Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand; over 600 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.05/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$129.05

216 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$27.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

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	595	131.32	781	194
Large 1-2	590	119.00	702	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	108.82	585	20
Small and Medium 1-2	585	104.00	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.32/cwt here — about $173 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 sale216 hd

129.05

—

KY average24 barns · 4,326 hd

131.08

−2.03

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	1,621	95.13	1,542	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	67.12	969	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	66.30	845	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	57.98	622	25

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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	796	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	100.68/cwt	95.00–106.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	114.91/cwt	112.50–117.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.96/cwt	115.00–117.00	606	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.32/cwt	141.00–149.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	141.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.18/cwt	140.00–157.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	844	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	151.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	151.02/cwt	149.00–152.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	150.47/cwt	146.00–156.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.75	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	137.75/cwt	135.00–139.00	978	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,066	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	722	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.31/cwt	124.00–131.00	622	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	716	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	128.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	892	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	155.15/cwt	154.00–157.00	444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	128.36/cwt	122.00–131.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	113.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.48/cwt	110.00–121.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	757	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	971	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	135.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	671	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	150.95/cwt	149.00–153.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	119.08/cwt	115.00–123.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	902	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	129.51/cwt	126.00–132.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	137.78/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	127.77/cwt	126.00–131.00	666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	142.97/cwt	141.00–146.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	114.88/cwt	108.00–119.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	114.32/cwt	108.00–119.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	623	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	58.12/cwt	56.00–61.00	631	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	52.44/cwt	48.00–55.00	550	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	66.53/cwt	65.00–69.00	718	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	69.77/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,025	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	65.99/cwt	64.00–67.00	931	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	59.61/cwt	56.00–63.00	730	9
Bulls	—	—	1,723	100.87/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,738	15
Bulls	—	—	1,689	90.31/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,525	8
Bulls	—	—	1,103	83.27/cwt	81.00–85.00	918	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,141	598.37/cwt	575.00–610.00	6,827	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.87/cwt	59.00–63.00	883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	69.80/cwt	67.00–73.00	914	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	65.18/cwt	64.00–66.00	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	128.15/cwt	125.00–132.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	108.22/cwt	105.00–114.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	626	124.90/cwt	123.00–128.00	782	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	680	123.04/cwt	119.00–127.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	727	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	128.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	125.15/cwt	118.00–130.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	683	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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 593Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 185Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	81.00	81.00
3	—	485	124.00–131.00	128.31
1	—	945	82.00	82.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
6	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.70
5	—	375	130.00–138.00	135.98
4	—	564	118.00–130.00	125.15
3	—	608	112.00–113.00	112.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	519	131.00–141.00	137.89
10	—	584	130.00–140.00	134.78
7	—	693	122.00–130.00	128.72
6	—	286	154.00–157.00	155.15
5	—	636	122.00–131.00	128.36
3	—	805	112.00–115.00	113.01
2	—	768	110.00–121.00	115.48
1	—	1,020	90.00	90.00
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	757	126.00–130.00	128.25
7	—	622	134.00–138.00	135.68
3	—	671	137.00	137.00
2	—	435	149.00–153.00	150.95
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	796	83.00	83.00
3	—	687	95.00–106.00	100.68
3	—	328	112.50–117.00	114.91
2	—	565	116.00–120.00	118.05
2	—	523	115.00–117.00	115.96
2	—	438	117.00–123.00	119.95
2	—	388	115.00–123.00	119.08
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
1	—	290	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	649	139.00	139.00
13	—	569	126.00–132.00	129.51
10	—	484	135.00–140.00	137.78
9	—	521	126.00–131.00	127.77
6	—	419	141.00–146.00	142.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	120.00–126.00	123.92
9	—	630	108.00–119.00	114.88
7	—	674	108.00–119.00	114.32
7	—	478	125.00–133.00	130.40
5	—	323	125.00–132.00	128.15
4	—	729	105.00–114.00	108.22
2	—	375	130.00–139.00	134.50
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	626	123.00–128.00	124.90
4	—	680	119.00–127.00	123.04
2	—	772	124.00	124.00
2	—	727	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
2	—	787	128.00	128.00
2	—	825	130.00	130.00
3	—	483	141.00–149.00	146.32
4	—	686	133.00	133.00
5	—	588	139.00–142.00	141.01
6	—	510	145.00	145.00
8	—	424	140.00–157.00	144.18
14	—	616	135.00–139.00	137.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	150.00–157.00	151.97
6	—	430	156.00–161.00	158.44
6	—	571	149.00–152.00	151.02
6	—	631	144.00–145.00	144.67
9	—	518	146.00–156.00	150.47
11	—	675	145.00–147.75	146.00
12	—	710	135.00–139.00	137.75
12	—	777	137.25	137.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
2	—	535	134.00–136.00	135.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,141	575.00–610.00	598.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,085	56.00–61.00	58.12
8	—	1,048	48.00–55.00	52.44
5	—	1,079	65.00–69.00	66.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,469	67.00–73.00	69.77
13	—	1,411	64.00–67.00	65.99
4	—	1,450	59.00–63.00	60.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	56.00–63.00	59.61
21	—	1,310	67.00–73.00	69.80
12	—	1,251	64.00–66.00	65.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,723	95.00–105.00	100.87
8	—	1,689	87.00–96.00	90.31
4	—	1,103	81.00–85.00	83.27

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle