Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 lower; some featherweights 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with some 500-600 lbs 10.00 lower. Moderate demand for weaned calves light demand for fleshy new crop and off-colored calves. Yearlings untested. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.23/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$116.23

225 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

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	490	120.85	592	164
Medium and Large 2-3	496	103.81	515	61

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $76 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 sale225 hd

116.23

—

KY average26 barns · 6,655 hd

121.33

−5.10

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	1,643	85.21	1,400	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	57.84	836	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	57.34	709	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	51.97	520	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	76.18/cwt	71.00–79.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.85/cwt	145.00–153.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	141.41/cwt	138.00–148.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.58/cwt	139.00–150.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	135.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	149.89/cwt	142.00–159.00	571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	137.62/cwt	133.00–142.50	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	135.70/cwt	134.00–137.50	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	102.35/cwt	94.00–110.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	135.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	122.84/cwt	122.25–125.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.49/cwt	119.00–125.00	588	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	117.17/cwt	110.00–119.50	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	125.40/cwt	121.00–130.00	479	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	129.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	407	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	93.50/cwt	90.00–94.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	105.86/cwt	104.00–107.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	107.75/cwt	104.00–109.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	114.38/cwt	113.00–117.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	251	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	812	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	139.35/cwt	136.00–140.25	523	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	557	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	557	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	422	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	134.74/cwt	134.00–136.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	155.20/cwt	154.00–156.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	126.52/cwt	123.00–132.00	777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.77/cwt	140.00–145.75	756	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	125.11/cwt	124.00–128.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.71/cwt	140.00–142.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.42/cwt	151.00–154.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	112.68/cwt	111.00–116.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	150.02/cwt	148.00–151.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	174.91/cwt	170.00–179.00	554	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	232	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	102.67/cwt	92.00–109.00	586	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	111.43/cwt	107.00–119.00	401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	105.10/cwt	93.00–115.00	333	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	98.79/cwt	93.00–100.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	86.15/cwt	81.00–92.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	111.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	314	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	55.32/cwt	54.00–58.00	572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	49.47/cwt	48.00–52.00	491	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	59.47/cwt	59.00–61.00	861	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	55.12/cwt	53.00–56.00	796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	58.98/cwt	57.00–63.00	730	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	53.53/cwt	50.00–56.00	661	6
Bulls	—	—	1,793	92.47/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,658	8
Bulls	—	—	1,442	65.94/cwt	55.00–80.00	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,442	85.14/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	132.77/cwt	125.00–141.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	257	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	159.70/cwt	156.00–160.25	685	36
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	125.80/cwt	121.00–130.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.50/cwt	119.00–129.00	647	8

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 970Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 285Year 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
1	—	750	83.00	83.00
3	—	863	71.00–79.00	76.18
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
11	—	571	92.00–109.00	102.67
8	—	534	105.00–110.00	106.63
7	—	360	107.00–119.00	111.43
7	—	317	93.00–115.00	105.10
6	—	604	93.00–100.00	98.79
5	—	460	110.00–115.00	112.77
4	—	678	81.00–92.00	86.15
4	—	424	107.00–115.00	111.40
4	—	270	115.00–118.00	116.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	130.00–142.50	135.12
9	—	529	122.25–125.00	122.84
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	480	119.00–125.00	122.49
18	—	572	110.00–119.50	117.17
18	—	382	121.00–130.00	125.40
17	—	315	120.00–130.00	129.06
8	—	724	90.00–94.00	93.50
8	—	658	104.00–107.00	105.86
7	—	420	123.00–128.00	126.55
4	—	604	104.00–109.00	107.75
3	—	508	113.00–117.00	114.38
3	—	251	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	812	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	136.00–140.25	139.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	357	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
1	—	885	72.00	72.00
2	—	280	150.00–157.00	153.44
2	—	328	145.00–153.00	148.85
2	—	633	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	665	122.00–124.00	122.98
3	—	790	100.00	100.00
5	—	485	138.00–148.00	141.41
6	—	572	130.00–139.00	134.02
7	—	429	139.00–150.00	144.58
10	—	508	130.00–141.00	135.84
12	—	381	142.00–159.00	149.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	133.00–142.50	137.62
2	—	413	134.00–137.50	135.70
2	—	582	125.00	125.00
3	—	678	94.00–110.00	102.35
9	—	468	121.00–130.00	125.80
8	—	520	119.00–129.00	124.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	100.00	100.00
2	—	355	119.00	119.00
2	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	134.00–136.00	134.74
12	—	523	154.00–156.00	155.20
3	—	553	148.00	148.00
36	—	429	156.00–160.25	159.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	614	123.00–132.00	126.52
17	—	522	140.00–145.75	144.77
7	—	678	124.00–128.00	125.11
7	—	566	140.00–142.00	141.71
4	—	424	151.00–154.00	152.42
3	—	703	111.00–116.00	112.68
3	—	486	148.00–151.00	150.02
2	—	322	160.00	160.00
1	—	280	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	317	170.00–179.00	174.91
3	—	232	171.00	171.00
2	—	350	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	108.00	108.00
2	—	428	125.00–141.00	132.77
2	—	397	139.00	139.00
2	—	257	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	54.00–58.00	55.32
7	—	993	48.00–52.00	49.47
1	—	815	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,447	59.00–61.00	59.47
3	—	1,445	53.00–56.00	55.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,237	57.00–63.00	58.98
6	—	1,235	50.00–56.00	53.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,793	89.00–100.00	92.47
3	—	1,442	55.00–80.00	65.94
3	—	1,442	83.00–87.00	85.14

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