Sale reports / Kentucky / Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky / 2020-12-22

Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 22

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Dec 15Dec 22Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▼ 490 vs last sale 879▲ 389 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 99▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm in a light test. Good demand for yearling packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady 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 $129.94/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$129.94

196 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$43.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

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	627	130.76	820	192
Medium and Large 2-3	700	94.00	658	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	655	87.00	570	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.76/cwt here — about $251 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 sale196 hd

129.94

—

KY average15 barns · 2,393 hd

122.55

+7.39

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	1,786	84.75	1,514	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,544	54.15	836	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	45.16	600	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	37.65	439	7thin

Every lot

39 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. 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	469	153.28/cwt	151.00–156.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	151.57/cwt	151.00–153.00	817	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	137.43/cwt	129.00–143.50	837	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	119.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	860	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	139.90/cwt	139.90–139.90	1,039	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,020	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	120.97/cwt	119.00–123.00	512	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	133.40/cwt	133.40–133.40	816	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	106.99/cwt	103.00–110.00	720	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	906	80
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	725	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	718	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	91.59/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	86.11/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,590	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	36.76/cwt	34.00–41.00	427	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	512	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	42.39/cwt	40.00–45.00	570	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	56.70/cwt	54.00–60.00	860	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	51.92/cwt	49.00–53.00	814	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	822.55/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,718	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,435	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,938	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,363	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 (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Dec 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 879Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	84.00–88.00	86.11
2	—	1,793	90.00–93.00	91.59
1	—	1,590	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	54.00–60.00	56.70
8	—	1,568	49.00–53.00	51.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	43.00	43.00
6	—	1,161	34.00–41.00	36.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,344	40.00–45.00	42.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	2	—	1,303	800.00–850.00	822.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00

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
3	—	535	118.00	118.00
84	—	612	133.40	133.40
80	—	681	133.00	133.00
3	—	563	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	103.00–110.00	106.99
8	—	423	119.00–123.00	120.97
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
2	—	375	126.00	126.00
4	—	468	115.00–117.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
1	—	970	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	151.00–156.00	153.28
64	—	743	139.90	139.90
12	—	539	151.00–153.00	151.57
74	—	758	134.50	134.50
17	—	609	129.00–143.50	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	148.00	148.00
8	—	718	115.00–125.00	119.72
2	—	580	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00

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.