Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to Holiday last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.90/cwt on 657 head.

Average price

$142.90

657 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.03

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	619	143.35	888	639
Medium and Large 2-3	604	126.91	767	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $121 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 sale657 hd

142.90

—

KY average14 barns · 3,188 hd

136.87

+6.03

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	1,782	93.70	1,670	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	53.60	833	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	52.55	714	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	47.96	579	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	—	624	131.46/cwt	126.00–136.00	820	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	154.86/cwt	150.00–159.00	818	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.66/cwt	141.00–150.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	778	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,038	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	281	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.75/cwt	105.00–106.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	247	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	857	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	163.29/cwt	158.00–164.50	687	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	139.39/cwt	138.50–140.50	885	182
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	512	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	942	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	47.27/cwt	47.00–48.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	109.78/cwt	105.00–112.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	53.68/cwt	52.00–56.00	711	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	47.00/cwt	43.00–49.00	647	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	57.75/cwt	57.00–58.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	863	131.95/cwt	131.95–131.95	1,139	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	107.39/cwt	102.00–110.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	106.54/cwt	96.00–109.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	868	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	121.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	127.28/cwt	118.25–130.10	801	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	612	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	123.76/cwt	119.00–125.00	670	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	151.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	121.59/cwt	121.00–122.00	942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	685	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	768.78/cwt	750.00–780.00	8,533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,368	838.26/cwt	830.00–850.00	11,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	126.27/cwt	119.00–129.90	703	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	58.48/cwt	57.00–62.00	809	8
Bulls	—	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	49.94/cwt	49.00–51.00	573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	99.28/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,901	8
Bulls	—	—	1,613	88.38/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	771	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	1,061.39/cwt	980.00–1,200.00	15,220	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	829.38/cwt	780.00–870.00	8,667	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	678.14/cwt	600.00–730.00	7,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,385	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	114.83/cwt	112.00–119.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	123.08/cwt	117.00–125.50	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	93.98/cwt	90.00–96.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.51/cwt	138.00–146.00	838	106

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,137Last week 389Year ago 1,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 37Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 5Year ago 1

No trends due to Holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	624	126.00–136.00	131.46
4	—	526	141.00–150.00	144.66
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
19	—	673	126.00–131.00	129.02
7	—	720	125.00	125.00
6	—	365	170.00	170.00
6	—	846	122.00	122.00
5	—	485	147.00–155.00	148.92
10	—	775	121.00–122.00	121.59
106	—	576	138.00–146.00	145.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	528	150.00–159.00	154.86
4	—	281	190.00	190.00
2	—	247	183.00	183.00
15	—	488	159.50	159.50
58	—	421	158.00–164.50	163.29
43	—	775	130.00	130.00
182	—	635	138.50–140.50	139.39
16	—	723	130.25	130.25
15	—	350	180.00	180.00
14	—	554	150.00–154.00	151.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	117.00–120.00	118.48
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
2	—	522	136.00	136.00
2	—	593	129.00–131.00	130.00
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
5	—	676	117.00–125.50	123.08
2	—	365	137.00	137.00
2	—	747	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	863	131.95	131.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	130.00	130.00
8	—	655	117.50	117.50
73	—	629	118.25–130.10	127.28
29	—	541	119.00–125.00	123.76
94	—	557	119.00–129.90	126.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	778	99.50	99.50
5	—	1,038	92.00	92.00
2	—	857	99.00	99.00
2	—	945	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	103.00	103.00
2	—	530	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	378	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	105.00–112.00	109.78
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
2	—	532	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
5	—	472	112.00–119.00	114.83
1	—	705	89.00	89.00
1	—	240	129.00	129.00
1	—	395	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	102.00–110.00	107.39
4	—	837	99.00	99.00
8	—	567	116.00–117.00	116.51
9	—	753	96.00–109.00	106.54
5	—	725	99.00	99.00
3	—	975	84.00	84.00
13	—	472	120.00–125.00	121.78
16	—	522	114.00–119.00	117.29
14	—	628	108.00–110.00	109.03
1	—	445	123.00	123.00
6	—	383	128.00–135.00	130.95
3	—	861	90.00–96.00	93.98
1	—	255	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	105.00–106.00	105.75
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	141.00	141.00
4	—	582	129.00–132.00	130.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	47.00–48.00	47.27
4	—	1,561	57.00–58.00	57.75
1	—	1,445	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,325	52.00–56.00	53.68
11	—	1,376	43.00–49.00	47.00
8	—	1,384	57.00–62.00	58.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,148	49.00–51.00	49.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,915	94.00–105.00	99.28
3	—	1,613	85.00–90.00	88.38

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)	2	—	1,110	750.00–780.00	768.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,045	780.00–870.00	829.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	600.00–730.00	678.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	830.00–850.00	838.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,434	980.00–1,200.00	1,061.39

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle