Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather has created very soggy field conditions restricting cattle movement.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.52/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$116.52

109 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$22.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

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	751	117.43	882	104
Medium and Large 2-3	503	102.00	513	2thin
Large 1-2	566	94.67	536	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $345 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 sale109 hd

116.52

—

KY average25 barns · 4,161 hd

124.32

−7.80

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	—	Average	1,779	89.20	1,587	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	51.27	676	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	40.98	436	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	379	127.95/cwt	126.00–129.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	110.37/cwt	109.00–113.00	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	153.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	110.47/cwt	110.00–112.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	114.75/cwt	113.00–116.00	602	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	127.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	170.11/cwt	169.00–170.50	731	11
Bulls	—	—	1,736	87.04/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	46.88/cwt	44.00–51.00	464	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	35.08/cwt	24.00–43.50	399	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	718	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	354	172.21/cwt	172.00–173.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.75/cwt	124.00–128.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	113.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	908	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,060	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	43.18/cwt	41.00–46.00	612	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	532	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 719Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 93

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather has created very soggy field conditions restricting cattle movement.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	126.00–129.00	127.95
5	—	667	108.50	108.50
7	—	603	109.00–113.00	110.37
2	—	322	120.00	120.00
4	—	586	110.00–112.00	110.47
5	—	525	113.00–116.00	114.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	127.00–130.00	127.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
1	—	305	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	908	116.75	116.75
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	532	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	506	144.00–155.00	153.72
2	—	767	124.00	124.00
4	—	643	131.00	131.00
4	—	682	130.50	130.50
5	—	318	175.00	175.00
2	—	700	127.00	127.00
11	—	430	169.00–170.50	170.11
5	—	354	172.00–173.00	172.21
2	—	485	152.00	152.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,075	88.00	88.00
4	—	526	129.00–136.00	134.30
8	—	583	124.00–128.00	124.75
3	—	687	110.00–116.00	113.99
1	—	470	142.00	142.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	130.00	130.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	345	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	85.00–90.00	87.04
1	—	1,995	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	44.00–51.00	46.88
4	—	1,138	24.00–43.50	35.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	55.00–56.00	55.50
1	—	1,170	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,418	41.00–46.00	43.18

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	—	1,095	850.00	850.00

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