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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 16

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▼ 680 vs last sale 1,172▲ 154 vs year ago 338 · +45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 81▼ 34 vs year ago 58 · −58.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand for calves. Moderate demand for yearlings. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand except good quality open replacement heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady in a light test.

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 $133.20/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$133.20

253 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.49

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	758	133.38	1,012	251
Medium and Large 2-3	785	111.00	871	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $140 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 sale253 hd

133.20

—

KY average27 barns · 8,272 hd

139.69

−6.49

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	1,830	92.33	1,690	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	60.98	988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	57.79	769	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	50.26	540	4thin

Every lot

65 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	164.60/cwt	160.00–169.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	480	155.02/cwt	154.00–156.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.81/cwt	145.00–149.00	758	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	144.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	154.80/cwt	138.00–156.00	938	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	134.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	837	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	137.43/cwt	136.50–140.00	919	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	133.15/cwt	132.00–134.00	955	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	123.91/cwt	122.00–125.00	965	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	123.57/cwt	118.50–125.10	1,090	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,102	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,140	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,217	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	130.84/cwt	129.00–134.00	684	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	130.91/cwt	126.00–134.00	744	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	636	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	763	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	852	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	668	120.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	125.20/cwt	119.00–125.50	883	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	902	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	770	113.43/cwt	112.00–114.00	873	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	836	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	970	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	861	113.15/cwt	111.00–114.00	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	153.01/cwt	151.00–154.00	543	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	832	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	687	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	121.02/cwt	119.00–125.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	852	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	106.59/cwt	105.00–108.00	890	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	—	2,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,033	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	46.02/cwt	45.00–47.00	452	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	624	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	645	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	62.61/cwt	62.00–63.00	819	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	56.41/cwt	54.00–59.00	759	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	573	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	60.98/cwt	60.00–62.00	988	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,538	1,187.85/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	18,269	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	815	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,686	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,344	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 1,172Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 81Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	145.00–149.00	147.81
78	—	882	118.50–125.10	123.57
9	—	823	120.00	120.00
10	—	445	145.00	145.00
7	—	621	131.00–137.00	134.71
6	—	1,176	103.50	103.50
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
8	—	779	122.00–125.00	123.91
2	—	323	160.00–169.00	164.60
3	—	583	144.00–147.00	144.99
7	—	926	119.00	119.00
21	—	952	119.75	119.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	606	138.00–156.00	154.80
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
11	—	669	136.50–140.00	137.43
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	580	149.00	149.00
28	—	717	132.00–134.00	133.15
4	—	480	154.00–156.00	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	139.00	139.00
6	—	523	129.00–134.00	130.84
15	—	668	127.50	127.50
2	—	483	132.00–137.00	134.46
8	—	752	120.00	120.00
12	—	568	126.00–134.00	130.91
79	—	705	119.00–125.50	125.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	861	111.00–114.00	113.15
14	—	770	112.00–114.00	113.43
8	—	636	117.00–121.00	120.01
5	—	836	116.00	116.00
5	—	700	112.00	112.00
5	—	668	117.00–122.00	120.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	139.00	139.00
2	—	630	116.00	116.00
2	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
3	—	377	144.00–145.00	144.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	144.00	144.00
10	—	835	105.00–108.00	106.59
9	—	578	144.00	144.00
6	—	716	119.00	119.00
4	—	680	119.00–125.00	121.02
3	—	355	151.00–154.00	153.01
2	—	630	124.00–125.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	664	103.50	103.50

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	2	—	1,538	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	575.00	575.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	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	—	1,525	875.00	875.00

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	1	—	1,265	66.00	66.00

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	1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	60.00–62.00	60.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	62.00–63.00	62.61
1	—	1,365	42.00	42.00
6	—	1,345	54.00–59.00	56.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	45.00–47.00	46.02
1	—	1,135	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,195	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,675	91.00	91.00

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.