Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to stockyards being closed for Holidays; however demand has improved for weaned 400-600 lb calves. Demand was also good for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.94/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$121.94

298 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$19.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

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	523	124.75	652	253
Large 1-2	470	117.00	550	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	483	105.06	507	41

One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $145 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 sale298 hd

121.94

—

KY average11 barns · 3,392 hd

125.72

−3.79

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	1,504	84.65	1,273	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	56.27	824	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	54.68	688	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	48.28	519	29

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	880	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	124.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	807	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.23/cwt	142.00–149.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	138.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.10/cwt	128.00–134.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	129.51/cwt	121.00–133.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.02/cwt	138.00–147.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	135.55/cwt	134.00–137.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	131.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.34/cwt	134.00–141.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	109.49/cwt	106.00–114.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,297	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	133.70/cwt	127.00–138.75	1,112	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	151.79/cwt	144.00–159.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.64/cwt	123.00–131.00	537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	117.03/cwt	109.00–118.00	740	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.17/cwt	115.00–126.00	698	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,006	625.54/cwt	600.00–660.00	6,293	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,092.07/cwt	1,035.00–1,175.00	12,941	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	638	126.58/cwt	125.00–133.00	808	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	676	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	879	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	553	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	670	108.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	104.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	165.79/cwt	162.00–175.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	165.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	141.56/cwt	137.50–145.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	133.87/cwt	132.00–136.00	510	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	138.17/cwt	131.00–144.00	446	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	163.29/cwt	159.00–168.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	155.39/cwt	152.00–159.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	149.97/cwt	142.50–156.00	777	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	153.20/cwt	151.00–156.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	159.27/cwt	153.00–165.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	145.26/cwt	142.50–155.00	832	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	139.96/cwt	138.00–140.50	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	131.20/cwt	123.00–134.00	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	134.94/cwt	132.00–135.50	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	124.52/cwt	121.00–128.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	3
Bulls	—	—	1,093	72.05/cwt	69.00–75.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	24,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	121.02/cwt	119.00–126.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	115.53/cwt	113.00–119.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	129.15/cwt	126.00–135.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	126.20/cwt	123.00–131.00	766	10
Bulls	—	—	1,467	81.88/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,201	11
Bulls	—	—	1,710	92.43/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,581	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.53/cwt	137.00–146.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.73/cwt	136.00–140.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	139.66/cwt	136.00–143.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	143.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	396	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	56.26/cwt	52.00–60.00	640	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	55.19/cwt	51.50–58.00	786	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	47.89/cwt	45.00–50.50	702	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	55.12/cwt	52.50–58.00	665	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	49.47/cwt	48.00–51.50	621	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	61.27/cwt	59.00–64.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.39/cwt	114.00–127.00	635	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	104.24/cwt	100.00–107.00	544	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	49.07/cwt	44.00–52.00	566	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	40.31/cwt	27.00–44.00	378	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	61.37/cwt	59.00–65.00	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	124.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	103.66/cwt	102.00–104.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	102.02/cwt	101.00–105.00	268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	108.14/cwt	104.00–111.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	115.62/cwt	105.00–123.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	586	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	110.77/cwt	107.00–117.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	842	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	101.51/cwt	98.00–105.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	130.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	761	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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 828Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 167Year ago 0

No trend available due to stockyards being closed for Holidays; however demand has improved for weaned 400-600 lb calves. Demand was also good for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls today.

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
1	—	880	103.00	103.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	835	112.00	112.00
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
22	—	638	125.00–133.00	126.58
7	—	676	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	580	106.00–114.00	109.49
4	—	522	100.00–107.00	104.24
2	—	200	110.00	110.00
2	—	313	110.00–112.00	110.96
6	—	607	102.00–104.00	103.66
6	—	263	101.00–105.00	102.02
5	—	487	104.00–111.00	108.14
3	—	380	107.00–117.00	110.77
2	—	842	81.00	81.00
2	—	668	98.00–105.00	101.51
2	—	405	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
13	—	424	123.00–131.00	126.64
14	—	632	109.00–118.00	117.03
22	—	571	115.00–126.00	122.17
2	—	343	124.00	124.00
34	—	519	114.00–127.00	122.39
9	—	374	115.00–130.00	124.09
9	—	671	105.00–123.00	115.62
29	—	470	120.00–128.00	124.77
5	—	280	130.00–135.00	130.91
2	—	728	104.00–105.00	104.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	117.00	117.00
3	—	670	106.00–110.00	108.64
3	—	618	100.00–107.00	104.62
2	—	717	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	137.50–145.00	141.56
16	—	381	132.00–136.00	133.87
15	—	323	131.00–144.00	138.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	515	123.00–134.00	131.20
6	—	416	132.00–135.50	134.94
4	—	586	121.00–128.00	124.52
3	—	711	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
2	—	685	121.00	121.00
2	—	807	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
2	—	928	115.00–120.00	117.45
4	—	561	121.00–133.00	129.51
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	122.00–126.00	124.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	125.00–127.00	125.68
6	—	435	142.00–149.00	144.23
6	—	511	136.00–140.00	138.67
8	—	719	128.00–134.00	131.10
9	—	478	138.00–147.00	145.02
9	—	641	134.00–137.00	135.55
14	—	661	129.00–135.00	131.03
17	—	580	134.00–141.00	137.34
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
15	—	1,015	127.75	127.75
20	—	832	127.00–138.75	133.70
6	—	750	126.00	126.00
9	—	386	144.00–159.00	151.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	337	162.00–175.00	165.79
10	—	371	160.00–170.00	165.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	518	142.50–156.00	149.97
11	—	462	151.00–156.00	153.20
9	—	728	136.00–137.00	136.66
9	—	427	153.00–165.00	159.27
27	—	573	142.50–155.00	145.26
13	—	621	138.00–140.50	139.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.50
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
8	—	661	113.00–119.00	115.53
7	—	426	126.00–135.00	129.15
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	305	131.00	131.00
2	—	270	130.00–131.00	130.47
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	117.00	117.00
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	149.00–150.00	149.33
2	—	373	159.00–168.00	163.29
2	—	413	152.00–159.00	155.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	119.00–126.00	121.02
1	—	970	89.00	89.00
10	—	607	123.00–131.00	126.20
6	—	420	137.00–146.00	140.53
4	—	560	136.00–140.00	137.73
4	—	371	140.00–150.00	144.52
3	—	462	136.00–143.00	139.66
3	—	303	148.00–150.00	148.66
2	—	533	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	885	88.00	88.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
10	—	276	142.00–148.00	143.58

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,035.00–1,175.00	1,092.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,006	600.00–660.00	625.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,685	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	69.00–75.00	72.05
11	—	1,467	78.00–85.00	81.88
12	—	1,710	86.00–100.00	92.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,138	52.00–60.00	56.26
10	—	1,154	44.00–52.00	49.07
10	—	937	27.00–44.00	40.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,424	51.50–58.00	55.19
4	—	1,466	45.00–50.50	47.89
11	—	1,540	59.00–65.00	61.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,207	52.50–58.00	55.12
10	—	1,256	48.00–51.50	49.47
6	—	1,507	59.00–64.00	61.27

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle