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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 19

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

537 head

▼ 596 vs last sale 1,133▼ 527 vs year ago 1,064 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 21 vs year ago 77 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday market mixed with feeder steers trading steady on good quality weaned packages to 2.00 lower on fleshy offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $129.08/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$129.08

309 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

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	696	130.02	905	289
Medium and Large 2-3	696	115.63	804	20

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $100 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 sale309 hd

129.08

—

KY average29 barns · 8,036 hd

131.32

−2.24

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	1,724	85.22	1,469	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	56.25	898	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	53.89	694	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	42.91	448	6thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	163.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	667	5
Steers

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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 1,133Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	766	113.50	113.50
10	—	627	114.00	114.00
2	—	855	112.00	112.00
10	—	671	114.00–116.00	115.38
9	—	921	107.50	107.50
3	—	745	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 19

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

537 head

▼ 596 vs last sale 1,133▼ 527 vs year ago 1,064 · −49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 21 vs year ago 77 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $129.08/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$129.08

309 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

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	696	130.02	905	289
Medium and Large 2-3	696	115.63	804	20

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $100 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 sale309 hd

129.08

—

KY average29 barns · 8,036 hd

131.32

−2.24

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	1,724	85.22	1,469	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	56.25	898	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	53.89	694	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	42.91	448	6thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	610	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	163.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.53/cwt	141.00–144.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	667	5
Steers

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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 1,133Year ago 1,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	766	113.50	113.50
10	—	627	114.00	114.00
2	—	855	112.00	112.00
10	—	671	114.00–116.00	115.38
9	—	921	107.50	107.50
3	—	745	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	423	132.17/cwt	131.00–133.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	121.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	639	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	107.08/cwt	103.00–109.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	124.03/cwt	117.00–128.50	700	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	112.57/cwt	109.00–115.00	643	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	98.40/cwt	95.00–102.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	627	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	715	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	110.36/cwt	109.00–111.00	699	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	108.01/cwt	104.00–111.00	719	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	671	115.38/cwt	114.00–116.00	774	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	766	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	869	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	83.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	921	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	990	9

Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	152.74/cwt	149.00–159.00	574	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	137.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	128.21/cwt	124.00–130.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	126.16/cwt	125.00–127.00	734	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	111.79/cwt	109.00–115.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	108.15/cwt	106.00–109.00	712	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	839	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	867	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	93.43/cwt	89.00–99.00	812	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,095	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,172	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	89.63/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,604	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	39.10/cwt	35.00–41.00	403	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	541	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	54.37/cwt	52.00–56.00	652	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	46.59/cwt	40.00–51.00	603	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	60.62/cwt	57.00–63.00	840	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	54.47/cwt	52.00–56.00	768	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	46.30/cwt	44.00–48.00	714	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,696	59.77/cwt	58.00–66.00	1,014	11

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,416	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,848	1,087.82/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	20,103	2

3	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
11	—	666	104.00–111.00	108.01
3	—	468	120.00–124.00	121.35
3	—	377	133.00–134.00	133.67
6	—	633	109.00–111.00	110.36
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
3	—	500	113.00–116.00	114.00
14	—	571	109.00–115.00	112.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	131.00–133.00	132.17
3	—	528	121.00	121.00
38	—	564	117.00–128.50	124.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
1	—	360	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	81.00	81.00
3	—	622	95.00–102.00	98.40
2	—	828	80.00–87.00	83.57
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
3	—	531	103.00–109.00	107.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	124.00–130.00	128.21
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
3	—	760	110.00–111.00	110.33
5	—	641	109.00–115.00	111.79
3	—	670	113.00	113.00
2	—	488	133.00–142.00	137.48
4	—	869	89.00–99.00	93.43
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,085	60.00	60.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
4	—	376	149.00–159.00	152.74
7	—	582	125.00–127.00	126.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	107.00	107.00
2	—	867	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	106.00–109.00	108.15
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
3	—	368	140.00–141.00	140.66
1	—	610	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
10	—	916	110.00–113.50	113.16
33	—	809	118.25–120.00	118.52
5	—	533	135.00–136.00	135.62
14	—	763	117.00–119.50	119.10
2	—	435	141.00–144.00	142.53
44	—	734	116.00–120.50	118.37
8	—	639	125.00–127.00	125.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	160.00–168.00	163.93
12	—	538	151.00–152.00	151.33
69	—	740	132.25	132.25
5	—	479	156.50	156.50
71	—	631	131.50–137.00	135.20
5	—	793	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
3	—	733	110.00	110.00
11	—	819	105.00	105.00
5	—	487	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	164.00	164.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	35.00–41.00	39.10
2	—	1,070	50.00–51.00	50.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	44.00–48.00	46.30
11	—	1,696	58.00–66.00	59.77
5	—	1,410	52.00–56.00	54.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	52.00–56.00	54.37
6	—	1,386	57.00–63.00	60.62
6	—	1,295	40.00–51.00	46.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,790	87.00–92.00	89.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	—	1,848	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.82