Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand; light demand for fleshy, off-colored, and bawling calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.64/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$123.64

268 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$16.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

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	544	125.37	682	239
Large 1-2	514	109.75	564	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	496	109.29	542	25

One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $140 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 sale268 hd

123.64

—

KY average27 barns · 5,431 hd

127.40

−3.76

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	1,441	87.74	1,264	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	63.33	771	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	63.23	928	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	58.83	638	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	100.00	1,220	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.23/cwt	48.50–58.00	550	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	63.32/cwt	62.00–65.00	728	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	61.76/cwt	59.00–64.00	902	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	66.75/cwt	65.50–68.50	993	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	736	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,063.38/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	13,845	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	982.07/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	12,659	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	753.30/cwt	735.00–775.00	8,927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	86.87/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	631	122.75/cwt	118.00–126.00	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	131.82/cwt	128.00–138.00	369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	124.69/cwt	121.00–127.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	124.82/cwt	121.00–136.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	114.27/cwt	114.00–115.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	131.10/cwt	121.00–135.00	416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	106.82/cwt	100.00–113.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.55/cwt	117.00–126.00	635	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	465	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	93.60/cwt	91.00–100.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	341	116.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	106.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	119.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	141.08/cwt	137.00–143.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	104.47/cwt	101.00–108.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	144.31/cwt	141.00–148.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	385	131.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	504	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,220	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	60.14/cwt	59.00–62.00	681	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	65.68/cwt	65.00–66.50	854	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	99.08/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,714	6
Bulls	—	—	1,173	76.97/cwt	74.50–82.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,012	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	146.17/cwt	142.00–153.00	857	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	137.00/cwt	136.50–138.25	941	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	407	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	452	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.67/cwt	59.00–64.00	749	23
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	123.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	125.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	111.59/cwt	109.00–115.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	131.22/cwt	130.00–134.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	134.29/cwt	130.00–138.00	369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	760	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	135.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	628	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.07/cwt	126.00–135.00	687	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	113.51/cwt	108.00–118.00	817	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.88/cwt	110.00–114.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	114.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.29/cwt	134.00–138.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.31/cwt	129.00–137.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	139.53/cwt	134.00–144.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.73/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.88/cwt	125.00–132.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.89/cwt	136.00–145.50	657	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	151.25/cwt	151.00–151.50	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	149.55/cwt	144.00–153.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	145.46/cwt	134.50–150.00	886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	141.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.07/cwt	125.00–134.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.29/cwt	113.00–125.00	703	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.97/cwt	123.00–134.00	611	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	134.80/cwt	134.00–136.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	129.44/cwt	126.00–130.75	755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	127.41/cwt	127.00–128.00	771	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	128.16/cwt	126.00–132.00	666	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 597Year ago 1,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 46Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 4Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	48.50–58.00	55.23
3	—	1,150	62.00–65.00	63.32
9	—	1,132	59.00–62.00	60.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	59.00–64.00	61.76
5	—	1,488	65.50–68.50	66.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,301	65.00–66.50	65.68
1	—	980	57.50	57.50
23	—	1,195	59.00–64.00	62.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	84.50–90.00	86.87
6	—	1,730	93.00–105.00	99.08
6	—	1,173	74.50–82.00	76.97
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	380	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	631	118.00–126.00	122.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
3	—	766	109.00	109.00
5	—	280	128.00–138.00	131.82
5	—	382	121.00–127.00	124.69
6	—	434	121.00–136.00	124.82
7	—	630	114.00–115.00	114.27
8	—	317	121.00–135.00	131.10
11	—	719	100.00–113.00	106.82
13	—	518	117.00–126.00	122.55
30	—	570	113.00–125.00	123.29
38	—	474	123.00–134.00	128.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	110.00–118.00	113.96
5	—	715	91.00–100.00	93.60
4	—	341	115.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	620	100.00–110.00	106.72
3	—	372	110.00–117.00	114.77
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	134.00–136.00	134.80
23	—	583	126.00–130.75	129.44
27	—	605	127.00–128.00	127.41
34	—	520	126.00–132.00	128.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
2	—	580	125.00–129.00	126.97
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
3	—	545	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	703	144.00	144.00
28	—	586	142.00–153.00	146.17
14	—	687	136.50–138.25	137.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
4	—	478	151.00–151.50	151.25
10	—	516	144.00–153.00	149.55
14	—	609	134.50–150.00	145.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
2	—	912	123.50	123.50
2	—	982	115.00	115.00
3	—	522	134.00–138.00	135.29
3	—	740	120.00–130.00	126.67
6	—	623	125.00–132.00	128.48
8	—	579	129.00–137.00	132.31
9	—	417	134.00–144.00	139.53
11	—	776	128.00–131.00	130.73
12	—	670	125.00–132.00	129.88
30	—	470	136.00–145.50	139.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	117.00–122.00	119.01
3	—	271	137.00–143.00	141.08
2	—	930	85.00	85.00
2	—	823	101.00–108.00	104.47
2	—	328	141.00–148.00	144.31
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
24	—	613	118.00–125.00	123.98
21	—	464	130.00–142.00	135.26
19	—	524	126.00–135.00	131.07
15	—	720	108.00–118.00	113.51
8	—	763	110.00–114.00	112.88
6	—	367	140.00–144.00	141.17
7	—	429	130.00–137.00	133.60
7	—	585	125.00–134.00	127.07
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	111.00	111.00
3	—	385	129.00–135.00	131.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	111.00	111.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	122.00–125.00	123.01
6	—	468	118.00–129.00	125.47
5	—	628	109.00–115.00	111.59
4	—	576	123.00–124.00	123.75
4	—	374	130.00–134.00	131.22
2	—	717	91.00	91.00
2	—	275	130.00–138.00	134.29
1	—	995	81.00	81.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,302	900.00–1,275.00	1,063.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,289	800.00–1,150.00	982.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	735.00–775.00	753.30

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle