Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last Monday due to Labor Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.77/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$143.77

248 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$16.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

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	570	144.86	826	231
Medium and Large 2-3	569	129.16	734	10thin
Large 1-2	587	128.56	754	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $72 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 sale248 hd

143.77

—

KY average26 barns · 4,692 hd

141.76

+2.01

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	1,659	89.67	1,487	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	65.40	1,115	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	63.60	832	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	60.17	648	14

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2Fancy	—	312	144.18/cwt	142.00–145.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	475	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	572	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	65.08/cwt	64.50–66.00	740	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	55.81/cwt	54.00–58.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	165.12/cwt	162.50–167.50	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	538	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	712	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	591	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	65.55/cwt	65.00–66.50	1,108	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,158	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	63.22/cwt	60.00–64.50	831	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	68.08/cwt	65.00–70.50	873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	753	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	462	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	17,794	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,479	84.28/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,247	4
Bulls	—	—	2,018	100.45/cwt	96.00–106.00	2,027	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	890	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,050	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	752	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	127.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	666	123.78/cwt	119.00–125.00	824	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,630	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	472	118.09/cwt	112.50–120.00	557	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	220	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	237	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.02/cwt	121.00–132.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	121.69/cwt	121.00–123.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	129.12/cwt	126.00–132.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	122.61/cwt	116.00–126.00	820	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.98/cwt	128.00–141.00	713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	139.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.42/cwt	125.00–137.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	158.02/cwt	142.50–163.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.78/cwt	139.00–142.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	105.52/cwt	100.00–111.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	802	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	150.71/cwt	148.00–152.00	794	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	157.26/cwt	153.00–160.00	692	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	141.92/cwt	140.50–143.00	947	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	143.94/cwt	138.00–150.00	888	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	134.61/cwt	133.00–136.00	837	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	137.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	146.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	124.59/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	157.23/cwt	155.00–162.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.79/cwt	136.00–144.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	122.23/cwt	118.00–127.00	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.51/cwt	128.00–135.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	125.14/cwt	124.00–126.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.59/cwt	125.00–134.00	636	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	135.51/cwt	135.00–139.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	133.18/cwt	131.00–141.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	134.18/cwt	132.00–135.00	818	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	135.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	779	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	623	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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 1,014Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 18

No comparison with last Monday due to Labor Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	142.00–145.00	144.18
2	—	353	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	355	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
1	—	820	82.00	82.00
1	—	865	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,005	101.00	101.00
2	—	752	126.00	126.00
5	—	624	121.00–130.00	127.32
5	—	666	119.00–125.00	123.78
10	—	720	118.00–127.00	122.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	141.00	141.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
2	—	745	117.00	117.00
6	—	373	128.00–135.00	132.51
6	—	422	124.00–126.00	125.14
8	—	527	120.00–128.00	123.68
30	—	483	125.00–134.00	131.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	135.00	135.00
6	—	715	127.50	127.50
8	—	425	135.00–139.00	135.51
9	—	530	131.00–141.00	133.18
29	—	610	132.00–135.00	134.18
33	—	577	130.00–137.00	135.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	162.50–167.50	165.12
1	—	300	167.50	167.50
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	130.00–137.00	132.30
2	—	462	128.00	128.00
1	—	890	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	120.00–128.00	124.05
2	—	568	125.00–133.00	128.95
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
1	—	365	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	527	148.00–152.00	150.71
29	—	440	153.00–160.00	157.26
27	—	667	140.50–143.00	141.92
27	—	617	138.00–150.00	143.94
6	—	736	135.00–136.00	135.67
3	—	551	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	622	133.00–136.00	134.61
13	—	579	134.00–143.00	137.44
11	—	431	140.00–150.00	146.07
10	—	821	121.00–128.00	124.59
9	—	374	155.00–162.00	157.23
8	—	523	136.00–144.00	141.79
3	—	1,058	113.50	113.50
3	—	727	129.00–130.00	129.33
3	—	672	130.00–134.00	131.32
3	—	495	144.00	144.00
2	—	787	132.00	132.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	112.50–120.00	118.09
2	—	220	107.50	107.50
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	121.00–132.00	127.02
4	—	526	125.00–127.00	126.04
3	—	561	121.00–123.00	121.69
2	—	802	86.00	86.00
2	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	423	126.00–132.00	129.12
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	669	116.00–126.00	122.61
11	—	528	128.00–141.00	134.98
6	—	462	136.00–146.00	139.03
4	—	565	125.00–137.00	132.42
4	—	288	142.50–163.00	158.02
3	—	605	120.00–128.00	125.29
3	—	420	139.00–142.50	140.78
2	—	1,002	92.50	92.50
2	—	773	100.00–111.00	105.52
2	—	362	143.00	143.00
2	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	965	93.00	93.00
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	117.50	117.50
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,137	64.50–66.00	65.08
6	—	1,039	54.00–58.00	55.81
2	—	1,010	58.00–59.00	58.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,690	65.00–66.50	65.55
1	—	1,795	64.50	64.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,315	60.00–64.50	63.22
2	—	1,283	65.00–70.50	68.08
1	—	1,265	59.50	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	81.00–89.00	84.28
2	—	2,018	96.00–106.00	100.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	775.00	775.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle