Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with most advance on 400-600 lb calves. Quality was good through attractive with several weaned packages on offer. Some farmer participation in the market noted. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate demand. .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.06/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$126.06

216 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	530	127.64	676	198
Medium and Large 2-3	421	113.86	479	10thin
Large 1-2	536	107.80	578	5thin
Small and Medium 1-2	383	92.50	354	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $322 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 sale216 hd

126.06

—

KY average26 barns · 3,708 hd

122.13

+3.93

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	1,592	87.79	1,398	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	57.41	715	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	56.95	822	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	51.68	549	23

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 1-2Value Added	—	422	141.01/cwt	132.00–143.50	595	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	687	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	371	146.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	543	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	138.78/cwt	138.00–139.00	645	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	348	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	383	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	56.50/cwt	54.00–59.00	622	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	49.51/cwt	47.00–52.00	533	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	42.88/cwt	42.00–45.00	379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	58.95/cwt	57.00–64.00	852	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	55.51/cwt	54.00–57.00	799	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	60.03/cwt	57.00–64.00	752	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	54.15/cwt	50.00–56.00	662	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	46.82/cwt	46.00–48.00	631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	90.62/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	83.54/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,244	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,111	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	767	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	860	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	654	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.59/cwt	108.00–112.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	136.19/cwt	130.00–138.50	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	119.61/cwt	118.00–121.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.59/cwt	129.00–142.00	788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.39/cwt	146.00–152.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	143.36/cwt	142.00–144.75	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	132.76/cwt	124.00–136.00	422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	121.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	115.90/cwt	114.00–122.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	134.02/cwt	125.00–139.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	132.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	122.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,131	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	412	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	478	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	860	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	757	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	421	171.91/cwt	164.00–179.50	724	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.69/cwt	143.00–149.00	773	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	143.33/cwt	141.00–145.00	837	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.28/cwt	152.50–155.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	175.95/cwt	175.00–179.00	642	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	553	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	427	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	508	4

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 527Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	422	132.00–143.50	141.01
24	—	562	122.25	122.25
17	—	371	145.00–150.00	146.25
9	—	465	138.00–139.00	138.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	92.50	92.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	110.00–116.00	113.70
3	—	515	108.00–112.00	110.59
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
2	—	412	116.00	116.00
1	—	860	88.00	88.00
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	318	124.00–136.00	132.76
8	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.86
7	—	581	114.00–122.00	115.90
6	—	366	125.00–139.00	134.02
5	—	286	130.00–137.50	132.47
3	—	775	106.00	106.00
3	—	736	98.00	98.00
3	—	663	106.00	106.00
3	—	457	120.00–124.00	122.63
2	—	620	109.00	109.00
2	—	415	131.00–135.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	805	110.50	110.50
10	—	955	92.00	92.00
9	—	1,131	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	151.00	151.00
1	—	200	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
1	—	300	116.00	116.00
4	—	427	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	421	164.00–179.50	171.91
11	—	611	144.75	144.75
6	—	470	166.00	166.00
3	—	658	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	143.00–149.00	146.69
14	—	584	141.00–145.00	143.33
5	—	817	107.50	107.50
4	—	355	160.00–168.00	164.03
3	—	713	118.00–121.00	119.67
3	—	480	152.50–155.00	153.28
2	—	762	114.00	114.00
2	—	413	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	365	175.00–179.00	175.95
3	—	318	174.00	174.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,111	69.00	69.00
1	—	860	76.00	76.00
1	—	830	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	130.00–138.50	136.19
5	—	568	118.00–121.00	119.61
3	—	448	137.00	137.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	392	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	129.00–142.00	136.59
6	—	516	139.00–145.00	143.97
5	—	380	146.00–152.00	150.39
4	—	487	142.00–144.75	143.36
4	—	330	155.00–160.00	158.46
2	—	988	87.00–89.00	88.00
2	—	660	127.00	127.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
1	—	265	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	152.50–155.00	153.71
1	—	605	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	56.50
10	—	1,077	47.00–52.00	49.51
3	—	885	42.00–45.00	42.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,446	57.00–64.00	58.95
9	—	1,439	54.00–57.00	55.51
1	—	1,440	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,252	57.00–64.00	60.03
16	—	1,222	50.00–56.00	54.15
2	—	1,348	46.00–48.00	46.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	90.00–92.00	90.62
2	—	1,383	82.00–85.00	83.54

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	—	925	675.00	675.00

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