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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 15

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 489 vs last sale 505▼ 548 vs year ago 564 · −97.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 76▼ 72 vs year ago 107 · −67.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 26▼ 25 vs year ago 26 · −96.2%

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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 $106.50/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$106.50

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$54.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.30

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	489	117.37	574	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	735	63.00	463	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.37/cwt here — about $111 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 sale10 hd

106.50

—

KY average16 barns · 1,337 hd

121.80

−15.30

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	1,625	103.66	1,685	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	79.19	1,257	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	76.66	998	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	57.79	571	9thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	599	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	111.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	902	51.05/cwt	45.00–55.00	460	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	56.68/cwt	56.00–57.00	531	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	71.84/cwt	69.00–75.00	860	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	77.97/cwt	77.00–79.00	963	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	81.47/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,146	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	73.29/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,136	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	80.67/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,287	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 505Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 76Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 26Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	56.00–57.00	56.68
1	—	900	41.00	41.00
2	—	1,235	77.00–79.00	77.97
3	—	902	45.00–55.00	51.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	79.00–82.00	81.47
5	—	1,197	69.00–75.00	71.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	71.00–76.00	73.29
8	—	1,596	78.00–84.00	80.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	105.00–109.00	106.99
1	—	1,730	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	111.00	111.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
4	—	539	107.00–115.00	111.49
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
1	—	300	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	63.00	63.00
1	—	800	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	152.00–159.00	155.59

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00

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.