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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 21

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 777 vs last sale 909▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 163▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers too few to test market. Slaughter bulls light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.50/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$109.50

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	115.19	619	32
Medium and Large 2-3	546	97.37	531	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $88 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 sale47 hd

109.50

—

KY average21 barns · 3,103 hd

120.15

−10.64

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	1,742	83.09	1,447	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	52.86	791	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	52.21	655	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	41.58	474	15

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	659	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	768	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	125.47/cwt	123.00–128.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.71/cwt	122.00–126.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	659	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	758	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	129.74/cwt	129.50–130.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,057	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	112.59/cwt	107.50–117.50	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	124.54/cwt	124.00–126.00	455	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	127.69/cwt	127.00–128.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	121.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	114.81/cwt	110.00–117.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	112.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	106.33/cwt	104.00–109.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	106.86/cwt	103.00–109.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	734	76.46/cwt	70.00–78.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	377	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	146.30/cwt	140.00–152.50	429	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	142.36/cwt	141.00–143.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	115.01/cwt	106.00–119.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	109.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	522	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	324	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	72.72/cwt	71.00–74.00	984	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	93.45/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,990	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	47.00/cwt	45.00–49.00	525	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	37.07/cwt	33.00–43.00	425	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	646	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	46.79/cwt	44.00–48.00	563	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	52.08/cwt	49.00–56.00	656	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	59.07/cwt	57.00–63.00	766	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	52.17/cwt	48.00–55.00	758	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.00	649	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	59.62/cwt	56.50–63.00	1,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,143	675.05/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,716	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,171	608.88/cwt	575.00–675.00	7,130	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,217	695.29/cwt	675.00–710.00	8,462	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	792.48/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,652	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	824.70/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,804	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,915	1

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Dec 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 909Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 163Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers too few to test market. Slaughter bulls light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	92.00–95.00	93.45
2	—	1,353	71.00–74.00	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,118	45.00–49.00	47.00
1	—	1,175	55.00	55.00
9	—	1,147	33.00–43.00	37.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	57.00–63.00	59.07
6	—	1,204	44.00–48.00	46.79
13	—	1,260	49.00–56.00	52.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	44.00–45.00	44.51
4	—	1,684	56.50–63.00	59.62
15	—	1,452	48.00–55.00	52.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
5	—	676	106.00–119.00	115.01
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
3	—	792	108.00–111.00	109.67
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
3	—	485	141.00–143.00	142.36
2	—	293	140.00–152.50	146.30
1	—	400	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	112.50	112.50
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
2	—	280	130.00–140.00	134.82
1	—	445	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
3	—	620	122.00–126.00	124.71
2	—	475	140.00–143.00	141.55
1	—	970	109.00	109.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
6	—	568	134.00–139.00	135.16
1	—	505	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	129.50–130.00	129.74
2	—	680	127.50	127.50
4	—	428	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
3	—	472	147.00–150.00	149.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	123.00–128.00	125.47
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
2	—	363	137.50–140.00	138.79
5	—	659	115.00	115.00
1	—	835	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	124.00–126.00	124.54
5	—	542	110.00–117.00	114.81
5	—	682	103.00–109.00	106.86
3	—	622	104.00–109.00	106.33
5	—	481	118.00–124.00	121.15
3	—	563	110.00–117.00	112.61
1	—	860	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	127.00–128.00	127.69
3	—	511	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	107.00	107.00
5	—	734	70.00–78.00	76.46
2	—	275	107.50–117.50	112.59
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	111.00	111.00
2	—	583	106.00–107.00	106.51
2	—	483	111.00–112.00	111.49
1	—	620	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	62.00	62.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	700.00–850.00	792.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,310	725.00–1,050.00	824.70

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,171	575.00–675.00	608.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	675.00–710.00	695.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	650.00–700.00	675.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.