Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady with moderate demand. Heifer calves sold steady except 400-500 lb heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher; lean cows sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.96/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$122.96

274 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	528	123.83	653	262
Medium and Large 2-3	538	103.94	559	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about $94 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 sale274 hd

122.96

—

KY average28 barns · 5,095 hd

119.58

+3.38

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	1,655	97.84	1,619	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	55.99	792	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	55.85	694	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	52.02	556	28

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	557	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	685	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	665	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,080	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,105	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,018	104.42/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	541	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	157.11/cwt	154.00–160.00	416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	106.00–122.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	94.45/cwt	90.00–99.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.09/cwt	115.00–126.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.65/cwt	115.00–124.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	130.29/cwt	129.00–135.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	125.15/cwt	119.00–129.00	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	125.58/cwt	121.00–129.00	536	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	131.43/cwt	130.00–132.00	614	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	55.24/cwt	53.00–57.00	765	9
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	58.28/cwt	58.00–60.00	859	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	54.69/cwt	52.00–57.00	679	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	114.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	128.04/cwt	121.00–133.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	108.83/cwt	103.00–112.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	106.56/cwt	104.00–113.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	90.95/cwt	85.00–100.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	114.76/cwt	114.00–116.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	131.53/cwt	127.00–133.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	628	115.62/cwt	114.50–118.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	687	115.82/cwt	115.50–117.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	726	109.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	776	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	141.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	450	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	148.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	129.91/cwt	120.00–136.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	124.86/cwt	123.00–126.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	123.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	59.01/cwt	57.00–62.00	735	7
Bulls	—	—	1,783	102.72/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.23/cwt	135.00–146.00	606	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	113.51/cwt	112.00–114.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	157.66/cwt	157.00–159.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	623	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	94.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	115.22/cwt	112.50–118.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	126.90/cwt	122.00–132.00	660	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	122.48/cwt	120.00–123.25	777	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	133.60/cwt	129.00–137.00	564	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	42.96/cwt	39.00–45.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	145.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	129.79/cwt	126.00–133.00	861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.65/cwt	125.00–133.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.49/cwt	133.00–142.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.99/cwt	137.00–147.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	136.97/cwt	133.00–142.00	704	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	148.77/cwt	144.00–150.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	137.84/cwt	136.50–138.50	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	154.43/cwt	152.50–157.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	145.53/cwt	142.00–147.00	828	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	154.78/cwt	151.00–159.00	735	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	120.27/cwt	119.00–125.00	871	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	143.50/cwt	141.00–146.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.47/cwt	117.00–124.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	126.70/cwt	120.00–132.00	736	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,395	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	675.25/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	88.09/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,231	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	49.19/cwt	45.00–52.00	482	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	54.95/cwt	52.00–58.00	608	17

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 488Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	123.00	123.00
2	—	665	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	173.00	173.00
1	—	980	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,080	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,105	95.00	95.00
2	—	402	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,018	100.00–109.00	104.42
4	—	478	147.00	147.00
5	—	541	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	265	154.00–160.00	157.11
2	—	463	134.00–140.00	136.92
2	—	760	106.00–122.00	114.00
2	—	925	90.00–99.00	94.45
3	—	572	130.00–131.00	130.33
4	—	356	148.00–150.00	149.51
5	—	616	115.00–126.00	121.09
6	—	675	115.00–124.00	119.65
10	—	505	129.00–135.00	130.29
13	—	429	135.00–146.00	141.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	120.00–136.00	129.91
7	—	509	123.00–126.00	124.86
3	—	555	121.00–125.00	123.65
2	—	430	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	310	142.00	142.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	119.00–129.00	125.15
21	—	427	121.00–129.00	125.58
8	—	519	110.00–118.00	114.32
8	—	383	121.00–133.00	128.04
6	—	674	103.00–112.00	108.83
6	—	617	104.00–113.00	106.56
4	—	833	85.00–100.00	90.95
4	—	564	114.00–116.00	114.76
4	—	336	127.00–133.00	131.53
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	130.00–132.00	131.43
55	—	520	122.00–132.00	126.90
31	—	634	120.00–123.25	122.48
19	—	422	129.00–137.00	133.60
16	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	114.50–118.00	115.62
9	—	687	115.50–117.00	115.82
4	—	726	107.00–110.00	109.27
3	—	776	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	319	135.00–144.00	141.08
4	—	288	145.00–150.00	148.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	90.00–100.00	94.90
3	—	473	112.50–118.00	115.22
2	—	427	118.00	118.00
2	—	372	104.00	104.00
1	—	910	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	112.00–114.00	113.51
4	—	719	115.00–121.00	117.98
4	—	319	152.00–153.00	152.49
3	—	387	157.00–159.00	157.66
2	—	852	103.50	103.50
1	—	1,025	98.00	98.00
1	—	825	103.00	103.00
5	—	409	140.00–148.00	145.00
10	—	663	126.00–133.00	129.79
11	—	620	125.00–133.00	128.65
13	—	568	133.00–142.00	138.49
14	—	465	137.00–147.00	141.99
16	—	514	133.00–142.00	136.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	144.00–150.00	148.77
6	—	616	136.50–138.50	137.84
7	—	419	152.50–157.00	154.43
14	—	569	142.00–147.00	145.53
15	—	475	151.00–159.00	154.78
23	—	724	119.00–125.00	120.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
2	—	340	141.00–146.00	143.50
2	—	685	117.00–124.00	120.47
4	—	581	120.00–132.00	126.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,384	53.00–57.00	55.24
6	—	1,474	58.00–60.00	58.28
1	—	1,325	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,241	52.00–57.00	54.69
7	—	1,246	57.00–62.00	59.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	39.00–45.00	42.96
8	—	979	45.00–52.00	49.19
17	—	1,106	52.00–58.00	54.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,783	95.00–110.00	102.72
4	—	1,398	84.00–94.00	88.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	625.00–725.00	675.25

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