Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady with moderate demand in a light test; over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 higher with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.28/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$129.28

265 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

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	618	130.54	807	249
Small and Medium 1-2	310	115.00	357	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	109.25	601	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $206 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 sale265 hd

129.28

—

KY average28 barns · 5,592 hd

128.38

+0.89

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	1,670	99.30	1,659	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	76.01	1,096	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	75.31	909	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	70.29	753	16

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	—	1,387	86.37/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,198	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	838.87/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,545	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	100.00/cwt	94.00–106.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	936	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	110.05/cwt	99.00–119.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	130.60/cwt	120.00–137.50	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	96.01/cwt	92.00–100.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.71/cwt	136.00–149.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.22/cwt	117.00–133.00	902	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	119.17/cwt	103.00–126.00	925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	130.08/cwt	123.00–135.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.37/cwt	125.00–135.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	133.21/cwt	129.00–137.50	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.98/cwt	128.00–134.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	667	122.54/cwt	122.00–123.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	817	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	931	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	118.53/cwt	114.00–123.00	456	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	653	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	74.31/cwt	70.00–78.00	830	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	66.07/cwt	64.00–69.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	108.82/cwt	105.00–117.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	133.74/cwt	133.50–133.95	915	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	127.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	665	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	129.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	715	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	128.67/cwt	123.00–129.50	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	137.28/cwt	135.00–138.50	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.45/cwt	124.00–126.00	661	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.30/cwt	123.00–125.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	127.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	138.24/cwt	136.00–139.50	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	972	124.95/cwt	124.95–124.95	1,215	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.62/cwt	120.00–132.00	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.45/cwt	129.00–134.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	108.88/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.56/cwt	111.00–122.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	131.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.60/cwt	57.00–60.00	585	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	72.36/cwt	68.00–75.00	969	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	80.07/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,246	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	78.82/cwt	77.00–85.00	994	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	73.18/cwt	69.00–76.00	835	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	65.78/cwt	65.00–66.00	780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	111.13/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,917	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	76.76/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,374	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 1,018Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 48Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 31Year ago 32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	84.00–92.00	86.37
9	—	1,725	107.00–117.00	111.13
3	—	1,790	72.00–82.00	76.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	70.00–78.00	74.31
4	—	995	64.00–69.00	66.07
2	—	998	57.00–60.00	58.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,339	68.00–75.00	72.36
9	—	1,556	77.00–84.00	80.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,261	77.00–85.00	78.82
15	—	1,141	69.00–76.00	73.18
4	—	1,186	65.00–66.00	65.78

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)	2	—	1,095	800.00–875.00	838.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	912	94.00–106.00	100.00
4	—	615	117.00–121.00	119.01
1	—	955	98.00	98.00
1	—	855	107.00	107.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	709	136.00–139.50	138.24
7	—	637	150.50	150.50
4	—	561	149.00	149.00
4	—	535	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	972	124.95	124.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	775	120.00–132.00	127.62
7	—	674	129.00–134.00	130.45
4	—	713	131.00	131.00
4	—	461	143.00–146.00	144.50
3	—	625	135.00–136.00	135.66
2	—	970	103.00–115.00	108.88
2	—	882	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	99.00–119.00	110.05
3	—	582	105.00–117.00	108.82
2	—	673	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	467	118.00	118.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	129.00–137.50	133.21
2	—	928	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	383	128.00–134.00	130.98
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
11	—	531	124.00–126.00	124.45
10	—	569	123.00–125.00	124.30
9	—	475	125.00–132.00	128.62
5	—	627	111.00–122.00	117.56
4	—	341	130.00–133.00	131.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	122.00–123.00	122.54
2	—	817	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	684	133.50–133.95	133.74
22	—	521	126.00–130.00	127.67
13	—	552	127.00–130.00	129.53
8	—	702	123.00–129.50	128.67
8	—	419	135.00–138.50	137.28
4	—	453	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	120.00–137.50	130.60
2	—	738	92.00–100.00	96.01
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	126.00	126.00
3	—	628	104.00	104.00
3	—	575	125.00–127.00	125.66
3	—	490	125.00–129.00	127.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	136.00–149.00	142.71
9	—	720	117.00–133.00	125.22
8	—	776	103.00–126.00	119.17
6	—	576	130.00–135.00	133.12
4	—	612	123.00–135.00	130.08
3	—	672	125.00–135.00	131.37
3	—	525	131.00	131.00
3	—	356	147.00	147.00
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	114.00–123.00	118.53
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	112.50	112.50
1	—	220	120.00	120.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle