Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle market not fully established due to light run today and last Tuesday; however stronger undertone noted for steer calves under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand under light supply. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand under light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.05/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$119.05

77 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	530	121.10	642	69
Medium and Large 2-3	585	101.57	594	7thin
Large 1-2	640	100.00	640	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $2 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 sale77 hd

119.05

—

KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd

123.79

−4.74

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	1,504	92.47	1,391	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	66.69	1,031	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	64.33	861	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	58.52	626	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	574	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	120.31/cwt	120.00–120.50	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	144.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	135.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	134.80/cwt	132.00–136.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	121.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	101.53/cwt	94.00–104.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	155.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	155.33/cwt	152.00–160.00	829	6
Bulls	—	—	1,635	100.13/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,637	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	68.25/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,114	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	61.61/cwt	59.00–63.00	760	5
Bulls	—	—	1,374	88.27/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	621	115.87/cwt	115.00–117.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	707	103.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	734	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	67.70/cwt	64.00–73.00	940	8
Bulls	—	—	1,370	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	733	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	108.89/cwt	101.00–113.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	487	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	88.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	123.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 217Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	115.00–120.00	118.71
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
3	—	342	130.00–138.00	135.39
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
9	—	609	101.00–113.00	108.89
9	—	378	125.00–130.00	128.84
8	—	462	122.00–127.00	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
4	—	717	88.00–91.00	88.75
1	—	485	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	132.00–136.00	134.80
4	—	576	120.00–125.00	121.29
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	115.00–117.00	115.87
8	—	707	100.00–110.00	103.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	120.00–120.50	120.31
6	—	472	154.00–159.00	155.37
6	—	534	152.00–160.00	155.33
6	—	627	137.00	137.00
3	—	426	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	742	116.50	116.50
1	—	540	143.00	143.00
3	—	575	135.00–141.00	138.30
2	—	475	151.00	151.00
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	325	177.50	177.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	142.00–146.00	144.66
2	—	578	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
4	—	836	94.00–104.00	101.53
3	—	655	113.00	113.00
3	—	578	135.00–138.00	136.98
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	151.29
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
5	—	657	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	95.00–105.00	100.13
4	—	1,374	85.00–92.00	88.27
1	—	1,370	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	58.00–59.00	58.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	64.00–72.00	68.25
1	—	1,290	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	59.00–63.00	61.61
1	—	1,465	51.00	51.00
8	—	1,389	64.00–73.00	67.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	77.00	77.00

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

Heifers · 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