Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold unevenly steady with moderate demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Yearlings lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.43/cwt on 422 head.

Average price

$120.43

422 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

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	525	122.47	642	367
Large 1-2	451	114.00	514	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	106.78	559	46
Small and Medium 1-2	359	101.41	364	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about $278 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 sale422 hd

120.43

—

KY average24 barns · 4,781 hd

122.25

−1.82

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	1,678	78.96	1,325	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	58.11	864	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	57.41	733	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	49.13	520	15

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	120.77/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,065	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.36/cwt	117.00–121.50	799	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	129.27/cwt	120.00–132.50	496	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.45/cwt	83.00–88.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	136.51/cwt	134.00–140.00	714	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.52/cwt	140.00–144.50	648	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	106.30/cwt	105.00–113.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	125.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	119.88/cwt	115.00–124.00	631	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.89/cwt	115.00–122.00	665	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	535	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.37/cwt	112.00–119.75	785	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	334	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.09/cwt	118.00–129.00	591	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	626	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	155.98/cwt	150.00–159.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.46/cwt	128.00–138.00	677	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	156.54/cwt	154.00–157.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	123.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	664	121.84/cwt	120.00–124.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	130.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	856	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.93/cwt	160.00–162.00	435	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	522	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	121.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.56/cwt	133.50–136.50	771	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.35/cwt	142.00–149.00	616	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	335	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	401	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	102.52/cwt	102.00–103.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	171.85/cwt	165.00–177.00	569	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	369	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,038	538.43/cwt	525.00–550.00	5,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	895	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,594	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	312	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	356	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	84.17/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,585	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	61.09/cwt	58.00–64.50	822	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	54.90/cwt	52.00–58.00	632	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	55.32/cwt	51.00–57.50	840	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	48.56/cwt	48.00–49.00	502	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	48.19/cwt	45.00–51.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	627	122.60/cwt	119.00–126.00	769	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	786	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	927	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	852.78/cwt	750.00–1,085.00	10,421	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	39.46/cwt	38.00–40.00	358	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	893	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,460	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	111.86/cwt	106.00–115.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	93.12/cwt	80.00–104.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	106.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	718	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	54.74/cwt	50.50–57.50	678	14
Bulls	—	—	1,564	76.06/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	117.67/cwt	117.00–118.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	98.73/cwt	95.00–100.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	109.32/cwt	106.00–116.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	161.36/cwt	161.00–164.00	594	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,243	704.71/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	113.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	131.24/cwt	131.00–132.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	110.11/cwt	106.00–117.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.81/cwt	128.00–145.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	116.91/cwt	113.00–118.00	721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	126.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	92.85/cwt	80.00–97.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.80/cwt	110.00–122.00	889	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	114.29/cwt	114.00–115.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	145.89/cwt	140.00–155.00	568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.28/cwt	107.00–116.00	808	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.58/cwt	116.00–129.00	746	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	123.15/cwt	119.00–127.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	116.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	120.64/cwt	117.00–125.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.37/cwt	105.00–119.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	106.64/cwt	101.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	77.31/cwt	76.00–80.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.76/cwt	120.00–135.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.86/cwt	121.00–129.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	540	2

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 1,394Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 178Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	837	125.50	125.50
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
13	—	882	120.00–124.00	120.77
26	—	523	134.00–140.00	136.51
36	—	461	140.00–144.50	140.52
6	—	383	154.00–157.00	156.54
9	—	714	120.00–126.00	123.78
21	—	611	125.00–135.00	128.68
15	—	656	125.00–132.00	130.48
2	—	270	160.00–162.00	160.93
4	—	762	120.00–125.00	121.75
20	—	569	133.50–136.50	135.56
12	—	430	142.00–149.00	143.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	145.50	145.50
3	—	407	150.00–159.00	155.98
2	—	742	128.50	128.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	331	165.00–177.00	171.85
19	—	368	161.00–164.00	161.36
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	131.00	131.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	117.00–118.00	117.67
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
4	—	435	131.00–132.00	131.24
7	—	812	114.00–115.00	114.29
2	—	668	113.00–120.00	116.59
2	—	575	121.00–129.00	124.86
1	—	990	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	664	117.00–121.50	120.36
1	—	980	80.00	80.00
20	—	474	127.00–135.00	131.98
1	—	1,065	85.00	85.00
22	—	515	128.00–138.00	131.46
1	—	235	157.00	157.00
7	—	430	128.00–145.00	135.81
4	—	921	80.00–97.00	92.85
3	—	1,153	77.00	77.00
9	—	768	110.00–122.00	115.80
11	—	576	124.00–130.00	126.82
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
11	—	389	140.00–155.00	145.89
12	—	720	107.00–116.00	112.28
44	—	619	116.00–129.00	120.58
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
2	—	522	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	712	95.00–100.00	98.73
3	—	658	106.00–116.00	109.32
7	—	429	120.00–131.00	126.61
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	782	90.00	90.00
7	—	581	119.00–127.00	123.15
13	—	519	117.00–125.00	120.64
7	—	472	120.00–135.00	125.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	384	120.00–132.50	129.27
2	—	925	83.00–88.00	85.45
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,000	80.00	80.00
6	—	770	105.00–113.00	106.30
7	—	331	120.00–131.00	125.75
46	—	526	115.00–124.00	119.88
35	—	564	115.00–122.00	117.89
22	—	426	120.00–135.00	125.54
31	—	669	112.00–119.75	117.37
14	—	295	130.00	130.00
41	—	476	118.00–129.00	124.09
1	—	985	82.00	82.00
2	—	233	135.00–136.00	135.49
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
10	—	617	113.00–118.00	116.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	141.00	141.00
10	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
6	—	664	120.00–124.00	121.84
37	—	627	119.00–126.00	122.60
17	—	786	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	405	99.00	99.00
2	—	365	102.00–103.00	102.52
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	114.00	114.00
2	—	312	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	106.00–115.00	111.86
4	—	730	80.00–104.00	93.12
8	—	677	100.00–110.00	106.09
11	—	326	110.00–120.00	113.19
4	—	431	106.00–117.00	110.11
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
3	—	375	105.00–119.00	110.37
3	—	567	101.00–110.00	106.64
3	—	833	76.00–80.00	77.31
2	—	630	109.00	109.00
2	—	480	112.00–113.00	112.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	525.00–550.00	538.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,222	750.00–1,085.00	852.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	675.00–725.00	704.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,883	81.50–86.00	84.17
9	—	1,564	73.00–81.00	76.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,346	58.00–64.50	61.09
2	—	1,033	48.00–49.00	48.56
14	—	1,239	50.50–57.50	54.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	52.00–58.00	54.90
6	—	1,043	45.00–51.00	48.19
3	—	908	38.00–40.00	39.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	51.00–57.50	55.32
1	—	1,300	48.00	48.00
16	—	1,480	58.00–63.00	60.31

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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