Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday all feeder and slaughter classes sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.22/cwt on 1,153 head.

Average price

$138.22

1,153 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

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	753	138.35	1,042	1,144
Medium and Large 2-3	701	124.00	870	4thin
Large 1-2	721	119.20	859	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $183 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 sale1,153 hd

138.22

—

KY average21 barns · 3,639 hd

135.74

+2.48

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	1,768	89.57	1,584	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	55.22	773	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	52.97	655	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	44.71	449	12

Every lot, as filed

92 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - 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 1-2Value Added	—	573	142.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	814	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	123.22/cwt	121.00–125.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	135.21/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,120	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.63/cwt	124.50–132.00	809	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	114.03/cwt	108.00–115.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	137.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,074	400
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	801	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	124.19/cwt	120.00–131.00	704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	132.56/cwt	128.00–133.75	972	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	125.13/cwt	120.00–134.00	658	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	716	115.04/cwt	112.50–120.00	824	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.18/cwt	124.00–129.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	154.22/cwt	142.00–159.00	808	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,291	1,238.84/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	15,993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.41/cwt	131.00–131.50	884	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	774	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	152.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	913	136.30/cwt	134.95–137.50	1,244	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	926	105
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,092.99/cwt	1,030.00–1,125.00	13,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	928	139
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	785	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,115	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	39.90/cwt	34.00–45.00	377	7
Bulls	—	—	1,070	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	95.21/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,850	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	54.52/cwt	52.00–56.00	765	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	48.72/cwt	47.00–50.00	548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	47.91/cwt	44.00–51.00	611	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	58.68/cwt	57.00–61.00	703	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	743	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,333	662.49/cwt	650.00–670.00	8,831	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	58.14/cwt	56.00–61.00	803	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	53.68/cwt	52.00–55.00	659	16
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	596	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	112.53/cwt	109.00–116.00	686	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	722.57/cwt	700.00–760.00	8,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	781	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,026.41/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	13,692	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	651	107.67/cwt	101.00–111.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.35/cwt	116.00–119.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,052	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	670	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	786	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	112.39/cwt	112.00–114.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	604	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	144.20/cwt	136.00–144.50	919	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	114.75/cwt	110.00–119.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	121.14/cwt	120.00–124.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	811	139.80/cwt	139.80–139.80	1,134	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	126.04/cwt	123.00–128.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,537Last week 527Year ago 1,778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 80Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last Tuesday all feeder and slaughter classes sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	141.00–145.00	142.05
2	—	408	160.00–161.00	160.50
400	—	779	129.00–139.00	137.86
66	—	733	128.00–133.75	132.56
34	—	524	142.00–159.00	154.22
7	—	475	150.00–154.00	152.30
105	—	684	134.00–136.00	135.40
84	—	637	136.00–144.50	144.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	828	129.00–138.00	135.21
24	—	629	124.50–132.00	128.63
5	—	916	124.00	124.00
6	—	763	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	516	137.00–140.00	138.26
2	—	475	142.00	142.00
17	—	673	131.00–131.50	131.41
4	—	580	133.50	133.50
6	—	731	123.00–128.00	126.04
1	—	335	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	168.00	168.00
116	—	913	134.95–137.50	136.30
133	—	785	142.00	142.00
59	—	811	139.80	139.80
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	133.00	133.00
2	—	815	123.00	123.00
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	121.00–125.00	123.22
7	—	621	108.00–115.00	114.03
2	—	395	127.00	127.00
3	—	781	105.00	105.00
3	—	523	116.00–119.00	117.35
2	—	405	119.00–125.00	122.04
5	—	677	112.00–114.00	112.39
4	—	570	110.00–119.00	114.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	129.50	129.50
35	—	641	125.00	125.00
21	—	567	120.00–131.00	124.19
43	—	526	120.00–134.00	125.13
3	—	468	130.00	130.00
11	—	671	121.50	121.50
139	—	711	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	716	112.50–120.00	115.04
6	—	781	117.00–119.00	117.99
20	—	670	117.00–117.50	117.25
5	—	604	118.00–119.00	118.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	430	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	130.00	130.00
2	—	355	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	136.00–139.00	137.47
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
4	—	515	124.00–129.00	127.18
3	—	638	124.00	124.00
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
7	—	764	120.00–124.00	121.14
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
2	—	535	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	160.00–162.50	161.23
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
2	—	610	109.00–116.00	112.53
3	—	651	101.00–111.00	107.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
3	—	475	120.00–131.00	125.56
2	—	432	127.00	127.00
1	—	385	137.50	137.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,291	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,052	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,268	1,030.00–1,125.00	1,092.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	700.00–760.00	722.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,334	900.00–1,125.00	1,026.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,333	650.00–670.00	662.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	55.00–56.00	55.51
7	—	945	34.00–45.00	39.90
3	—	1,125	47.00–50.00	48.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,403	52.00–56.00	54.52
2	—	1,428	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,381	56.00–61.00	58.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,276	44.00–51.00	47.91
6	—	1,198	57.00–61.00	58.68
16	—	1,227	52.00–55.00	53.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,943	91.00–98.00	95.21

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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle