Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady on similar quality in a light test. Quality was plain through average. Extremely wet conditions over the weekend restricted cattle movement today. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows 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 $126.14/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −88.81 against this barn's trailing median of $214.95.

Average price

$126.14

142 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

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	562	133.16	748	77
Medium and Large 2-3	553	120.36	666	50
Small and Medium 1-2	390	109.35	427	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about $321 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 sale142 hd

126.14

—

KY average27 barns · 1,578 hd

130.85

−4.71

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.95

−88.81

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	1,722	91.21	1,570	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	62.61	860	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	59.21	732	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	47.56	471	20

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	717	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	504	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	109.10/cwt	100.00–115.00	456	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	373	108.18/cwt	100.00–113.00	404	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	347	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	347	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,017	748.69/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,614	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	165.23/cwt	162.50–168.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	378	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	658	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	121.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	354	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	666	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	125.67/cwt	124.00–127.00	730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	132.40/cwt	127.00–135.00	507	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	94.93/cwt	87.00–103.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	83.36/cwt	78.00–86.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	131.42/cwt	123.00–136.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	93.02/cwt	88.00–98.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.35/cwt	130.00–141.00	717	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	156.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	102.24/cwt	90.00–104.00	849	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.48/cwt	121.00–126.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.75/cwt	141.00–153.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.75/cwt	132.00–136.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.60/cwt	140.00–151.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	104.07/cwt	100.00–108.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	47.78/cwt	45.00–52.00	506	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	54.56/cwt	53.00–59.00	512	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	38.78/cwt	31.00–45.00	361	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.73/cwt	62.00–67.00	906	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	57.32/cwt	55.00–60.00	751	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	56.95/cwt	52.00–60.00	690	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	65.44/cwt	61.00–72.00	847	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	47.65/cwt	46.00–50.00	545	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	99.27/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,856	9
Bulls	—	—	1,446	84.57/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,223	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	68.21/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	131.53/cwt	127.00–140.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	142.04/cwt	135.00–148.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.50/cwt	131.00–136.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	108.61/cwt	104.00–116.00	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	81.73/cwt	77.00–96.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	108.55/cwt	95.00–117.00	360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	111.77/cwt	109.00–118.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	97.97/cwt	92.00–110.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	111.78/cwt	108.00–115.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	102.91/cwt	97.50–108.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	103.98/cwt	90.00–117.00	221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	587	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.29/cwt	110.00–123.00	625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	123.00/cwt	115.00–127.00	448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	120.17/cwt	120.00–121.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.48/cwt	110.00–124.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	123.81/cwt	123.00–124.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.52/cwt	113.00–117.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	960	1

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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 804Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 168Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
1	—	800	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	101.00	101.00
1	—	265	122.00	122.00
15	—	476	121.00–125.00	123.34
11	—	524	110.00–123.00	119.29
11	—	364	115.00–127.00	123.00
6	—	319	120.00–121.00	120.17
5	—	572	110.00–124.00	120.48
5	—	441	123.00–124.00	123.81
4	—	611	113.00–117.00	115.52
2	—	665	109.50	109.50
1	—	990	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	102.50	102.50
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	104.00–116.00	108.61
7	—	703	77.00–96.00	81.73
6	—	332	95.00–117.00	108.55
4	—	475	109.00–118.00	111.77
3	—	377	92.00–110.00	97.97
3	—	267	108.00–115.00	111.78
2	—	640	96.00	96.00
2	—	568	97.50–108.00	102.91
2	—	213	90.00–117.00	103.98
1	—	800	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	129.00	129.00
3	—	565	128.00–130.00	129.32
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	100.00–115.00	109.10
4	—	373	100.00–113.00	108.18
2	—	347	100.00	100.00
2	—	290	118.00–126.00	121.93
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	120.00–129.00	125.73
9	—	581	124.00–127.00	125.67
9	—	383	127.00–135.00	132.40
4	—	736	87.00–103.00	94.93
4	—	431	134.00–138.00	136.03
3	—	908	78.00–86.00	83.36
3	—	670	100.00–109.00	106.07
3	—	460	123.00–136.00	131.42
2	—	753	88.00–98.00	93.02
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	530	130.00–141.00	135.35
12	—	384	140.00–170.00	156.98
10	—	830	90.00–104.00	102.24
8	—	629	121.00–126.00	124.48
8	—	474	141.00–153.00	147.75
4	—	719	116.00–120.00	118.98
4	—	575	132.00–136.00	133.75
4	—	426	140.00–151.00	143.60
2	—	763	100.00–108.00	104.07
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	111.00	111.00
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	387	131.00	131.00
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	162.50–168.00	165.23
4	—	378	174.00	174.00
1	—	425	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	140.00–144.00	141.68
5	—	616	127.00–140.00	131.53
4	—	519	135.00–148.00	142.04
3	—	732	122.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	882	119.00	119.00
2	—	660	131.00–136.00	133.50
2	—	413	157.00–159.00	158.01
2	—	382	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,040	108.00	108.00
1	—	845	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	700.00–775.00	748.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	45.00–52.00	47.78
6	—	939	53.00–59.00	54.56
5	—	931	31.00–45.00	38.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,400	62.00–67.00	64.73
4	—	1,310	55.00–60.00	57.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,212	52.00–60.00	56.95
11	—	1,295	61.00–72.00	65.44
3	—	1,143	46.00–50.00	47.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,870	93.00–104.00	99.27
4	—	1,446	79.00–88.00	84.57
2	—	1,605	63.00–72.00	68.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle