Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady with moderate demand; except 600-700 lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.88/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$135.88

402 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

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	700	137.28	961	371
Large 1-2	742	119.45	886	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	623	119.43	744	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	520	117.34	610	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $351 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 sale402 hd

135.88

—

KY average26 barns · 9,040 hd

135.08

+0.80

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	1,684	91.53	1,542	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	52.94	785	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	51.92	665	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	43.42	456	8thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	126.32/cwt	122.00–129.00	854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.57/cwt	141.00–151.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	130.72/cwt	129.50–132.00	868	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	131.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,098	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	155.14/cwt	153.50–158.50	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	151.55/cwt	146.50–159.00	785	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	96.79/cwt	91.00–102.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	122.86/cwt	119.00–124.00	890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	148.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	157.63/cwt	157.00–159.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	124.94/cwt	115.00–129.00	533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.04/cwt	116.50–125.50	576	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	90.86/cwt	90.00–91.00	841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	107.58/cwt	102.00–112.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	131.69/cwt	131.00–132.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	108.68/cwt	94.00–116.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	106.91/cwt	104.00–111.00	659	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	100.37/cwt	97.00–102.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	127.18/cwt	121.00–132.00	469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	115.02/cwt	110.00–117.50	604	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	129.41/cwt	127.50–130.00	313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.90/cwt	130.00–144.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.87/cwt	140.00–144.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	126.19/cwt	124.00–131.00	897	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	131.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	132.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	615	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.58/cwt	139.50–145.00	816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	125.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,191	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	450	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.76/cwt	117.00–123.00	936	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	322	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	117.34/cwt	115.00–124.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	633	113.40/cwt	112.00–114.50	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	347	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	46.69/cwt	46.00–49.00	688	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	47.95/cwt	39.50–51.00	606	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	60.91/cwt	59.50–63.00	799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	53.55/cwt	51.00–57.00	690	20
Bulls	—	—	1,869	96.49/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,803	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	47.88/cwt	45.00–51.00	554	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	53.94/cwt	52.50–57.00	801	19
Bulls	—	—	1,544	88.88/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,372	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,071.76/cwt	985.00–1,150.00	14,522	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	41.93/cwt	39.00–45.00	425	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	435	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	444	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	627	116.11/cwt	108.00–120.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	106.44/cwt	95.00–119.00	298	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,430	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,440	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	705	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	824	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	964	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	901.38/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	105.29/cwt	95.00–115.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	601	100.75/cwt	97.00–102.00	606	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	690	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,117	116
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	113.33/cwt	108.50–117.00	647	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	677	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	768	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.31/cwt	108.00–119.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	106.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	117.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	141.28/cwt	138.00–144.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	736	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	276	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	105.29/cwt	95.00–110.00	558	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	134.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	95.36/cwt	84.00–100.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	116.79/cwt	114.00–124.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	105.78/cwt	95.00–115.00	498	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	126.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	106.59/cwt	102.00–110.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	99.48/cwt	94.00–102.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	127.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.18/cwt	105.00–108.00	611	5

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 407Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 112Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	676	122.00–129.00	126.32
7	—	481	141.00–151.00	145.57
59	—	833	122.00–132.00	131.84
2	—	412	141.00	141.00
7	—	724	119.00–124.00	122.86
7	—	524	140.00–144.00	141.87
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
18	—	572	139.50–145.00	142.58
8	—	619	123.00–130.00	125.47
12	—	769	117.00–123.00	121.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	664	129.50–132.00	130.72
14	—	476	153.50–158.50	155.14
39	—	518	146.50–159.00	151.55
10	—	428	157.00–159.00	157.63
22	—	711	124.00–131.00	126.19
6	—	568	149.00	149.00
13	—	619	130.00–135.00	131.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	168.00	168.00
116	—	815	137.10	137.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	115.00–124.00	117.34
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
2	—	707	115.00	115.00
2	—	520	135.50	135.50
6	—	824	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.88
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
2	—	723	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
2	—	522	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	709	91.00–102.00	96.79
13	—	427	115.00–129.00	124.94
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
18	—	476	116.50–125.50	121.04
2	—	842	100.00	100.00
7	—	678	102.00–112.00	107.58
3	—	336	131.00–132.00	131.69
3	—	866	94.00–116.00	108.68
27	—	616	104.00–111.00	106.91
14	—	369	121.00–132.00	127.18
52	—	525	110.00–117.50	115.02
4	—	242	127.50–130.00	129.41
2	—	290	123.00–127.00	125.00
26	—	571	108.50–117.00	113.33
11	—	766	84.00–100.00	95.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	131.00–133.00	132.51
4	—	412	130.00–134.00	132.02
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	99.00	99.00
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	112.00–114.50	113.40
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
16	—	677	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	102.00	102.00
1	—	690	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	95.00–119.00	106.44
2	—	433	95.00–115.00	105.29
4	—	601	97.00–102.00	100.75
2	—	850	75.00	75.00
2	—	780	88.00	88.00
2	—	355	112.50–113.00	112.75
10	—	530	95.00–110.00	105.29
9	—	471	95.00–115.00	105.78
4	—	659	94.00–102.00	99.48
2	—	735	84.00	84.00
5	—	575	105.00–108.00	106.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	146.00–151.00	148.48
7	—	926	90.00–91.00	90.86
8	—	333	140.00–148.00	145.50
5	—	811	97.00–102.00	100.37
11	—	660	108.00–119.00	112.31
4	—	769	100.00–110.00	106.03
8	—	416	138.00–144.00	141.28
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
8	—	568	125.00–134.00	129.61
5	—	628	114.00–124.00	116.79
2	—	483	138.00–141.00	139.52
5	—	711	102.00–110.00	106.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	130.00–144.00	133.90
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
4	—	276	130.00	130.00
2	—	305	130.00–139.00	134.57
3	—	463	122.00–129.00	126.73
2	—	583	121.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	945	81.00	81.00
3	—	400	120.00–131.00	127.33
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	105.00	105.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
3	—	627	108.00–120.00	116.11
2	—	660	106.00	106.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	985.00–1,150.00	1,071.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,012	850.00–950.00	901.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	46.00–49.00	46.69
1	—	1,475	59.00	59.00
19	—	1,485	52.50–57.00	53.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,264	39.50–51.00	47.95
3	—	1,312	59.50–63.00	60.91
20	—	1,289	51.00–57.00	53.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	45.00–51.00	47.88
6	—	1,013	39.00–45.00	41.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,869	94.00–101.00	96.49
11	—	1,544	83.00–94.00	88.88
1	—	1,750	81.00	81.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle