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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 13

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,351 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 1,380▲ 799 vs year ago 552 · +144.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 139▼ 31 vs year ago 90 · −34.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 55 vs year ago 57 · −96.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for thin-fleshed weaned packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with good demand and slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher with very 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 $144.61/cwt on 871 head.

Average price

$144.61

871 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	749	144.80	1,085	853
Large 1-2	664	140.28	932	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	646	130.56	844	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $241 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 sale871 hd

144.61

—

KY average26 barns · 8,147 hd

152.58

−7.98

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	1,675	96.48	1,616	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	68.08	1,017	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	67.13	827	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	62.88	679	6thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	173.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	633	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	153.04/cwt	150.00–166.00	634	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	416	176.39/cwt	167.00–182.00	734	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	171.62/cwt	159.00–176.00	829	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	166.43/cwt	158.00–172.00	867	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	156.43/cwt	153.00–158.00	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	140.73/cwt	140.00–143.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	158.65/cwt	155.00–164.00	890	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	152.17/cwt	150.00–153.00	863	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	584	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	152.05/cwt	145.00–160.00	944	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	140.01/cwt	139.50–145.00	879	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,001	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	144.53/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,033	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	741	121.70/cwt	117.00–124.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	129.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,001	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	781	145.22/cwt	144.95–145.40	1,134	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	818	140.80/cwt	140.80–140.80	1,152	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	130.79/cwt	122.00–131.75	1,134	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	868	137.29/cwt	135.60–139.00	1,192	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	906	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,223	110
Steers	—	Large 1-2	945	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,087	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	145.83/cwt	142.50–152.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	383	157.64/cwt	154.00–163.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	151.40/cwt	145.00–161.00	648	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	145.39/cwt	138.00–151.00	694	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	142.65/cwt	137.00–149.00	756	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	133.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	745	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	148.54/cwt	135.00–155.25	842	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	129.76/cwt	123.00–135.00	816	28
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	119.33/cwt	116.00–121.00	809	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	141.48/cwt	125.00–142.75	962	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	711	118.11/cwt	112.00–120.00	840	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	104.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	772	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	113.35/cwt	100.00–117.00	863	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	873	105.38/cwt	98.00–114.00	920	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	163.10/cwt	160.00–169.00	749	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	150.58/cwt	147.00–156.00	778	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	582	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	105.61/cwt	98.00–113.00	922	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	90.15/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,350	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	101.75/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,854	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	643	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	66.04/cwt	64.00–67.00	695	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	58.07/cwt	55.00–61.00	668	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	59.21/cwt	57.00–63.00	703	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	70.58/cwt	68.00–75.00	874	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	847	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	792	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	64.80/cwt	63.00–66.00	921	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	70.37/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,075	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	662	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,145	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,351Last week 1,380Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 139Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
66	—	867	122.00–131.75	130.79
6	—	567	150.00–153.00	152.17
11	—	628	139.50–145.00	140.01
8	—	773	125.00–132.00	129.51
10	—	414	150.00–166.00	153.04
6	—	530	153.00–158.00	156.43
4	—	664	140.00–141.00	140.75
12	—	365	170.00–177.00	173.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	715	137.00–145.00	144.53
21	—	483	159.00–176.00	171.62
67	—	621	145.00–160.00	152.05
45	—	521	158.00–172.00	166.43
6	—	561	155.00–164.00	158.65
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
23	—	693	144.50	144.50
22	—	416	167.00–182.00	176.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	781	144.95–145.40	145.22
121	—	868	135.60–139.00	137.29
71	—	818	140.80	140.80
110	—	906	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	115.00	115.00
7	—	584	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	741	117.00–124.00	121.70
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
4	—	537	140.00–143.00	140.73
1	—	825	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
14	—	517	147.00–156.00	150.58
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	873	98.00–113.00	105.61
1	—	840	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	133.00–136.00	134.52
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
3	—	433	160.00	160.00
6	—	459	160.00–169.00	163.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
2	—	582	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00–145.00	137.50
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	538	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	145.00–146.00	145.33
3	—	618	120.00–122.00	121.32
3	—	323	142.50–152.00	145.83
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
3	—	678	116.00–121.00	119.33
21	—	761	100.00–117.00	113.35
5	—	739	100.00–110.00	104.40
3	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.62
4	—	559	130.00–135.00	133.26
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	133.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	154.00–163.00	157.64
89	—	680	125.00–142.75	141.48
38	—	530	137.00–149.00	142.65
28	—	629	123.00–135.00	129.76
80	—	567	135.00–155.25	148.54
15	—	428	145.00–161.00	151.40
51	—	477	138.00–151.00	145.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	112.00–120.00	118.11
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
9	—	873	98.00–114.00	105.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	55.00–61.00	58.07
3	—	1,053	64.00–67.00	66.04
1	—	1,020	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	56.00	56.00
11	—	1,528	67.00–74.00	70.37
4	—	1,421	63.00–66.00	64.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,188	57.00–63.00	59.21
15	—	1,239	68.00–75.00	70.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	85.00–93.00	90.15
6	—	1,822	95.00–108.00	101.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	960	69.00	69.00

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	—	1,230	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.