Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower with light demand. Dow Jones down nearly 3,000 points today. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.42/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$128.42

222 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.26

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	632	129.72	819	209
Medium and Large 2-3	635	108.78	691	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	100.25	476	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $343 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 sale222 hd

128.42

—

KY average27 barns · 5,869 hd

137.67

−9.26

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	1,793	94.22	1,689	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	63.54	962	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	59.55	722	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	51.00	524	14

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	912	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	124.32/cwt	124.00–124.50	768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	141.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	148.45/cwt	148.00–150.00	766	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	127.24/cwt	123.00–128.00	795	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	146.00/cwt	141.00–151.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	127.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	750	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.31/cwt	116.00–123.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	139.91/cwt	132.00–145.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.84/cwt	130.00–131.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.60/cwt	137.00–138.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	108.25/cwt	106.00–115.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	172.26/cwt	172.00–173.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	678	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	825	116.95/cwt	116.95–116.95	965	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	53.92/cwt	51.00–59.00	557	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	45.24/cwt	34.00–52.00	461	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	61.01/cwt	58.00–64.00	894	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	66.84/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,054	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	57.85/cwt	43.00–63.00	684	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	67.27/cwt	66.00–70.00	888	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,952	97.92/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,911	7
Bulls	—	—	1,422	85.58/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,095	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,296	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	583	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	449	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	741	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	571	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	529	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	112.07/cwt	107.50–114.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	75.00/cwt	70.00–78.00	566	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Value Added	—	390	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	361	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	125.65/cwt	113.00–130.00	485	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	127.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.94/cwt	119.00–122.50	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	125.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.16/cwt	125.00–140.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	140.27/cwt	137.50–143.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	90.91/cwt	84.00–97.50	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	96.12/cwt	92.00–100.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	99.25/cwt	97.50–101.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	124.55/cwt	124.00–126.00	569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	116.82/cwt	114.00–121.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	124.44/cwt	121.00–125.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	124.18/cwt	116.00–127.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	91.68/cwt	83.00–100.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	112.29/cwt	104.00–114.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	82.65/cwt	80.00–84.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	106.31/cwt	103.00–113.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	633	102.42/cwt	98.00–111.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	128.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	110.59/cwt	108.00–113.00	518	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	611	2

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 Mar 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 863Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 101Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 lower with light demand. Dow Jones down nearly 3,000 points today. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	912	90.00	90.00
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
1	—	775	99.00	99.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
4	—	386	113.00–130.00	125.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	142.50	142.50
17	—	589	125.00–132.00	127.32
9	—	626	116.00–123.00	120.31
7	—	331	132.00–145.00	139.91
6	—	528	130.00–131.00	130.84
5	—	424	137.00–138.00	137.60
4	—	1,042	80.00	80.00
4	—	753	106.00–115.00	108.25
4	—	670	117.00–122.00	119.76
3	—	810	106.00	106.00
3	—	726	110.00	110.00
2	—	867	96.00	96.00
2	—	468	129.00–132.00	130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	516	148.00–150.00	148.45
21	—	625	123.00–128.00	127.24
12	—	471	147.00	147.00
6	—	431	141.00–151.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	172.00–173.00	172.26
3	—	355	170.00	170.00
61	—	825	116.95	116.95
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.50	92.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
7	—	379	130.00–134.00	132.33
6	—	567	120.00–128.00	124.70
6	—	518	119.00–122.50	121.94
4	—	489	122.00–129.00	125.28
4	—	430	125.00–140.00	136.16
2	—	293	137.50–143.00	140.27
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	124.00–124.50	124.32
3	—	423	140.00–144.00	141.28
2	—	678	117.00	117.00
2	—	395	146.00	146.00
2	—	317	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	112.50	112.50
1	—	310	114.00	114.00
2	—	468	108.00–113.00	110.59
1	—	415	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	120.00–124.00	122.05
2	—	775	80.00	80.00
2	—	528	113.00–118.00	115.46
2	—	490	121.00	121.00
2	—	388	126.00–130.00	127.96
1	—	835	70.00	70.00
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	133.00	133.00
1	—	235	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	107.50–114.00	112.07
3	—	755	70.00–78.00	75.00
2	—	435	84.00–97.50	90.91
2	—	335	92.00–100.00	96.12
2	—	295	97.50–101.00	99.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	124.00–126.00	124.55
7	—	513	114.00–121.00	116.82
7	—	426	121.00–125.00	124.44
4	—	577	114.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	116.00–127.00	124.18
6	—	627	83.00–100.00	91.68
6	—	410	104.00–114.00	112.29
3	—	703	80.00–84.00	82.65
3	—	538	103.00–113.00	106.31
2	—	580	107.00	107.00
2	—	378	120.00–122.00	121.03
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	123.00	123.00
1	—	235	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	98.00–111.00	102.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	125.00–132.00	128.98
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	77.00	77.00
3	—	741	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	51.00–59.00	53.92
6	—	1,018	34.00–52.00	45.24
2	—	1,038	59.00–60.00	59.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,465	58.00–64.00	61.01
10	—	1,577	65.00–69.00	66.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,183	43.00–63.00	57.85
7	—	1,320	66.00–70.00	67.27
1	—	1,175	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,952	90.00–104.00	97.92
3	—	1,422	81.00–89.00	85.58

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)	1	—	1,205	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	575.00	575.00

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

Steers · 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