Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparisons with last week due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.82/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$130.82

392 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

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	813	131.09	1,066	382
Large 1-2	605	125.00	756	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	784	119.94	941	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $125 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 sale392 hd

130.82

—

KY average14 barns · 1,449 hd

134.25

−3.43

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	1,993	103.66	2,066	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	64.43	951	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	63.56	798	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	49.83	556	6thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2Value Added	—	617	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	130.60/cwt	127.00–131.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	161.27/cwt	148.00–165.00	832	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	67.17/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,042	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	62.38/cwt	59.00–65.00	886	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	67.49/cwt	65.00–71.00	856	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	60.56/cwt	57.00–64.00	756	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	54.54/cwt	54.00–55.00	662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,993	103.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	2,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	822	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,110	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	120.79/cwt	118.00–121.50	1,092	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	129.36/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,054	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	969	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	131.88/cwt	130.00–133.25	963	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	157.22/cwt	148.00–159.00	920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	118.31/cwt	116.00–123.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	125.35/cwt	124.00–126.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	114.95/cwt	114.95–114.95	1,137	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	48.20/cwt	45.00–52.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	113.91/cwt	113.00–115.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	171.02/cwt	155.00–176.50	831	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	915	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,136	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	143.37/cwt	135.00–149.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	116.87/cwt	116.50–118.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	809	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	672	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	776	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 176Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 34Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 2

No market comparisons with last week due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	617	122.00–124.00	123.32
10	—	541	127.00–131.00	130.60
2	—	558	122.00–125.00	123.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	128.00	128.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
3	—	466	124.00–126.00	125.35
4	—	636	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	392	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	720	113.00–115.00	113.91
1	—	925	91.00	91.00
7	—	809	109.50	109.50
2	—	672	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
1	—	875	83.00	83.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	483	112.00–115.00	113.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	148.00–165.00	161.27
26	—	751	129.00	129.00
31	—	730	130.00–133.25	131.88
12	—	585	148.00–159.00	157.22
7	—	447	171.00	171.00
6	—	632	146.00	146.00
10	—	486	155.00–176.50	171.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	822	135.00	135.00
53	—	915	124.10	124.10
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	904	118.00–121.50	120.79
73	—	815	123.50–130.00	129.36
3	—	660	129.00–133.00	131.66
63	—	989	114.95	114.95
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
2	—	392	167.00	167.00
3	—	571	149.00	149.00
2	—	702	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
4	—	830	116.50–118.00	116.87
4	—	792	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	171.00	171.00
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
3	—	657	116.00–123.00	118.31
5	—	503	135.00–149.00	143.37
1	—	350	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	66.00–70.00	67.17
8	—	1,421	59.00–65.00	62.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,269	65.00–71.00	67.49
11	—	1,249	57.00–64.00	60.56
2	—	1,213	54.00–55.00	54.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	58.00	58.00
5	—	1,096	45.00–52.00	48.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,993	100.00–107.00	103.66

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	—	1,175	65.00	65.00

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

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