Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2019-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sold weak with moderate demand; except featherweight 350-400 lbs 5.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with light demand. Quality was plain through average. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.57/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −99.37 against this barn's trailing median of $214.95.

Average price

$115.57

187 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$24.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	120.81	675	103
Medium and Large 2-3	440	115.46	508	57
Small and Medium 1-2	449	95.85	430	27

One grade step is worth $24.96/cwt here — about $245 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.57, low $185.83, median $214.95 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale187 hd

115.57

—

KY average26 barns · 3,415 hd

118.07

−2.49

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.95

−99.37

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	1,483	73.06	1,084	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	52.05	740	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	50.01	624	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	40.64	439	27

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.42/cwt	121.00–137.00	802	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.47/cwt	121.00–137.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	125.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	398	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	106.88/cwt	102.50–116.00	549	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	113.19/cwt	110.00–114.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.20/cwt	119.00–132.00	632	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	125.27/cwt	120.00–133.00	590	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.78/cwt	111.00–128.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.38/cwt	116.00–125.00	698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.10/cwt	108.00–117.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	96.23/cwt	88.00–108.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.82/cwt	131.00–147.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	138.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	102.91/cwt	96.00–117.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.31/cwt	112.00–114.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	83.05/cwt	81.00–85.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	109.68/cwt	104.00–114.50	567	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	108.25/cwt	102.00–114.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	96.23/cwt	90.00–103.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	113.67/cwt	109.00–116.00	533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	110.55/cwt	105.00–118.00	402	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	113.88/cwt	105.00–118.00	494	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	101.35/cwt	96.00–105.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	104.73/cwt	101.00–108.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	691	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	123.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	561	92.45/cwt	91.00–100.00	519	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	100.40/cwt	90.00–105.00	420	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	461	93.98/cwt	89.00–108.00	433	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.50	419	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	231	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	202	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	48.35/cwt	48.00–49.00	550	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	51.83/cwt	48.00–55.00	741	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	56.49/cwt	55.00–59.00	871	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	37.74/cwt	33.00–44.00	404	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	45.49/cwt	44.00–47.00	491	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	45.41/cwt	44.00–47.00	502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	50.34/cwt	47.00–54.00	624	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	44.05/cwt	41.00–46.00	531	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	57.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	772	8
Bulls	—	—	1,507	74.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,129	10
Bulls	—	—	1,272	65.12/cwt	61.00–67.00	828	10
Bulls	—	—	1,859	85.20/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	115.03/cwt	112.50–121.00	496	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	477	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.51/cwt	132.00–143.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	127.22/cwt	123.00–129.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	159.40/cwt	157.50–160.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.52/cwt	157.50–159.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	751	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	466	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	517	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	526	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	537	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,035	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	97.42/cwt	94.00–101.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	98.97/cwt	97.00–101.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	98.76/cwt	93.00–102.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	88.99/cwt	87.00–91.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	96.75/cwt	94.00–100.00	515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	169.53/cwt	161.00–176.00	544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	2

How this sale compares

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 Nov 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 1,361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 314Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
1	—	945	107.00	107.00
2	—	697	111.00	111.00
4	—	863	110.00	110.00
7	—	504	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	620	121.00–137.00	129.42
8	—	524	121.00–137.00	132.47
8	—	418	132.00–143.00	136.51
5	—	721	123.00–129.00	127.22
4	—	872	127.00	127.00
4	—	469	133.00–139.00	134.97
4	—	310	157.50–160.00	159.40
3	—	767	120.00	120.00
3	—	365	157.50–159.00	158.52
2	—	655	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	118.00	118.00
2	—	612	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
4	—	466	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	526	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	164.00	164.00
11	—	321	161.00–176.00	169.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	115.00–117.00	116.34
6	—	566	115.00–119.00	117.63
2	—	422	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	517	104.00–114.50	109.68
15	—	575	102.00–114.00	108.25
13	—	723	90.00–103.00	96.23
11	—	469	109.00–116.00	113.67
11	—	364	105.00–118.00	110.55
9	—	434	105.00–118.00	113.88
7	—	667	96.00–105.00	101.35
7	—	636	101.00–108.00	104.73
2	—	802	86.00	86.00
2	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	990	78.00	78.00
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	121.00–125.00	123.94
1	—	310	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
2	—	420	94.00–101.00	97.42
2	—	585	97.00–101.00	98.97
4	—	471	93.00–102.00	98.76
6	—	622	87.00–91.00	88.99
10	—	532	94.00–100.00	96.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	316	120.00–130.00	125.88
8	—	514	102.50–116.00	106.88
5	—	484	110.00–114.00	113.19
2	—	652	94.00	94.00
2	—	617	97.50	97.50
2	—	580	111.00	111.00
17	—	431	112.50–121.00	115.03
12	—	390	120.00–125.00	122.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	517	119.00–132.00	122.20
16	—	471	120.00–133.00	125.27
14	—	622	111.00–128.00	118.78
14	—	580	116.00–125.00	120.38
7	—	671	108.00–117.00	115.10
6	—	831	88.00–108.00	96.23
4	—	424	128.00–135.00	132.20
4	—	363	131.00–147.00	140.82
4	—	282	135.00–140.00	138.76
3	—	760	96.00–117.00	102.91
3	—	710	112.00–114.00	113.31
3	—	335	136.00–144.00	140.30
2	—	923	81.00–85.00	83.05
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	91.00–100.00	92.45
6	—	418	90.00–105.00	100.40
4	—	461	89.00–108.00	93.98
3	—	393	106.00–107.50	106.50
3	—	231	87.50	87.50
1	—	540	93.00	93.00
1	—	310	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	48.00–49.00	48.35
18	—	1,070	33.00–44.00	37.74
6	—	1,079	44.00–47.00	45.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,429	48.00–55.00	51.83
6	—	1,541	55.00–59.00	56.49
3	—	1,105	44.00–47.00	45.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,239	47.00–54.00	50.34
12	—	1,206	41.00–46.00	44.05
8	—	1,334	55.00–60.00	57.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	70.00–80.00	74.94
10	—	1,272	61.00–67.00	65.12
5	—	1,859	82.00–88.00	85.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	475.00	475.00

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.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle