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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 5

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,184 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 1,077▲ 138 vs year ago 1,046 · +13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 62▼ 28 vs year ago 74 · −37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 9▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages in light supply; light demand for new crop bawling calves. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower in a light test. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.27/cwt on 592 head.

Average price

$135.27

592 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$518

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

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	732	136.23	996	572
Medium and Large 2-3	559	108.88	608	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	463	103.33	478	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $518 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 sale592 hd

135.27

—

KY average25 barns · 5,173 hd

130.99

+4.28

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	1,706	93.60	1,596	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	65.82	1,037	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	61.96	812	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	54.71	606	4thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	167.51/cwt	160.00–171.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	346	169.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	585	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	161.40/cwt	156.00–164.00	688	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	149.84/cwt	144.00–155.00	731	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	131.18/cwt	120.00–135.00	681	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	161.27/cwt	154.00–163.00	874	10
Steers	—	Large 1-2	571	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	161.45/cwt	158.00–163.00	923	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	808	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	152.74/cwt	145.00–157.00	971	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	150.87/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,021	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,034	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	144.44/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,121	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	791	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,002	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	826	151.41/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,251	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	140.48/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,169	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	841	117.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	990	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	913	115.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,059	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	949	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,367	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	356	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	315	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	122.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	499	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	422	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	496	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	123.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	639	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	112.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	125.13/cwt	119.00–129.00	703	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	119.32/cwt	118.00–121.00	723	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	148.18/cwt	131.00–150.00	908	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	108.94/cwt	105.00–113.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.43/cwt	115.00–134.00	834	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	141.48/cwt	130.00–142.75	966	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	106.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	777	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	782	136.89/cwt	135.00–138.85	1,070	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	137.20/cwt	137.20–137.20	1,146	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	919	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,245	115
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	147.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	487	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	748	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	143.37/cwt	139.00–146.00	734	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	150.90/cwt	150.00–152.50	789	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	138.51/cwt	137.00–139.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	124.50/cwt	121.00–128.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	125.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	780	14
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	115.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	828	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	85.20/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,276	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	102.00/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,951	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	56.95/cwt	55.00–58.00	628	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	58.98/cwt	57.00–61.00	764	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	64.23/cwt	62.00–66.00	863	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	60.54/cwt	59.00–62.00	923	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	64.29/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,009	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	69.16/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,107	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,745	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	17,450	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,184Last week 1,077Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 62Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	113.00–119.00	115.99
5	—	519	120.00–135.00	131.18
2	—	668	131.00–133.00	132.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	465	124.00	124.00
2	—	617	131.00	131.00
8	—	841	114.00–120.00	117.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	949	144.00	144.00
4	—	346	160.00–172.00	169.01
122	—	826	150.00–153.00	151.41
3	—	278	160.00–171.00	167.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	776	144.00–147.00	144.44
6	—	718	144.00	144.00
12	—	426	156.00–164.00	161.40
18	—	572	158.00–163.00	161.45
10	—	542	154.00–163.00	161.27
4	—	458	164.00	164.00
20	—	636	145.00–157.00	152.74
29	—	677	142.00–154.00	150.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	142.50–145.00	143.76
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
2	—	590	144.00–148.00	145.98
8	—	915	135.00	135.00
26	—	832	135.00–144.00	140.48
4	—	515	138.00–143.00	141.49
5	—	488	144.00–155.00	149.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	130.00–136.00	132.94
1	—	795	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	791	125.00–128.00	126.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	683	130.00–142.75	141.48
3	—	496	131.00	131.00
2	—	422	134.00	134.00
6	—	370	133.00	133.00
6	—	558	130.00–131.00	130.17
80	—	613	131.00–150.00	148.18
123	—	782	135.00–138.85	136.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	128.00	128.00
5	—	733	100.00–108.00	106.42
20	—	518	120.00–128.00	123.33
63	—	835	137.20	137.20
7	—	408	120.00–124.00	122.24
9	—	606	118.00–121.00	119.32
35	—	562	119.00–129.00	125.13
5	—	763	115.00	115.00
7	—	670	115.00–134.00	124.43
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
2	—	462	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
6	—	524	110.00–116.00	112.29
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
4	—	621	105.00–113.00	108.94
1	—	280	112.50	112.50
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
2	—	777	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
2	—	527	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	919	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
6	—	512	139.00–146.00	143.37
3	—	463	145.00–148.00	147.01
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
14	—	621	125.00–127.00	125.56
4	—	566	137.00–139.00	138.51
5	—	717	113.00–119.00	115.44
1	—	375	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	660	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
5	—	487	153.50	153.50
16	—	523	150.00–152.50	150.90
4	—	620	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	590	121.00–128.00	124.50
1	—	445	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	63.00–65.00	64.29
5	—	1,600	67.00–73.00	69.16
2	—	1,525	59.00–62.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	57.00–61.00	58.98
1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,344	62.00–66.00	64.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	55.00–58.00	56.95
1	—	1,125	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,913	98.00–104.00	102.00
3	—	1,498	83.00–87.00	85.20

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,745	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.