Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mostly steady in a light test. Stronger undertone noted on yearlings. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.45/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$123.45

212 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	566	124.97	708	193
Large 1-2	588	108.67	639	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	107.86	576	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about $132 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 sale212 hd

123.45

—

KY average28 barns · 6,703 hd

124.52

−1.07

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	—	Average	1,683	100.64	1,694	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	69.41	934	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	67.99	1,065	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	58.45	597	25

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	519	131.51/cwt	123.00–135.00	683	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.26/cwt	134.00–142.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.17/cwt	114.00–121.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.26/cwt	156.00–159.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	165.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	102.81/cwt	96.00–106.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	87.92/cwt	82.00–94.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	105.48/cwt	105.00–106.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	410	153.50/cwt	149.50–157.50	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	114.21/cwt	111.00–116.00	927	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	124.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	124.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	128.39/cwt	126.00–138.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	125.57/cwt	121.00–129.00	794	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	137.12/cwt	134.00–142.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	112.82/cwt	106.00–115.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.54/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	56.53/cwt	54.00–59.00	567	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	63.17/cwt	60.00–70.00	683	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	52.62/cwt	52.00–53.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	795	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	136.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	124.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	134.87/cwt	134.00–136.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	128.01/cwt	121.00–133.00	611	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.69/cwt	127.00–137.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.75/cwt	109.00–115.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	107.72/cwt	104.00–112.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.28/cwt	108.00–116.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.75/cwt	132.00–146.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	841	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	682	116.33/cwt	116.00–117.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	118.73/cwt	118.00–121.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	139.67/cwt	137.00–141.50	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	141.41/cwt	139.00–144.00	471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	144.38/cwt	142.00–146.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	153.10/cwt	146.00–156.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	123.90/cwt	122.00–131.00	916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	140.14/cwt	139.00–140.50	823	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	137.36/cwt	136.75–139.50	901	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	99.41/cwt	94.00–105.00	875	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	537	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,012.50/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	14,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,014.04/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	14,805	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	702.59/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,323	88.92/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	73.90/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,218	2
Bulls	—	—	1,744	106.56/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,858	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	66.43/cwt	66.00–67.00	842	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	69.88/cwt	66.00–77.00	948	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	62.99/cwt	58.00–66.00	876	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	69.03/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,107	24
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	120.07/cwt	109.00–124.00	562	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	577	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	640	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 485Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year 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
39	—	519	123.00–135.00	131.51
19	—	641	124.00	124.00
11	—	423	132.00–139.00	136.36
10	—	568	120.00–127.00	124.09
8	—	470	134.00–136.00	134.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	96.00–106.00	102.81
3	—	433	120.00	120.00
2	—	780	82.00–94.00	87.92
2	—	523	105.00–106.00	105.48
2	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	121.00–133.00	128.01
11	—	376	127.00–137.00	130.69
8	—	720	109.00–115.00	113.75
6	—	968	84.00	84.00
4	—	429	130.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	768	104.00–112.00	107.72
3	—	618	108.00–116.00	111.28
3	—	275	132.00–146.00	140.75
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	587	117.00	117.00
2	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	841	112.00	112.00
12	—	682	116.00–117.00	116.33
4	—	625	118.00–121.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	382	137.00–141.50	139.67
6	—	333	139.00–144.00	141.41
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	104.00	104.00
2	—	577	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	134.00–142.00	139.26
6	—	753	119.00	119.00
6	—	722	114.00–121.00	116.17
4	—	383	156.00–159.00	157.26
2	—	963	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	935	108.00	108.00
2	—	677	131.00	131.00
2	—	632	127.00	127.00
2	—	570	137.00	137.00
2	—	435	141.00–142.00	141.49
1	—	860	109.00	109.00
1	—	320	151.00	151.00
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
11	—	812	111.00–116.00	114.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	160.00–168.00	165.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	149.50–157.50	153.50
4	—	615	140.00	140.00
11	—	524	142.00–146.00	144.38
13	—	471	146.00–156.00	153.10
13	—	739	122.00–131.00	123.90
17	—	587	139.00–140.50	140.14
27	—	656	136.75–139.50	137.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
2	—	880	94.00–105.00	99.41
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	115.00	115.00
6	—	468	109.00–124.00	120.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	122.00–126.00	124.76
7	—	522	120.00–127.00	124.50
5	—	397	126.00–138.00	128.39
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	632	121.00–129.00	125.57
11	—	569	130.00–137.00	133.62
7	—	437	134.00–142.00	137.12
6	—	781	106.00–115.00	112.82
6	—	469	135.00–145.00	140.88
4	—	524	130.00–136.00	133.54
3	—	678	124.00	124.00
2	—	385	150.00–154.00	152.03
2	—	307	157.50	157.50
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
1	—	340	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
13	—	1,003	54.00–59.00	56.53
9	—	1,082	60.00–70.00	63.17
3	—	925	52.00–53.00	52.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	66.00–67.00	66.43
32	—	1,357	66.00–77.00	69.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	58.00–66.00	62.99
24	—	1,603	66.00–73.00	69.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	82.00–94.00	88.92
2	—	1,648	70.00–77.00	73.90
13	—	1,744	96.00–114.00	106.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,440	925.00–1,100.00	1,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,460	975.00–1,050.00	1,014.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	650.00–750.00	702.59

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