Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 lower in a light test with moderate demand Good demand for yearling cattle. Slaughter cows 3.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bull sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.46/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$131.46

152 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	795	131.63	1,047	148
Medium and Large 2-3	565	130.50	737	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	320	120.00	384	1thin
Large 1-2	665	119.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $256 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 sale152 hd

131.46

—

KY average14 barns · 1,740 hd

130.92

+0.54

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	1,576	106.36	1,677	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	64.80	903	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	62.44	954	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	53.34	605	8thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	571	118.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	119.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.97/cwt	119.50–124.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.42/cwt	133.50–143.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	112.22/cwt	110.00–113.50	805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	108.32/cwt	107.00–112.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	128.10/cwt	127.50–129.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	98.97/cwt	95.00–103.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	568	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	880	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	50.12/cwt	45.00–52.00	558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.00	632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	64.02/cwt	62.00–65.00	963	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	52.47/cwt	48.00–57.00	895	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	964	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	63.96/cwt	61.00–66.00	895	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	69.04/cwt	68.00–71.00	877	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,663	57.16/cwt	55.00–60.00	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	109.15/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,372	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,650	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	140.95/cwt	140.95–140.95	1,028	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	120.60/cwt	120.00–123.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	144.66/cwt	144.00–146.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	958	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,147	56
Steers	Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	97.23/cwt	90.00–100.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	112.40/cwt	106.00–118.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	871	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	126.85/cwt	124.00–128.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	132.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	126.19/cwt	124.00–129.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	444	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1

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 Jul 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 457Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 109Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	115.00–121.00	118.48
3	—	528	118.00–122.00	119.26
3	—	335	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	655	115.00–120.00	117.52
2	—	612	115.00	115.00
2	—	490	129.00	129.00
9	—	418	124.00–129.00	126.19
5	—	364	120.00–125.00	122.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	90.00–100.00	97.23
8	—	522	106.00–118.00	112.40
6	—	626	100.00–103.00	101.50
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	694	125.50	125.50
7	—	566	124.00–128.00	126.85
7	—	477	133.00	133.00
5	—	414	130.00–133.00	132.41
4	—	530	123.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	119.50–124.00	120.97
10	—	522	133.50–143.00	138.42
8	—	717	110.00–113.50	112.22
8	—	462	130.00–137.00	133.88
7	—	656	115.00–121.00	117.01
6	—	756	107.00–112.00	108.32
5	—	581	127.50–129.00	128.10
2	—	983	95.00–103.00	98.97
1	—	400	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
1	—	880	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–131.00	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	729	140.95	140.95
3	—	691	131.00	131.00
3	—	600	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	120.00–123.00	120.60
4	—	434	135.00–138.00	136.21
3	—	508	144.00–146.00	144.66
2	—	470	139.00–145.00	142.03
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	958	119.75	119.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	45.00–52.00	50.12
2	—	1,138	54.00–57.00	55.55
1	—	1,230	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	62.00–65.00	64.02
2	—	1,705	48.00–57.00	52.47
2	—	1,408	68.00–69.00	68.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	61.00–66.00	63.96
7	—	1,271	68.00–71.00	69.04
3	—	1,663	55.00–60.00	57.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	107.00–111.00	109.15
1	—	1,400	98.00	98.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle