Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady on comparable quality. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower with lighter demand for light weight calves. Yearlings traded weak in a light test. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.92/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$123.92

245 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.26

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	128.67	667	192
Medium and Large 2-3	474	107.15	508	47
Small and Medium 1-2	375	103.06	386	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $281 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 sale245 hd

123.92

—

KY average28 barns · 4,678 hd

127.18

−3.26

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	1,707	97.75	1,669	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	67.47	983	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	64.47	800	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	56.61	585	16

Every lot, as filed

106 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 2-3	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	895.13/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	945	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,914	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	875	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	159.13/cwt	156.00–162.50	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,030	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	169.02/cwt	167.00–171.00	701	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	158.26/cwt	151.50–165.00	836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	143.42/cwt	138.50–144.10	954	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.49/cwt	117.00–125.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	117.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	504	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	129.77/cwt	128.00–134.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	129.70/cwt	124.00–132.00	693	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,010.22/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	13,335	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	110.45/cwt	108.00–116.00	515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	112.03/cwt	105.00–117.50	427	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	134.96/cwt	132.50–137.50	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	137.74/cwt	137.50–138.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.64/cwt	137.00–150.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	119.40/cwt	114.00–125.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	139.63/cwt	137.00–145.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.37/cwt	131.00–146.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	117.67/cwt	117.00–118.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	151.79/cwt	145.00–155.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	507	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	58.36/cwt	56.00–62.00	616	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	46.36/cwt	37.00–52.00	440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	65.04/cwt	63.00–68.00	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	69.27/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,011	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	62.97/cwt	60.00–64.00	914	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	69.08/cwt	66.00–74.00	881	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	62.91/cwt	59.00–66.00	752	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	56.48/cwt	50.00–59.00	711	8
Bulls	—	—	1,721	99.06/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,705	12
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	124.79/cwt	122.50–127.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	115.76/cwt	106.00–119.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.26/cwt	120.00–126.25	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.33/cwt	138.00–149.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	150.71/cwt	147.50–155.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.06/cwt	136.00–144.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	166.30/cwt	162.50–170.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	131.67/cwt	131.00–133.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.09/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	418	101.51/cwt	94.00–111.00	424	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	331	104.61/cwt	103.00–108.00	346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	135.75/cwt	129.00–139.00	637	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	136.22/cwt	126.00–137.75	770	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	108.70/cwt	102.50–115.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	105.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	112.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	98.06/cwt	95.00–102.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	719	90.24/cwt	89.00–92.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	107.01/cwt	103.00–110.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	112.40/cwt	109.00–117.50	381	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	125.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	764	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	288	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.00	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	736	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	649	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	836	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.50	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	115.25/cwt	110.00–118.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	389	178.84/cwt	171.00–180.00	696	7

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 388Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	845	115.00	115.00
2	—	357	150.00	150.00
2	—	790	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
8	—	610	120.00–126.00	125.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	156.00–162.50	159.13
11	—	767	134.25	134.25
13	—	622	140.00–143.00	141.54
14	—	415	167.00–171.00	169.02
22	—	528	151.50–165.00	158.26
32	—	665	138.50–144.10	143.42
7	—	389	171.00–180.00	178.84
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	125.00	125.00
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	707	120.00–126.25	125.26
8	—	560	138.00–149.00	144.33
5	—	431	147.50–155.00	150.71
4	—	765	127.00	127.00
4	—	516	136.00–144.00	139.06
4	—	372	162.50–170.00	166.30
3	—	603	131.00–133.00	131.67
2	—	677	124.50	124.50
2	—	323	160.00–168.00	164.09
1	—	900	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
11	—	850	128.25	128.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
12	—	477	137.00–150.00	144.64
10	—	710	114.00–125.00	119.40
9	—	519	137.00–145.00	139.63
8	—	422	140.00–150.00	143.87
4	—	808	109.00	109.00
4	—	576	131.00–146.00	135.37
3	—	761	117.00–118.00	117.67
3	—	317	145.00–155.00	151.79
2	—	373	150.00–158.00	153.87
1	—	1,040	76.00	76.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	111.00–113.00	112.00
2	—	478	132.50–137.50	134.96
2	—	423	137.50–138.00	137.74
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
6	—	519	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	707	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	288	119.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	117.00–125.00	119.49
14	—	577	110.00–125.00	117.64
17	—	413	120.00–124.00	121.94
5	—	326	122.50–127.00	124.79
4	—	637	106.00–119.00	115.76
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
2	—	215	126.00	126.00
2	—	682	105.00	105.00
2	—	918	84.00–85.00	84.50
3	—	258	124.00–127.50	125.24
4	—	509	110.00–118.00	115.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	128.00–134.00	129.77
13	—	534	124.00–132.00	129.70
34	—	469	129.00–139.00	135.75
48	—	565	126.00–137.75	136.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	108.00–116.00	110.45
8	—	381	105.00–117.50	112.03
2	—	288	102.50–115.00	108.70
3	—	575	100.00–110.00	105.13
4	—	415	110.00–117.00	112.82
4	—	613	95.00–102.00	98.06
5	—	719	89.00–92.00	90.24
6	—	520	103.00–110.00	107.01
7	—	339	109.00–117.50	112.40
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	94.00–111.00	101.51
3	—	331	103.00–108.00	104.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
5	—	377	135.00–137.00	135.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	736	117.00	117.00
18	—	649	128.75	128.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	800.00–1,000.00	895.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	850.00–1,085.00	1,010.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	520.00	520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	56.00–62.00	58.36
4	—	950	37.00–52.00	46.36
3	—	1,075	63.00–68.00	65.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,459	65.00–73.00	69.27
8	—	1,451	60.00–64.00	62.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,276	66.00–74.00	69.08
18	—	1,196	59.00–66.00	62.91
8	—	1,258	50.00–59.00	56.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,721	93.00–105.00	99.06
1	—	1,540	82.00	82.00

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle