Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand in a light test. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand in a light test. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.03/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$117.03

49 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$14.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

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	520	119.13	620	42
Medium and Large 2-3	420	104.43	439	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.69/cwt here — about $181 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 sale49 hd

117.03

—

KY average25 barns · 2,104 hd

119.71

−2.68

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	1,602	101.24	1,621	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	80.07	1,188	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	77.29	998	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	67.12	690	23

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	358	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	120.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	120.40/cwt	120.00–120.50	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	113.55/cwt	110.00–116.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	111.31/cwt	108.00–113.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	117.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	134.04/cwt	133.00–135.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,423	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	143.38/cwt	140.00–148.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	323	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	64.88/cwt	63.00–69.00	650	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	75.42/cwt	71.00–79.00	857	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	58.30/cwt	55.00–61.00	529	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	83.33/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,288	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	73.55/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,000	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	80.55/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,059	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	74.45/cwt	68.00–78.00	916	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	64.90/cwt	62.00–67.00	885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,836	109.90/cwt	106.00–114.00	2,018	12
Bulls	—	—	1,356	94.29/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,279	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,983	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	70.09/cwt	67.00–73.00	398	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.21/cwt	139.00–154.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	129.98/cwt	126.00–134.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	142.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	141.60/cwt	137.00–144.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	91.46/cwt	90.00–93.00	478	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 467Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	110.00–116.00	113.06
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	320	112.00	112.00
2	—	523	90.00–93.00	91.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	116.00–121.00	120.00
7	—	415	125.00–135.00	129.97
5	—	536	120.00–120.50	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	110.00–116.00	113.55
3	—	677	108.00–113.00	111.31
3	—	420	116.00–120.00	117.29
3	—	373	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	625	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	885	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	133.00–135.00	134.04
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	140.00–148.00	143.38
3	—	376	138.00	138.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
1	—	315	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	142.50	142.50
1	—	205	157.50	157.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	67.00–73.00	70.09
1	—	760	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	137.00	137.00
2	—	735	123.00	123.00
1	—	405	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	139.00–154.00	144.21
4	—	605	126.00–134.00	129.98
4	—	511	135.00–150.00	142.80
4	—	471	150.00–157.00	154.52
3	—	570	137.00–144.00	141.60
2	—	200	157.50	157.50
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	84.00	84.00
12	—	1,836	106.00–114.00	109.90
10	—	1,356	88.00–103.00	94.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,002	63.00–69.00	64.88
8	—	1,136	71.00–79.00	75.42
5	—	907	55.00–61.00	58.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,546	78.00–88.00	83.33
5	—	1,360	70.00–76.00	73.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,315	78.00–87.00	80.55
17	—	1,231	68.00–78.00	74.45
4	—	1,363	62.00–67.00	64.90

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	—	1,170	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	775.00	775.00

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