Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.27/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$135.27

159 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$17.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	645	135.97	876	152
Large 1-2	660	124.00	818	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	623	118.40	737	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.57/cwt here — about $139 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 sale159 hd

135.27

—

KY average8 barns · 1,941 hd

136.23

−0.96

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	1,822	96.63	1,760	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	58.89	915	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	58.39	795	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	52.89	582	25

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	114.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	786	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	141.35/cwt	139.00–145.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	127.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	148.35/cwt	148.00–149.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	126.42/cwt	122.00–129.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.91/cwt	118.00–131.00	584	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.97/cwt	116.00–125.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.49/cwt	139.00–148.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.52/cwt	110.00–114.50	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	134.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	927	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.92/cwt	142.00–148.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	119.22/cwt	112.00–122.75	694	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	106.24/cwt	104.00–107.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.11/cwt	148.00–154.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.90/cwt	150.00–158.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	146.97/cwt	143.00–150.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	130.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	790	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	99.17/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,944	11
Bulls	—	—	1,428	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	52.73/cwt	51.00–56.00	612	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	61.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	980	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.03/cwt	114.00–124.75	638	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	114.59/cwt	111.00–118.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	100.14/cwt	95.50–105.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	112.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	146.60/cwt	142.00–151.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	126.02/cwt	123.00–127.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	110.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.14/cwt	126.00–135.00	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	707	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	698.61/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,195	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	49.32/cwt	48.00–51.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	152.99/cwt	149.00–157.00	812	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	56.33/cwt	53.00–59.00	841	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	58.93/cwt	56.00–62.00	627	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	47.02/cwt	38.00–51.00	502	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	56.84/cwt	54.00–59.00	782	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	62.84/cwt	60.00–68.00	865	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 132Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 85Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 27

No comparison with last week due to Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	684	112.00–120.00	114.97
8	—	459	139.00–145.00	141.35
7	—	630	116.00–125.00	121.97
4	—	424	142.00–148.00	145.92
4	—	376	148.00–154.00	151.11
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
2	—	725	110.00–112.00	110.97
2	—	338	142.00–151.00	146.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	154.00	154.00
3	—	466	152.00	152.00
4	—	603	125.00–133.00	130.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
2	—	575	126.00–128.00	127.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	712	103.00	103.00
2	—	373	138.00–139.00	138.51
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	122.00–130.00	127.37
9	—	439	122.00–129.00	126.42
17	—	471	118.00–131.00	123.91
1	—	245	137.00	137.00
9	—	660	110.00–114.50	112.52
34	—	582	112.00–122.75	119.22
12	—	713	104.00–107.00	106.24
2	—	270	127.50	127.50
26	—	523	114.00–124.75	122.03
3	—	643	114.50	114.50
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
7	—	391	123.00–127.00	126.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	78.00	78.00
2	—	283	111.00–118.00	114.59
4	—	632	95.50–105.00	100.14
3	—	331	110.00–118.00	112.41
3	—	422	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
4	—	453	109.00–115.00	110.99
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
2	—	365	114.00–118.00	115.95
3	—	873	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	155.00–159.00	156.98
75	—	688	132.50–135.00	134.74
3	—	613	137.00	137.00
8	—	531	149.00–157.00	152.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	148.00–149.00	148.35
2	—	1,115	105.00	105.00
9	—	522	139.00–148.00	144.49
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
5	—	732	120.00–125.00	122.43
3	—	568	140.00–146.00	143.64
8	—	782	125.00	125.00
4	—	378	150.00–158.00	152.90
6	—	418	143.00–150.00	146.97
11	—	632	126.00–135.00	128.14
12	—	672	129.00–130.00	129.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
3	—	703	110.00	110.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,960	94.00–107.00	99.17
2	—	1,428	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,085	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,161	51.00–56.00	52.73
8	—	1,064	56.00–62.00	58.93
8	—	1,068	38.00–51.00	47.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,600	59.00–64.00	61.26
1	—	1,475	47.00	47.00
13	—	1,493	53.00–59.00	56.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	48.00–51.00	49.32
17	—	1,375	54.00–59.00	56.84
12	—	1,376	60.00–68.00	62.84

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	—	1,425	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	650.00–750.00	698.61

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

Steers · 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