Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some weaned 4-weight packages sharply higher with very good demand; over 600 lb steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.18/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$119.18

346 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

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	686	120.71	828	324
Small and Medium 1-2	447	105.97	473	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	644	95.30	613	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $215 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 sale346 hd

119.18

—

KY average25 barns · 4,802 hd

121.82

−2.64

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	—	Low	1,683	93.95	1,581	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	59.06	940	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	57.67	753	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	48.79	470	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	1,110	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	123.97/cwt	119.00–129.00	667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	162.23/cwt	159.00–165.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	87.68/cwt	84.00–95.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	118.87/cwt	117.00–119.50	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	139.67/cwt	130.00–140.50	925	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.71/cwt	112.00–117.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	123.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	111.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	698	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	114.99/cwt	112.00–117.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	115.74/cwt	113.00–117.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	125.75/cwt	121.00–129.00	534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	113.14/cwt	104.00–116.00	763	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.71/cwt	114.00–119.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	125.60/cwt	125.60–125.60	918	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,025	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	127.65/cwt	126.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	157.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	820	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	181.19/cwt	177.50–187.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	130.34/cwt	129.00–131.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.90/cwt	146.00–154.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	167.93/cwt	163.00–173.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	118.78/cwt	118.00–119.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	134.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	837	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	122.10/cwt	121.50–124.00	955	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	568	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	613	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	104.96/cwt	101.00–109.00	483	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	179.69/cwt	176.00–188.00	580	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	48.79/cwt	47.00–51.00	470	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	59.57/cwt	58.00–61.50	950	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	61.07/cwt	58.00–65.00	838	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	53.41/cwt	52.00–55.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	724	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	716	106.64/cwt	103.00–109.00	764	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	101.06/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	933	9
Bulls	—	—	1,565	88.33/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	132.18/cwt	130.00–133.00	566	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	863.95/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	86.31/cwt	84.00–88.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	107.98/cwt	103.00–111.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	761	116.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	125.62/cwt	124.00–126.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.68/cwt	130.00–145.50	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	725	111.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	852	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	82.64/cwt	80.00–84.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	981	105.60/cwt	104.50–109.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	691	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	93.18/cwt	88.00–102.00	610	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 539Year ago 1,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 64Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	101.00	101.00
4	—	587	147.00	147.00
3	—	971	110.00	110.00
4	—	862	117.00–119.50	118.87
6	—	615	124.00–130.00	127.32
6	—	900	117.00	117.00
3	—	738	123.00–124.00	123.33
2	—	483	146.00–154.00	149.90
2	—	683	124.00	124.00
4	—	782	121.50–124.00	122.10
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	174.00	174.00
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	159.00–165.00	162.23
91	—	662	130.00–140.50	139.67
2	—	712	128.00	128.00
6	—	776	124.50	124.50
18	—	522	150.00–159.00	157.01
9	—	417	163.00–173.00	167.93
18	—	623	132.00–140.00	134.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	177.50–187.00	181.19
4	—	323	176.00–188.00	179.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	811	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	863	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	88.00	88.00
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
3	—	868	84.00–95.00	87.68
11	—	572	112.00–117.00	114.71
10	—	476	120.00–127.00	123.30
20	—	626	105.00–115.00	111.44
1	—	250	137.50	137.50
8	—	522	113.00–117.00	115.74
11	—	425	121.00–129.00	125.75
13	—	674	104.00–116.00	113.14
3	—	380	126.00–130.00	127.65
2	—	343	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	538	119.00–129.00	123.97
87	—	731	125.60	125.60
79	—	854	120.00	120.00
6	—	464	129.00–131.00	130.34
9	—	563	118.00–119.00	118.78
11	—	428	130.00–133.00	132.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	138.00	138.00
5	—	373	132.50–135.00	133.49
2	—	275	140.00–143.00	141.58
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	101.00–109.00	104.96
1	—	420	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	93.00	93.00
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
3	—	780	84.00–88.00	86.31
2	—	525	107.00–110.00	108.47
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
3	—	707	80.00–84.00	82.64
2	—	488	113.00	113.00
5	—	655	88.00–102.00	93.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	114.00–118.00	116.83
6	—	725	110.00–113.00	111.99
2	—	852	106.00	106.00
2	—	607	120.00	120.00
4	—	695	117.00	117.00
4	—	981	104.50–109.00	105.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	691	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	110.00–118.00	114.03
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
9	—	634	112.00–117.00	114.99
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	153.00	153.00
7	—	668	114.00–119.00	115.71
2	—	490	142.50	142.50
2	—	810	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
1	—	855	102.00	102.00
6	—	528	130.00–145.50	138.68
6	—	571	130.00–138.00	132.47
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	106.00–110.00	107.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	164.50	164.50
3	—	318	174.00	174.00
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
8	—	625	124.00–126.00	125.62
4	—	503	151.50	151.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
6	—	716	103.00–109.00	106.64
3	—	760	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
2	—	415	134.00–135.00	134.48
1	—	985	72.00	72.00
3	—	640	103.00–111.00	107.98
2	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
2	—	535	126.00–127.00	126.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	47.00–51.00	48.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	58.00–61.50	59.57
1	—	1,585	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	39.00	39.00
8	—	1,372	58.00–65.00	61.07
2	—	1,118	52.00–55.00	53.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	61.00	61.00
7	—	1,803	94.00–108.00	101.06
3	—	1,565	85.00–90.00	88.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	750.00–1,000.00	863.95

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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