Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday market mixed with feeder steers trading steady on good quality weaned packages to 2.00 lower on fleshy offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.08/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$129.08

309 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

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	696	130.02	905	289
Medium and Large 2-3	696	115.63	804	20

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $100 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 sale309 hd

129.08

—

KY average29 barns · 8,036 hd

131.32

−2.24

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	1,724	85.22	1,469	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	56.25	898	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	53.89	694	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	42.91	448	6thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	766	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	128.21/cwt	124.00–130.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	627	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	113.16/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,037	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	111.79/cwt	109.00–115.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	108.01/cwt	104.00–111.00	719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	118.52/cwt	118.25–120.00	959	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	163.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	151.33/cwt	151.00–152.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.36/cwt	109.00–111.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	135.62/cwt	135.00–136.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	119.10/cwt	117.00–119.50	909	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	132.17/cwt	131.00–133.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	142.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	979	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	118.37/cwt	116.00–120.50	869	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	135.20/cwt	131.50–137.00	853	71
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	125.24/cwt	125.00–127.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	124.03/cwt	117.00–128.50	700	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	39.10/cwt	35.00–41.00	403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	541	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	46.30/cwt	44.00–48.00	714	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	59.77/cwt	58.00–66.00	1,014	11
Bulls	—	—	1,525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	89.63/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,604	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	54.37/cwt	52.00–56.00	652	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	60.62/cwt	57.00–63.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,416	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,095	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,848	1,087.82/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	20,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	98.40/cwt	95.00–102.00	612	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	54.47/cwt	52.00–56.00	768	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	46.59/cwt	40.00–51.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	83.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	108.15/cwt	106.00–109.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	867	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	107.08/cwt	103.00–109.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	93.43/cwt	89.00–99.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	671	115.38/cwt	114.00–116.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	921	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	152.74/cwt	149.00–159.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	112.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	643	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	126.16/cwt	125.00–127.00	734	7

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 1,133Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 8

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
15	—	766	113.50	113.50
10	—	627	114.00	114.00
2	—	855	112.00	112.00
10	—	671	114.00–116.00	115.38
9	—	921	107.50	107.50
3	—	745	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
11	—	666	104.00–111.00	108.01
3	—	468	120.00–124.00	121.35
3	—	377	133.00–134.00	133.67
6	—	633	109.00–111.00	110.36
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
3	—	500	113.00–116.00	114.00
14	—	571	109.00–115.00	112.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	131.00–133.00	132.17
3	—	528	121.00	121.00
38	—	564	117.00–128.50	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	81.00	81.00
3	—	622	95.00–102.00	98.40
2	—	828	80.00–87.00	83.57
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
3	—	531	103.00–109.00	107.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	124.00–130.00	128.21
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
3	—	760	110.00–111.00	110.33
5	—	641	109.00–115.00	111.79
3	—	670	113.00	113.00
2	—	488	133.00–142.00	137.48
4	—	869	89.00–99.00	93.43
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,085	60.00	60.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
4	—	376	149.00–159.00	152.74
7	—	582	125.00–127.00	126.16
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	107.00	107.00
2	—	867	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	106.00–109.00	108.15
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
3	—	368	140.00–141.00	140.66
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
10	—	916	110.00–113.50	113.16
33	—	809	118.25–120.00	118.52
5	—	533	135.00–136.00	135.62
14	—	763	117.00–119.50	119.10
2	—	435	141.00–144.00	142.53
44	—	734	116.00–120.50	118.37
8	—	639	125.00–127.00	125.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	160.00–168.00	163.93
12	—	538	151.00–152.00	151.33
69	—	740	132.25	132.25
5	—	479	156.50	156.50
71	—	631	131.50–137.00	135.20
5	—	793	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
3	—	733	110.00	110.00
11	—	819	105.00	105.00
5	—	487	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	164.00	164.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	35.00–41.00	39.10
2	—	1,070	50.00–51.00	50.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	44.00–48.00	46.30
11	—	1,696	58.00–66.00	59.77
5	—	1,410	52.00–56.00	54.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	52.00–56.00	54.37
6	—	1,386	57.00–63.00	60.62
6	—	1,295	40.00–51.00	46.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,790	87.00–92.00	89.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,848	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.82

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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