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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 17

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,793 head

▲ 982 vs last sale 811▼ 356 vs year ago 2,149 · −16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 49▼ 16 vs year ago 57 · −28.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality with good demand for weaned packages. Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $151.77/cwt on 1,200 head.

Average price

$151.77

1,200 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.89

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	785	151.96	1,194	1,187
Medium and Large 2-3	653	135.84	887	7thin
Large 1-2	820	133.00	1,091	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $103 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 sale1,200 hd

151.77

—

KY average23 barns · 5,665 hd

148.87

+2.89

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	2,083	111.25	2,317	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	74.96	1,075	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	69.40	872	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	65.02	646	7thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	170.94/cwt	168.00–172.00	612	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	168.12/cwt	163.00–172.00	792	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	151.04/cwt	150.00–153.00	770	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	147.30/cwt	146.00–148.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	166.47/cwt	157.00–170.00	884	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	172.04/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,015	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	882	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	155.07/cwt	149.00–165.00	972	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	144.53/cwt	139.00–148.00	963	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	153.94/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,058	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	155.75/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,117	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	137.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	153.36/cwt	144.50–155.75	1,178	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	140.98/cwt	135.00–141.25	1,104	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	150.02/cwt	140.00–150.75	1,218	76
Steers	—	Large 1-2	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	841	152.95/cwt	152.95–152.95	1,286	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	851	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,294	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	143.01/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,248	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	890	152.70/cwt	152.70–152.70	1,359	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	924	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,368	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,284	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	953	142.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,353	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,244	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	160.33/cwt	157.00–162.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	148.43/cwt	148.00–149.00	638	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	618	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	148.54/cwt	147.00–151.00	698	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	143.05/cwt	137.00–146.00	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	150.71/cwt	149.00–153.00	778	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	146.01/cwt	139.00–150.00	834	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	132.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	782	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	129.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	761	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	144.59/cwt	137.00–146.50	908	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	983	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	152.36/cwt	121.00–154.95	1,114	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.66/cwt	90.00–116.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	142.56/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,125	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	137.67/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,117	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	844	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,165	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	931	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	996	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	951	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1,012	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,073	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	344	179.11/cwt	178.00–182.50	616	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	165.25/cwt	160.00–169.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	162.28/cwt	157.00–166.00	746	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	788	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	859	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,083	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,317	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	544	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	631	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	67.54/cwt	65.00–71.00	703	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	827	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	67.77/cwt	64.00–71.00	844	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	78.37/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,037	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,456	75.84/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,104	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,350	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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,793Last week 811Year ago 2,149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 49Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	789	140.00–147.00	142.56
48	—	571	139.00–150.00	146.01
16	—	516	149.00–153.00	150.71
131	—	731	121.00–154.95	152.36
9	—	430	148.00–149.00	148.43
27	—	470	147.00–151.00	148.54
75	—	687	143.10	143.10
15	—	811	134.00–143.00	137.67
31	—	628	137.00–146.50	144.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	132.00–135.00	132.98
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
11	—	430	140.00–145.00	143.77
2	—	775	90.00–116.00	102.66
6	—	489	137.00–146.00	143.05
4	—	1,001	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,012	106.00	106.00
4	—	931	107.00	107.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
12	—	844	138.00	138.00
2	—	765	126.00	126.00
1	—	630	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
23	—	589	128.00–133.00	129.28
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
2	—	460	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	157.00–162.00	160.33
1	—	340	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
2	—	680	132.00	132.00
4	—	378	160.00–169.00	165.25
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
4	—	521	144.00	144.00
4	—	641	133.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	810	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	157.00–166.00	162.28
4	—	500	157.50	157.50
4	—	344	178.00–182.50	179.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	105.00	105.00
6	—	482	150.00	150.00
5	—	995	124.00	124.00
3	—	510	150.00–153.00	151.04
1	—	1,205	100.00	100.00
76	—	812	140.00–150.75	150.02
71	—	783	135.00–141.25	140.98
40	—	924	139.00	139.00
10	—	621	142.00	142.00
5	—	666	139.00–148.00	144.53
4	—	358	168.00–172.00	170.94
18	—	873	139.00–143.50	143.01
4	—	739	134.00–140.00	137.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	531	157.00–170.00	166.47
106	—	590	159.00–175.00	172.04
95	—	768	144.50–155.75	153.36
42	—	627	149.00–165.00	155.07
14	—	471	163.00–172.00	168.12
40	—	687	152.00–156.00	153.94
152	—	717	149.00–157.00	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	851	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	890	152.70	152.70
40	—	924	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	171.00	171.00
176	—	953	140.00–146.00	142.01
60	—	841	152.95	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
3	—	516	146.00–148.00	147.30
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,041	65.00–71.00	67.54
2	—	878	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,456	72.00–81.00	75.84
1	—	1,235	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	74.00–82.00	78.37
11	—	1,245	64.00–71.00	67.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,083	110.00–112.00	111.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.