Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand for weaned offerings; light demand for fleshy bawling calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with most decline on 400-500 lbs. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower with moderate demand and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with moderate demand. .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.52/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$131.52

379 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	732	132.33	968	356
Medium and Large 2-3	639	119.39	763	22
Large 1-2	910	110.00	1,001	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale379 hd

131.52

—

KY average28 barns · 4,632 hd

132.06

−0.54

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	1,775	82.18	1,459	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	54.33	814	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	53.93	698	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	46.75	500	32

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	675	123.07/cwt	122.00–125.00	831	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	688	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.96/cwt	129.00–138.00	726	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.45/cwt	135.00–150.00	532	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	955	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	123.16/cwt	116.00–128.00	532	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	116.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	95.75/cwt	95.00–96.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	754	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	144.20/cwt	140.00–146.00	613	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.68/cwt	136.00–142.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	115.52/cwt	102.00–121.00	827	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	122.39/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,006	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.75/cwt	110.00–117.00	654	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.79/cwt	115.00–128.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	112.81/cwt	107.00–117.00	697	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	118.87/cwt	114.00–123.00	573	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	921	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.82/cwt	123.00–133.00	675	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	122.20/cwt	119.00–123.00	455	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	918	102.96/cwt	101.00–104.50	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	114.90/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,142	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.88/cwt	119.00–126.00	873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	616	122.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.17/cwt	123.00–129.00	784	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	421	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	100.46/cwt	99.00–102.00	475	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	352	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	108.08/cwt	101.00–110.00	870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	952	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,208	57
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	341	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	868.45/cwt	775.00–950.00	8,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	766	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,019	657.20/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,697	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	669	100.75/cwt	100.75–100.75	674	30
Steers	Large 1-2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	57.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	752	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	53.66/cwt	52.00–55.50	615	8
Bulls	—	—	2,060	92.80/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,912	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	48.26/cwt	44.50–51.50	514	14
Bulls	—	—	1,630	71.48/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,165	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	47.54/cwt	47.00–48.00	599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	52.98/cwt	50.00–54.50	782	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.33/cwt	116.00–128.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	109.80/cwt	108.00–111.00	315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	39.12/cwt	35.00–44.50	397	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	56.42/cwt	55.00–58.00	865	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	113.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	97.03/cwt	95.00–100.00	655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	80.26/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,363	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	52.43/cwt	48.00–55.00	676	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	112.41/cwt	111.00–114.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	110.22/cwt	106.00–112.00	364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	113.55/cwt	108.00–117.00	428	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	123.59/cwt	123.00–125.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.50	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	105.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	646	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	150.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	107.81/cwt	107.00–109.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.47/cwt	122.00–135.00	713	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.32/cwt	131.00–137.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	121.98/cwt	118.00–125.00	698	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	129.72/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,014	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	100.54/cwt	95.00–106.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	120.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	110.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	112.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	121.15/cwt	120.00–122.00	621	6

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 949Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 117Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	675	122.00–125.00	123.07
6	—	578	130.00–133.00	131.02
17	—	534	129.00–138.00	135.96
1	—	1,105	100.00	100.00
2	—	335	148.00	148.00
16	—	425	140.00–146.00	144.20
23	—	822	120.00–122.50	122.39
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	157.00	157.00
2	—	795	119.00	119.00
10	—	994	114.00–115.00	114.90
7	—	716	119.00–126.00	121.88
15	—	621	123.00–129.00	126.17
3	—	935	115.00–118.00	116.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	642	143.50	143.50
3	—	418	146.00–154.00	150.69
87	—	782	129.00–130.00	129.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	129.00	129.00
3	—	628	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	952	126.85	126.85
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	112.00–116.00	113.33
3	—	730	115.00–117.00	116.33
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
5	—	565	123.00–125.00	123.59
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
8	—	543	120.00–125.00	120.59
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	122.00	122.00
4	—	955	99.00–100.00	99.50
10	—	754	113.00	113.00
14	—	918	101.00–104.50	102.96
8	—	616	121.00–125.00	122.04
3	—	710	115.00	115.00
14	—	805	101.00–110.00	108.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	432	116.00–128.00	123.16
4	—	863	95.00–96.00	95.75
9	—	731	102.00–108.00	105.00
3	—	680	107.00–110.00	109.02
16	—	575	110.00–117.00	113.75
15	—	618	107.00–117.00	112.81
32	—	482	114.00–123.00	118.87
12	—	372	119.00–123.00	122.20
23	—	521	112.00–118.00	115.30
1	—	335	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,125	89.00	89.00
3	—	226	117.00–120.00	119.01
5	—	757	107.00–109.00	107.81
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	99.00	99.00
2	—	473	99.00–102.00	100.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	108.00–111.00	109.80
4	—	675	95.00–100.00	97.03
5	—	457	111.00–114.00	112.41
6	—	330	106.00–112.00	110.22
6	—	377	108.00–117.00	113.55
3	—	863	72.00	72.00
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
7	—	568	100.00–109.00	105.48
2	—	635	95.00–106.00	100.54
2	—	912	75.00	75.00
2	—	775	92.00	92.00
4	—	423	110.00–114.00	110.96
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	572	118.00–125.00	121.98
4	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	376	135.00–150.00	141.45
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
7	—	766	110.00–120.00	116.46
3	—	325	136.00–142.00	139.68
12	—	716	102.00–121.00	115.52
13	—	623	115.00–128.00	121.79
25	—	528	123.00–133.00	127.82
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
13	—	482	130.00–138.00	133.98
18	—	568	122.00–135.00	125.47
3	—	427	131.00–137.00	134.32
11	—	656	115.00–122.00	118.27
2	—	960	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	147.50	147.50
3	—	328	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	117.50	117.50
1	—	325	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	116.00–128.00	124.33
3	—	433	115.00–120.00	118.36
3	—	318	120.00–127.50	123.88
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
4	—	612	111.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
6	—	513	120.00–122.00	121.15
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	669	100.75	100.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,015	775.00–950.00	868.45
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	485.00	485.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,019	600.00–750.00	657.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,305	55.00–60.00	57.62
2	—	1,260	47.00–48.00	47.54
21	—	1,290	48.00–55.00	52.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,146	52.00–55.50	53.66
14	—	1,066	44.50–51.50	48.26
10	—	1,015	35.00–44.50	39.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,476	50.00–54.50	52.98
9	—	1,533	55.00–58.00	56.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,060	89.00–95.00	92.80
2	—	1,630	68.00–74.00	71.48
11	—	1,698	75.00–85.00	80.26

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle