Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher in a limited comparison with good demand for weaned packages. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher in a limited comparison. Yearling steers sold 1.00 lower in a limited comparison. Yearling heifers no comparison with last week. Quality was good through attractive. Slaughter cows sold fully 12.00 to 20.00 lower under heavy supply with light demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.61/cwt on 580 head.

Average price

$127.61

580 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

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	618	127.92	791	560
Large 1-2	575	123.00	707	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	417	121.12	505	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	427	112.31	480	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $311 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 sale580 hd

127.61

—

KY average28 barns · 4,869 hd

129.82

−2.20

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	1,727	92.59	1,599	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	58.85	893	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	57.27	724	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	49.55	538	43

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,856	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	869.44/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,598	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	891.41/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.68/cwt	141.00–150.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	136.31/cwt	132.00–141.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	140.79/cwt	138.00–145.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	137.65/cwt	136.00–141.00	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	134.26/cwt	131.00–137.00	765	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	126.38/cwt	124.00–130.00	775	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	880	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	852	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	125.72/cwt	124.00–127.50	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	114.60/cwt	112.00–117.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	169.97/cwt	160.00–175.00	896	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	154.38/cwt	153.50–161.00	909	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	573.70/cwt	550.00–600.00	6,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	104.35/cwt	104.00–108.00	880	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	116.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	148.01/cwt	140.00–152.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	165.65/cwt	160.00–177.00	711	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	166.33/cwt	164.00–171.00	782	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	603	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	132.84/cwt	129.00–138.00	413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	106.78/cwt	105.00–107.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	433	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	485	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	370	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	396	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	45.21/cwt	40.00–49.00	493	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	52.33/cwt	50.00–54.00	562	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	56.15/cwt	55.00–58.00	622	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	60.42/cwt	57.00–64.00	950	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	55.54/cwt	53.00–57.00	780	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	59.65/cwt	58.00–64.00	771	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	55.53/cwt	53.00–57.00	686	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	50.04/cwt	49.00–52.00	613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	99.41/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,779	16
Bulls	—	—	1,605	89.91/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,443	14
Bulls	—	—	1,898	74.66/cwt	64.00–81.00	1,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	776.83/cwt	760.00–795.00	10,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	172.21/cwt	161.00–180.00	816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	943	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	679	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	114.16/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,043	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	119.85/cwt	119.75–122.00	918	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	142.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	834	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.85/cwt	152.00–159.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.87/cwt	131.00–137.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	166.65/cwt	160.00–173.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	178.67/cwt	174.00–186.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	171.65/cwt	164.00–177.50	730	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	143.41/cwt	143.00–144.00	895	5

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 285Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 3Year 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
2	—	815	118.00	118.00
2	—	682	125.00	125.00
2	—	615	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	772	124.00	124.00
28	—	527	160.00–175.00	169.97
24	—	589	153.50–161.00	154.38
24	—	474	161.00–180.00	172.21
20	—	691	136.50	136.50
20	—	425	164.00–177.50	171.65
5	—	624	143.00–144.00	143.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	914	111.00–114.50	114.16
23	—	766	119.75–122.00	119.85
18	—	585	141.00–150.00	142.59
8	—	485	152.00–159.00	154.85
6	—	610	131.00–137.00	132.87
6	—	416	145.00–150.00	147.59
4	—	526	145.00–150.00	146.99
2	—	655	131.00–134.00	132.49
2	—	392	170.00	170.00
2	—	318	160.00–173.00	166.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	174.00–186.00	178.67
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	573	141.00–150.00	146.68
11	—	843	104.00–108.00	104.35
3	—	760	113.00–119.00	116.96
3	—	721	123.00	123.00
3	—	406	140.00–152.00	148.01
2	—	850	113.00	113.00
2	—	673	124.00	124.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	160.00–177.00	165.65
10	—	470	164.00–171.00	166.33
6	—	511	156.00	156.00
4	—	603	144.00	144.00
3	—	368	177.00	177.00
2	—	558	153.00	153.00
1	—	305	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	132.00–141.00	136.31
14	—	435	138.00–145.00	140.79
14	—	478	136.00–141.00	137.65
26	—	570	131.00–137.00	134.26
103	—	613	124.00–130.00	126.38
134	—	718	122.00–123.00	122.51
168	—	659	129.25	129.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
2	—	290	124.00–127.50	125.72
2	—	423	112.00–117.00	114.60
2	—	637	117.00	117.00
3	—	317	123.00–126.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	130.00–139.00	134.72
10	—	418	125.00–131.00	129.26
10	—	311	129.00–138.00	132.84
9	—	714	105.00–107.00	106.78
8	—	564	124.00–130.00	128.09
3	—	603	120.00–122.00	120.66
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
16	—	535	122.00–132.00	126.95
11	—	476	130.00–136.00	132.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	140.00–145.00	141.90
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	115.00	115.00
2	—	433	110.00–114.00	112.03
1	—	370	107.50	107.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,107	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	800.00–1,025.00	869.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	875.00–925.00	891.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	550.00–600.00	573.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	760.00–795.00	776.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,090	40.00–49.00	45.21
17	—	1,074	50.00–54.00	52.33
6	—	1,108	55.00–58.00	56.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,572	57.00–64.00	60.42
18	—	1,404	53.00–57.00	55.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,293	58.00–64.00	59.65
31	—	1,236	53.00–57.00	55.53
5	—	1,226	49.00–52.00	50.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,790	95.00–106.00	99.41
14	—	1,605	86.00–94.00	89.91
4	—	1,898	64.00–81.00	74.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle