Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.23/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −86.72 against this barn's trailing median of $214.95.

Average price

$128.23

108 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$29.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	135.03	709	83
Medium and Large 2-3	632	105.66	668	25

One grade step is worth $29.37/cwt here — about $41 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.57, low $185.83, median $214.95 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

128.23

—

KY average24 barns · 2,965 hd

124.63

+3.60

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.95

−86.72

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	1,505	83.95	1,263	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	59.26	891	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	56.70	742	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	50.91	541	56
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,177	86.74	1,021	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	753	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	118.78/cwt	115.00–123.00	458	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	125.74/cwt	119.00–127.50	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	110.54/cwt	107.00–113.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	159.71/cwt	157.50–162.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.19/cwt	133.00–134.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	146.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,059	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	590	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	55.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	825	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	51.06/cwt	46.00–53.00	654	14
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,177	86.74/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	980.13/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	107.39/cwt	100.00–114.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	114.59/cwt	109.00–117.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	136.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	694	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	109.43/cwt	106.00–115.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	110.62/cwt	101.00–125.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.62/cwt	117.00–124.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.20/cwt	139.00–150.00	475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,263	75.22/cwt	64.00–81.00	950	9
Bulls	—	—	2,003	97.27/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,948	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	85.93/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,249	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	512	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	923	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	581	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	45.94/cwt	45.00–47.00	466	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	58.61/cwt	56.00–63.00	644	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	52.01/cwt	48.00–55.00	559	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	61.16/cwt	59.00–66.00	929	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	608	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	559	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	61.92/cwt	60.00–65.00	848	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	56.25/cwt	54.00–59.00	720	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,045	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	146.96/cwt	142.00–151.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.16/cwt	146.00–151.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	122.65/cwt	116.00–128.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.76/cwt	129.00–139.50	759	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.19/cwt	115.00–121.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	118.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.48/cwt	118.00–122.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	107.92/cwt	104.00–110.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	87.01/cwt	86.00–88.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	120.80/cwt	119.00–122.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.86/cwt	130.00–143.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	143.32/cwt	139.00–145.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	106.56/cwt	103.00–108.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.74/cwt	117.50–118.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Steers	Large 1	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	31.99/cwt	28.00–36.00	308	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	909.52/cwt	860.00–950.00	13,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	132.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	767	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	702	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	110.33/cwt	106.00–115.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	124.28/cwt	121.00–129.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	107.73/cwt	103.00–110.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 922Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 120Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	92.00	92.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
14	—	508	132.00–141.00	136.69
3	—	327	139.00–150.00	145.20
6	—	366	142.00–151.00	146.96
6	—	433	146.00–151.00	149.16
27	—	563	129.00–139.50	134.76
4	—	657	118.00–122.00	120.48
5	—	636	119.00–122.00	120.80
8	—	482	130.00–143.00	137.86
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	157.50–162.00	159.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	80.00	80.00
3	—	482	109.00–117.50	114.59
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
7	—	680	106.00–115.00	109.43
4	—	529	101.00–125.00	110.62
2	—	797	84.00	84.00
3	—	622	104.00–110.00	107.92
2	—	420	117.50–118.00	117.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	135.00–138.00	136.00
11	—	677	119.00–127.50	125.74
2	—	915	115.00	115.00
2	—	845	121.00	121.00
5	—	588	133.00–134.00	133.19
5	—	366	141.00–150.00	146.54
3	—	868	122.00	122.00
3	—	725	123.50	123.50
3	—	428	142.00–147.00	143.67
6	—	465	139.00–145.00	143.32
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	210	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	145.00	145.00
2	—	550	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
1	—	455	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	131.00–132.00	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
1	—	390	122.50	122.50
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
6	—	512	131.00–133.00	132.34
2	—	493	125.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	568	121.00–129.00	124.28
3	—	720	103.00–110.00	107.73
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	115.00–123.00	118.78
7	—	676	107.00–113.00	110.54
16	—	480	119.00–125.00	121.97
11	—	531	117.00–124.00	119.62
2	—	428	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	335	116.00–128.00	122.65
10	—	622	115.00–121.00	120.19
7	—	581	115.00–123.00	118.03
2	—	915	92.00	92.00
2	—	830	86.00–88.00	87.01
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
7	—	708	103.00–108.00	106.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	100.00–114.00	107.39
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	710	95.00	95.00
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
4	—	683	100.00–104.00	101.99
6	—	430	106.00–115.00	110.33
3	—	770	95.00	95.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	64.00	64.00
2	—	923	62.00–64.00	62.98
3	—	608	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,045	54.00	54.00
1	—	885	52.00	52.00
4	—	767	91.50	91.50
3	—	670	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	53.00–58.00	55.93
7	—	1,519	59.00–66.00	61.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,280	46.00–53.00	51.06
17	—	1,370	60.00–65.00	61.92
22	—	1,280	54.00–59.00	56.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,014	45.00–47.00	45.94
9	—	1,099	56.00–63.00	58.61
34	—	1,075	48.00–55.00	52.01
3	—	963	28.00–36.00	31.99
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	76.00–94.00	86.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	64.00–81.00	75.22
5	—	2,003	95.00–101.00	97.27
6	—	1,453	81.00–90.00	85.93

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)	3	—	1,313	950.00–1,000.00	980.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,468	860.00–950.00	909.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle