Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Holiday last Monday however very good demand for weaned 400-600 lbs steer calves today. Good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.23/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$124.23

145 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$23.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	521	127.22	663	117
Medium and Large 2-3	488	112.37	548	25
Small and Medium 1-2	420	107.59	452	2thin
Large 1-2	630	104.00	655	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.22/cwt here — about $8 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 sale145 hd

124.23

—

KY average29 barns · 6,437 hd

127.63

−3.40

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	1,670	99.80	1,666	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	65.36	838	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	64.75	942	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	52.47	550	18

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	139.71/cwt	139.50–141.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	165.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	700	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.84/cwt	156.00–162.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	132.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	153.68/cwt	151.00–158.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	162.58/cwt	158.00–167.00	763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	129.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,004	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	113.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	116.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	45.46/cwt	34.00–53.00	478	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	56.16/cwt	55.00–58.00	585	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	60.97/cwt	58.00–67.00	640	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	62.27/cwt	60.00–64.00	884	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	67.79/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,015	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	67.95/cwt	65.00–71.00	888	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	61.73/cwt	57.00–64.00	770	15
Bulls	—	—	1,801	103.94/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,872	9
Bulls	—	—	1,374	90.49/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,243	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	722.21/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	840.62/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,105	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	898.10/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	11,810	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,167.14/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,928	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,456	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	85.68/cwt	85.00–87.00	313	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	281	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	242	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	126.93/cwt	124.00–131.50	724	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	134.46/cwt	132.00–137.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	154.28/cwt	152.00–158.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.02/cwt	133.00–143.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.22/cwt	146.00–155.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	126.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	156.33/cwt	153.00–163.00	782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	661	131.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	104.42/cwt	94.00–110.00	636	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	828	125.34/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	126.44/cwt	123.00–132.00	599	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.50/cwt	127.00–137.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	127.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.57/cwt	115.00–116.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.42/cwt	124.00–131.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	140.49/cwt	133.00–142.50	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	132.36/cwt	131.00–133.00	642	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	130.69/cwt	127.00–133.00	664	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	708	123.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	766	122.33/cwt	121.00–123.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.50	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	158.50/cwt	158.00–160.00	637	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 Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 704Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 2Year ago 0

No comparison due to Holiday last Monday however very good demand for weaned 400-600 lbs steer calves today. Good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	150.00	150.00
7	—	661	139.50–141.00	139.71
8	—	423	160.00–168.00	165.54
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
9	—	714	129.00–135.00	132.49
11	—	526	151.00–158.00	153.68
18	—	469	158.00–167.00	162.58
24	—	775	127.00–130.00	129.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	133.00	133.00
4	—	612	135.00	135.00
4	—	725	124.00–125.00	124.76
5	—	855	118.00	118.00
6	—	370	156.00–162.00	159.84
1	—	1,155	94.00	94.00
2	—	285	161.00–162.00	161.51
2	—	473	145.00–153.00	149.02
2	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
3	—	475	134.00–135.00	134.32
2	—	857	106.00	106.00
2	—	523	132.00–137.00	134.46
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	125.00–125.50	125.34
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	87.00	87.00
3	—	365	85.00–87.00	85.68
3	—	281	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
3	—	476	161.00	161.00
9	—	500	153.00–163.00	156.33
7	—	617	130.00–136.00	132.46
6	—	661	128.00–134.00	131.05
3	—	708	121.00–124.00	123.00
3	—	766	121.00–123.00	122.33
4	—	312	160.00–167.50	163.63
4	—	402	158.00–160.00	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
1	—	960	74.00	74.00
2	—	400	126.00	126.00
5	—	474	123.00–132.00	126.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	373	152.00–158.00	154.28
8	—	575	133.00–143.00	138.02
6	—	417	146.00–155.00	149.22
5	—	521	135.00–147.00	139.00
4	—	617	125.00–128.00	126.26
3	—	765	111.00–115.00	113.02
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	90.00	90.00
4	—	424	110.00–120.00	113.86
3	—	482	119.00–120.00	119.33
3	—	380	110.00–120.00	116.53
2	—	523	109.00–112.00	110.52
2	—	313	122.50–125.00	123.80
2	—	242	133.00	133.00
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
4	—	609	94.00–110.00	104.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	124.00–131.50	126.93
3	—	395	141.00	141.00
5	—	411	133.00–142.50	140.49
9	—	631	119.00–122.00	120.00
14	—	485	131.00–133.00	132.36
15	—	508	127.00–133.00	130.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	105.00–110.00	107.59
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	140.00	140.00
2	—	315	134.00	134.00
2	—	717	114.00	114.00
6	—	758	111.00–114.00	112.50
7	—	377	127.00–137.00	132.50
7	—	469	122.00–129.00	127.12
7	—	635	115.00–116.00	115.57
9	—	426	124.00–131.00	128.42
9	—	519	121.00–126.00	122.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,052	34.00–53.00	45.46
6	—	1,042	55.00–58.00	56.16
4	—	1,049	58.00–67.00	60.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,420	60.00–64.00	62.27
9	—	1,498	66.00–72.00	67.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,307	65.00–71.00	67.95
15	—	1,247	57.00–64.00	61.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,801	98.00–109.00	103.94
4	—	1,374	88.00–93.00	90.49

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	—	1,075	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	700.00–750.00	722.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,339	800.00–900.00	840.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,315	675.00–1,025.00	898.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,279	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,167.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	975.00	975.00

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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