Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand for 400-600 lb weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand for weaned packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand, Heavy rain overnight slowed cattle movement today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.33/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$135.33

252 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

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	773	135.60	1,048	249
Medium and Large 2-3	718	113.00	812	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $236 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 sale252 hd

135.33

—

KY average25 barns · 4,073 hd

136.73

−1.39

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	1,756	86.83	1,525	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	59.74	815	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	58.41	917	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,280	36.00	461	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.74/cwt	125.00–131.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	88.62/cwt	86.00–90.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	146.76/cwt	145.00–151.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,100	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	158.09/cwt	151.00–162.00	813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	158.34/cwt	155.00–162.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	147.32/cwt	144.00–151.00	651	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,084	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	139.40/cwt	139.00–140.00	874	10
Bulls	—	—	1,930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	86.15/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	57.61/cwt	54.00–60.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	461	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	56.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	878	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	128.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	136.35/cwt	135.00–137.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	827	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,112	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	135.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	602	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	906	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	906	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	95.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	112.61/cwt	112.00–114.00	722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	125.83/cwt	124.00–127.00	710	13

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 537Year ago 1,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 56Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	125.00–131.00	127.74
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
5	—	863	90.00–97.00	95.56
7	—	674	120.50	120.50
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	86.00–90.00	88.62
2	—	463	126.00–132.00	128.92
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
2	—	635	106.00–107.00	106.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	167.50	167.50
1	—	385	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	906	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	125.00–129.00	127.49
2	—	457	125.00	125.00
2	—	395	133.00	133.00
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	657	116.00	116.00
16	—	641	112.00–114.00	112.61
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	135.00–137.00	136.35
7	—	462	130.00–137.00	135.97
13	—	564	124.00–127.00	125.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	146.00	146.00
117	—	830	132.50	132.50
4	—	674	125.00	125.00
3	—	442	144.00–151.00	147.32
4	—	726	122.00–126.00	122.98
15	—	915	118.50	118.50
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	145.00–151.00	146.76
12	—	514	151.00–162.00	158.09
8	—	480	155.00–162.00	158.34
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
10	—	627	139.00–140.00	139.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	827	134.50	134.50
3	—	333	180.00–182.00	180.66
2	—	395	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,740	84.00–88.00	86.15
1	—	1,615	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	54.00–60.00	57.61
1	—	1,275	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,565	54.00–58.00	56.11

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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