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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 30

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 753▼ 408 vs year ago 1,081 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 73▼ 12 vs year ago 106 · −11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 16 vs year ago 2 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand; 700-800 lb steers and heifers 8.00-10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly 5.00 higher 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 $144.00/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$144.00

320 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

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	746	144.03	1,074	319
Medium and Large 2-3	525	135.00	709	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $365 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 sale320 hd

144.00

—

KY average26 barns · 6,082 hd

143.61

+0.39

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	1,684	92.92	1,565	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	65.93	879	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	64.89	938	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	57.19	641	17

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	171.51/cwt	170.00–173.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	194.10/cwt	176.00–200.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	173.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	719	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	163.03/cwt	155.00–177.50	854	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	137.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	150.47/cwt	143.00–151.50	971	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	146.27/cwt	141.00–152.50	970	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	149.39/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,071	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	125.80/cwt	125.50–127.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	143.48/cwt	129.00–146.00	1,123	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	962	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	846	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,125	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,077	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	885	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,175	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	270	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	155.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	389	153.27/cwt	148.00–155.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	133.44/cwt	128.00–136.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	139.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	685	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	137.53/cwt	131.00–141.00	717	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	135.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	792	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	132.26/cwt	123.00–133.00	835	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	671	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	129.38/cwt	129.00–129.50	939	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	736	113.66/cwt	112.00–117.00	837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	766	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	950	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	955	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	148.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	708	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	133.69/cwt	133.00–135.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	145.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	763	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	873	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	130.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	868	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	895	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	859	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	88.69/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,444	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	53.42/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	64.55/cwt	63.00–68.00	752	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	58.31/cwt	57.00–62.00	696	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	63.35/cwt	59.00–66.00	841	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	68.84/cwt	67.00–75.00	921	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	63.22/cwt	60.00–66.00	897	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	57.55/cwt	57.00–58.00	840	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	69.38/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,025	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	76.34/cwt	66.00–88.00	848	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,145	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,099	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	889.44/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,260	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	934.81/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	12,554	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,313	1,028.90/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	13,509	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 753Year ago 1,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 73Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
10	—	741	125.50–127.00	125.80
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,050	123.00	123.00
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
3	—	577	145.00–150.00	147.64
2	—	383	170.00–173.00	171.51
3	—	808	119.00	119.00
4	—	883	122.00	122.00
3	—	617	136.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	448	155.00	155.00
2	—	765	124.00–127.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	783	129.00–146.00	143.48
11	—	663	141.00–152.50	146.27
8	—	645	143.00–151.50	150.47
4	—	386	176.00–200.00	194.10
71	—	717	132.00–151.00	149.39
8	—	414	170.00–182.00	173.70
16	—	524	155.00–177.50	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	846	133.00	133.00
60	—	885	132.75	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	125.00	125.00
3	—	633	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	585	122.00–126.00	124.03
3	—	427	128.00–136.00	133.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	138.00–143.00	139.50
3	—	335	154.00–157.00	155.99
16	—	521	131.00–141.00	137.53
15	—	586	130.00–138.00	135.21
1	—	270	146.00	146.00
4	—	389	148.00–155.00	153.27
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
24	—	796	120.00	120.00
23	—	631	123.00–133.00	132.26
85	—	726	129.00–129.50	129.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	112.00–117.00	113.66
2	—	960	104.00	104.00
2	—	750	119.00	119.00
5	—	671	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	766	124.00	124.00
11	—	633	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
4	—	567	154.00	154.00
7	—	667	128.00–136.00	130.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
2	—	895	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	133.00–135.00	133.69
1	—	495	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	135.00–150.00	145.93
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
2	—	432	153.00	153.00
1	—	790	114.00	114.00
8	—	477	140.00–155.00	148.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,478	67.00–73.00	69.38
10	—	1,419	60.00–66.00	63.22
2	—	1,460	57.00–58.00	57.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,338	67.00–75.00	68.84
9	—	1,328	59.00–66.00	63.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	57.00–62.00	58.31
9	—	1,069	50.00–57.00	53.42
4	—	1,165	63.00–68.00	64.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	100.00–107.00	103.50
5	—	1,628	86.00–91.00	88.69

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	4	—	1,111	66.00–88.00	76.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	96.00	96.00

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)	5	—	1,343	850.00–1,050.00	934.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,266	800.00–1,025.00	889.44

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	—	1,110	700.00	700.00

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	2	—	1,313	975.00–1,075.00	1,028.90

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.