Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with moderate demand for weaned packages, light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.22/cwt on 680 head.

Average price

$129.22

680 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$26.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.19

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	635	129.77	824	662
Medium and Large 2-3	516	109.82	566	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	395	103.00	407	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.77/cwt here — about $417 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 sale680 hd

129.22

—

KY average27 barns · 6,060 hd

125.03

+4.19

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	1,581	81.33	1,286	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	55.54	792	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	54.93	717	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	48.26	505	27

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	484	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	143.67/cwt	141.00–144.00	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	145.48/cwt	145.00–147.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.53/cwt	114.00–125.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	99.56/cwt	93.00–106.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	144.59/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,018	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	100.01/cwt	96.00–104.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.56/cwt	120.00–132.00	596	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.42/cwt	118.00–126.00	638	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	133.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	136.16/cwt	135.00–137.00	844	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.48/cwt	136.00–142.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	144.90/cwt	140.00–154.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	135.31/cwt	129.00–138.00	509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	109.39/cwt	105.00–111.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.23/cwt	116.00–123.00	685	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	555	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	141.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	657	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.32/cwt	128.00–132.50	892	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	720	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.62/cwt	135.00–139.00	783	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	865	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	124.45/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,003	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.81/cwt	156.00–160.00	597	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	147.16/cwt	143.00–151.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	619	122.88/cwt	120.00–124.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	964	106.57/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	165.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	662	120.69/cwt	119.00–122.00	799	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	654.59/cwt	610.00–685.00	7,842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	877.76/cwt	835.00–950.00	10,340	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	885	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,009	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	687	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	872	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	53.41/cwt	52.00–57.00	549	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	57.18/cwt	55.00–63.00	830	32
Bulls	—	—	1,570	79.43/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,247	8
Bulls	—	—	1,220	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	47.47/cwt	46.00–49.00	589	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	42.81/cwt	36.00–46.00	470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	87.71/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,529	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	57.70/cwt	55.50–64.00	784	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	122.22/cwt	119.00–126.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	53.19/cwt	49.50–54.50	735	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	49.23/cwt	47.00–52.00	503	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	53.09/cwt	49.00–55.00	665	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	165.75/cwt	163.00–170.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.63/cwt	128.00–136.00	807	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	116.50/cwt	112.00–121.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	965	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	138.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.05/cwt	108.00–111.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	153.02/cwt	149.00–157.00	641	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	122.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	834	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	125.83/cwt	120.00–133.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,050	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	137.99/cwt	134.00–141.00	592	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	146.60/cwt	140.50–147.00	856	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	710	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	115.58/cwt	114.00–117.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	128.16/cwt	126.00–132.00	668	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.31/cwt	130.00–143.00	720	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	767	17

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,394Last week 724Year ago 1,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 155Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	484	135.00–141.00	138.30
14	—	626	114.00–125.00	121.53
4	—	820	93.00–106.00	99.56
4	—	418	136.00–142.00	139.48
11	—	387	140.00–154.00	144.90
4	—	706	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	875	99.00	99.00
2	—	238	147.50–150.00	148.79
1	—	930	93.00	93.00
4	—	277	143.00–151.00	147.16
23	—	679	115.00–125.00	122.90
7	—	769	114.00–117.00	115.58
32	—	532	130.00–143.00	135.31
17	—	582	130.00–135.00	131.77
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
9	—	567	119.00–126.00	122.22
8	—	524	120.00–128.00	122.77
3	—	761	101.00	101.00
3	—	658	112.00–113.00	112.34
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
5	—	470	120.00–133.00	125.83
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	128.00–131.00	129.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	533	141.00–144.00	143.67
17	—	654	138.50	138.50
13	—	471	145.00–147.00	145.48
8	—	761	131.00–135.00	132.97
144	—	704	130.00–146.00	144.59
6	—	627	138.00–140.00	138.32
16	—	419	149.00–157.00	153.02
66	—	584	140.50–147.00	146.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	139.00–143.00	141.67
23	—	679	128.00–132.50	131.32
20	—	523	134.00–141.00	137.58
9	—	424	140.00–148.00	143.40
36	—	573	135.00–139.00	136.62
2	—	912	119.00	119.00
25	—	806	119.00–126.00	124.45
24	—	376	156.00–160.00	158.81
25	—	613	128.00–136.00	131.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	160.00–169.00	165.58
4	—	367	163.00–170.00	165.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	114.00	114.00
2	—	687	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	135.00	135.00
3	—	515	125.00–128.00	125.98
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	117.00	117.00
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
4	—	854	96.00–104.00	100.01
38	—	471	120.00–132.00	126.56
21	—	530	118.00–126.00	120.42
13	—	344	128.00–135.00	133.56
13	—	376	129.00–138.00	135.31
5	—	724	105.00–111.00	109.39
21	—	565	116.00–123.00	121.23
21	—	427	125.00–133.00	129.97
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
2	—	755	105.00	105.00
5	—	663	112.00–118.00	114.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	620	135.00–137.00	136.16
212	—	731	132.00	132.00
62	—	847	124.00	124.00
45	—	429	134.00–141.00	137.99
14	—	566	125.00–126.00	125.50
33	—	521	126.00–132.00	128.16
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	106.00	106.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	120.00–124.00	122.88
7	—	964	106.00–110.00	106.57
16	—	662	119.00–122.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	745	104.00	104.00
2	—	465	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	91.00	91.00
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
2	—	568	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	360	112.00–121.00	116.50
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
3	—	525	108.00–111.00	110.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,198	610.00–685.00	654.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	835.00–950.00	877.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	52.00–57.00	53.41
8	—	1,097	36.00–46.00	42.81
13	—	1,022	47.00–52.00	49.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,451	55.00–63.00	57.18
1	—	1,380	45.50	45.50
18	—	1,382	49.50–54.50	53.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	46.00–49.00	47.47
34	—	1,358	55.50–64.00	57.70
27	—	1,253	49.00–55.00	53.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,570	75.00–83.00	79.43
2	—	1,220	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,743	84.00–93.00	87.71

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