Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.52/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$114.52

272 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$11.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	598	117.05	700	209
Large 1-2	472	112.41	530	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	492	105.32	519	56

One grade step is worth $11.73/cwt here — about $182 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 sale272 hd

114.52

—

KY average26 barns · 4,494 hd

121.04

−6.52

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	—	Low	1,634	83.77	1,369	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	59.46	756	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	57.69	832	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	49.53	481	15

Every lot, as filed

132 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	—	531	130.31/cwt	124.00–139.00	692	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.66/cwt	124.00–128.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	105.00/cwt	95.00–115.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,080	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	892	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.02/cwt	157.00–162.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	131.46/cwt	129.00–134.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	133.58/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	93.85/cwt	87.00–101.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	93.46/cwt	91.00–96.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.51/cwt	124.00–132.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	114.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	136.73/cwt	132.00–144.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	122.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	508	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	140.72/cwt	139.00–144.00	737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.01/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	144.25/cwt	142.00–148.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	110.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	112.81/cwt	103.00–123.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	115.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	122.30/cwt	119.00–129.00	457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	103.88/cwt	100.00–109.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	610	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	758	122.34/cwt	122.00–123.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	664	123.27/cwt	119.00–125.50	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	717	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	923	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	809	119.84/cwt	107.00–122.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	768	119.47/cwt	118.00–121.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,137	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	119.71/cwt	116.00–125.00	818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.87/cwt	115.00–123.00	734	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.11/cwt	122.00–137.00	739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	127.30/cwt	127.00–128.00	796	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,430	939.03/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	13,428	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,186.90/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	17,542	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	473	111.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	530	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	328	118.66/cwt	115.00–122.50	389	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	503	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	887.94/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	964.03/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,195	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,041	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	114.48/cwt	113.00–117.00	492	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	483	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	550	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	44.03/cwt	38.00–46.00	426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	68.60/cwt	61.50–75.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	506	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	57.01/cwt	56.50–57.50	637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	93.19/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,582	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	62.48/cwt	58.00–66.50	829	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	61.02/cwt	58.00–64.00	935	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	50.32/cwt	48.00–54.50	474	9
Bulls	—	—	1,696	81.91/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,389	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	54.96/cwt	52.50–57.50	646	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	55.94/cwt	53.00–57.50	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	94.57/cwt	92.00–102.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	673	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,276	702.13/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	113.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	120.97/cwt	119.00–122.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	135.63/cwt	135.00–136.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	113.13/cwt	102.50–116.00	404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	86.63/cwt	80.00–92.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	137.24/cwt	129.00–137.75	1,095	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	139.88/cwt	138.50–143.00	797	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.05/cwt	109.00–117.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	120.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	580	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	111.45/cwt	106.00–117.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	155.83/cwt	149.00–161.00	661	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	122.36/cwt	118.00–125.00	629	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	76.98/cwt	74.00–80.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	144.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	148.94/cwt	147.00–150.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	111.68/cwt	100.00–118.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	119.93/cwt	118.00–123.00	675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	95.44/cwt	93.00–101.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	112.72/cwt	106.00–115.00	361	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	92.52/cwt	90.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 809Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 152Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	531	124.00–139.00	130.31
7	—	465	132.00–144.00	136.73
1	—	235	143.00	143.00
3	—	816	106.00–112.00	110.00
7	—	724	103.00–123.00	112.81
2	—	972	84.00	84.00
12	—	683	116.00–125.00	119.71
11	—	612	115.00–123.00	119.87
10	—	581	122.00–137.00	127.11
5	—	430	130.00–145.00	139.47
8	—	780	112.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	895	99.00	99.00
4	—	370	144.00–152.00	149.13
8	—	335	140.00–150.00	144.69
3	—	278	147.00–150.00	148.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	118.00–121.00	119.47
13	—	625	127.00–128.00	127.30
4	—	655	127.00	127.00
3	—	455	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	110.00–116.00	111.97
2	—	328	115.00–122.50	118.66
2	—	445	110.00–116.00	113.00
2	—	375	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	92.00–102.00	94.57
4	—	561	118.00–122.00	119.98
3	—	508	119.00–122.00	120.97
3	—	263	135.00–136.00	135.63
2	—	615	105.00–109.00	106.97
2	—	440	126.00	126.00
4	—	330	130.00–138.00	133.50
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	988	74.00–80.00	76.98
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
2	—	365	120.00–124.00	121.97
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	830	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	124.00–128.00	126.66
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,042	95.00–115.00	105.00
1	—	1,055	112.00	112.00
6	—	474	140.00–148.00	142.66
7	—	377	157.00–162.00	159.02
8	—	671	129.00–134.00	131.46
9	—	880	126.00–134.50	133.58
4	—	610	124.00–132.00	129.51
2	—	815	133.00	133.00
3	—	427	142.00–148.00	144.25
6	—	572	134.00–138.00	135.00
5	—	530	134.00–136.00	135.40
1	—	995	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	139.00–144.00	140.72
51	—	798	129.00–137.75	137.24
16	—	570	138.50–143.00	139.88
2	—	610	140.00	140.00
4	—	742	132.50	132.50
20	—	424	149.00–161.00	155.83
6	—	458	150.00–155.00	152.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
3	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	830	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	111.00	111.00
2	—	892	112.00	112.00
3	—	610	120.00–121.00	120.34
12	—	758	122.00–123.00	122.34
7	—	664	119.00–125.50	123.27
5	—	717	115.00–117.00	116.21
5	—	923	114.00	114.00
7	—	809	107.00–122.00	119.84
4	—	1,137	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	882	95.00	95.00
2	—	920	87.00–101.00	93.85
4	—	829	91.00–96.00	93.46
5	—	674	110.00–118.00	114.01
14	—	414	119.00–126.00	122.69
1	—	290	126.00	126.00
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
8	—	523	110.00–117.00	114.01
2	—	320	120.00	120.00
2	—	778	100.00–106.00	102.93
8	—	571	110.00–118.00	115.13
11	—	374	119.00–129.00	122.30
6	—	713	100.00–109.00	103.88
18	—	619	109.00–117.00	112.05
39	—	481	115.00–124.00	120.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	113.00–117.00	114.48
2	—	483	113.00–115.00	113.97
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
8	—	474	110.00–115.00	113.23
9	—	357	102.50–116.00	113.13
3	—	825	80.00–92.00	86.63
2	—	977	70.00	70.00
2	—	283	106.00–117.00	111.45
1	—	895	80.00	80.00
10	—	419	100.00–118.00	111.68
6	—	517	93.00–101.00	95.44
8	—	320	106.00–115.00	112.72
2	—	730	90.00–95.00	92.52
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	514	118.00–125.00	122.36
13	—	563	118.00–123.00	119.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	850.00–1,025.00	939.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,478	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,186.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	800.00–975.00	887.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,402	900.00–1,000.00	964.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,276	675.00–750.00	702.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	710.00	710.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	38.00–46.00	44.03
2	—	1,118	56.50–57.50	57.01
9	—	941	48.00–54.50	50.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	44.00	44.00
23	—	1,327	58.00–66.50	62.48
12	—	1,176	52.50–57.50	54.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	52.00	52.00
8	—	1,533	58.00–64.00	61.02
12	—	1,395	53.00–57.50	55.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	61.50–75.00	68.60
5	—	1,698	90.00–100.00	93.19
9	—	1,696	71.00–88.00	81.91

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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