Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 1.00 lower with heifers over 600 lbs not guaranteed open facing discounts. Yearlings lightly tested. Quality was average through attractive, Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.31/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$116.31

372 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

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	597	119.46	714	321
Large 1-2	568	100.01	568	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	504	97.60	492	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	609	95.81	583	40

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $130 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 sale372 hd

116.31

—

KY average30 barns · 10,229 hd

120.85

−4.54

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	1,591	88.95	1,415	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	53.16	786	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	51.18	666	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	43.58	445	22

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1-2Value Added	—	664	133.85/cwt	133.85–133.85	889	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	123.75/cwt	118.00–124.50	697	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	152.84/cwt	145.00–154.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	600	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	157.22/cwt	150.00–162.00	671	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	790	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.29/cwt	124.00–126.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	121.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	92.42/cwt	90.00–100.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	115.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	658	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.31/cwt	122.00–129.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	123.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	534	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.60/cwt	85.00–86.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	123.65/cwt	122.00–127.50	413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	142.38/cwt	140.00–143.00	454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.60/cwt	133.00–149.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	124.79/cwt	122.00–129.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.85/cwt	103.00–116.00	743	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	96.69/cwt	90.00–101.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.18/cwt	116.00–123.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	127.69/cwt	127.00–129.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	123.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	78.11/cwt	77.00–79.50	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	123.23/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	142.94/cwt	126.50–147.00	948	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.43/cwt	117.00–124.00	852	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	159.80/cwt	153.00–165.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.61/cwt	144.00–149.00	638	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	169.47/cwt	168.00–171.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.38/cwt	137.00–143.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	150.61/cwt	144.00–157.00	785	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	136.30/cwt	134.00–138.00	503	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	270	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	304	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	524	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	485	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	108.45/cwt	103.00–114.00	602	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	438	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	530	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	531	109.71/cwt	106.00–114.00	583	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	50.51/cwt	47.00–53.00	714	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	55.21/cwt	53.50–60.00	723	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	46.71/cwt	45.00–48.00	513	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	45.92/cwt	43.00–47.00	598	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	39.06/cwt	32.00–45.00	388	11
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.23/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,317	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	56.22/cwt	53.00–62.00	859	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	50.36/cwt	48.00–53.00	653	32
Bulls	—	—	1,648	98.39/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,621	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	51.79/cwt	50.00–55.00	473	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	502	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	668	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	507	96.36/cwt	93.00–103.00	489	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	657	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	804	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,021	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	44.71/cwt	43.50–46.50	635	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,020	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,228	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	119.76/cwt	118.00–122.00	695	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	82.60/cwt	80.00–88.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	72.46/cwt	70.00–75.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	136.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	883.47/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	766	105.91/cwt	105.00–112.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	119.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	105.99/cwt	103.00–110.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	146.64/cwt	140.00–151.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	723	109.46/cwt	104.00–113.00	791	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	117.40/cwt	112.00–124.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	611	118.42/cwt	118.00–119.00	724	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	100.70/cwt	98.00–110.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	79.99/cwt	76.00–82.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	76.71/cwt	75.00–80.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	91.52/cwt	87.00–95.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	104.21/cwt	97.00–107.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	771	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 2,631Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 173Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 24Year ago 167

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
75	—	664	133.85	133.85
3	—	463	124.00	124.00
19	—	563	118.00–124.50	123.75
3	—	413	127.00–129.00	127.69
19	—	524	118.00–119.00	118.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	90.00–94.00	91.99
1	—	930	86.00	86.00
1	—	955	92.00	92.00
29	—	521	110.00–117.00	115.07
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
5	—	734	90.00–100.00	92.42
29	—	568	112.00–117.00	115.83
14	—	431	120.00–126.00	123.86
5	—	840	85.00–86.00	85.60
4	—	334	122.00–127.50	123.65
4	—	373	122.00–129.00	124.79
16	—	670	103.00–116.00	110.85
9	—	1,077	77.00–79.50	78.11
24	—	474	117.00–123.00	119.36
6	—	613	103.00–110.00	105.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
8	—	766	105.00–112.00	105.91
12	—	723	104.00–113.00	109.46
17	—	611	118.00–119.00	118.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	134.00–138.00	136.30
7	—	321	132.00–137.00	136.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	92.00	92.00
2	—	475	101.00–103.00	102.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
3	—	507	93.00–103.00	96.36
2	—	657	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	80.00–88.00	82.60
2	—	823	70.00–75.00	72.46
4	—	620	94.00–96.00	94.75
3	—	515	105.00–106.00	105.33
1	—	265	102.50	102.50
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
5	—	424	110.00–116.00	113.02
2	—	487	110.00	110.00
3	—	857	76.00–82.00	79.99
3	—	766	75.00–80.00	76.71
1	—	900	74.00	74.00
4	—	676	87.00–95.00	91.52
7	—	568	97.00–107.00	104.21
1	—	345	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	145.00–154.00	152.84
22	—	427	150.00–162.00	157.22
73	—	663	126.50–147.00	142.94
24	—	521	144.00–157.00	150.61
8	—	480	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	568	137.00–141.00	139.02
10	—	675	124.00–126.00	125.29
13	—	474	140.00–149.00	143.87
7	—	766	120.00–124.00	121.73
17	—	633	122.00–129.00	125.31
5	—	810	119.00–125.00	123.20
4	—	857	121.00–124.00	123.23
9	—	713	117.00–124.00	119.43
4	—	390	153.00–165.00	159.80
3	—	435	144.00–149.00	146.61
11	—	534	137.00–143.00	140.38
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
4	—	438	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	168.00–171.00	169.47
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
14	—	804	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	295	143.00	143.00
1	—	895	107.00	107.00
2	—	688	116.00–118.00	116.99
3	—	771	108.00	108.00
3	—	478	131.00–136.00	134.31
3	—	600	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	319	140.00–143.00	142.38
13	—	478	133.00–149.00	140.60
6	—	529	130.00–139.00	131.67
12	—	575	125.00–132.00	128.27
7	—	815	90.00–101.00	96.69
6	—	626	116.00–123.00	120.18
5	—	384	140.00–151.00	146.64
11	—	666	112.00–124.00	117.40
1	—	200	132.50	132.50
2	—	867	104.00	104.00
11	—	771	98.00–110.00	100.70
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
9	—	716	100.00–105.00	102.36
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	112.50	112.50
2	—	555	103.00–114.00	108.45
4	—	531	106.00–114.00	109.71
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	740	99.00	99.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	118.00–122.00	119.76
3	—	612	109.00	109.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	678	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	780	86.00	86.00
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	870	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,414	47.00–53.00	50.51
24	—	1,528	53.00–62.00	56.22
4	—	1,420	43.50–46.50	44.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,310	53.50–60.00	55.21
8	—	1,302	43.00–47.00	45.92
32	—	1,297	48.00–53.00	50.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	45.00–48.00	46.71
11	—	994	32.00–45.00	39.06
3	—	913	50.00–55.00	51.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,563	79.00–88.00	84.23
3	—	1,648	97.00–101.00	98.39

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	—	1,330	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	825.00–925.00	883.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	600.00	600.00

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.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle