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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 14

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▼ 947 vs last sale 1,508▼ 294 vs year ago 855 · −34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 102▲ 8 vs year ago 43 · +18.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 15▲ 38 vs year ago 4 · +950.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $140.82/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$140.82

281 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	697	141.89	990	271
Medium and Large 2-3	640	111.84	715	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $274 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 sale281 hd

140.82

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

+2.39

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	—	Average	1,639	96.90	1,589	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	65.43	982	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	64.93	791	16

Every lot

75 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	373	160.47/cwt	159.00–162.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	162.30/cwt	155.00–166.00	824	8
Steers

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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 1,508Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 102Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 15Year ago 4

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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
5	—	533	145.00–149.00	147.59
65	—	717	146.80	146.80
93	—	670	135.00–149.10	147.15
16	—	568	145.00–148.00	146.56
8	—	641	144.00	144.00
4	—	880	124.00	124.00
10	—	481	149.00–156.00	151.75
31	—	752	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	151.00	151.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 14

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▼ 947 vs last sale 1,508▼ 294 vs year ago 855 · −34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 102▲ 8 vs year ago 43 · +18.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 15▲ 38 vs year ago 4 · +950.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $140.82/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$140.82

281 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.39

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	697	141.89	990	271
Medium and Large 2-3	640	111.84	715	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $274 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 sale281 hd

140.82

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

+2.39

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	—	Average	1,639	96.90	1,589	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	65.43	982	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	64.93	791	16

Every lot

75 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	373	160.47/cwt	159.00–162.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	162.30/cwt	155.00–166.00	824	8
Steers

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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 1,508Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 102Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 15Year ago 4

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

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
5	—	533	145.00–149.00	147.59
65	—	717	146.80	146.80
93	—	670	135.00–149.10	147.15
16	—	568	145.00–148.00	146.56
8	—	641	144.00	144.00
4	—	880	124.00	124.00
10	—	481	149.00–156.00	151.75
31	—	752	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	151.00	151.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	117.00–120.00	119.25
2	—	673	129.00–132.00	130.48
2	—	920	108.00	108.00
3	—	480	138.00–142.00	140.68

Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
3	—	718	103.00–114.00	108.39
3	—	672	108.00–121.00	114.73
1	—	760	93.00	93.00

Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
3	—	473	148.00	148.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	150.00–154.00	151.74
7	—	717	130.00–135.00	133.27
2	—	373	159.00–162.00	160.47
1	—	1,165	117.00	117.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
2	—	962	120.00	120.00
2	—	752	134.00	134.00
78	—	833	141.75–150.95	149.02
3	—	861	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	152.00	152.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	157.00–164.00	159.70
8	—	508	155.00–166.00	162.30
10	—	659	141.00–152.00	147.52
5	—	627	141.00–159.00	154.00
12	—	726	141.00–142.00	141.76
1	—	420	159.00	159.00
7	—	463	165.00	165.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	876	152.25	152.25

Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	127.00	127.00

Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	86.00	86.00
8	—	971	88.50	88.50

Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
2	—	860	100.00	100.00
2	—	768	108.00–120.00	113.86
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
2	—	557	144.00	144.00
1	—	300	146.00	146.00

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	—	1,035	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	600.00	600.00

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)	2	—	1,050	700.00–750.00	725.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,555	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,967.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,476	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,608.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,671	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,795.65

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	1	—	905	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	90.39/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,859	103.49/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,924	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	59.92/cwt	54.00–62.00	683	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	65.28/cwt	63.00–67.00	785	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	70.55/cwt	69.00–73.00	967	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	64.98/cwt	63.00–68.00	953	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,065	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	972	1

6	—	933	111.00	111.00
2	—	805	113.00	113.00
19	—	855	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	69.00–73.00	70.55
4	—	1,140	54.00–62.00	59.92
9	—	1,202	63.00–67.00	65.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	87.00–93.00	90.39
1	—	1,140	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,859	96.00–107.00	103.49

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.68/cwt	138.00–142.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	151.75/cwt	149.00–156.00	730	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	147.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	832	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	923	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	147.15/cwt	135.00–149.10	986	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	114.73/cwt	108.00–121.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	146.80/cwt	146.80–146.80	1,053	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	108.39/cwt	103.00–114.00	778	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,068	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	119.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	905	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	805	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	910	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	855	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	970	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	933	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,036	6

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	113.86/cwt	108.00–120.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	2

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	833	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	716	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	971	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	859	8

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,030	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,180	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,539	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,050	725.24/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,615	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	915	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,476	1,608.19/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	23,737	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	1,967.84/cwt	1,950.00–1,975.00	30,600	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,671	1,795.65/cwt	1,525.00–1,900.00	30,005	4

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	751	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
1	—	425	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	52.00	52.00
4	—	1,516	70.00–71.00	70.24
13	—	1,467	63.00–68.00	64.98