Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand over 600 lbs softer undertone. Feeder heifers sold steady to weak with good demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.95/cwt on 626 head.

Average price

$137.95

626 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$35.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	656	138.93	911	592
Large 1-2	681	124.50	848	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	610	121.73	743	28
Small and Medium 1-2	680	103.00	700	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.93/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 sale626 hd

137.95

—

KY average29 barns · 9,840 hd

135.24

+2.71

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	—	Low	1,752	88.30	1,547	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	51.68	639	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	51.68	748	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	47.11	504	23

Every lot, as filed

124 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	124.56/cwt	121.00–127.00	528	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	119.23/cwt	118.50–121.00	681	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	773.06/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	131.01/cwt	129.00–132.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	129.70/cwt	129.70–129.70	930	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,085	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	142.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	149.04/cwt	144.00–150.50	848	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.55/cwt	142.00–155.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	136.90/cwt	132.00–139.50	838	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	132.12/cwt	122.00–134.75	815	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.17/cwt	123.00–127.75	849	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	118.42/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	123.29/cwt	118.50–127.00	635	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.15/cwt	122.00–126.00	962	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	115.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	94.94/cwt	91.00–99.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.04/cwt	121.00–130.00	754	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	124.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,203	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.23/cwt	135.00–149.00	663	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	152.85/cwt	151.00–157.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	111.61/cwt	109.00–117.00	688	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	816	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	106.72/cwt	103.00–111.00	767	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	145.17/cwt	137.00–149.00	753	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	162.04/cwt	150.00–177.50	684	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	152.68/cwt	144.00–157.25	803	31
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.66/cwt	89.00–93.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	153.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	741	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	138.85/cwt	138.85–138.85	1,076	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	166.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	161.66/cwt	160.00–162.50	546	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	564	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	135.20/cwt	128.00–139.35	933	105
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	818	495.26/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,051	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,431	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	112.24/cwt	105.00–120.00	645	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	623	119.30/cwt	118.00–120.00	743	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	584	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	328	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	382	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	528	110.79/cwt	105.00–117.50	585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	51.47/cwt	48.00–54.50	736	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	52.05/cwt	48.50–55.00	616	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	44.59/cwt	38.00–47.00	562	14
Bulls	—	—	1,525	61.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	97.12/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,836	10
Bulls	—	—	1,648	84.41/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,391	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	321	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	57.01/cwt	55.00–60.50	734	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	47.45/cwt	45.00–49.00	535	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	40.99/cwt	39.00–43.00	412	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	52.12/cwt	50.00–56.00	558	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	737.35/cwt	725.00–750.00	10,419	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,370	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,303	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	46.59/cwt	44.00–48.00	687	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.32/cwt	54.50–60.00	839	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,012	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	713	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	960	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	107.43/cwt	101.00–110.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,563	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	611.85/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	102.02/cwt	100.00–103.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	123.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.07/cwt	122.50–134.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	98.99/cwt	95.00–104.00	668	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	126.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	116.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	101.66/cwt	101.00–103.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	145.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	113.87/cwt	104.00–117.00	779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	116.16/cwt	112.00–125.00	723	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	107.60/cwt	103.00–117.50	835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.53/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	122.68/cwt	118.00–127.00	585	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.11/cwt	129.00–141.00	758	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	115.06/cwt	112.00–121.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	105.96/cwt	101.00–109.50	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	140.36/cwt	140.00–142.50	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	95.73/cwt	85.00–100.00	840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	113.61/cwt	108.00–117.50	483	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	100.04/cwt	95.00–105.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	107.90/cwt	102.00–112.00	669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.72/cwt	121.00–124.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.50	368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	105.59/cwt	105.00–106.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	121.29/cwt	120.00–122.50	400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	112.55/cwt	103.00–118.00	971	3

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,631Last week 1,310Year ago 2,208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 261Year ago 314

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	121.00–127.00	124.56
11	—	533	113.00–118.00	115.35
2	—	970	91.00–99.00	94.94
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
23	—	616	109.00–117.00	111.61
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
3	—	781	101.00–103.00	101.66
9	—	684	104.00–117.00	113.87
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
17	—	572	110.00–118.00	114.53
34	—	477	118.00–127.00	122.68
8	—	737	101.00–109.50	105.96
26	—	372	120.00–130.00	124.00
4	—	330	120.00–122.50	121.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	571	118.50–121.00	119.23
3	—	453	129.00–132.00	131.01
77	—	717	129.70	129.70
113	—	617	122.00–134.75	132.12
58	—	515	118.50–127.00	123.29
18	—	434	128.00–132.00	129.96
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
3	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.30
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	101.00–110.00	107.43
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	101.00	101.00
3	—	641	100.00–103.00	102.02
10	—	675	95.00–104.00	98.99
14	—	425	108.00–117.50	113.61
9	—	324	110.00–117.50	113.66
6	—	372	110.00–116.00	113.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
70	—	816	133.00	133.00
6	—	412	140.00–145.00	142.85
35	—	678	123.00–127.75	125.17
5	—	1,027	114.00–119.50	118.42
14	—	775	122.00–126.00	124.15
4	—	1,065	110.00–119.00	114.48
17	—	613	121.00–130.00	123.04
5	—	934	125.25	125.25
6	—	714	120.00–125.00	124.17
15	—	966	124.50	124.50
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
6	—	324	151.00–157.00	152.85
37	—	588	136.00–142.00	138.86
29	—	519	137.00–149.00	145.17
6	—	458	143.00–149.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	144.00–150.50	149.04
42	—	612	132.00–139.50	136.90
39	—	422	150.00–177.50	162.04
31	—	526	144.00–157.25	152.68
18	—	481	151.00–160.00	153.96
68	—	775	138.85	138.85
105	—	690	128.00–139.35	135.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	160.00–170.00	166.03
3	—	338	160.00–162.50	161.66
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	103.00	103.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	132.00	132.00
1	—	925	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	111.00–116.00	113.47
8	—	515	122.50–134.00	129.07
5	—	565	115.00–125.00	121.95
2	—	615	113.00–120.00	116.53
6	—	667	116.00–119.00	117.50
1	—	445	132.50	132.50
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
3	—	863	103.00–118.00	112.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	142.00–155.00	145.55
13	—	473	135.00–149.00	140.23
19	—	719	103.00–111.00	106.72
3	—	915	89.00–93.00	90.66
11	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.90
30	—	622	112.00–125.00	116.16
2	—	347	142.00	142.00
15	—	776	103.00–117.50	107.60
16	—	565	129.00–141.00	134.11
22	—	664	112.00–121.00	115.06
7	—	436	140.00–142.50	140.36
7	—	877	85.00–100.00	95.73
8	—	834	95.00–105.00	100.04
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	105.00–120.00	112.24
2	—	375	105.00–120.00	112.50
2	—	270	117.50–125.00	121.32
1	—	325	117.50	117.50
3	—	528	105.00–117.50	110.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
11	—	574	118.00–125.00	123.37
3	—	462	120.00–130.00	126.42
4	—	719	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	761	100.00	100.00
11	—	620	102.00–112.00	107.90
4	—	525	121.00–124.00	121.72
5	—	674	105.00–106.00	105.59
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	70.50	70.50
1	—	960	79.00	79.00

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)	5	—	1,292	700.00–825.00	773.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	725.00–750.00	737.35
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	450.00–550.00	495.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	600.00–625.00	611.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	625.00	625.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,429	48.00–54.50	51.47
7	—	1,474	44.00–48.00	46.59
9	—	1,490	54.50–60.00	56.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,183	48.50–55.00	52.05
14	—	1,260	38.00–47.00	44.59
17	—	1,287	55.00–60.50	57.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	45.00–49.00	47.45
7	—	1,004	39.00–43.00	40.99
8	—	1,071	50.00–56.00	52.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	60.00–64.00	61.69
10	—	1,890	92.00–105.00	97.12
9	—	1,648	78.00–88.00	84.41

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