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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 20

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

837 head

▼ 991 vs last sale 1,828▼ 458 vs year ago 1,295 · −35.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 36▼ 34 vs year ago 57 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 11 vs year ago 14 · −78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. 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 $143.92/cwt on 606 head.

Average price

$143.92

606 head · 846 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	505	148.75	750	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	851	143.95	1,225	596
Medium and Large 2-3	614	143.20	879	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	490	110.00	539	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about $211 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 sale606 hd

143.92

—

KY average26 barns · 6,608 hd

147.12

−3.21

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	1,798	101.00	1,815	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	68.68	1,049	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	67.54	869	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	51.71	516	3thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	792	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	486	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	734	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	159.66/cwt	157.00–161.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	841	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	150.29/cwt	150.00–151.00	864	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	156.08/cwt	150.00–166.00	999	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	746	149.05/cwt	145.00–149.10	1,112	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	147.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,143	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	145.40/cwt	145.40–145.40	1,179	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	142.87/cwt	133.00–143.80	1,232	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,134	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	935	141.97/cwt	140.90–143.90	1,327	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,296	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,021	135.80/cwt	135.80–135.80	1,387	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	126.33/cwt	121.00–132.00	404	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	449	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	482	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	483	152.75/cwt	152.00–154.00	738	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	148.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	800	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	149.50/cwt	134.00–151.20	921	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	142.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	129.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	950	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	123.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	931	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	997	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,107	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	169.45/cwt	161.00–174.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	151.58/cwt	149.00–154.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.24/cwt	144.00–145.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	120.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	907	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,038	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	665	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	539	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	46.56/cwt	46.00–47.00	488	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	67.54/cwt	67.00–69.00	869	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	66.94/cwt	64.00–69.00	997	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	71.28/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,129	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	794	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,845	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	24,908	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 1,828Year ago 1,295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand in a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	777	140.00–148.00	147.11
4	—	463	171.00	171.00
2	—	425	169.00–171.00	170.00
3	—	502	157.00–161.00	159.66
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
72	—	746	145.00–149.10	149.05
17	—	640	150.00–166.00	156.08
2	—	660	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	126.00	126.00
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
3	—	438	159.00	159.00
10	—	575	150.00–151.00	150.29
5	—	539	156.00	156.00
60	—	811	145.40	145.40
46	—	969	133.75	133.75
71	—	862	133.00–143.80	142.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,021	135.80	135.80
168	—	935	140.90–143.90	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
3	—	486	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
3	—	685	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	616	134.00–151.20	149.50
6	—	658	140.00–143.00	142.49
8	—	449	150.00	150.00
5	—	733	125.00–134.00	129.59
5	—	756	120.00–124.00	123.19
10	—	537	140.00–150.00	148.99
8	—	483	152.00–154.00	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	124.00–130.00	126.98
2	—	490	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	890	106.00	106.00
2	—	715	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	133.00	133.00
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	121.00–132.00	126.33
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	161.00–174.00	169.45
4	—	580	144.00–145.00	144.24
2	—	872	119.00	119.00
6	—	713	135.00	135.00
1	—	340	176.00	176.00
2	—	670	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	149.00–154.00	151.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
6	—	785	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	582	136.00	136.00
3	—	677	115.00–123.00	120.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	81.00	81.00
2	—	665	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,048	46.00–47.00	46.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	70.00–72.00	71.28
6	—	1,490	64.00–69.00	66.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	67.00–69.00	67.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	89.00	89.00
1	—	2,075	113.00	113.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	69.00	69.00

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	1	—	1,845	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.