Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with moderate demand; very good demand for lightweight weaned steers. Quality was good through attractive. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.76/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$119.76

218 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

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	518	121.99	632	187
Medium and Large 2-3	482	107.33	517	28
Small and Medium 1-2	397	96.67	384	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about $248 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 sale218 hd

119.76

—

KY average28 barns · 7,628 hd

125.86

−6.10

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	1,855	87.51	1,623	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	59.33	926	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	52.61	654	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	45.17	470	30

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2	—	503	143.65/cwt	141.00–145.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.67/cwt	126.00–136.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	141.29/cwt	133.00–143.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	155.59/cwt	151.50–162.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	124.27/cwt	121.00–126.00	523	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.28/cwt	114.00–123.50	696	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	113.13/cwt	108.00–119.00	518	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	123.61/cwt	120.00–127.50	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	123.79/cwt	119.00–127.00	578	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	118.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.06/cwt	141.00–150.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	541	125.75/cwt	124.00–133.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	137.26/cwt	137.00–137.50	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	640.58/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	112.02/cwt	108.00–116.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	760.04/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,561	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	634.15/cwt	585.00–675.00	8,244	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	133.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	131.13/cwt	127.50–135.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	686	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	160.67/cwt	160.00–166.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	167.31/cwt	163.00–171.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	153.41/cwt	151.00–155.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	878	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	159.90/cwt	150.00–169.50	753	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	152.61/cwt	150.50–156.50	783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	162.51/cwt	151.00–173.00	696	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	136.55/cwt	136.50–137.00	896	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	122.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	637	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	129.61/cwt	127.00–132.00	546	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.61/cwt	138.00–148.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.85/cwt	135.00–149.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.13/cwt	143.00–157.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	133.72/cwt	132.00–135.00	681	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	92.34/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	146.49/cwt	143.00–159.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	119.44/cwt	112.00–122.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	151.34/cwt	142.00–163.00	440	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	235	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	127.25/cwt	122.00–133.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	115.17/cwt	109.00–118.50	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	123.00/cwt	118.00–127.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	807	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	110.85/cwt	110.00–112.50	257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	60.72/cwt	57.00–67.00	976	12
Bulls	—	—	1,305	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	953	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	53.07/cwt	50.00–57.00	567	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	39.26/cwt	36.00–42.00	408	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	46.47/cwt	43.00–50.00	480	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	650	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	123.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	59.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	786	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	45.50/cwt	42.00–49.00	529	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	53.03/cwt	49.00–56.00	666	13

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 908Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	141.00–145.00	143.65
3	—	615	126.00–136.00	132.67
1	—	315	154.00	154.00
1	—	285	173.00	173.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
1	—	820	128.00	128.00
3	—	481	146.00–147.00	146.66
3	—	763	127.00	127.00
9	—	556	133.00–143.00	141.29
11	—	373	151.50–162.00	155.59
3	—	433	141.00–150.00	147.06
2	—	660	131.00–136.00	133.50
1	—	900	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
2	—	235	137.00–137.50	137.26
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
2	—	638	108.00–116.00	112.02
2	—	515	129.00–131.00	130.00
2	—	477	139.00	139.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	124.00–133.00	125.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	160.00–166.00	160.67
7	—	370	163.00–171.00	167.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	635	137.00–139.00	138.34
21	—	471	150.00–169.50	159.90
4	—	556	148.00	148.00
2	—	750	135.00	135.00
19	—	513	150.50–156.50	152.61
16	—	428	151.00–173.00	162.51
10	—	656	136.50–137.00	136.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
14	—	421	121.00–126.00	124.27
16	—	579	114.00–123.50	120.28
2	—	265	120.00–127.50	123.61
2	—	947	89.00	89.00
32	—	467	119.00–127.00	123.79
7	—	518	115.00–122.00	118.73
9	—	380	120.00–130.00	125.02
9	—	661	115.00–116.00	115.33
7	—	324	118.00–127.00	123.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
18	—	633	110.00–117.00	114.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	108.00–119.00	113.13
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
2	—	290	111.00	111.00
2	—	575	108.00–110.00	108.97
2	—	657	100.00	100.00
2	—	718	85.00–87.00	85.99
2	—	807	80.00	80.00
3	—	232	110.00–112.50	110.85
6	—	415	116.00–117.00	116.34
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	600	120.00	120.00
4	—	810	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	104.00	104.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	135.00	135.00
3	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	485	133.25	133.25
15	—	520	121.00–125.00	122.41
10	—	421	127.00–132.00	129.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	129.00–136.00	133.63
2	—	735	103.00	103.00
2	—	378	127.50–135.00	131.13
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
11	—	586	122.00–133.00	127.25
8	—	674	109.00–118.50	115.17
5	—	460	120.00–125.00	123.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	151.00–155.00	153.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	128.00	128.00
2	—	982	86.00	86.00
10	—	486	138.00–148.00	140.61
7	—	423	135.00–149.00	143.85
6	—	377	143.00–157.00	150.13
4	—	509	132.00–135.00	133.72
5	—	329	143.00–159.00	146.49
4	—	724	112.00–122.00	119.44
4	—	291	142.00–163.00	151.34
2	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	240	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	110.00–120.00	115.16
1	—	235	112.50	112.50
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	115.00	115.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	700.00–800.00	760.04
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	585.00–675.00	634.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	575.00–700.00	640.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,038	91.00–94.00	92.34
1	—	1,305	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	52.00	52.00
12	—	1,607	57.00–67.00	60.72
1	—	1,300	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,069	50.00–57.00	53.07
10	—	1,039	36.00–42.00	39.26
15	—	1,033	43.00–50.00	46.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	57.00–63.00	59.94
8	—	1,162	42.00–49.00	45.50
13	—	1,255	49.00–56.00	53.03

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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Slaughter Cattle