Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand on a good through attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 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 $118.17/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$118.17

293 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	555	119.02	660	273
Large 1-2	589	111.00	654	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	485	104.65	507	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $153 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 sale293 hd

118.17

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

118.54

−0.37

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	1,897	79.44	1,507	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	56.70	833	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	54.78	684	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	50.12	538	27

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1-2Fancy	—	468	141.44/cwt	141.00–142.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.00/cwt	137.00–149.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.07/cwt	139.00–145.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	125.34/cwt	121.00–132.50	282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.15/cwt	112.00–120.00	621	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	625	119.65/cwt	118.00–122.00	748	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	108.71/cwt	104.00–117.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	91.25/cwt	89.00–92.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.00/cwt	103.00–106.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.42/cwt	114.00–119.00	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	109.30/cwt	105.00–114.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	122.31/cwt	119.00–126.50	698	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	108.02/cwt	101.00–112.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	120.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	112.09/cwt	106.00–117.00	744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	144.54/cwt	144.00–145.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	143.49/cwt	136.00–154.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	90.69/cwt	88.00–94.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	124.42/cwt	119.00–131.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	122.04/cwt	118.00–125.00	581	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.32/cwt	136.00–143.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.04/cwt	133.00–139.00	720	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	116.83/cwt	116.00–119.00	376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	155.19/cwt	152.50–160.00	498	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	117.19/cwt	105.00–122.50	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	830	97.67/cwt	96.00–101.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.27/cwt	121.00–130.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	128.58/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,123	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.49/cwt	133.00–138.00	778	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	471	111.89/cwt	106.00–119.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	125.59/cwt	125.00–126.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.85/cwt	121.00–129.00	827	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	114.72/cwt	113.00–115.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	681	121.23/cwt	118.00–122.00	826	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	127.31/cwt	125.00–129.50	470	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	571	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	645	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	660	108.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	713	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	629	120.42/cwt	118.00–121.50	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	48.30/cwt	44.00–50.00	567	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	44.82/cwt	42.00–47.00	463	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	58.01/cwt	56.50–62.00	867	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.69/cwt	51.00–62.00	603	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	58.17/cwt	56.00–63.00	745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	115.19/cwt	112.00–117.00	486	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	89.96/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,723	5
Bulls	—	—	1,887	73.60/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,389	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	49.71/cwt	49.00–50.00	544	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	54.09/cwt	52.00–55.00	768	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	53.41/cwt	50.00–55.50	661	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	610	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,338	702.41/cwt	685.00–725.00	9,398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	868.92/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	11,922	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	15,345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,497	1,068.82/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	16,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	106.55/cwt	100.00–113.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	107.40/cwt	105.00–112.50	347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.97/cwt	117.00–123.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	98.67/cwt	98.00–100.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	122.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	644	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	149.90/cwt	148.00–151.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	133.74/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,049	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	744	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	118.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	814	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	153.90/cwt	151.00–155.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.08/cwt	123.00–134.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.70/cwt	111.00–115.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	134.88/cwt	132.00–136.00	897	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.34/cwt	124.00–135.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	456	131.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	128.59/cwt	128.00–131.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	469	126.96/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	119.53/cwt	115.00–122.00	683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	127.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 958Year ago 1,411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 135Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	141.00–142.00	141.44
5	—	625	125.00–126.00	125.59
3	—	658	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	105.00–114.00	109.30
10	—	374	136.00–154.00	143.49
3	—	342	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	476	136.00–143.00	137.32
6	—	877	98.00–100.00	98.67
3	—	228	130.00–135.00	133.39
14	—	625	116.00–122.00	118.96
21	—	686	115.00–121.00	118.59
13	—	570	123.00–134.00	129.08
4	—	778	113.00–116.00	114.99
7	—	519	124.00–135.00	129.34
7	—	424	135.00–142.00	139.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
6	—	535	117.00–123.00	120.97
3	—	610	111.00–115.00	112.70
2	—	682	109.00	109.00
4	—	721	100.00–102.00	101.25
11	—	571	115.00–122.00	119.53
3	—	415	123.00–130.00	127.64
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
3	—	480	120.00–125.00	123.44
7	—	285	125.00–133.00	127.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	105.00–122.50	117.19
4	—	471	106.00–119.00	111.89
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	137.00–149.00	142.00
12	—	486	139.00–145.00	142.07
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
13	—	716	120.00–125.00	121.99
1	—	1,045	104.00	104.00
1	—	275	151.00	151.00
26	—	529	133.00–139.00	136.04
6	—	383	148.00–156.00	150.95
8	—	321	152.50–160.00	155.19
23	—	625	121.00–130.00	127.27
13	—	873	123.50–129.00	128.58
22	—	574	133.00–138.00	135.49
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
12	—	668	121.00–129.00	123.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	144.00–145.00	144.54
10	—	458	148.00–151.00	149.90
16	—	784	133.00–134.50	133.74
8	—	442	151.00–155.00	153.90
8	—	622	132.50–133.00	132.75
19	—	665	132.00–136.00	134.88
3	—	558	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
4	—	371	162.00–167.00	164.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	118.00–121.50	120.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
1	—	860	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	127.50	127.50
2	—	705	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	456	125.00–135.00	131.90
3	—	833	116.00	116.00
1	—	530	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	121.00–132.50	125.34
16	—	530	112.00–120.00	117.15
4	—	620	104.00–117.00	108.71
4	—	811	89.00–92.00	91.25
3	—	750	103.00–106.00	105.00
15	—	573	114.00–119.00	117.42
1	—	950	83.00	83.00
11	—	727	101.00–112.00	108.02
8	—	415	116.00–126.00	120.60
9	—	664	106.00–117.00	112.09
6	—	865	88.00–94.00	90.69
7	—	365	119.00–131.00	124.42
25	—	476	118.00–125.00	122.04
6	—	322	116.00–119.00	116.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	118.00–122.00	119.65
3	—	830	96.00–101.00	97.67
7	—	757	113.00–115.00	114.72
10	—	681	118.00–122.00	121.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	571	119.00–126.50	122.31
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
36	—	526	120.00–126.00	122.41
5	—	416	128.00–131.00	128.59
17	—	469	125.00–128.00	126.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	369	125.00–129.50	127.31
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
3	—	571	113.00	113.00
2	—	660	103.00–113.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	112.00–117.00	115.19
2	—	892	74.00	74.00
2	—	358	100.00–113.00	106.55
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
3	—	323	105.00–112.50	107.40
1	—	760	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,174	44.00–50.00	48.30
25	—	1,281	56.00–63.00	58.17
24	—	1,238	50.00–55.50	53.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,034	42.00–47.00	44.82
13	—	1,103	51.00–62.00	54.69
3	—	1,095	49.00–50.00	49.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,494	56.50–62.00	58.01
8	—	1,419	52.00–55.00	54.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,915	86.00–93.00	89.96
9	—	1,887	65.00–82.00	73.60

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	—	1,338	685.00–725.00	702.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,372	800.00–1,010.00	868.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,705	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,497	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,068.82

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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