Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers sold mixed with calves under 600 lbs trading steady to 2.00 higher; over 600 lbs trading steady to 3.00 lower; yearlings untested. Feeder heifers sold mixed with featherweight heifers 3.00 lower; middleweights 3.00 to 5.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold weak. Quality was average through attractive with buyers showing preference for hard weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.43/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$124.43

461 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$39.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

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	620	126.66	785	419
Medium and Large 2-3	612	104.53	639	32
Small and Medium 1-2	403	101.60	409	5thin
Large 1-2	792	87.60	694	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.06/cwt here — about $92 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 sale461 hd

124.43

—

KY average25 barns · 6,617 hd

124.56

−0.13

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	1,572	83.52	1,313	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	58.38	820	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	56.62	703	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	49.78	516	22

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	121.19/cwt	119.50–122.00	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.18/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	715	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.50	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	120.25/cwt	120.00–122.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	120.96/cwt	118.00–123.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.87/cwt	107.00–117.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	122.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	586	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	129.27/cwt	125.50–130.50	1,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.20/cwt	125.00–129.00	792	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.33/cwt	136.00–149.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.18/cwt	135.00–146.00	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.28/cwt	137.00–143.50	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	119.77/cwt	115.00–127.50	393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	117.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	850	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	129.90/cwt	128.50–132.00	948	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	122.24/cwt	121.00–127.00	747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.94/cwt	129.00–136.00	698	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	133.32/cwt	131.00–137.00	827	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	123.16/cwt	120.00–129.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	924	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	105.01/cwt	104.00–107.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.07/cwt	135.00–141.00	776	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	618	121.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	749	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	141.15/cwt	140.50–142.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.24/cwt	121.00–129.75	839	42
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	431	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	414	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	523	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	612	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	354	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	566	132.76/cwt	131.00–134.00	751	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	918	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	670	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	643	113.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	731	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	43.29/cwt	38.00–46.00	437	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	67.42/cwt	65.50–70.00	957	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	49.24/cwt	43.00–52.00	562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	60.50/cwt	58.50–63.50	805	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	61.18/cwt	58.50–63.50	863	14
Bulls	—	—	1,798	94.30/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	55.59/cwt	54.00–58.00	597	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	56.88/cwt	55.50–57.50	804	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	56.48/cwt	54.00–58.00	685	14
Bulls	—	—	1,554	84.85/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,319	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	51.08/cwt	46.00–54.00	531	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	92.49/cwt	85.00–96.00	310	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	585	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	573	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	101.99/cwt	101.00–104.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	100.74/cwt	99.00–105.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	122.34/cwt	117.00–127.50	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	152.49/cwt	149.50–154.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	142.93/cwt	141.50–143.50	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	104.74/cwt	102.00–110.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	112.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	127.42/cwt	124.00–130.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	124.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	711	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	133.49/cwt	131.50–133.75	909	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	107.31/cwt	104.00–116.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	106.61/cwt	105.00–108.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	126.70/cwt	121.00–132.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	124.14/cwt	122.00–126.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	906	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	432	149.15/cwt	147.00–150.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	109.52/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	142.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	744	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	111.76/cwt	107.00–117.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	107.91/cwt	104.00–116.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	115.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	128.68/cwt	120.00–135.00	345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	102.76/cwt	99.00–106.00	638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	120.99/cwt	111.00–125.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	108.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	677	9

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 922Last week 703Year ago 1,361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 105Year ago 314

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 27Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	660	119.50–122.00	121.19
5	—	924	105.00	105.00
16	—	618	120.00–125.00	121.18
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	580	115.00–121.00	118.18
1	—	990	77.00	77.00
4	—	673	111.00–115.00	112.93
8	—	414	120.00–122.00	120.25
12	—	514	118.00–123.00	120.96
12	—	615	107.00–117.00	111.87
14	—	480	118.00–126.00	122.05
6	—	328	115.00–127.50	119.77
6	—	377	115.00–122.00	117.59
2	—	290	120.00	120.00
6	—	761	104.00–107.00	105.01
7	—	706	102.00–110.00	104.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	645	131.85	131.85
7	—	507	124.00–130.00	127.42
31	—	570	122.00–128.00	124.67
77	—	671	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	101.00–102.00	101.51
1	—	350	101.00	101.00
1	—	330	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
3	—	918	73.00	73.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	99.00–105.00	100.74
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
2	—	890	90.00	90.00
2	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	708	95.00	95.00
2	—	368	107.00–117.00	111.76
3	—	511	104.00–116.00	107.91
4	—	582	110.00–119.00	115.54
10	—	621	99.00–106.00	102.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	135.00–140.00	137.19
4	—	342	151.00	151.00
4	—	472	140.00–142.50	141.48
13	—	877	125.50–130.50	129.27
16	—	623	125.00–129.00	127.20
37	—	562	135.00–141.00	138.07
2	—	820	130.00	130.00
11	—	718	120.00–126.00	122.81
42	—	670	121.00–129.75	125.24
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	730	128.50–132.00	129.90
15	—	620	131.00–137.00	133.32
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
6	—	483	149.50–154.00	152.49
7	—	561	141.50–143.50	142.93
25	—	681	131.50–133.75	133.49
6	—	432	147.00–150.00	149.15
15	—	521	140.00–144.00	142.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	601	122.00	122.00
3	—	583	130.00	130.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	131.00–134.00	132.76
5	—	643	110.00–116.00	113.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	110.00–113.00	112.25
6	—	574	121.00–132.00	126.70
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
2	—	965	105.00–114.00	109.52
4	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	136.00–149.00	142.33
8	—	427	135.00–146.00	140.18
6	—	461	137.00–143.50	142.28
8	—	580	125.00–135.00	128.80
1	—	825	94.00	94.00
8	—	611	121.00–127.00	122.24
24	—	525	129.00–136.00	132.94
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
5	—	719	104.00–116.00	107.31
5	—	780	105.00–108.00	106.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	85.00	85.00
5	—	435	120.00–129.00	123.16
3	—	673	101.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	710	102.00	102.00
2	—	463	117.00–127.50	122.34
6	—	535	122.00–126.00	124.14
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
3	—	268	120.00–135.00	128.68
6	—	568	111.00–125.00	120.99
9	—	624	105.00–110.00	108.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	140.50–142.00	141.15
2	—	457	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	487	102.00	102.00
1	—	380	109.00	109.00
1	—	300	122.00	122.00
3	—	523	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	94.00	94.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	85.00–96.00	92.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	38.00–46.00	43.29
4	—	1,074	54.00–58.00	55.59
12	—	1,039	46.00–54.00	51.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	47.00	47.00
14	—	1,411	58.50–63.50	61.18
11	—	1,414	55.50–57.50	56.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	43.00–52.00	49.24
10	—	1,330	58.50–63.50	60.50
14	—	1,213	54.00–58.00	56.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	65.50–70.00	67.42
2	—	1,798	92.00–96.50	94.30
8	—	1,554	76.00–88.00	84.85

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	875.00	875.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

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