Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.96/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$118.96

368 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$20.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	529	120.74	638	316
Medium and Large 2-3	482	108.28	522	51
Small and Medium 1-2	355	100.00	355	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.74/cwt here — about $283 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 sale368 hd

118.96

—

KY average28 barns · 8,945 hd

124.70

−5.75

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	1,567	84.49	1,324	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	53.91	743	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	51.47	635	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	42.68	464	17

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2-3	—	713	92.58/cwt	90.00–94.50	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.25/cwt	100.00–101.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	114.17/cwt	111.00–120.00	427	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	110.46/cwt	105.00–118.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	103.26/cwt	97.50–110.00	283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	109.32/cwt	109.00–110.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.59/cwt	110.00–124.00	622	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	118.59/cwt	111.00–120.00	689	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.76/cwt	132.00–143.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.10/cwt	147.00–149.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	153.12/cwt	145.00–161.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.11/cwt	127.50–135.00	810	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	142.36/cwt	141.75–150.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	144.64/cwt	143.00–148.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.79/cwt	124.00–129.50	970	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,157	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	705.46/cwt	700.00–710.00	8,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	813.33/cwt	775.00–910.00	9,296	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	855.13/cwt	825.00–885.00	12,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	898.80/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	12,628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	11,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	772	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	112.26/cwt	107.00–114.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	114.22/cwt	105.00–119.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	88.85/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,597	3
Bulls	—	—	1,223	77.94/cwt	74.00–81.50	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	636	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	175.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	170.60/cwt	169.00–171.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	136.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	149.26/cwt	143.00–150.00	869	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	139.86/cwt	136.50–141.00	894	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	138.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	921	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	159.29/cwt	151.00–167.50	757	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	133.72/cwt	131.00–136.50	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	136.30/cwt	130.50–138.25	1,055	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	158.23/cwt	149.00–162.50	824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	156.90/cwt	152.00–165.00	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	125.39/cwt	124.50–126.00	648	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	131.12/cwt	129.00–133.00	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.31/cwt	144.00–145.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	150.41/cwt	141.00–155.00	575	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	124.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	126.02/cwt	124.00–129.00	829	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	107.29/cwt	100.00–112.00	782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.51/cwt	129.00–139.00	750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	137.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	422	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	123.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	123.04/cwt	116.00–130.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	56.83/cwt	54.00–61.50	734	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	52.55/cwt	48.00–55.00	706	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	57.47/cwt	55.50–61.50	828	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	43.88/cwt	41.00–46.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	129.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	123.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	467	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.18/cwt	104.00–112.00	742	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	45.79/cwt	42.50–49.00	506	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	38.23/cwt	33.50–40.50	407	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	44.85/cwt	44.00–46.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	50.51/cwt	47.00–54.00	623	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.92/cwt	119.00–128.00	592	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	110.49/cwt	103.00–116.00	691	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	123.00/cwt	119.00–126.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	124.47/cwt	118.00–128.00	517	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	114.20/cwt	109.00–118.00	489	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	113.42/cwt	104.00–118.00	536	9

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 755Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	90.00–94.50	92.58
4	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.25
4	—	374	111.00–120.00	114.17
5	—	336	105.00–118.00	110.46
4	—	274	97.50–110.00	103.26
3	—	580	109.00–110.00	109.32
2	—	520	109.00	109.00
13	—	428	109.00–118.00	114.20
9	—	473	104.00–118.00	113.42
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	520	110.00–124.00	119.59
39	—	581	111.00–120.00	118.59
23	—	378	120.00–129.00	123.64
32	—	680	104.00–112.00	109.18
25	—	478	119.00–128.00	123.92
22	—	625	103.00–116.00	110.49
6	—	705	105.50	105.50
3	—	335	119.00–126.00	123.00
2	—	272	130.00	130.00
25	—	415	118.00–128.00	124.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	117.00–120.00	118.50
3	—	775	111.50	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
5	—	370	134.00–140.00	136.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	517	124.50–126.00	125.39
16	—	436	129.00–133.00	131.12
11	—	478	133.00	133.00
8	—	568	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	706	126.00	126.00
12	—	573	132.00–143.00	139.76
10	—	433	147.00–149.00	148.10
2	—	335	145.00–161.00	153.12
1	—	1,140	105.00	105.00
21	—	613	127.50–135.00	132.11
3	—	675	131.50	131.50
1	—	1,020	110.00	110.00
13	—	491	141.75–150.00	142.36
8	—	528	143.00–148.00	144.64
4	—	765	124.00–129.50	126.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
1	—	995	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	170.00–180.00	175.20
10	—	369	169.00–171.00	170.60
1	—	245	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	639	136.50–141.00	139.86
30	—	664	135.00–144.00	138.64
24	—	475	151.00–167.50	159.29
18	—	717	131.00–136.50	133.72
16	—	774	130.50–138.25	136.30
11	—	521	149.00–162.50	158.23
9	—	415	152.00–165.00	156.90
2	—	575	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	156.00	156.00
9	—	582	143.00–150.00	149.26
7	—	535	140.00–148.00	144.22
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
3	—	366	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	107.00–114.00	112.26
3	—	660	105.00–119.00	114.22
3	—	393	130.00–134.00	132.68
2	—	315	125.00–132.00	128.44
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
13	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.91
10	—	468	116.00–130.00	123.04
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	124.32
3	—	440	124.00–132.00	129.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	144.00–145.00	144.31
22	—	382	141.00–155.00	150.41
21	—	609	120.00–126.00	124.71
3	—	658	124.00–129.00	126.02
13	—	729	100.00–112.00	107.29
13	—	566	129.00–139.00	132.51
9	—	521	130.00–140.00	136.41
5	—	462	133.00–139.00	137.20
2	—	297	142.00	142.00
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	700.00–710.00	705.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,143	775.00–910.00	813.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,405	750.00–1,125.00	898.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,445	825.00–885.00	855.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	84.50–91.50	88.85
2	—	1,223	74.00–81.50	77.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,292	54.00–61.50	56.83
5	—	1,111	41.00–46.00	43.88
22	—	1,233	47.00–54.00	50.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,344	48.00–55.00	52.55
12	—	1,440	55.50–61.50	57.47
2	—	1,320	44.00–46.00	44.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,104	42.50–49.00	45.79
7	—	1,064	33.50–40.50	38.23

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle