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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 9

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 217▼ 67 vs year ago 243 · −27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 12▼ 9 vs year ago 43 · −20.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle market not fully established due to light run today and last Tuesday; however stronger undertone noted for steer calves under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher with good demand under light supply. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand under light supply.

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 $119.05/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$119.05

77 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	530	121.10	642	69
Medium and Large 2-3	585	101.57	594	7thin
Large 1-2	640	100.00	640	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $2 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 sale77 hd

119.05

—

KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd

123.79

−4.74

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	1,504	92.47	1,391	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	66.69	1,031	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	64.33	861	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	58.52	626	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	155.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	733	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	155.33/cwt	152.00–160.00	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 217Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	115.00–120.00	118.71
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
3	—	342	130.00–138.00	135.39
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
9	—	609	101.00–113.00	108.89
9	—	378	125.00–130.00	128.84
8	—	462	122.00–127.00	123.85

Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 9

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 217▼ 67 vs year ago 243 · −27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 12▼ 9 vs year ago 43 · −20.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $119.05/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$119.05

77 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

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	530	121.10	642	69
Medium and Large 2-3	585	101.57	594	7thin
Large 1-2	640	100.00	640	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $2 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 sale77 hd

119.05

—

KY average26 barns · 4,536 hd

123.79

−4.74

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	1,504	92.47	1,391	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	66.69	1,031	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	64.33	861	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	58.52	626	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	155.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	733	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	155.33/cwt	152.00–160.00	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 217Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	115.00–120.00	118.71
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
3	—	342	130.00–138.00	135.39
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
9	—	609	101.00–113.00	108.89
9	—	378	125.00–130.00	128.84
8	—	462	122.00–127.00	123.85

Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	392	144.66/cwt	142.00–146.00	567	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	101.53/cwt	94.00–104.00	849	4

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,374	88.27/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	100.13/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,637	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	626	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	61.61/cwt	59.00–63.00	760	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	800	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	67.70/cwt	64.00–73.00	940	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	747	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	68.25/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,114	3

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	924	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	132.00–136.00	134.80
4	—	576	120.00–125.00	121.29
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	135.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	463	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	487	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	123.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	572	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	134.80/cwt	132.00–136.00	656	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	121.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	108.89/cwt	101.00–113.00	663	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	621	115.87/cwt	115.00–117.00	720	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	707	103.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	734	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	717	88.75/cwt	88.00–91.00	636	4

1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	124.00	124.00
4	—	717	88.00–91.00	88.75
1	—	485	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	115.00–117.00	115.87
8	—	707	100.00–110.00	103.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	120.00–120.50	120.31
6	—	472	154.00–159.00	155.37
6	—	534	152.00–160.00	155.33
6	—	627	137.00	137.00
3	—	426	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	742	116.50	116.50
1	—	540	143.00	143.00
3	—	575	135.00–141.00	138.30
2	—	475	151.00	151.00
1	—	955	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	325	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	142.00–146.00	144.66
2	—	578	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
4	—	836	94.00–104.00	101.53
3	—	655	113.00	113.00
3	—	578	135.00–138.00	136.98
1	—	290	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	150.00–155.00	151.29
2	—	635	125.00	125.00
5	—	657	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	95.00–105.00	100.13
4	—	1,374	85.00–92.00	88.27
1	—	1,370	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	58.00–59.00	58.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	64.00–72.00	68.25
1	—	1,290	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	59.00–63.00	61.61
1	—	1,465	51.00	51.00
8	—	1,389	64.00–73.00	67.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	77.00	77.00