00	894	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,112	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	843	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,174	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	792	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	861	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,343	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	487	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	146.45/cwt	146.00–147.50	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	128.79/cwt	124.00–131.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	124.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	525	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	114.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	461	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	120.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	562	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	108.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	521	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	116.30/cwt	111.00–122.00	600	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	126.91/cwt	122.00–133.00	675	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	117.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	691	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	726	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	115.20/cwt	105.00–119.00	793	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	107.40/cwt	104.00–116.00	768	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	980	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,171	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	161.27/cwt	156.00–170.00	600	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	145.82/cwt	145.00–148.00	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	146.65/cwt	146.00–147.50	757	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	776	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	124.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	726	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	105.18/cwt	100.00–120.00	637	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	127.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	800	10
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	122.77/cwt	117.00–129.00	823	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	111.46/cwt	108.00–116.00	873	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	875	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,019	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	106.23/cwt	95.00–109.00	988	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,419	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	69.74/cwt	63.00–77.00	941	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	95.81/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	87.40/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,575	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	49.73/cwt	47.00–53.00	471	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	55.04/cwt	54.50–55.50	549	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	41.47/cwt	35.00–46.00	433	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	50.60/cwt	48.00–52.00	595	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	54.69/cwt	52.00–57.00	716	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,314	48.93/cwt	48.00–50.50	643	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.50	818	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	55.71/cwt	52.50–58.00	828	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	60.01/cwt	58.00–63.50	979	18
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,492	1,374.78/cwt	1,050.00–1,725.00	20,512	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	894	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	688.47/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,573	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,305	709.58/cwt	700.00–720.00	9,260	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	941.22/cwt	825.00–1,185.00	12,631	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,583	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,437	987.83/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,195	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,570	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	13,345	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 Nov 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 1,761Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 138Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 1Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	116.00–121.00	117.75
3	—	385	124.00–131.00	128.79
20	—	516	111.00–122.00	116.30
6	—	422	120.00–126.00	124.49
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
7	—	465	115.00–125.00	120.86
11	—	629	110.00–120.00	115.44
8	—	715	104.00–116.00	107.40
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
6	—	688	105.00–119.00	115.20
1	—	770	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
3	—	260	115.00	115.00
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
4	—	426	110.00–119.00	114.74
9	—	479	105.00–115.00	108.67
25	—	573	105.00–110.00	108.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	138.00	138.00
7	—	377	146.00–147.50	146.45
2	—	562	126.00	126.00
13	—	532	122.00–133.00	126.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	138.00	138.00
2	—	342	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	792	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	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
4	—	415	161.00–169.00	166.17
29	—	453	167.00–173.00	169.81
4	—	623	139.00–145.00	143.45
11	—	571	149.75	149.75
7	—	341	177.00	177.00
77	—	666	167.00	167.00
28	—	757	155.10	155.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	151.00–156.00	152.11
3	—	720	135.00	135.00
8	—	537	143.00–149.00	144.95
6	—	554	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	708	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
16	—	610	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	609	172.00	172.00
63	—	861	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
25	—	670	117.00–129.00	122.77
10	—	626	124.00–130.00	127.78
5	—	930	95.00–109.00	106.23
5	—	372	156.00–170.00	161.27
8	—	783	108.00–116.00	111.46
6	—	445	145.00–148.00	145.82
7	—	516	146.00–147.50	146.65
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
9	—	577	130.00–136.00	134.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	141.00	141.00
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
2	—	875	116.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	405	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	99.00–100.00	99.51
3	—	805	90.00	90.00
3	—	535	125.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
6	—	583	121.00–126.00	124.49
8	—	606	100.00–120.00	105.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
3	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	48.00–50.50	48.93
18	—	1,632	58.00–63.50	60.01
28	—	1,487	52.50–58.00	55.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	948	47.00–53.00	49.73
9	—	1,043	35.00–46.00	41.47
4	—	998	54.50–55.50	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,176	48.00–52.00	50.60
12	—	1,369	58.00–62.50	59.78
22	—	1,309	52.00–57.00	54.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	63.00–77.00	69.74
2	—	1,683	95.00–97.00	95.81
3	—	1,802	82.00–92.00	87.40

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	1	—	1,225	73.00	73.00

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)	7	—	1,342	825.00–1,185.00	941.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	650.00–750.00	688.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	700.00–720.00	709.58

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	—	1,570	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	700.00	700.00

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	7	—	1,437	900.00–1,150.00	987.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,492	1,050.00–1,725.00	1,374.78

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.