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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

363 head

▼ 634 vs last sale 997▲ 231 vs year ago 132 · +175.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 123▼ 16 vs year ago 85 · −18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 7 vs year ago 22 · −31.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.83/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$155.83

147 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

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	686	156.41	1,074	144
Large 1-2	710	131.00	930	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	620	130.00	806	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	400	122.50	490	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $584 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 sale147 hd

155.83

—

KY average22 barns · 5,116 hd

155.73

+0.10

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	—	Low	1,626	87.00	1,414	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	61.55	895	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	54.90	694	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	48.29	531	13

Every lot

86 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	178.73/cwt	170.00–184.00	584	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	613	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	172.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	158.79/cwt	158.00–160.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	155.18/cwt	144.00–166.00	967	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	142.36/cwt	140.00–146.00	962	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,012	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	827	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,294	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,181	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	218	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	264	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	352	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	117.07/cwt	112.00–122.50	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	133.28/cwt	132.00–140.00	509	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	131.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	141.99/cwt	139.00–145.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.50	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	140.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	145.09/cwt	141.00–148.00	775	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	135.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	771	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	112.30/cwt	111.00–115.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	132.10/cwt	131.00–134.00	806	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	814	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	927	78.41/cwt	76.00–80.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	988	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	731	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	210	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	237	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	379	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	634	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	142.47/cwt	138.00–151.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	131.59/cwt	130.00–132.00	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	126.24/cwt	117.00–131.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	382	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	325	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	362	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	409	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	590	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	378	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	384	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	423	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	68.67/cwt	68.00–69.00	858	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	87.30/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,988	100.59/cwt	95.00–106.00	2,000	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	44.90/cwt	36.00–49.00	465	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	52.25/cwt	50.00–54.00	615	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	56.65/cwt	54.00–58.00	713	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	49.71/cwt	44.00–53.00	628	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	62.34/cwt	62.00–63.00	799	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	56.92/cwt	54.00–60.50	808	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	65.42/cwt	60.50–70.00	963	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	740	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	943	605.57/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,711	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,979	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	13,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,928	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,480	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,540	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 997Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 123Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 22

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	827	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
5	—	602	135.00–137.00	136.20
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
1	—	875	135.00	135.00
11	—	327	170.00–184.00	178.73
2	—	480	173.00	173.00
4	—	825	137.00	137.00
3	—	360	170.00–171.00	170.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	158.00–160.00	158.79
13	—	623	144.00–166.00	155.18
9	—	703	144.00	144.00
8	—	565	168.00	168.00
4	—	419	165.00–175.00	172.58
10	—	676	140.00–146.00	142.36
2	—	465	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	132.00–140.00	133.28
7	—	419	128.00–135.00	131.68
3	—	463	125.00–127.50	125.81
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
2	—	550	127.00	127.00
3	—	651	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	111.00–115.00	112.30
2	—	363	112.00–122.50	117.07
1	—	735	79.00	79.00
1	—	830	74.00	74.00
5	—	927	76.00–80.00	78.41
1	—	315	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
2	—	633	112.00–115.00	113.51
2	—	218	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	457	122.00	122.00
2	—	988	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	130.00–138.00	135.67
12	—	465	136.00–145.00	140.48
6	—	437	139.00–145.00	141.99
2	—	352	141.00	141.00
31	—	534	141.00–148.00	145.09
11	—	610	131.00–134.00	132.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	64.00	64.00
3	—	545	75.00	75.00
1	—	755	56.00	56.00
1	—	620	62.00	62.00
3	—	470	77.00	77.00
2	—	382	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
3	—	513	138.00–151.00	142.47
2	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,000	106.00	106.00
1	—	620	134.00	134.00
3	—	667	117.00–131.00	126.24
1	—	836	127.00	127.00
5	—	388	163.50	163.50
2	—	590	132.00	132.00
2	—	483	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	240	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	108.00	108.00
5	—	564	130.00–132.00	131.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	50.00–54.00	52.25
7	—	1,035	36.00–49.00	44.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	49.00	49.00
14	—	1,472	60.50–70.00	65.42
9	—	1,420	54.00–60.50	56.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	62.00–63.00	62.34
8	—	1,259	54.00–58.00	56.65
7	—	1,263	44.00–53.00	49.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	68.00–69.00	68.67
4	—	1,988	95.00–106.00	100.59
2	—	1,465	85.00–90.00	87.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	825.00	825.00

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)	1	—	985	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	600.00–610.00	605.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.