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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 1

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 515 vs last sale 719▼ 600 vs year ago 804 · −74.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 32▼ 148 vs year ago 168 · −88.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 92 vs year ago 93 · −98.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather has created very soggy field conditions restricting cattle movement.

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 $116.52/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$116.52

109 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$22.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

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	751	117.43	882	104
Medium and Large 2-3	503	102.00	513	2thin
Large 1-2	566	94.67	536	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.76/cwt here — about $345 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 sale109 hd

116.52

—

KY average25 barns · 4,161 hd

124.32

−7.80

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	—	Average	1,779	89.20	1,587	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	51.27	676	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	40.98	436	8thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	318	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	557	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	354	172.21/cwt	172.00–173.00	610	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	170.11/cwt	169.00–170.50	731	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	153.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	778	17
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	951	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	127.95/cwt	126.00–129.00	485	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	127.90/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	114.75/cwt	113.00–116.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	532	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	110.47/cwt	110.00–112.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	110.37/cwt	109.00–113.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	724	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	908	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,060	62
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	134.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	124.75/cwt	124.00–128.00	727	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	113.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	946	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	87.04/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	46.88/cwt	44.00–51.00	464	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	35.08/cwt	24.00–43.50	399	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	690	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	718	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	43.18/cwt	41.00–46.00	612	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,308	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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 719Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 93

Market not fully established due to light receipts. Winter weather has created very soggy field conditions restricting cattle movement.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	126.00–129.00	127.95
5	—	667	108.50	108.50
7	—	603	109.00–113.00	110.37
2	—	322	120.00	120.00
4	—	586	110.00–112.00	110.47
5	—	525	113.00–116.00	114.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	127.00–130.00	127.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
1	—	305	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	908	116.75	116.75
1	—	830	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	532	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	506	144.00–155.00	153.72
2	—	767	124.00	124.00
4	—	643	131.00	131.00
4	—	682	130.50	130.50
5	—	318	175.00	175.00
2	—	700	127.00	127.00
11	—	430	169.00–170.50	170.11
5	—	354	172.00–173.00	172.21
2	—	485	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	137.00	137.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,075	88.00	88.00
4	—	526	129.00–136.00	134.30
8	—	583	124.00–128.00	124.75
3	—	687	110.00–116.00	113.99
1	—	470	142.00	142.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	130.00	130.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	345	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	85.00–90.00	87.04
1	—	1,995	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	44.00–51.00	46.88
4	—	1,138	24.00–43.50	35.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	55.00–56.00	55.50
1	—	1,170	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,418	41.00–46.00	43.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	850.00	850.00

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.