Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers too few to test market. Slaughter bulls light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.50/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$109.50

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

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	538	115.19	619	32
Medium and Large 2-3	546	97.37	531	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $88 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 sale47 hd

109.50

—

KY average21 barns · 3,103 hd

120.15

−10.64

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	1,742	83.09	1,447	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	52.86	791	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	52.21	655	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	41.58	474	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	—	—	2,130	93.45/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	72.72/cwt	71.00–74.00	984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	525	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	37.07/cwt	33.00–43.00	425	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	59.07/cwt	57.00–63.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	115.01/cwt	106.00–119.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	129.74/cwt	129.50–130.00	938	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	124.54/cwt	124.00–126.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	114.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	622	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	106.86/cwt	103.00–109.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	106.33/cwt	104.00–109.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	109.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.71/cwt	122.00–126.00	773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	792.48/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	121.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	112.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	127.69/cwt	127.00–128.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	76.46/cwt	70.00–78.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.36/cwt	141.00–143.00	690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	608.88/cwt	575.00–675.00	7,130	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.00	649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	46.79/cwt	44.00–48.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	52.08/cwt	49.00–56.00	656	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	59.62/cwt	56.50–63.00	1,004	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	52.17/cwt	48.00–55.00	758	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	112.59/cwt	107.50–117.50	310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,217	695.29/cwt	675.00–710.00	8,462	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	675.05/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,716	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	824.70/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	146.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	603	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 909Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 163Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers too few to test market. Slaughter bulls light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	92.00–95.00	93.45
2	—	1,353	71.00–74.00	72.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	45.00–49.00	47.00
1	—	1,175	55.00	55.00
9	—	1,147	33.00–43.00	37.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	57.00–63.00	59.07
6	—	1,204	44.00–48.00	46.79
13	—	1,260	49.00–56.00	52.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	44.00–45.00	44.51
4	—	1,684	56.50–63.00	59.62
15	—	1,452	48.00–55.00	52.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
5	—	676	106.00–119.00	115.01
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
3	—	792	108.00–111.00	109.67
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
3	—	485	141.00–143.00	142.36
2	—	293	140.00–152.50	146.30
1	—	400	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.50	112.50
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
2	—	280	130.00–140.00	134.82
1	—	445	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
3	—	620	122.00–126.00	124.71
2	—	475	140.00–143.00	141.55
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
6	—	568	134.00–139.00	135.16
1	—	505	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	129.50–130.00	129.74
2	—	680	127.50	127.50
4	—	428	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
3	—	472	147.00–150.00	149.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	123.00–128.00	125.47
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	363	137.50–140.00	138.79
5	—	659	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	124.00–126.00	124.54
5	—	542	110.00–117.00	114.81
5	—	682	103.00–109.00	106.86
3	—	622	104.00–109.00	106.33
5	—	481	118.00–124.00	121.15
3	—	563	110.00–117.00	112.61
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	127.00–128.00	127.69
3	—	511	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
5	—	734	70.00–78.00	76.46
2	—	275	107.50–117.50	112.59
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	111.00	111.00
2	—	583	106.00–107.00	106.51
2	—	483	111.00–112.00	111.49
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	62.00	62.00

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)	3	—	1,218	700.00–850.00	792.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,310	725.00–1,050.00	824.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,171	575.00–675.00	608.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	675.00–710.00	695.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	650.00–700.00	675.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle