Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand, Many good quality weaned calves on offer today. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.02/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$127.02

376 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	608	128.21	779	348
Large 1-2	454	117.14	531	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	110.67	584	21

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $195 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 sale376 hd

127.02

—

KY average25 barns · 6,257 hd

127.16

−0.13

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	1,630	94.46	1,539	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	57.53	866	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	55.76	702	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	50.68	535	28

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	118.33/cwt	114.00–126.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	954	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	148.18/cwt	147.00–149.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.05/cwt	129.00–139.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	151.48/cwt	148.00–153.00	636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.56/cwt	149.00–152.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	127.56/cwt	126.00–130.00	672	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	141.70/cwt	134.00–148.00	597	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	143.18/cwt	141.00–146.00	876	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	116.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	121.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	125.47/cwt	120.00–133.00	462	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.03/cwt	119.00–123.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	397	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.77/cwt	136.00–143.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	131.11/cwt	126.00–133.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	115.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	134.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	151.06/cwt	149.00–151.50	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	115.46/cwt	114.00–117.00	327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	123.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	646	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	53.80/cwt	51.00–55.00	647	13
Bulls	—	—	1,524	88.92/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,355	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	51.83/cwt	50.00–54.00	555	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	54.27/cwt	54.00–54.50	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	116.40/cwt	114.00–119.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	727	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	48.56/cwt	46.00–51.00	575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	43.34/cwt	30.00–52.00	407	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	58.21/cwt	55.50–64.50	758	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	56.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	663	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	58.04/cwt	55.00–62.50	880	38
Bulls	—	—	1,718	99.07/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,702	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	880	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,600	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	108.53/cwt	105.00–112.00	575	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	458	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	586	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	744	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	520	118.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	107.53/cwt	104.00–111.00	651	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	637	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	165.82/cwt	165.00–169.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	123.27/cwt	119.00–129.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	134.17/cwt	131.00–141.00	814	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	792.33/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,318	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	123.08/cwt	118.00–128.00	752	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	112.55/cwt	109.00–117.00	805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.56/cwt	141.00–147.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	142.69/cwt	139.00–146.00	731	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.01/cwt	117.00–123.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	104.20/cwt	103.00–105.00	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.31/cwt	144.00–146.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	127.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	419	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	116.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	130.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	149.05/cwt	140.00–161.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	158.60/cwt	154.00–162.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.40/cwt	122.00–133.00	604	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	128.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	620	120.76/cwt	119.00–125.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	663	121.74/cwt	121.00–124.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	147.83/cwt	146.00–148.50	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	124.76/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,098	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	899	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 Oct 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 596Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 165Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	130.00–137.00	133.66
11	—	535	129.00–139.00	135.05
2	—	380	149.00–152.00	150.56
12	—	421	134.00–148.00	141.70
1	—	925	101.00	101.00
6	—	806	112.00–118.00	116.00
16	—	674	118.00–126.00	121.79
2	—	773	119.00–123.00	121.03
5	—	474	136.00–143.00	139.77
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
23	—	611	118.00–128.00	123.08
6	—	728	117.00–123.00	119.01
3	—	277	140.00–161.00	149.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	137.00–141.00	139.04
3	—	572	114.00–126.00	118.33
2	—	340	123.00	123.00
2	—	617	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
6	—	523	118.00–128.00	123.49
1	—	245	131.00	131.00
4	—	483	124.00	124.00
3	—	432	119.00–129.00	123.27
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	105.00–112.00	108.53
2	—	458	110.00–116.00	112.98
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	90.00	90.00
2	—	283	114.00–117.00	115.46
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
5	—	376	114.00–119.00	116.40
4	—	676	105.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	532	115.00	115.00
2	—	605	104.00–111.00	107.53
3	—	570	110.00–115.00	113.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	708	134.75	134.75
32	—	527	126.00–130.00	127.56
6	—	570	126.00–128.00	126.66
7	—	397	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	368	120.00–133.00	125.47
4	—	273	126.00–133.00	131.11
4	—	682	115.00–117.00	115.49
17	—	575	119.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	972	92.00	92.00
9	—	715	109.00–117.00	112.55
13	—	526	120.00–126.00	123.88
10	—	836	103.00–105.00	104.20
1	—	225	131.00	131.00
1	—	915	104.00	104.00
9	—	330	120.00–130.00	127.08
8	—	614	113.00–118.00	116.00
8	—	421	120.00–133.00	130.55
39	—	474	122.00–133.00	127.40
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
2	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
2	—	520	116.00–121.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
9	—	620	119.00–125.00	120.76
11	—	663	121.00–124.00	121.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	139.00	139.00
11	—	520	147.00–149.00	148.18
8	—	420	148.00–153.00	151.48
13	—	612	141.00–146.00	143.18
12	—	717	133.00–135.00	134.51
9	—	464	149.00–151.50	151.06
6	—	568	146.00–148.50	147.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	490	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	127.00	127.00
2	—	690	124.00	124.00
2	—	637	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	165.00–169.00	165.82
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	607	131.00–141.00	134.17
11	—	482	141.00–147.00	144.56
12	—	512	139.00–146.00	142.69
1	—	825	124.00	124.00
3	—	563	144.00–146.00	145.31
3	—	665	130.00–131.00	130.67
13	—	377	154.00–162.00	158.60
5	—	790	127.00–130.00	128.21
9	—	880	124.00–126.00	124.76
3	—	733	120.00–125.00	122.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,203	51.00–55.00	53.80
6	—	1,184	46.00–51.00	48.56
28	—	1,302	55.50–64.50	58.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,071	50.00–54.00	51.83
8	—	938	30.00–52.00	43.34
7	—	1,164	55.00–60.00	56.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	54.00–54.50	54.27
38	—	1,516	55.00–62.50	58.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	84.00–93.00	88.92
6	—	1,718	94.00–106.00	99.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,176	725.00–875.00	792.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle