Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady early; weak on fleshy offerings mid-morning. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on 400-500 lbs. Buyers showing preference for thin-fleshed calves suitable for grass. Fleshy steers and bull calvess facing discounts. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.72/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$122.72

214 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

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	550	123.20	678	208
Medium and Large 2-3	529	105.86	559	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $118 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 sale214 hd

122.72

—

KY average27 barns · 4,197 hd

123.29

−0.58

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	1,774	103.45	1,835	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	64.11	810	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	64.07	895	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	54.41	540	8thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2	—	396	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	148.93/cwt	140.00–156.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	624	122.84/cwt	122.00–125.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	721	121.68/cwt	121.00–122.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	164.83/cwt	162.50–167.50	354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	60.48/cwt	56.00–63.00	611	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	44.30/cwt	40.00–50.00	427	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	65.09/cwt	62.00–68.00	933	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	67.86/cwt	65.00–73.00	886	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.02/cwt	53.00–61.00	693	8
Bulls	—	—	1,755	106.71/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,873	11
Bulls	—	—	2,455	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	623.29/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.96/cwt	119.00–130.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	134.68/cwt	131.00–143.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	626	115.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	816	109.33/cwt	109.00–109.50	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	775	105.60/cwt	105.00–106.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	111.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	145.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	126.44/cwt	126.00–127.00	722	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	123.39/cwt	123.00–125.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.73/cwt	119.00–120.00	728	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.74/cwt	135.00–143.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	149.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	548	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.13/cwt	130.00–139.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	117.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	114.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.48/cwt	139.00–149.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	103.07/cwt	98.00–108.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	128.07/cwt	123.00–132.00	679	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	133.32/cwt	129.00–135.50	639	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	134.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	556	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	119.75/cwt	118.00–124.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	139.70/cwt	139.50–140.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	721	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	109.40/cwt	106.00–113.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	118.09/cwt	114.00–121.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	114.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	114.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	148.08/cwt	145.50–152.00	789	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	152.81/cwt	149.00–156.00	746	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	145.73/cwt	145.00–148.00	816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	153.51/cwt	149.00–160.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	138.38/cwt	137.00–144.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,017	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.14/cwt	120.00–133.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	106.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.52/cwt	121.00–127.00	527	7

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 667Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	396	134.00	134.00
2	—	925	90.00	90.00
1	—	875	86.00	86.00
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	795	96.00	96.00
1	—	340	134.00	134.00
11	—	626	106.00–113.00	109.40
10	—	512	114.00–121.00	118.09
10	—	473	120.00–128.00	122.81
9	—	580	110.00–117.00	114.57
7	—	663	105.00–110.00	106.57
7	—	420	121.00–127.00	125.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	114.00–120.00	115.96
6	—	816	109.00–109.50	109.33
5	—	775	105.00–106.00	105.60
5	—	720	107.00–115.00	111.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	140.00–150.00	145.85
3	—	277	140.00–145.00	141.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	98.00–108.00	103.07
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	530	123.00–132.00	128.07
32	—	479	129.00–135.50	133.32
17	—	414	130.00–139.00	134.36
12	—	573	118.00–124.00	119.75
5	—	392	139.50–140.00	139.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	140.00–156.00	148.93
2	—	750	113.00	113.00
1	—	930	88.00	88.00
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
11	—	608	119.00–120.00	119.73
11	—	473	135.00–143.00	138.74
10	—	368	140.00–156.00	149.00
9	—	509	130.00–139.00	134.13
6	—	667	115.00–120.00	117.84
4	—	746	110.00–120.00	114.49
4	—	429	139.00–149.00	141.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	122.00–125.00	122.84
3	—	721	121.00–122.00	121.68
3	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	215	162.50–167.50	164.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	126.00–127.00	126.44
5	—	519	123.00–125.00	123.39
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.22
2	—	667	111.00	111.00
1	—	490	131.00	131.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	119.00–130.00	126.96
3	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	503	130.00–131.00	130.34
2	—	710	106.00	106.00
2	—	625	110.00–119.00	114.57
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	137.50	137.50
1	—	200	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	131.00–143.00	134.68
3	—	466	139.00–140.00	139.66
2	—	685	127.00	127.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
1	—	355	157.50	157.50
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
1	—	255	157.50	157.50
10	—	896	113.50	113.50
7	—	819	119.00	119.00
6	—	722	115.00–122.00	118.45
6	—	640	120.00–133.00	126.14
5	—	769	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	533	145.50–152.00	148.08
19	—	488	149.00–156.00	152.81
14	—	781	125.00	125.00
14	—	560	145.00–148.00	145.73
7	—	659	138.00	138.00
6	—	431	149.00–160.00	153.51
5	—	620	137.00–144.00	138.38
1	—	720	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	56.00–63.00	60.48
3	—	965	40.00–50.00	44.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	62.00–68.00	65.09
2	—	1,290	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,305	65.00–73.00	67.86
8	—	1,194	53.00–61.00	58.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,755	95.00–111.00	106.71
1	—	2,455	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,300	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	600.00–650.00	623.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00

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