Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand; yearling steers sold steady in a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; except yearling heifers sold 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sand slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with moderate demand for slaughter cows and good demand for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.58/cwt on 708 head.

Average price

$133.58

708 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	729	133.89	976	688
Medium and Large 2-3	594	127.78	759	13thin
Large 1-2	755	119.25	900	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	664	105.00	698	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $278 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 sale708 hd

133.58

—

KY average26 barns · 9,190 hd

134.37

−0.79

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	1,838	93.58	1,719	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	53.39	818	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	51.96	651	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	43.01	467	5thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	123.76/cwt	120.00–127.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	807	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	136.83/cwt	136.00–137.00	893	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	152.42/cwt	147.00–161.00	803	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	129.43/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,125	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	91.09/cwt	87.00–99.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	126.28/cwt	118.00–127.00	994	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	128.39/cwt	127.00–130.00	607	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	140.71/cwt	138.00–143.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	112.73/cwt	108.00–116.00	592	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	113.33/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	147.05/cwt	144.00–150.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	143.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	118.16/cwt	117.00–118.50	894	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	105.01/cwt	100.00–108.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	107.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	772	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.18/cwt	131.00–138.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.18/cwt	125.50–131.50	948	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,028	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	155.51/cwt	153.00–158.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	868	113.70/cwt	112.00–117.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	816	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	117.14/cwt	116.00–119.00	668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	149.34/cwt	148.00–151.00	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	137.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	859	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	153.32/cwt	151.00–158.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	133.58/cwt	128.50–136.80	1,045	190
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	568	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	642	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	482	103.69/cwt	103.00–105.00	500	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	703	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	724	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	120.46/cwt	118.00–122.00	613	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	49.80/cwt	48.00–51.00	782	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	58.57/cwt	58.00–60.00	918	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	53.26/cwt	52.00–54.00	800	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	53.53/cwt	51.00–56.00	647	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	46.58/cwt	36.00–50.00	602	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	58.03/cwt	57.00–59.00	760	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	39.69/cwt	35.00–42.00	434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	516	2
Bulls	—	—	2,068	98.74/cwt	95.00–104.00	2,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	88.41/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	657	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	664	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	483	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	541	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	830	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	671	113.37/cwt	112.00–116.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	994.14/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	13,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	78.99/cwt	78.00–80.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	117.04/cwt	115.00–118.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	133.22/cwt	131.00–136.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	110.50/cwt	109.00–117.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	741	118.40/cwt	116.00–119.00	877	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	98.35/cwt	95.00–101.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	113.17/cwt	109.00–125.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	105.67/cwt	103.00–110.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.70/cwt	127.00–138.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	627	118.63/cwt	113.00–122.00	744	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	98.60/cwt	94.00–102.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	91.07/cwt	86.00–96.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 1,137Year ago 1,355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 65Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 27Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	120.00–127.00	123.76
3	—	616	105.00	105.00
3	—	778	87.00–99.00	91.09
28	—	525	108.00–116.00	112.73
25	—	571	110.00–116.00	113.33
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
8	—	656	100.00–108.00	105.01
1	—	730	109.00	109.00
3	—	486	115.00–118.00	117.04
5	—	384	131.00–136.00	133.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	643	125.50	125.50
16	—	473	127.00–130.00	128.39
20	—	674	121.00	121.00
17	—	570	116.00–119.00	117.14
27	—	509	118.00–122.00	120.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	757	117.00–118.50	118.16
11	—	671	112.00–116.00	113.37
4	—	810	118.00	118.00
2	—	940	103.00	103.00
20	—	741	116.00–119.00	118.40
16	—	627	113.00–122.00	118.63
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	101.00	101.00
2	—	483	110.00–114.00	112.01
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	78.00–80.00	78.99
2	—	535	101.00	101.00
2	—	465	110.00–114.00	111.94
3	—	620	94.00–102.00	98.60
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	653	136.00–137.00	136.83
46	—	527	147.00–161.00	152.42
92	—	728	125.50–131.50	130.18
4	—	473	153.00–158.00	155.51
15	—	564	148.00–151.00	149.34
81	—	625	131.00–145.00	137.42
5	—	422	151.00–158.00	153.32
190	—	782	128.50–136.80	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
70	—	869	116.00–132.00	129.43
23	—	787	118.00–127.00	126.28
7	—	595	138.00–143.00	140.71
12	—	900	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,065	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
4	—	425	144.00–150.00	147.05
6	—	507	140.00–144.00	143.34
6	—	619	124.00–130.00	127.86
66	—	800	128.50	128.50
2	—	703	116.00–120.00	117.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	868	112.00–117.00	113.70
2	—	825	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	703	103.00	103.00
2	—	645	106.00	106.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
2	—	830	115.00–117.00	115.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	114.00	114.00
7	—	568	134.00	134.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
2	—	713	110.00–116.00	113.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	719	104.00–109.00	107.34
5	—	523	131.00–138.00	135.18
8	—	676	109.00–117.00	110.50
5	—	823	95.00–101.00	98.35
7	—	626	109.00–125.00	113.17
6	—	764	103.00–110.00	105.67
7	—	569	127.00–138.00	134.70
2	—	928	86.00–96.00	91.07
4	—	498	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	482	103.00–105.00	103.69
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
1	—	300	132.00	132.00
1	—	410	121.00	121.00
1	—	890	74.00	74.00
2	—	842	82.00	82.00
1	—	260	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	48.00–51.00	49.80
3	—	1,568	58.00–60.00	58.57
9	—	1,503	52.00–54.00	53.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,208	51.00–56.00	53.53
6	—	1,293	36.00–50.00	46.58
3	—	1,310	57.00–59.00	58.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	35.00–42.00	39.69
2	—	1,075	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,068	95.00–104.00	98.74
3	—	1,607	87.00–89.00	88.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,380	875.00–1,150.00	994.14

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