Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with best demand for weaned packages; over 600 lbs sold steady with moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; however featherweight heifers sold sharply higher mid-morning due to some farmer participation in the market. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.20/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$130.20

194 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

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	554	131.57	729	185
Small and Medium 1-2	275	103.83	286	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	101.08	543	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $186 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 sale194 hd

130.20

—

KY average27 barns · 5,533 hd

128.45

+1.75

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	—	Low	1,702	87.80	1,494	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	66.10	936	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	63.94	817	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	55.29	596	32

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	156.26/cwt	152.50–160.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	141.77/cwt	141.00–142.50	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	56.58/cwt	53.00–59.00	647	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	140.14/cwt	137.50–143.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	139.99/cwt	139.00–142.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.60/cwt	107.00–113.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	123.66/cwt	122.50–128.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.90/cwt	119.00–130.00	601	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	63.78/cwt	60.00–67.00	677	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	59.07/cwt	54.00–62.00	723	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	67.44/cwt	63.00–72.00	876	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	60.77/cwt	59.00–62.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	49.53/cwt	44.00–52.00	501	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	149.87/cwt	145.00–155.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	107.99/cwt	104.00–112.00	889	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	67.17/cwt	63.00–72.00	955	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	150.18/cwt	140.00–157.50	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.45/cwt	133.00–149.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	475	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	606	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	405	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.24/cwt	141.00–150.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	64.55/cwt	62.00–68.00	904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	80.42/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	97.60/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	212	126.59/cwt	122.50–130.00	268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	133.71/cwt	127.00–138.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	138.21/cwt	127.00–139.85	771	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	134.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	135.43/cwt	133.00–138.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	159.67/cwt	155.00–161.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	141.14/cwt	137.00–143.50	864	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	170.21/cwt	162.00–175.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,043	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	171.73/cwt	162.50–177.50	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	152.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	175.79/cwt	170.00–182.50	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	173.87/cwt	165.00–180.00	650	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	980	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	125.13/cwt	125.00–125.50	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,018	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,119	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	765	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	95.97/cwt	91.00–101.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	706.30/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,087	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	858	513.85/cwt	500.00–525.00	4,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	716	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	908.48/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	12,174	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	685.93/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,241.76/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	17,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	128.44/cwt	120.00–131.25	1,133	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	740	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	237	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.83/cwt	155.00–157.50	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.37/cwt	145.00–147.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	649	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	124.12/cwt	123.00–126.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	120.32/cwt	118.00–123.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.33/cwt	107.00–117.00	701	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 571Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
3	—	481	126.00	126.00
3	—	212	122.50–130.00	126.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	145.00–155.00	149.87
2	—	345	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	655	114.00–120.00	116.98
2	—	823	104.00–112.00	107.99
5	—	384	140.00–157.50	150.18
7	—	540	133.00–149.00	143.45
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
4	—	485	141.00–150.00	145.24
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	230	146.00	146.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	955	99.00	99.00
2	—	925	91.00–101.00	95.97
3	—	588	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	102.50	102.50
2	—	240	115.00–117.50	116.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	132.50	132.50
8	—	319	152.50–160.00	156.26
8	—	369	145.00–155.00	152.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
2	—	310	141.00–142.50	141.77
4	—	276	137.50–143.00	140.14
4	—	379	139.00–142.00	139.99
5	—	670	107.00–113.00	110.60
6	—	412	122.50–128.00	123.66
6	—	477	119.00–130.00	125.90
8	—	558	123.00–126.00	124.12
3	—	538	118.00–123.00	120.32
3	—	630	107.00–117.00	111.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	895	72.50	72.50
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	127.00–138.00	133.71
65	—	558	127.00–139.85	138.21
8	—	477	130.00–137.00	134.75
9	—	418	133.00–138.00	135.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	980	105.50	105.50
11	—	624	125.00–125.50	125.13
4	—	1,018	96.00	96.00
5	—	1,119	94.00	94.00
3	—	765	118.00–119.00	118.67
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	107.50	107.50
1	—	290	109.00	109.00
1	—	315	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	505	155.00–161.00	159.67
11	—	612	137.00–143.50	141.14
12	—	463	162.00–175.00	170.21
25	—	764	136.50	136.50
5	—	664	137.50	137.50
4	—	563	154.50	154.50
18	—	427	162.50–177.50	171.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	170.00–182.50	175.79
10	—	374	165.00–180.00	173.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
2	—	825	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	1,017	110.00	110.00
16	—	882	120.00–131.25	128.44
2	—	610	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	660	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,105	105.00	105.00
2	—	470	157.50	157.50
3	—	426	155.00–157.50	155.83
3	—	527	145.00–147.00	146.37
3	—	758	120.00	120.00
3	—	951	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,143	53.00–59.00	56.58
6	—	1,062	60.00–67.00	63.78
12	—	1,011	44.00–52.00	49.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	53.00	53.00
10	—	1,224	54.00–62.00	59.07
17	—	1,299	63.00–72.00	67.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	59.00–62.00	60.77
20	—	1,422	63.00–72.00	67.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	62.00–68.00	64.55
3	—	1,423	77.00–84.00	80.42
7	—	1,908	92.00–103.00	97.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	675.00–725.00	706.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	675.00–700.00	685.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	500.00–525.00	513.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	750.00–1,150.00	908.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,388	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,241.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	750.00	750.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle