Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady; over 700 lbs sold 3.00 lower in a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher over 600 lbs sold steady to weak. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.89/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$119.89

253 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

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	554	121.99	676	228
Large 1-2	591	109.00	644	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	99.84	574	20
Small and Medium 1-2	355	97.50	346	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $330 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 sale253 hd

119.89

—

KY average27 barns · 4,474 hd

123.67

−3.78

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	1,681	91.79	1,543	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	60.70	946	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	58.68	731	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	46.56	492	11

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	762	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.72/cwt	150.00–154.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	164.42/cwt	163.00–166.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	94.03/cwt	90.00–97.00	672	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	125.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	130.27/cwt	129.00–132.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	132.95/cwt	120.00–135.00	718	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	91.00/cwt	89.00–92.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	109.93/cwt	104.00–116.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	112.28/cwt	108.00–116.00	647	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	123.49/cwt	122.00–124.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	152.59/cwt	150.00–153.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.47/cwt	112.00–120.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	126.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.76/cwt	137.00–144.00	818	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	72.04/cwt	69.00–75.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	132.60/cwt	131.00–134.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	132.28/cwt	129.00–138.00	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.29/cwt	149.00–154.00	640	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	178.76/cwt	178.00–179.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	166.49/cwt	162.00–174.00	713	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	531	107.44/cwt	102.00–110.00	571	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	346	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	121.21/cwt	121.00–121.50	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	678.06/cwt	650.00–700.00	8,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	64.42/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,001	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	55.39/cwt	52.00–59.00	866	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	56.56/cwt	52.00–59.00	682	13
Bulls	—	—	1,886	100.10/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,888	8
Bulls	—	—	1,515	85.72/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,299	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	77.74/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,053	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	62.54/cwt	62.00–63.00	749	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	929	99.10/cwt	99.10–99.10	921	50
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	642	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	764	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.98/cwt	48.00–52.00	609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	65.11/cwt	62.00–70.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	928.67/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	41.97/cwt	39.00–44.00	463	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	54.76/cwt	54.00–56.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	48.20/cwt	47.00–49.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	101.44/cwt	93.00–107.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	102.46/cwt	100.00–109.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	591	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	644	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	377	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	528	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	711	83.54/cwt	79.00–90.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	95.74/cwt	89.00–98.00	663	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	77.80/cwt	72.00–85.00	808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,780	1,426.36/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	25,389	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.45/cwt	128.00–139.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	948	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	130.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	123.33/cwt	122.00–126.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	150.15/cwt	140.50–155.00	763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	100.21/cwt	94.00–104.00	679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	152.55/cwt	146.00–159.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	135.95/cwt	132.00–140.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	143.10/cwt	140.50–147.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	799	2

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 204Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 20Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 1Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	103.00	103.00
4	—	948	96.00	96.00
7	—	615	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	715	90.00–97.00	94.03
4	—	419	120.00–128.00	125.01
4	—	327	129.00–132.00	130.27
2	—	895	86.00	86.00
6	—	828	89.00–92.00	91.00
10	—	612	104.00–116.00	109.93
16	—	576	108.00–116.00	112.28
8	—	527	112.00–120.00	117.47
8	—	484	122.00–129.00	126.00
13	—	374	125.00–134.00	130.04
1	—	280	132.00	132.00
14	—	678	94.00–104.00	100.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	540	120.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	457	131.00–134.00	132.60
11	—	428	129.00–138.00	132.28
2	—	595	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	139.00	139.00
4	—	245	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	571	93.00–107.00	101.44
4	—	511	100.00–109.00	102.46
1	—	355	112.00	112.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
4	—	711	79.00–90.00	83.54
4	—	692	89.00–98.00	95.74
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	591	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	150.00–154.00	151.72
3	—	387	170.00	170.00
4	—	698	127.25	127.25
7	—	615	127.00–130.00	129.22
2	—	515	144.00	144.00
9	—	577	137.00–144.00	141.76
2	—	240	183.00	183.00
3	—	420	149.00–154.00	152.29
2	—	797	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	122.00–124.00	123.49
4	—	507	150.00–153.50	152.59
5	—	601	131.00	131.00
12	—	428	162.00–174.00	166.49
7	—	785	121.00–121.50	121.21
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	122.50	122.50
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	178.00–179.00	178.76
3	—	313	181.00	181.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	121.00	121.00
2	—	800	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	104.00–110.00	106.99
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
2	—	575	132.00–136.00	134.03
2	—	628	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
2	—	318	146.00–159.00	152.55
2	—	422	137.00	137.00
2	—	677	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	370	163.00–166.00	164.42
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
9	—	569	128.00–139.00	134.45
3	—	727	108.00–112.00	109.98
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
3	—	646	122.00–126.00	123.33
4	—	485	150.00–154.00	153.06
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	102.00–110.00	107.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	174.00	174.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
10	—	508	140.50–155.00	150.15
5	—	558	140.50–147.00	143.10
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	119.00	119.00
2	—	377	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	117.00–125.00	120.98
3	—	623	115.00–116.00	115.34
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
2	—	403	129.00–130.00	129.50
4	—	369	132.00–140.00	135.95
1	—	675	101.00	101.00
2	—	210	140.00–150.00	145.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	929	99.10	99.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,148	69.00–75.00	72.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	72.00–85.00	77.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	62.00–63.00	62.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	66.00	66.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	650.00–700.00	678.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	900.00–950.00	928.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,780	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,554	62.00–68.00	64.42
7	—	1,564	52.00–59.00	55.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	52.00–59.00	56.56
2	—	1,218	48.00–52.00	49.98
7	—	1,331	62.00–70.00	65.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	39.00–44.00	41.97
2	—	1,040	54.00–56.00	54.76
4	—	1,009	47.00–49.00	48.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,886	94.00–105.00	100.10
4	—	1,515	83.00–87.00	85.72
3	—	1,355	77.00–78.00	77.74

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