Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower . Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.25/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$135.25

191 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$5.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	679	135.52	921	181
Medium and Large 2-3	543	130.30	708	10thin

One grade step is worth $5.22/cwt here — about $213 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 sale191 hd

135.25

—

KY average27 barns · 5,598 hd

134.87

+0.38

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	—	Low	1,623	100.41	1,630	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	72.13	1,024	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	69.20	868	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	59.13	605	18

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.57/cwt	130.00–141.00	770	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	121.50/cwt	118.00–126.00	821	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	144.76/cwt	142.00–148.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	140.25/cwt	133.00–144.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.50/cwt	144.00–146.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.54/cwt	122.00–126.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	160.76/cwt	154.00–163.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	662	129.44/cwt	129.00–129.50	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	129.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	161.58/cwt	161.00–164.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	157.75/cwt	157.00–158.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	151.61/cwt	147.00–154.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	118.15/cwt	112.00–125.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	124.84/cwt	122.50–127.50	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	130.55/cwt	126.00–135.00	674	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	128.64/cwt	125.00–132.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	138.50/cwt	131.00–146.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	648	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	124.29/cwt	119.00–126.00	722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	136.62/cwt	135.00–139.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	616	123.29/cwt	119.00–125.00	759	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	714	118.35/cwt	111.00–120.00	845	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	121.32/cwt	118.00–122.50	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	768	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	124.17/cwt	123.50–127.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.36/cwt	129.00–135.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	154.54/cwt	154.00–157.00	791	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	914	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	162.26/cwt	155.00–167.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	165.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	129.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	121.85/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,065	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.36/cwt	127.50–134.00	891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	131.35/cwt	129.00–134.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.25/cwt	140.00–153.00	752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.55/cwt	124.00–126.00	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.59/cwt	138.00–143.00	815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	156.66/cwt	150.00–159.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	122.43/cwt	114.00–127.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	113.09/cwt	103.00–117.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,409	1
Bulls	—	—	1,487	93.65/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,393	7
Bulls	—	—	1,716	109.25/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,875	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	61.41/cwt	59.00–63.00	781	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	67.16/cwt	64.00–69.00	837	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	72.44/cwt	70.00–76.00	908	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	66.25/cwt	64.00–69.00	875	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	73.85/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,069	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	67.03/cwt	65.00–69.00	763	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	52.50/cwt	46.00–56.00	486	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	61.24/cwt	58.00–65.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	113.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	121.08/cwt	115.00–125.00	581	5

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 713Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 88Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 119

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	568	130.00–141.00	135.57
13	—	676	118.00–126.00	121.50
7	—	428	142.00–148.00	144.76
6	—	531	133.00–144.00	140.25
6	—	476	144.00–146.00	145.50
4	—	616	122.00–126.00	123.54
4	—	347	154.00–163.00	160.76
3	—	386	154.00	154.00
2	—	718	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
1	—	265	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	662	129.00–129.50	129.44
7	—	625	128.00–132.00	129.41
5	—	444	161.00–164.00	161.58
4	—	458	157.00–158.00	157.75
3	—	517	147.00–154.00	151.61
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
1	—	215	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	123.50–127.00	124.17
3	—	430	129.00–135.00	131.36
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
3	—	365	140.00–145.00	143.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	112.00–125.00	118.15
2	—	278	122.50–127.50	124.84
10	—	434	114.00–127.00	122.43
7	—	576	103.00–117.00	113.09
3	—	522	110.00–119.00	113.47
5	—	480	115.00–125.00	121.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	516	126.00–135.00	130.55
7	—	570	125.00–132.00	128.64
2	—	415	131.00–146.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	120.00–127.00	124.68
15	—	581	119.00–126.00	124.29
8	—	667	115.00–117.00	116.24
5	—	474	127.00–135.00	128.65
4	—	420	134.00	134.00
4	—	324	135.00–139.00	136.62
2	—	770	103.00–106.00	104.49
2	—	380	134.00–136.00	135.01
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	616	119.00–125.00	123.29
16	—	714	111.00–120.00	118.35
13	—	660	118.00–122.50	121.32
3	—	768	109.50	109.50
1	—	855	103.00	103.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	512	154.00–157.00	154.54
13	—	677	135.00	135.00
8	—	469	155.00–167.00	162.26
8	—	426	160.00–170.00	165.88
4	—	716	129.00–133.00	129.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	874	114.00–122.00	121.85
15	—	673	127.50–134.00	132.36
14	—	636	129.00–134.00	131.35
12	—	521	140.00–153.00	144.25
9	—	767	124.00–126.00	125.55
7	—	580	138.00–143.00	140.59
5	—	725	126.00	126.00
4	—	371	150.00–159.00	156.66
2	—	990	106.00	106.00
2	—	482	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,010	97.00	97.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	164.00	164.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
2	—	565	134.00	134.00
2	—	742	117.00	117.00
4	—	420	139.00	139.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	77.00	77.00
7	—	1,487	88.00–100.00	93.65
8	—	1,716	104.00–114.00	109.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,271	59.00–63.00	61.41
14	—	1,247	64.00–69.00	67.16
28	—	1,253	70.00–76.00	72.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,321	64.00–69.00	66.25
24	—	1,448	70.00–81.00	73.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	65.00–69.00	67.03
7	—	926	46.00–56.00	52.50
7	—	1,056	58.00–65.00	61.24

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle