Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday 400-600 lb steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 lower with light demand for fleshy bawling calves; moderate demand for weaned packages. More new crop fleshy calves on the market this week. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.78/cwt on 453 head.

Average price

$118.78

453 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

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	583	119.61	697	421
Medium and Large 2-3	468	108.20	507	29
Small and Medium 1-2	425	103.33	439	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $258 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 sale453 hd

118.78

—

KY average27 barns · 4,699 hd

121.50

−2.73

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	1,521	90.39	1,375	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	65.22	974	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	64.37	818	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	55.66	562	31

Every lot, as filed

113 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	452	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	128.92/cwt	121.00–133.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	106.55/cwt	103.00–110.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.03/cwt	117.00–125.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	110.31/cwt	108.00–115.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	100.60/cwt	92.00–105.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.61/cwt	130.00–131.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	147.86/cwt	145.00–157.50	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	157.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.80/cwt	126.00–132.00	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.92/cwt	137.00–146.00	686	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.71/cwt	141.00–150.00	621	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	124.09/cwt	120.00–129.00	766	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	134.64/cwt	130.00–137.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	760	104.23/cwt	104.00–107.00	792	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	108.15/cwt	101.00–119.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	529	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	136.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	123.26/cwt	119.00–128.00	650	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	260	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	332	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	113.88/cwt	111.00–117.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	112.69/cwt	109.00–114.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	113.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	88.41/cwt	85.00–95.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	116.56/cwt	110.00–123.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	60.95/cwt	58.00–66.00	664	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	54.92/cwt	50.00–57.50	527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	605	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	292	180.81/cwt	180.00–181.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	114.93/cwt	113.00–115.10	816	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	110.80/cwt	110.80–110.80	773	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	124.11/cwt	120.50–126.50	707	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	123.40/cwt	119.00–131.00	647	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	133.73/cwt	131.00–135.50	611	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.50	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	125.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.93/cwt	105.50–114.00	663	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	530	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	130.96/cwt	121.00–133.50	483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	127.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	129.15/cwt	127.50–130.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	66.66/cwt	64.00–73.00	862	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	60.44/cwt	55.00–63.50	746	21
Bulls	—	—	1,643	96.22/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	89.43/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,065	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	715	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	688.92/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,041	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	946.38/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	12,047	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	893.01/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	10,770	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,020.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,227	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	134.88/cwt	134.00–135.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	104.61/cwt	100.00–105.50	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	133.39/cwt	126.00–136.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	120.24/cwt	118.00–121.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.39/cwt	143.00–151.00	616	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	776	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.72/cwt	124.00–129.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	118.40/cwt	116.00–119.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	517	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	428	117.81/cwt	110.00–125.00	504	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	223	154.60/cwt	151.00–159.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	139.78/cwt	136.00–150.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	840	100.67/cwt	100.00–101.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	978	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	607	118.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	721	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	66.57/cwt	63.50–70.00	999	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	42.63/cwt	40.00–45.00	385	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	59.46/cwt	56.00–62.50	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	104.93/cwt	100.00–107.00	919	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	153.58/cwt	153.00–155.00	619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	152.38/cwt	151.00–154.00	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	145.10/cwt	144.00–146.00	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	145.71/cwt	144.00–146.25	832	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	132.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	843	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	127.20/cwt	120.00–127.75	945	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.92/cwt	124.00–138.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	114.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	165.75/cwt	165.00–167.50	375	3

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	760	104.00–107.00	104.23
3	—	840	100.00–101.00	100.67
3	—	978	99.00	99.00
19	—	607	115.00–122.00	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	141.00	141.00
32	—	470	120.00–128.00	125.61
22	—	620	105.50–114.00	106.93
21	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.93
13	—	369	121.00–133.50	130.96
10	—	326	120.00–135.00	127.11
3	—	288	127.50–130.00	129.15
2	—	728	91.00–95.00	92.98
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	111.00–117.00	113.88
5	—	332	109.00–114.00	112.69
4	—	370	110.00–118.00	113.82
3	—	675	85.00–95.00	88.41
2	—	755	90.00	90.00
2	—	628	95.00–100.00	97.47
2	—	418	110.00–117.00	113.44
2	—	273	110.00–123.00	116.56
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	710	113.00–115.10	114.93
57	—	698	110.80	110.80
45	—	570	120.50–126.50	124.11
34	—	524	119.00–131.00	123.40
33	—	457	131.00–135.50	133.73
12	—	430	130.00–135.50	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	151.00–159.00	154.60
6	—	316	136.00–150.00	139.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	90.00–91.00	90.49
4	—	524	121.00–133.00	128.92
2	—	735	103.00–110.00	106.55
8	—	469	134.00–135.00	134.88
6	—	781	100.00–105.50	104.61
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	138.00–140.00	139.03
2	—	440	124.00–138.00	130.92
2	—	578	126.00–130.00	128.01
2	—	608	118.00–120.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	178.00	178.00
5	—	292	180.00–181.00	180.81
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	143.00–151.00	146.39
12	—	613	125.00–127.00	126.67
12	—	478	140.00–146.00	145.01
8	—	561	133.00–139.00	137.50
8	—	517	135.00–140.00	137.51
6	—	806	118.00	118.00
6	—	673	124.00–129.00	125.72
5	—	726	116.00–119.00	118.40
5	—	381	156.00–160.00	158.00
4	—	324	159.00–160.00	159.51
43	—	876	100.00–107.00	104.93
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,080	96.00	96.00
2	—	783	110.00–118.00	114.04
3	—	226	165.00–167.50	165.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
7	—	403	153.00–155.00	153.58
12	—	473	151.00–154.00	152.38
13	—	513	144.00–146.00	145.10
29	—	571	144.00–146.25	145.71
31	—	635	130.00–137.00	132.73
78	—	743	120.00–127.75	127.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	163.00	163.00
2	—	445	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–119.00	114.59
3	—	667	117.00–125.00	121.03
3	—	767	108.00–115.00	110.31
3	—	807	92.00–105.00	100.60
5	—	524	130.00–131.00	130.61
6	—	381	145.00–157.50	147.86
7	—	311	154.00–159.00	157.51
13	—	565	126.00–132.00	130.80
17	—	477	137.00–146.00	143.92
19	—	423	141.00–150.00	146.71
26	—	617	120.00–129.00	124.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	130.00–137.00	134.64
5	—	655	101.00–119.00	108.15
6	—	374	140.00–144.00	141.34
8	—	429	134.00–139.00	136.97
11	—	527	119.00–128.00	123.26
5	—	462	126.00–136.00	133.39
4	—	576	118.00–121.00	120.24
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	127.50	127.50
1	—	300	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
2	—	428	110.00–125.00	117.81
3	—	535	115.00–116.00	115.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,090	58.00–66.00	60.95
12	—	959	50.00–57.50	54.92
5	—	903	40.00–45.00	42.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,293	64.00–73.00	66.66
21	—	1,234	55.00–63.50	60.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,500	63.50–70.00	66.57
4	—	1,464	56.00–62.50	59.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	93.00–102.00	96.22
2	—	1,505	89.00–90.00	89.43
1	—	1,065	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	625.00–775.00	688.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,273	800.00–1,050.00	946.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,206	810.00–1,000.00	893.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,020.65

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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